17.Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures.They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions-mistaken ideas.
One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism,the belief that one's own culture's way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures.It's ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business.To avoid ethnocentrism,it's necessary to study the different elements(組成部分)of culture:language,values and attitudes,and customs and manners.
Language
A.knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways.First,people can communicate directly.Second,people are usually more open in their communication with someone who speaks their language.Third,an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly.Finally,knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.
Values are people's basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong,good and bad.An attitude is a way of thinking or acting.Values and attitudes influence international business.For example,many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries,and they buy a lot of it.
Customs and manners
Customs are common social practices.Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite.For example,in the United States,it is the custom to have salad (色拉) before the main course at dinner,not after.It's not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table.Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products.Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn't sell well because the French don't usually drink juice with breakfast.
57.A.knowledge of the local language allows international business peopleB.
A.to be more open with their customers
B.to communicate without outside help
C.to express their thoughts indirectly
D.to have a better idea of their own culture
58.The act of many people buying chocolate of Switzerland shows the role ofC.
A.manners
B.values
C.attitudes
D.customs
59.What would be the best title for the text?C
A.Misconceptions in Business
B.Basic Beliefs in Business
C.International Business Culture
D.Successful International Business
60.The author's purpose of writing this article is to tell peopleB
A.how to take a right attitude in business
B.how to avoid misunderstandings in business
C.how to use a local language in business
D.how to act politely and properly in business.
分析 本文敘述了成功的生意人之所以能取得成功,一個重要的原因在于他們理解不同民族的文化,并學會了根據(jù)不同的文化而改變自己的行為,即沒有"民族優(yōu)越感".那么,怎樣才能避免每個人心中由來已久的"民族優(yōu)越感"呢?本文就語言,態(tài)度和價值觀,及風俗習慣等幾個方面提出了一些建議.
解答 57-60 BCCB
57.答案B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Language部分的First,people can communicate easily一句可知,學會當?shù)卣Z言可以讓國際商人很容易地溝通,選B.
58.答案C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)前文"An attitude is a way of thinking or acting"可知,作者舉例是為了說明態(tài)度是一種思考和行動的方式,故選C.
59.答案C.主旨大意題.根據(jù)第一段"Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures"可知,本文要講解國際商業(yè)文化,故選C.
60.答案B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二自然的"To avoid ethnocentrism,it's necessary to study the different elements(組成部分) of culture:language,values and attitudes,and customs and manners."可知,本文介紹了語言、態(tài)度和價值觀、及風俗習慣等,并提出了減少文化誤解的建議,選B.
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系,對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋.考生首先要仔細閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點