问答题Culture refers to the social heritage of a people—the learnedpatterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize apopulation or society, include the expression of these patterns        (1) ______in material things. Culture is compose of nonmate

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Culture refers to the social heritage of a people—the learnedpatterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize apopulation or society, include the expression of these patterns        (1) ______in material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture         (2) _______—abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutionalarrangements—and material culture—physical object like            (3) _______cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflectsboth the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary           (4) _______speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another         (5) _______language—the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music,          (6) _______literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to behuman is to be cultured, because of culture is the common           (7) _______world of experience we share with other members of our group.  Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind of map     (8) _______for relating to others. Consider how you find your way about sociallife. How do you know how to act in a classroom, or a departmentstore, or toward a person who smiles or laugh at you? Your culture       (9) _______supplies you by broad, standardized, ready-made answers for          (10) _______dealing with each of these situations. Therefore, if we know aperson’s culture, we can understand and even predict a gooddeal of his behavior.

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2.ESuccessful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions-mistaken ideas.One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own culture’s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. It’s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business. To avoid ethnocentrism, it’s necessary to study the different elements(组成部分) of culture language, values and attitudes, and customs and manners.LanguageA knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can communicates directly. Second, people are usually more open in their communicationWith someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer meanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better.Values and AttitudesValues are people’s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. ForExample, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it.Customs and MannersCustoms are common social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is custom to have salad(色拉) before the main course at dinner, not after. It’s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American company in France doesn’t sell well because the French don’t usually drink juice with breakfast.57. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people __________.A. to be more open with their customersB. to communicate without outside helpC. to express their thoughts indirectlyD. to have a better idea of their own culture

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  • 第1题:

    Most of the people in Asian country have the same language, history and culture.()


    参考答案:正确

  • 第2题:

    Which of the following statements are true of collectivist culture?

    A、Disclosure of private feeling is distasteful.

    B、People are suspicious of outsiders.

    C、Uniformity is not highly thought of.

    D、there is a positive attitude about words of disagreement.


    参考答案:B

  • 第3题:

    Text 4Material culture refers to the touchable, material “things”—physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used—that a culture produces. Examining a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music-culture. The most vivid body of “things” in it, of course, are musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music-cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eastern influence to Europe that resulted in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra.

    Sheet music or printed music, too, is material culture. Scholars once defined folk music-cultures as those in which people learn and sing music by ear rather than from print, but research shows mutual influence among oral and written sources during the past few centuries in Europe, Britain and America. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet they stimulate people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music-culture as a whole.

    Music is deep-rooted in the cultural background that fosters it. We now pay more and more attention to traditional or ethnic features in folk music and are willing to preserve the folk music as we do with many traditional cultural heritage. Musicians all over the world are busy with recording classic music in their country for the sake of their unique culture. As always, people’s aspiration will always focus on their individuality rather than universal features that are shared by all cultures alike.

    One more important part of music’s material culture should be singled out: the influence of the electronic media—radio, record player, tape recorder, and television, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the “information-revolution”, a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music-cultures all over the globe.

    第36题:Which of the following does not belong to material culture?

    [A] Instruments.

    [B] Music.

    [C] Paintings.

    [D] Sheet music.


    正确答案:B

    本题考查推理引申。第一段首句对“物质文化”下定义为:文化中产生的能看到、摸到、感觉到和使用的自然物体。接着该段第三、四句提到,音乐文化中最生动的物质载体是乐器。从第一段末句可知,图片、文字记载以及乐器都是研究音乐文化的物质手段。第二段首句接着指出,乐谱也是物质文化。因此[A]、[C]和[D]都是物质文化,只有[B]不是。

  • 第4题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to protnote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    ?The expression "greater tolerance" (Para. 1) refers to__________.

    A.greater willingness to accept social change
    B.quicker adaptation to changing circumstances
    C.more respect for different beliefs and behavior
    D.greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas

    答案:C
    解析:
    由第一段以及常识可知,社会容忍度指的是对不同观点、信仰、行为等的尊重。

  • 第5题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to protnote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

    A.Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.
    B.Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.
    C.Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.
    D.Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.

    答案:B
    解析:
    根据第二段“social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects…in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early…in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites”可知A、C、D项都正确,而由第一段最后一句可知,不同的观点以及对现状不满可以加速社会变革,因此B项错误。

  • 第6题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas,more disagreements in interest,and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seetns to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic mad less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites ; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.

