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、He thought the natives were mad. B、He didn’t take it seriously. C、He called in a policeman to talk with the natives. D、He beli
A、He thought the natives were mad. B、He didn’t take it seriously. C、He called in a policeman to talk with the natives. D、He beli
admin
2009-04-23
94
问题
In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
If a late telephone call is regarded in the United States as a cause for concern, imagine the excitement and fear caused by a crowd of people arriving at the door at 2:00 a.m. On an island in the south Pacific, a plant manager from the United States had just such an experience. The natives of the island met one night to discuss a problem. When they arrived at a solution, they went to see the plant manager and woke him up to tell him what had been decided.
Unfortunately, they did not know that it is a very serious matter to wake up Americans at such an hour. The plant manager, who did mot understand the local culture, thought there was a fight and called out the police. It never occurred to him (or to the natives) that parts of the day have different meanings in different cultures.
选项
A、He thought the natives were mad.
B、He didn’t take it seriously.
C、He called in a policeman to talk with the natives.
D、He believed there was a fight and called out the police at once.
答案
D
解析
What was the manager’s immediate reaction to the native’s arrival?
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/JfZK777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Heisbusywithanewdepartmentstore.B、HeisbusywiththecomingChristmas.C、Heisbusyhiringsomesalesmen.D、Heisenj
Whatshouldn’tthehostdobeforetheguestwhocomesforthebusinesspurposetakesaseat?Heshouldn’t______.
ThereisanoldsayinginEnglish;"Laughteristhebestmedicine".Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingveryseriously.N
ThereisanoldsayinginEnglish;"Laughteristhebestmedicine".Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingveryseriously.N
A、Thepriceisnotonthetag.B、$15.C、$5.D、$50.D女士否认衬衫是“fifteendollars”,而强调是“fiftydollars”,故选D。
A、clothes.B、shoes.C、pants.D、socks.B根据女士的话“lookatyourshoes”和“Youmustcleanthem.”可知,妈妈让Tom去洗鞋,故选B。
Wewillofferyoua20percentdiscountifyouareamongthefirstfifteencustomersoftheday.
A、Writehisworkreport.B、Goshoppingwiththewoman.C、Shopaloneforashirt.D、Dosomethingtorelax.A女士问周六一起去逛街怎么样,男士说他倒是想
A、Hewon’tgototheseaside.B、Hedoesn’tliketheseaside.C、Hewillgototheseaside.D、Heisannoyed.A对话开头女士问男士:“周末你想去海边吗?
A、Afinancialburden.B、Agoodcompanion.C、Arealnuisance.D、Awell-trainedpet.CM:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhi
随机试题
有效中和肝素的药物是
成年妇女骨盆倾斜度的正常值应是
保险是以商业互助的形式,对因各种自然灾害和意外事故造成的损失进行补偿的方式。()
天主教礼拜仪式上所用的大型声乐套曲叫()。
心理学研究的问题包括
A.RiskofScreeningtoYoungerWomenB.InvestigatingtheEffectofScreeningC.EffectsPredictedbyTwoDifferentMod
Manycriticsconsiderthatfarmorestressisplacedonachievementsinathleticsthanintheacademicsphere.We’retoldthati
Colorsaresometimescalledhot,cold,orneutral(中性的).Redandyellowaresaidtobehotcolorsbecausetheymakearoomwarme
Despite/Inspiteoffinancialdifficulties(crisis)。此题考查短语despite/inspiteof“尽管”的表达法。
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepi
最新回复
(
0
)