【Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoon.Theydon’tfeelhurt.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.Thiscanbequitedifficultforus】
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoon.Theydon’tfeelhurt. Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand.Friendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending(延伸)deeplyintobothfamilies.
Thereisanotherdifficultpointforustounderstand.AlthoughAmericanstreatfriendswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenessto themifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.ButinChinaweareusuallygenerouswithourtime.Weashostswillappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofffromourworktoactasguidestoourfriends.ItisoppositeinAmericaAmericanscannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectthevisitorstogetthemselvesfromtheairporttothehotels.Andtheyexpectthevisitorswillphonethemfromthere.Oncethevisitorsarriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.ForAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantorestaurantsexceptforbusinessmatters.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelife.Soaccepttheirhospitality(好客)athomeandenjoyyourvisitinAmerica!
【小题1】Theunderlinedphrase“pickup”inParagraph1maymean“_______”.A.keepoutB.giveupC.paynoattentiontoD.continue【小题2】Whichofthefollowingisthetypical(典型的)wayof Americanhospitality?A.Treatingfriendsathome.B.Takingdaysofftobewithfriends.C.Meetingfriendsattheairportatmidnight.D.Sharingeverythingtheyhave.【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Americansarealwaysgenerouswiththeirtime.B.Americansdon’tfeelhurtiftheirfriendshipsdisappearsoon.C.Chinesefriendshipsdevelopmoreslowlybutwillneverdisappear.D.Chinesefriendshipsaremoresince