首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A particular area in which assumptions and values differ between cultures is that of friendship. Friendships among Americans ten
A particular area in which assumptions and values differ between cultures is that of friendship. Friendships among Americans ten
admin
2017-06-11
107
问题
A particular area in which assumptions and values differ between cultures is that of friendship. Friendships among Americans tend to be shorter and less intense than those among people from many other cultures. At least many observers from abroad have this impression. Because Americans are taught to be self-reliant, because they live in a very mobile society, and for many other reasons as well, they tend to avoid deep involvement with other people. Furthermore, Americans tend to "compartmentalize" their friendships, having their "friends at work" , "friends at school" , a "tennis friend" , and so on. Americans often seem very friendly, even when you first meet them. This friendliness does not usually mean that the American is looking for a deeper relationship.
The result of these attitudes and behaviors is sometimes viewed by foreigner as an "inability to be friends". Other times it is seen as a normal way to retain personal happiness in a mobile, ever-changing society.
People normally have in their minds stereotypes about people who are different from themselves. Stereotypes are based on limited and incomplete experience and information, but they shape people’s thoughts and expectations. Americans have many stereotypes about foreign students in general(for example, that they are very hard working, intelligent, and rich; that they do not speak English well)and about particular categories of foreign students(Chinese are polite and good at mathematics, for example, or Italians are emotional). And foreign students have their own stereotypes of Americans, for example, that they are arrogant, rude, and generous.
There are two stereotypes that often effect male-female relationships involving U. S. and foreign students. The first is the idea, held by some foreign males, that American females are invariably willing, if not anxious, to have sex. The second common stereotype, held by some American females, is that male foreign students have no interest in American females other than having sex with them. The existence of these and other stereotypes can give rise to considerable misunderstanding and can block the development of a mutually satisfactory relationship between particular individuals. Stereotypes seem unavoidable, given the way the human mind seeks to categorize and classify information, so it is not realistic to suppose people can "forget their stereotypes". But they can be aware of their stereotypes, and be ready to find exceptions to them.
The word "compartmentalize" in the first paragraph means " ______".
选项
A、separate in categories
B、treat differently
C、evaluate accordingly
D、judge fairly
答案
A
解析
词意题。由“compartmentalize”迅速定位到第一段having their“friends atwork”,“friends at school”,a“tennis friend”,…:工作中的工友、学校的学友、打球的球友等,可见朋友被分了类。故答案为A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/2AFO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattai
Whilesomepeopleclaimthataperson’sessentialqualitiesareinheritedatbirth,othersinsistthatthecircumstancesunderwh
Insteadofbeingsituatedatafixedcampus,theCityUniversityconductsclassesatvarioussitesdeemedconvenienttostudents.
MorethanhalfofallJewsmarriedinU.S.since1990havewedpeoplewhoaren’tJewish.Nearly480,000Americanchildrenunder
Inadditiontoredistributingincomes,inflationmayaffectthetotalrealincomeandproductionofthecommunity.Anincreasein
Everyoneexperiencesfearduringmajorcrisis—suchasfires,automobileaccidents,etc.Somepeopleevenfeelverynervouswhe
【T1】Determinedtomakeitonhisown,Bushdidnottellhisfatherthathewas’applyingtoHarvardBusinessSchool.【T2】The"Wes
Lastyear,whenPresidentGeorgeW.Bushannouncedthatfederalfundscouldbeusedtosupportresearchonhumanembryonicstem
Theskeletonofaprimitivebirdthatwasrecentlydiscoveredindicatedthatthisancientcreature______today’sbirdsinthat,
我们始终注重处理好保持经济平稳较快发展、调整经济结构和管理通胀预期的关系,增强宏观政策的前瞻性、科学性、有效性,注意把握好政策的取向、力度和重点。在国际金融危机冲击最严重时,果断实施积极的财政政策和适度宽松的货币政策,综合运用多种财政政策工具,增
随机试题
性传播疾病占比例最高的传播途径是
五行学说指导诊断,面色发黑,脉象为沉,则病位在哪一部分
不属于护理理论四个基本概念的是
氯消毒时,下列关于折点的描述正确的是()。
[2013年第13题]若f(一x)=一f(x)(一∞,+∞),且在(—∞,0)内有f’(x)>0,f"(x)<0,则在(0,+∞)内必有()。
工程项目目标常用的控制方法中,用来寻找影响工程质量主要因素的一种有效工具是()。
公文发文字号的编排顺序是()。
WorldCrudeOilProductionMayPeakaDecadeEarlierThanSomePredict?Inafindingthatmayspeedeffortstoconserveoil,
Youwanttoknowwhatthesafestplaceforchildren76.______isinthecar?Theexpertssaythebackseatisthesafes
Readtheemailandmemobelow.Completetheform.Writeawordorphrase(inCAPITALLETTERS)oranumberonlines41-45o
最新回复
(
0
)