    A. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.
    B. Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.
    C. Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.
    D. Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.

    答案:B
    解析:
    根据第二段“social changes is also likely to occur more frequentry and more readily in the material aspects…in what has been leamed later in life rather than what was learned early.in the less basic and less emotional aspectsof societythanintheir opposites”可知A、C、D项都正确.而由第一段最后一句可知,不同的观点以及对现状不满可以加速社会变革.因此B项错误。

  • 第7题:

    根据下列内容,回答206-210题。
    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds ofpeople than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is thatthere are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There aremore ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with differentbeliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixedsocieties. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people tosee the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And althoughconditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily inthe material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather thanin values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the lessbasic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements ratherthan in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable tothe culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily inhuman relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason whychange has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    The passage is mainly discussing__________.

    A.certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur
    B.certain factors that promote social change
    C.the necessity of social change
    D.two different societies

    答案:A
    解析:
    此题考查全文主旨。全文共三段,根据每段的第一句“Social change is more likely to occurin societies…”,“Within a society,social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in…”和“Furthermore,social change is eaLsier if it is gradual”可知,本文讲的不是哪些因素能推动社会变革,而是哪些因素使社会变革更容易发生,因此选A。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    Culture Shock

    Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance,disorientation(茫然失措),or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one.When it is a common experience,the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another. Individual personality, previous cross-cultural experience,and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture.The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, leading to a sense of isolation.
    When an individual enters a strange culture,all or most of those familiar signs and hints are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or good-willed he may be,a series of properties have been knocked from under him.This may be followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.People react to the frustration in much the same way.First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort:"The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad."
    Another aspect of culture shock is regression(倒退).The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance,and everything becomes irrationally glorified.All difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered.It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
    Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes.These are excessive concerns over delays and other minor frustrations;fear of being cheated,robbed or injured; sleeplessness or a desire to sleep more;and a great longing to go home.Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging,of being an outsider.

    People with previous cross-culture experience will better adapt themselves in face of a new culture.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章第一段最后一句提到引起文化冲击的根本原因是突然丧失了熟悉的一切,从而带来的一种孤立无援的感觉。但是没有提到是否想家,所以选C。
    文章第一段的第二句“the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another.”表明人们遭受文化冲击的程度因人而异,因此该判断正确。
    该判断错误。文中第二段中间提到“People react to the frustration in much the same way.”人们面对挫折时的反应基本相同。所以选B。
    该判断正确。第二段的最后一句“First they reject the environment whichcauses the discomfort",当来到一个新文化中,人们的第一反应是杭拒带给他们不适的新环境,所以选A。
    文章最后一段列出了文化冲击的种种表现,如对拖延和小挫折的过度担心、害怕被欺负、没有归属感、局外人的感觉等,但没有提到渴望旅行,因此选C。
    文章的第三段提到“It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to real-ity.”回一次家能够使人回到现实,但是不能够帮助解决所有的问题,因此选B。
    第一段中间的句子提到已有的跨文化经历等因素“all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture",会影响到人们的社交能力,但是到底是正面还是负面的影响文中没有提及,所以选C。

  • 第9题:

    Maoris have adopted many aspects of()and more and more New Zealanders now share in the rich heritage of()

    AAmerican culture/Asian culture

    BWestern culture/Asian culture

    CAmerican culture/Maori culture

    DWestern culture/Maori culture


    D

  • 第10题:

    Maoris have adopted many aspects of()and more and more New Zealanders now share in the rich heritage of()

    • A、American culture/Asian culture
    • B、Western culture/Asian culture
    • C、American culture/Maori culture
    • D、Western culture/Maori culture

    正确答案:D

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    According to paragraph 2, which of the following was true of the Fore people of New Guinea?
    A

    They did not want to be shown photographs.

    B

    They were famous for their story-telling skills.

    C

    They knew very little about Western culture.

    D

    They did not encourage the expression of emotions.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第二段“All groups including the Fore, who had almost no contact with Western culture, agreed on the portrayed emotions.”可知,Fore部落几乎与西方文化毫无接触,也就是很少了解西方文化。

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    Culture refers to the social heritage of a people—the learnedpatterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize apopulation or society, include the expression of these patterns        (1) ______in material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture         (2) _______—abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutionalarrangements—and material culture—physical object like            (3) _______cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflectsboth the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary           (4) _______speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another         (5) _______language—the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music,          (6) _______literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to behuman is to be cultured, because of culture is the common           (7) _______world of experience we share with other members of our group.  Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind of map     (8) _______for relating to others. Consider how you find your way about sociallife. How do you know how to act in a classroom, or a departmentstore, or toward a person who smiles or laugh at you? Your culture       (9) _______supplies you by broad, standardized, ready-made answers for          (10) _______dealing with each of these situations. Therefore, if we know aperson’s culture, we can understand and even predict a gooddeal of his behavior.

