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Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.

So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don’t just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.

Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work-while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.

Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(準(zhǔn)時(shí)). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “l(fā)ate” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.

1.Why was the author unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1?(within 12 words)

2.If one wants to work in foreign countries, what should he do first? (within 12 words)

3.What attracts people’s attention to the cultural differences? (within 5 words)

4.Who are usually punctual when invited to a party the people? (within 2 words)

5.According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences? (within 7 words)

 

Answer 1

1.Because he thought the American bank didn’t think much of him.

2.Learn the words people speak, body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.

3.The way people do things.

4.The Germans

5.Understand and accept them.

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述的是對(duì)待文化差異的態(tài)度。到外國(guó)工作，首先要了解當(dāng)?shù)氐恼Z(yǔ)言、服飾、禮儀等文化背景。針對(duì)各國(guó)的不同文化，我們應(yīng)該抱以理解和接受的態(tài)度。

1.That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.””可知，作者以為那家銀行不太歡迎自己。故填Because he thought the American bank didn’t think much of him.

2.So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language... It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.”可知，首先要學(xué)的是語(yǔ)言、肢體語(yǔ)言、服飾、禮儀、思維方式等等。故填Learn the words people speak, body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.

3.The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.”可知，人們處理事情的方式突顯了文化的差異，故填The way people do things.

4.However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(準(zhǔn)時(shí)). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany,”可知，德國(guó)人是最守時(shí)的，故填The Germans.

5.It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.”可知，對(duì)待文化的差異，我們應(yīng)該理解并接受它們。故填Understand and accept them.

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