题目
Developing cross-cultural awareness usually goes along with learning a new language and being exposed to a new culture; such exposure reveals both cultural similarities and differences. Sometimes it is the similarities between cultures that surprise us as much as the differences. Once a little four-year-old American traveling in China was overheard exclaiming, “Look, Mommy, that little Chinese boy is eating ice cream, too.”Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to understand cultures ---- your own and others ---- by means of objective, non-judgmental comparisons. It is an appreciation for and an understanding of cultural pluralism ---- the ability to get rid of our ethnocentric tendencies and to accept another culture on its own terms.Studying a second language without learning the culture is like learning how to drive a car by studying a driver's manual and never getting behind a steering wheel. We study a foreign language in order to communicate with people who have learned their native language not in a classroom, but in natural, everyday interactions with people and situations in their culture. They have learned the intentions behind words and phrases mostly without consciously thinking about them; it has been part of their culture and they have taken it for granted. We, however, as adults learning a second language, must make a conscious effort to examine the cultural context of the language we want to learn.It is impossible to be entirely objective when we observe another culture. Having been brought up within the context of a particular culture, we have been influenced and shaped by its values, even if we cannot articulate them. Although it should be one’s goal to observe another culture with pure objectivity, this is very hard to do. We must remember that in comparing cultures, “different” does not mean “bad” or “inferior” ---- it just means “different.”It is important to remember that although many moments of discomfort occur when we are interacting with people from other cultures, no one culture is inherently better or worse than any other. Each culture has its own set of values, norms, and ways of doing things that are considered “right” for it. That one culture’s way of doing things is right for its people does not necessarily mean it is “right” for everybody, and herein lies the potential conflict in Cross-cultural encounters.Becoming more aware of the influence of cultural values has many positive consequences. It leads to better understanding of ourselves and of others. We become more tolerant and less defensive, and we can enjoy the cultural differences as much as the similarities. After all, variety is the spice of life!(1) (单选题)What is cross-cultural awareness?A.The ability to make comparisons between two cultures.B.The ability to learn a foreign language and be exposed to a foreign culture.C.The ability to communicate with people and understand the meaning behind the word.D.The ability to understand one's own culture and other cultures objectively and to enjoy cultural differences.(2) (单选题)What is the main idea of this reading passage?A.It is important to understand the similarities and differences between two cultures.B.Cross- cultural awareness can be developed when we experience a new culture in learning its language.C.We should understand the meaning behind the words when learning a foreign language.D.Cultural differences are unavoidable.(3) (单选题)According to this reading passage, cultural conflicts occur ____________.A.because each culture has its own correct ways of doing thingsB.because each country does not learn from the otherC.because people from different cultures do not know how to interact with each otherD.because some countries have more differences than similarities in their cultural values(4) (单选题)What is implied according to Paragraph 5? ____________A.People do things in the way that they think is right.B.People do things in the way that they like.C.People do things in the way that they are asked to.D.People do things in the way that they are used to.(5) (单选题)What does “variety is the spice of life”( the last sentence of this reading) mean? _____________A.Differences are troublesome in life.B.Differences can make life colorful.C.Variety of life is required.D.Variety of life leads to misunderstandings among people.A.（x4）6-（x3）7=x3B.62m+÷6m=6m+1C.((-c+dfrac {1)(2))}^2=(c)^2-dfrac (1)(2)c+dfrac (1)(4)D.((-c+dfrac {1)(2))}^2=(c)^2-dfrac (1)(2)c+dfrac (1)(4)
Developing cross-cultural awareness usually goes along with learning a new language and being exposed to a new culture; such exposure reveals both cultural similarities and differences. Sometimes it is the similarities between cultures that surprise us as much as the differences. Once a little four-year-old American traveling in China was overheard exclaiming, “Look, Mommy, that little Chinese boy is eating ice cream, too.”
Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to understand cultures ---- your own and others ---- by means of objective, non-judgmental comparisons. It is an appreciation for and an understanding of cultural pluralism ---- the ability to get rid of our ethnocentric tendencies and to accept another culture on its own terms.
Studying a second language without learning the culture is like learning how to drive a car by studying a driver's manual and never getting behind a steering wheel. We study a foreign language in order to communicate with people who have learned their native language not in a classroom, but in natural, everyday interactions with people and situations in their culture. They have learned the intentions behind words and phrases mostly without consciously thinking about them; it has been part of their culture and they have taken it for granted. We, however, as adults learning a second language, must make a conscious effort to examine the cultural context of the language we want to learn.