    正确答案:
    1.include改为including 现在分词including在此作状语,表示“包括”之意。
    2.compose改为composed
    be composed of是固定搭配,作“由……组成”讲。
    3.object改为objects 根据后面的列举可知不只由一个object,所以要用复数。
    4.or改为and
    both与and搭配,作“两者都……”讲。
    5.在individual后加who/that 这里需要一个关系代词来引导定语从句以修饰先行词individual。
    6.unfamiliar改为familiar 根据句意可知这里要表达“熟悉,了解”之意,故用familiar。
    7.去掉of 这里需要一个连词来引导原因状语从句,because of只能引导一个名词性短语。
    8.essentially改为essential 这里需要一个形容词来作表语。
    9.laugh改为laughs 根据谓语动词smiles或先行词a person可以断定这里动词要使用第三人称单数。
    10.by改为with
    supply sb.. with sth.或supply sth. for sb..都可以表示“为某人提供某物”。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    ireland is a traditional culture which has derived from its rich folk heritage. ()


    参考答案:正确

  • 第14题:

    By high degree of () of a culture, it means that few people on the top of a society hold a lot of power which is more or less accepted by others.


    正确答案:power distance
    解析:本句参考译文:所谓某种文化的__________程度高,意思是某一社会中的少数人掌握更多权力,这或多或少被该社会中的其他人广为接受。

  • 第15题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to protnote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    One of the factors that tend to promote social change is__________.

    A.joint interest
    B.different points of view
    C.less emotional people
    D.advanced technology

    答案:B
    解析:
    根据第一段“The simple reasonforthisisthatthere aremore differentways oflooking atthings...There are more ideas...In addition,there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies…A儿these factors tend to promote social change”可知,有很多因素能推动社会变革.B项是其中一个因素。

  • 第16题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to protnote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    ?Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because__________.

    A.people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change
    B.people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty
    C.people there are easy to please
    D.people there are less disputed

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第一段最后一句“although conditions may not be satisfactory,they are at least customary and undisputed”可知答案为A,此选项是对原文的同义转述。

  • 第17题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to protnote social change by opening more areas of life to decision.
    In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities,because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    The passage is mainly discussing__________.

    A.certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur
    B.certain factors that promote social change
    C.the necessity of social change
    D.two different societies

    答案:A
    解析:
    全文共三段,根据每段的第一句“Social change is more likely to occur in societies…”,“Wi“n a society,social changes is also likely to occur more frequenfly and more readily in…”和“Furthermore,social change is easier if it is gradual”可知,本文讲的不是哪些因素能推动社会变革,而是哪些因素使社会变革 更容易发生,因此选A。

  • 第18题:

    Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways. The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society. There are more ideas,more disagreements in interest,and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition, there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies. All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seetns to be the same. And although conditions may not be satisfactory, they are at least customary and undisputed.
    Within a society, social change is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material, for example, in technology rather than in values; in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic mad less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites ; in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.
    Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.
    Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because ____

    A. people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change
    B. people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty
    C. people there are easy to please
    D. oeople there are less disputed

    答案:A
    解析:
    由第一段最后一句“although conditions may not be satisfactory,they are at least customary and undisputed”可知答案为A.此选项是对原文的同义转述。

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Culture Shock

    Culture shock is the loss of emotional balance,disorientation(茫然失措),or confusion that a person feels when moving from a familiar environment to an unfamiliar one.When it is a common experience,the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another. Individual personality, previous cross-cultural experience,and language proficiency all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture.The basic cause of culture shock is the abrupt loss of all that is familiar, leading to a sense of isolation.
    When an individual enters a strange culture,all or most of those familiar signs and hints are removed. He or she is like a fish out of water. No matter how broad-minded or good-willed he may be,a series of properties have been knocked from under him.This may be followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety.People react to the frustration in much the same way.First they reject the environment which causes the discomfort:"The ways of the host country are bad because they make us feel bad."
    Another aspect of culture shock is regression(倒退).The home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance,and everything becomes irrationally glorified.All difficulties and problems are forgotten and only the good things back home are remembered.It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality.
    Common symptoms of culture shock include the following extremes.These are excessive concerns over delays and other minor frustrations;fear of being cheated,robbed or injured; sleeplessness or a desire to sleep more;and a great longing to go home.Underlying all these is the uncomfortable feeling of not really belonging,of being an outsider.

