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
Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than fri
Americans usually consider themselves a friendly people. Their friendships, however, tend to be shorter and more casual than fri
admin
2014-03-22
110
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.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
选项
A、Americans’ character is affected by their social and geographical environment
B、Americans want to participate in all kinds of activities
C、curiosity is characteristic of Americans
D、Americans do not know how to deal with silence
答案
A
解析
推断题。作者在文章中谈到美国社会是一个高度变动的社会,因此影响了美国人也在不停地变化。最后一段又提到美国的地理位置,其没有被其他邻国包围,所以也导致了美国人性格方面的特点,即对世界上的其他国家不了解、不关心。所以A与此相符合。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/BiXO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
Inordertoworkheretheforeignerneedsaworkpermit,whichmustbe【C1】______forbyhisprospectiveemployer.Theproblemher
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstand
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstand
Inthepastfewdecades,remarkablefindingshavebeenmadeinethology,thestudyofanimalsocialbehavior.Earlierscientists
Tounderstandthemarketingconcept,itisonlynecessarytounderstandthedifferencebetweenmarketingandselling.Nottooma
Afour-yearcollegedegree,seenforgenerationsasatickettoabetterlife,is【C1】______enoughtoguaranteeasteadilyrising
Wecannotimaginewhatatoughjobitistoreadmusicfromaphotocopyofahandwritten()inoldGerman.
Chancesarethat,wereyoutobeaskedtoimagineavictimoffraud,you’dthinkofalittleoldladybeingcheatedoutofthous
Untilmeninventedwaysofstayingunderwaterformorethanafewminutes,thewondersoftheworldbelowthesurfaceofthesea
A、Sheneedstobuysomenewclothes.B、Shecaresalotaboutwhattowear.C、Themandoesn’tworkhardenough.D、Themanshould
随机试题
“事情是人做的,做就必须先有人根据客观事实,引出思想、道德、意见,提出计划、方针、政策、战略、战术,方能做得好。思想是主观的东西,行动是主观见之于客观的东西,都是人类特殊的能动性。”这段话表明了()
中国工人阶级最可贵的同盟军是()
机械通气病人可出现血压下降,心率改变、心律失常,原因是
肘关节侧位摄影,叙述错误的是
某患者认为幼年时某次呕吐,实际上就是有人在食物中放毒,所以现在有病,是他们还没有放弃迫害,属于
香豆素类化合物在碱中长时间放置()。
男性,17岁,因左侧胫骨骨肉瘤行小腿截肢术,手术顺利,安全返回病房。术后24小时该患者的残肢应取
【背景材料】某工程项目施工阶段的咨询中,咨询工程师对承建商在施工现场制作的水泥预制板进行质量检查中,抽查了500块,发现其中存在以下问题(表1-8)。【问题】1.咨询工程师宜选择哪种方法来分析存在的质量问题?2.产品的主
施工图预算对施工单位的作用不包括()。
(2016·山东)课程改革的直接诉求和终极目标是()
最新回复
(
0
)