Culture can affect not just language and customs, but also how people experience the world on surprisingly basic levels.Researchers, with the help of brain scans, have uncovered shocking differences in perception（感知）between Westerners and Asians, what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square, according to findings published in a leading science journal.In western countries, culture makes people think of themselves as highly independent individuals. When looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus more on central objects than on their surroundings. East Asian cultures, however, emphasize inter-dependence. When Easterners look at a scene, they tend to focus on surroundings as well as the object.Using an experiment involving two tasks, Dr Hedden asked subjects to look at a line simply to estimate its length, a task that is played to American strengths. In another, they estimated the line’s length relative to the size of a square, an easier task for the Asians.The level of brain activity, by tracking blood flow, was then measured by Brain Scanners. The experiment found that although there was no difference in performance, and the tasks were very easy, the levels of activity in the subjects’ brains were different. For the Americans, areas linked to attention lit up more, when they worked on the task they tended to find more difficult—estimating the line’s size relative to the square. For the Asians, the attention areas lit up more during the harder task also—estimating the line’s length without comparing it to the square. The findings are a reflection of more than ten years of previous experimental research into East-West differences.In one study, for instance, researchers offered people a choice among five pens; four red and one green, Easterners were more likely to choose a red pen while Westerners were more likely to choose the green one.Culture is not affecting how you see the world, but how you choose to understand and internalize（使内化）it.But such habits can be changed. Some psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes to the West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception also begin to change. Such research gives us clues on how our brain works and is hopeful for us to develop programs to improve our memory, memory techniques and enhance and accelerate our learning skills.【小题1】According to the passage, Chinese people are most likely to ________.A．more emphasize independent thinkingB．always focus more on their surroundingsC．focus on the context as well as the objectD．think of Westerners as highly independent units【小题2】We know from the passage that people’s brains will be more active when ________.A．the task is much easierB．the blood flow is trackedC．people begin to choose colorsD．the task is more difficult【小题3】What does Dr Hedden’s experiment in Paragraph 4-5 indicate?A．Culture has a great impact on the way people talk and behave.B．Easterners and Westerners perceive the world differently.C．People’s perception of the world can be changed.D．Americans are better at calculating than the Asians.

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阅读理解。 Do you need friends? I'm sure your answer is “Yes, of course. Everybody does!” You need friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy. If you have no friends, you will feel lonely. Do you know how to make friends? There is only one good way —You make friends by being friendly. A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful. If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about the other classmates in your class and try your best to be helpful to him. ( ) 1. We need friends . A. because we must play with them B. because we must work with them C. when we play and when we work D. when we talk with them ( ) 2. If we want to make friends, we should . A. be politely to them B. be friendly to them C. be afraid of them D. when we talk with them ( ) 3. A friendly person is other people. A. interested in B. worried about C. surprised at D. like them ( ) 4. If we want to make friends with a new classmate, . A. we can talk with them B. we must try to help him C. we can tell him about the other classmates in our class D. A, B and C ( ) 5. Which of following is true? A. No one needs friends. B. Everyone needs friends. C. Only classmates need friends. D. Someone needs friends.

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