    Culture shock is basically caused by feeling desperately homesick.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    文章第一段最后一句提到引起文化冲击的根本原因是突然丧失了熟悉的一切,从而带来的一种孤立无援的感觉。但是没有提到是否想家,所以选C。
    文章第一段的第二句“the degree to which it occurs will vary from one person to another.”表明人们遭受文化冲击的程度因人而异,因此该判断正确。
    该判断错误。文中第二段中间提到“People react to the frustration in much the same way.”人们面对挫折时的反应基本相同。所以选B。
    该判断正确。第二段的最后一句“First they reject the environment whichcauses the discomfort",当来到一个新文化中,人们的第一反应是杭拒带给他们不适的新环境,所以选A。
    文章最后一段列出了文化冲击的种种表现,如对拖延和小挫折的过度担心、害怕被欺负、没有归属感、局外人的感觉等,但没有提到渴望旅行,因此选C。
    文章的第三段提到“It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to real-ity.”回一次家能够使人回到现实,但是不能够帮助解决所有的问题,因此选B。
    第一段中间的句子提到已有的跨文化经历等因素“all affect a person's ability to interact socially in the new culture",会影响到人们的社交能力,但是到底是正面还是负面的影响文中没有提及,所以选C。

  • 第20题:


    AFondness of foreign culture.
    BEquality in society.
    CLinguistic tolerance.
    DPersistent planning

    答案:D
    解析:
    细节题。本段第二句提到“丹麦文化受英语、广告、流行音乐、互联网的影响”,故A项“对外国文化的喜爱”正确。本段第一句提到“几乎一半的国家预算用于消除生活中的不平等”,故B项“社会的平等”正确。本段第二句后半部分提到“尽管丹麦人学习了英语——没有丹麦学院反对英语——古老的方言在日德兰半岛仍然存在”,故C项“对语言的包容”正确。D项“持续的规划”在文中找不到信息。故本题选D。参考译文:这是一片乐土,几乎一半的国家预算用于消除生活中的不平等,还有很多钱可投入到学校、日托、再培训项目、就业研讨会——丹麦人喜欢研讨会:对他们来说,在一个研究中心听三天关于垃圾管理的讲座几乎和滑雪旅行一样愉悦。丹麦文化受英语、广告、流行音乐、互联网的影响,尽管丹麦人学习了英语——没有丹麦学院反对英语——古老的方言在日德兰半岛仍然存在,但哥本哈根人几乎听不懂。在这片土地上有一种说法,“人们既不过于富裕,也不过于贫穷”。外国人被丹麦盛行的甜蜜平等主义打动,最低级的职员会尊称你Sir和Madame这些已经从日常生活中消失的正式称呼,Mr.和Mrs.也是如此。丹麦是一个注重回收利用的国家——大约55%的垃圾被制成新的东西——而且没有核电站。丹麦是一个不断进取的国家。火车准时运行。总的来说,一切井然有序。

  • 第21题:

    ()refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use.

    ALinguistic taboo

    BEuphemism

    CAddress term

    DSlang


    A

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    ()refers to a word or expression that is prohibited by the “polite” society from general use.
    A

    Linguistic taboo

    B

    Euphemism

    C

    Address term

    D

    Slang


    正确答案: A
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is NOT a Danish characteristic cited in the passage?
    A

    Mysterious thinking.

    B

    Equality in society.

    C

    Linguistic tolerance.

    D

    Fondness of foreign culture.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    是非题。选项B在第二段第一句中提到“丹麦国家预算的一半都用于smoothing out life’s inequalities”,因此选项B表述正确。该段第二句指出“丹麦的学术机构对丹麦文化深受英国影响没有任何反对意见”,可推测出选项C和D的内容。只有选项A的表述在文中没有提及。

  • 第24题:

    问答题
    【参考范例四】Birthday How do people celebrate birthdays in your culture?

    正确答案: We usually hold birthday parties and buy cakes, snacks, drinks and so on. We also invite many friends and family members on that day.
    解析:
    开生日派对,邀请朋友等都是庆祝生日的方式。