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
考研
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a
admin
2010-02-22
80
问题
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would (1)_____ if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student (2)_____ lateness as 19 minutes after the (3)_____ time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed (4)_____ Classes not only begin, but also end at the (5)_____ time in the United States. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many (6)_____ past 12:30 to discuss questions. (7)_____ arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, (8)_____ is staying late. The (9)_____ for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American (10)_____ have different feeling about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually (11)_____ than a person who is always (12)_____. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with (13)_____ or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually (14)_____ disrespectful and unacceptable. (15)_____, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misinterpret the (16)_____ and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being (17)_____ to him. Instead, they were simply be having in the (18)_____ way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to (19)_____ his own behavior so that he could feel (20)_____ in the new culture.
选项
A、statement
B、situation
C、environment
D、explanation
答案
D
解析
本题考查辨析词义,选择符合上下文单词的能力。statement声明,陈述;situation形势,局面;environment环境;explanation for对…的解释,此句意为,要解释这些差异很复杂。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/IL44777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Ifthisweekendisyawningaheadofyou,offeringnothingbutthesameoldroutinesandhouseholdduties,thendon’tdespair:bo
Nooneworddemonstratedtheshiftincorporations’attentioninthemid-1990sfromprocessestopeoplemorevividlythanthesi
Nooneworddemonstratedtheshiftincorporations’attentioninthemid-1990sfromprocessestopeoplemorevividlythanthesi
Morethan45millionAmericansnowbelongtoahealthclub.Wespendsome$19billionayearongymmemberships.Ofcourse,some
BeingpluggedintoaniPodisafeatureofadolescence.Anewstudysuggeststhatteenswhospendtoomuchtimelisteningtomus
TheaverageBritishpeoplegetsix-and-a-halfhours’sleepanight,accordingtotheSleepCouncil.Ithasbeenknownforsomet
Universityusedtobeforaprivilegedfew.Insomecountriesitisnowalmostariteofpassage.Althoughthatisexcellentnew
Foryears,highschoolstudentshavereceivedidenticaltextbooksastheirclassmates.Evenasstudentshavedifferentlearning
Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA—Grefitintoeachofthen
Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA—Grefitintoeachofthen
随机试题
简述群体规范的功能。
孕40周临产,规则宫缩12小时,破膜10小时。肛查:宫口开大8cm,S+1,目前的诊断以下哪项恰当
具有镇静、止痛、缓解肌肉痉挛作用的电针波型是
患儿7岁。发热、咳嗽6天。T38℃,呼吸24次/min。肺部有少细湿哕音。痰液黏稠,不易咳出。该患儿的主要护理措施是
下列构建岗位胜任特征模型的方法中,()属于定量方法。
山东省推进工业转型升级路径中所指出的培植发展4大新兴产业不包括:
根据下列资料,回答下列问题。六大行业中,私营单位与非私营单位人均收入差距最小的行业,其差距为()元。
根据下述材料,回答下列题。某研究者采用父母教养方式评价量表(EMBU)和学习动机量表调查了180名初中一年级学生。该研究者计算出每名学生在父母教养方式评价量表的9个维度上的得分并根据每名学生在9个维度上得分状况确定他们的家庭教养方式类型(专制型、
简述方差分析的基本原理。
已知函数f(x)在(-∞,+∞)上连续,且f(x)=(x+1)2+2∫0xf(t)dt,则当n≥2时,f(n)(0)=_______。
最新回复
(
0
)