It is impossible to be entirely objective when we observe another culture. Having been brought up within the context of a particular culture, we have been influenced and shaped by its values, even if we cannot articulate them. Although it should be one’s goal to observe another culture with pure objectivity, this is very hard to do. We must remember that in comparing cultures, “different” does not mean “bad” or “inferior” ---- it just means “different.”
It is important to remember that although many moments of discomfort occur when we are interacting with people from other cultures, no one culture is inherently better or worse than any other. Each culture has its own set of values, norms, and ways of doing things that are considered “right” for it. That one culture’s way of doing things is right for its people does not necessarily mean it is “right” for everybody, and herein lies the potential conflict in Cross-cultural encounters.
Becoming more aware of the influence of cultural values has many positive consequences. It leads to better understanding of ourselves and of others. We become more tolerant and less defensive, and we can enjoy the cultural differences as much as the similarities. After all, variety is the spice of life!
(1) (单选题)
What is cross-cultural awareness?
A.
The ability to make comparisons between two cultures.
B.
The ability to learn a foreign language and be exposed to a foreign culture.
C.
The ability to communicate with people and understand the meaning behind the word.
D.
The ability to understand one's own culture and other cultures objectively and to enjoy cultural differences.
(2) (单选题)
What is the main idea of this reading passage?
A.
It is important to understand the similarities and differences between two cultures.
B.
Cross- cultural awareness can be developed when we experience a new culture in learning its language.
C.
We should understand the meaning behind the words when learning a foreign language.
D.
Cultural differences are unavoidable.
(3) (单选题)
According to this reading passage, cultural conflicts occur ____________.
A.
because each culture has its own correct ways of doing things
B.
because each country does not learn from the other
C.
because people from different cultures do not know how to interact with each other
D.
because some countries have more differences than similarities in their cultural values
(4) (单选题)
What is implied according to Paragraph 5? ____________
A.
People do things in the way that they think is right.
B.
People do things in the way that they like.
C.
People do things in the way that they are asked to.
D.
People do things in the way that they are used to.
(5) (单选题)
What does “variety is the spice of life”( the last sentence of this reading) mean? _____________
A.
Differences are troublesome in life.
B.
Differences can make life colorful.
C.
Variety of life is required.
D.
Variety of life leads to misunderstandings among people.
Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to understand cultures ---- your own and others ---- by means of objective, non-judgmental comparisons. It is an appreciation for and an understanding of cultural pluralism ---- the ability to get rid of our ethnocentric tendencies and to accept another culture on its own terms.
Studying a second language without learning the culture is like learning how to drive a car by studying a driver's manual and never getting behind a steering wheel. We study a foreign language in order to communicate with people who have learned their native language not in a classroom, but in natural, everyday interactions with people and situations in their culture. They have learned the intentions behind words and phrases mostly without consciously thinking about them; it has been part of their culture and they have taken it for granted. We, however, as adults learning a second language, must make a conscious effort to examine the cultural context of the language we want to learn.
It is impossible to be entirely objective when we observe another culture. Having been brought up within the context of a particular culture, we have been influenced and shaped by its values, even if we cannot articulate them. Although it should be one’s goal to observe another culture with pure objectivity, this is very hard to do. We must remember that in comparing cultures, “different” does not mean “bad” or “inferior” ---- it just means “different.”
It is important to remember that although many moments of discomfort occur when we are interacting with people from other cultures, no one culture is inherently better or worse than any other. Each culture has its own set of values, norms, and ways of doing things that are considered “right” for it. That one culture’s way of doing things is right for its people does not necessarily mean it is “right” for everybody, and herein lies the potential conflict in Cross-cultural encounters.
Becoming more aware of the influence of cultural values has many positive consequences. It leads to better understanding of ourselves and of others. We become more tolerant and less defensive, and we can enjoy the cultural differences as much as the similarities. After all, variety is the spice of life!
(1) (单选题)
What is cross-cultural awareness?
A.
The ability to make comparisons between two cultures.
B.
The ability to learn a foreign language and be exposed to a foreign culture.
C.
The ability to communicate with people and understand the meaning behind the word.
D.
The ability to understand one's own culture and other cultures objectively and to enjoy cultural differences.
(2) (单选题)
What is the main idea of this reading passage?
