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Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than fri

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问题     Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than friendships among people from other cultures. It is not uncommon for Americans to have only one close friend during their lifetime, and consider other "friends" to be just social acquaintances. This attitude probably has something to do with American mobility and the fact that Americans do not like to be dependent on other people. They tend to "compartmentalize" (划分) friendships, having "friends at work", "friends on the softball team", "family friends", etc.
    Because the United States is a highly active society, full of movement and change, people always seem to be on the go. In this highly charged atmosphere, Americans can sometimes seem brusque (无礼的) or impatient. They want to get to know you as quickly as possible and then move on to something else. Sometimes, early on, they will ask you questions that you may feel are very personal. No insult is intended; the questions usually grow out of their genuine interest or curiosity, and their impatience to get to the heart of the matter. And the same goes for you. If you do not understand certain American behavior or you want to know more about them, do not hesitate to ask them questions about themselves. Americans are usually eager to explain all about their country or anything "American" in which you may be interested. So much so in fact that you may become tired of listening. It doesn’t matter, because Americans tend to be uncomfortable with silence during a conversation. They would rather talk about the weather or the latest sports scores, for example, than deal with silence.
    On the other hand, don’t expect Americans to be knowledgeable about international geography or world affairs, unless those subjects directly involve the United States. Because the United States is not surrounded by other nations, some Americans tend to ignore the rest of the world.
The general topic of the passage is______.
选项 A、American society
B、American culture
C、Americans’ personality
D、Americans’ activities
答案C
解析 主旨题。正确选项必须能概括全文的主要观点。文章共有三段，每一段的段首句即是该段的中心思想，所以将三段内容合起来便可得出全文的主题。第一段：美国人认为自己是一个友好的民族，主要讲美国人的友谊观；第二段：美国人似乎永远都在变动、忙碌；第三段：别指望美国人会对世界地理、国际事务了解多少。由此可知，C“美国人的性格”为此题正确答案。
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