进贤县第五中学高中英语Module1DeepSouthReadingandVocabulary课时作.docVIP

Module 1 Deep South Reading and Vocabulary Ⅰ。阅读理解 Meeting people from another culture can be difficult。From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal (信号）．Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship。 Different cultures emphasize（强调） the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree。For example，business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust。Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job。In many European countries—like the UK or France-people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafés rather than at the office。 Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures.I once made a speech in Thailand。I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence.The people present just stared at me and smiled。After getting to know their ways better， I realized that they thought I was talking too much。In my own culture， we express meaning mainly through words， but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary。 Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems.Certainly， English and German cultures share similar values； however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly。We think that they are rude。In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly. People from different parts of the world have different values,and sometimes these values are quite against each other.However，if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment（多元文化环境） will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other。 不同文化背景的人在一起有时是很困难的，他们会产生误会，价值观也会冲突。因此，如果我们能了解不同的文化，我们就可以在这多元的文化环境中学到很多东西. 1．In some countries， eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ________。 A．develop closer rel