A.
It is important to understand the similarities and differences between two cultures.
B.
Cross- cultural awareness can be developed when we experience a new culture in learning its language.
C.
We should understand the meaning behind the words when learning a foreign language.
D.
Cultural differences are unavoidable.
(3) (单选题)
According to this reading passage, cultural conflicts occur ____________.
A.
because each culture has its own correct ways of doing things
B.
because each country does not learn from the other
C.
because people from different cultures do not know how to interact with each other
D.
because some countries have more differences than similarities in their cultural values
(4) (单选题)
What is implied according to Paragraph 5? ____________
A.
People do things in the way that they think is right.
B.
People do things in the way that they like.
C.
People do things in the way that they are asked to.
D.
People do things in the way that they are used to.
(5) (单选题)
What does “variety is the spice of life”( the last sentence of this reading) mean? _____________
A.
Differences are troublesome in life.
B.
Differences can make life colorful.
C.
Variety of life is required.
D.
Variety of life leads to misunderstandings among people.
- A.（x4）6-（x3）7=x3
- B.62m+÷6m=6m+1
- C.
- D.
题目解答
答案
1、D2、B3、A4、A5、B
解析
题目考察内容
本文围绕跨文化意识展开，涉及跨文化意识的定义、学习语言与文化的关系、文化差异及冲突的原因、文化价值观的影响等知识点，题目类型为单选题，需根据文本内容准确理解和判断。
各题解题思路及解析
(1) 跨文化意识的定义
题目：What is cross-cultural awareness?
解题思路：定位文本中对“cross-cultural awareness”的直接定义。第二段首句明确指出：“Cross-cultural awareness is the ability to understand cultures ---- your own and others ---- by means of objective, non-judgmental.” 且文末提到“we can enjoy the cultural differences as much as the similarities”，进一步补充了积极态度。
选项分析：
- A. 仅提到“比较”，未涵盖“客观、非评判”及“欣赏差异”，不全面；
- B. 学习语言和接触文化是培养跨文化意识的方式，非定义本身；
- C. 沟通和理解词义是语言学习的部分，非跨文化意识的核心；
- D. 包含“客观理解自身和他者文化”及“欣赏差异”，完全符合定义。
答案：D
(2) 文章主旨
题目：What is the main idea of this reading passage?
解题思路：概括全文核心。首段提出“跨文化意识伴随语言学习和文化接触产生”，第二段定义跨文化意识，第三段强调“学语言不学文化如纸上谈车”，后文讨论文化差异、冲突及跨文化意识的积极意义，整体围绕“通过学习语言体验新文化来培养跨文化意识”展开。
选项分析：
- A. 理解异同是跨文化意识的部分内容，非主旨；
- B. 直接点出“学习语言中的新文化体验培养跨文化意识”，符合全文核心；
- C. 理解词义是语言学习的细节，非主旨；
- D. 文化差异不可避免是文中观点，但非核心。
答案：B
(3) 文化冲突的原因
题目：According to this reading passage, cultural conflicts occur ________.
解题思路：定位冲突原因的文本。第五段明确：“Each culture has its own set of values, norms, and ways of doing things that are considered ‘right’ for it... herein lies the potential conflict”，即冲突源于各文化自有“正确”行事方式。
选项分析：
- A. 完全符合文本表述；
- B. “不相互学习”未提及；
- C. “不知如何互动”非冲突根本原因；
- D. “差异多于相似”无依据。
答案：A
(4) 第五段隐含意义
题目：What is implied according to Paragraph 5? ________
解题思路：第五段指出“Each culture has its own set of values... that are considered ‘right’ for it”，隐含“人们按自认为‘正确’的方式行事”。
选项分析：
- A. “按自认为对的方式做事”符合隐含意义；
- B. “按喜欢的方式”不等同于“认为正确的方式”；
- C. “按要求做事”未提及；
- D. “按习惯做事”偏离“认为正确”的核心。
答案：A
(5) “variety is the spice of life”的含义
题目：What does “variety is the spice of life” mean? _________
解题思路：结合上下文，前文提到“享受文化差异和相似”，该句为总结，强调“差异使生活丰富多彩”。
选项分析：
- A. “差异带来麻烦”与文意相反；
- B. “差异让生活多彩”符合语境；
- C. “生活需要多样”未体现“益处”；
- D. “多样导致误解”与前文积极基调矛盾。
答案：B