【Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessindifferentculturalexperiences.Theirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincomplete.Butthreetypicalcharacteristicsstandoutintheir】

　　Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessindifferentculturalexperiences.Theirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincomplete.Butthreetypicalcharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patience,asenseofhumor,andtheawarenessofbeingunclear.

　　Patience,ofcourse,istheabilitytokeepcalmwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemto,orasonehopestheywould,orevenasonewassuretheywould.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeople,butusuallyitdoesnot.

　　Apersonwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinhisownreactionthanahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.

　　“Theawarenessofbeingunclear”isamoredifficultconcepttounderstandthanpatienceandasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareunclearastheyarenewcomers.Thatis,theydonotknowwhatishappeninginacertainsituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenough,ortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworks,ortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.“It’slikethatIjustgotherefromthemoon,”aChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaid.“Thingsarejustsodifferenthere.”

　　小题1:Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．aboutsomeuneasytravelingexperiencesinforeigncountriesB．aboutthethreemainwaystocommunicatewithforeignersC．aboutsometypicalcharacteristicsindifferentculturalexperiencesD．howtoshowyourcharacterstoforeigners小题2:Accordingtothepassage,whichcharacteristicshouldbefocusedonmost?A．Theabilitytokeepcool.B．Thesenseofhumor.C．Patience.D．Theawarenessofbeingunclear.小题3:“Theawarenessofbeingunclear”refersto“______”.A．notknowingwhatishappeninginasituationB．notunderstandingthelocallanguagewellenoughC．beingawarethatthesituationisun