ChinesefemalefilmstarslikeGongLiandZhangZiyiduetothecharmoftheirfilmshavesetagoodimageforChinesewomenintheworld.ComparedwithChinesewomentheimageofChinesemenisnotsogoodintheeyesofWesternwomen
ChinesefemalefilmstarslikeGongLiandZhangZiyiduetothecharmoftheirfilmshavesetagoodimageforChinesewomenintheworld.ComparedwithChinesewomentheimageofChinesemenisnotsogoodintheeyesofWesternwomentheShanghaiEveningPostreported.
InMarch2006ZhangJiehaiadoctorate(博士学位)holderattheSociologyInstituteoftheShanghaiAcademyofSocialSciencesledaresearchteamtoinvestigatehowWesternwomenlookatChinesemen.ThesurveyshowsthatmanyWesternwomenthinkChinesemenaremostlyknownfortheircareforthefamily.ChinesemenastheWesternwomensayarewillingtospendmoneyforwomen.AstotheirshortcomingsWesternwomenthinkthatChinesemendonothavegoodmannersandthatsomeChinesemenhavethehabitofspittingeverywherekeepingnailsandhairlongpickingtheirnosesandearsinpublicplacesandnotcleaningtheirteeththoroughly.ThesebadhabitsmakemanyWesternwomenthinkthatChinesemenareunwillingtotakecareoftheirpersonalimage.
Thesurveywascarriedoutintwowaysbyquestionnairesandinterviews.Alltherespondents(调查对象)agreedthatChinesemenshowmuchtenderlovingcareforthefamilyandthatmanyChinesemendoknowhowtorespectwomen.Theyopenthedoorforwomenandcarrytheirhandbagsforthem.ForsomeAmericanwomenthebadimageofChinesemenintheworldislargelybecauseofHollywoodfilms.InmanyHollywoodfilmsChinesemenusuallydonothaveagoodimage.ButthishasbeenchangedbyHongKongfilmstarChowYun-Fat.AftertheChinesefilmCrouchingTigerHiddenDragonwasshownincinemasintheUnitedStatesin2002manyWesternersbegantochangetheirimpressionofChinesemen.
小题1:Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.ChinesefemalefilmstarsenjoyasgreatfameasChinesemalefilmstarsintheworld.B.ChinesemalefilmstarsdonotperformwellintheirfilmsintheeyesofWesternwomen.C.Chinesefemalefilmstarsdon’tlikeWesternmalefilmstars.D.ChinesefemalefilmstarshavesetagoodimageforChinesewomen.小题2:WhichisNOTmentionedastheshortcomingofChinesemeninParagraph2?A.Spittingeverywhere.B.Speaking