【正文】 o Protect the Great Wall C. A New Picture of China’s Great Wall Is to Appear on the Inter D. China Is to Produce 3D Great Wall D Successful people in international business understand the cultures of other countries and learn to change their practices in different cultures. They understand the importance of avoiding business decisions based on misconceptions— mistaken ideas. One cause of misconceptions is ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own culture’s way of doing things is better than the way of other cultures. It’s ethnocentrism that leads to failure in international business． To avoid ethnocentrism, it’s necessary to study the different elements (組成部分 ) of culture: languages, values and attitudes, and customs and manners. Languages A knowledge of the local language can help international business people in four ways. First, people can municate directly. Second, people are usually more open in their munication with someone who speaks their language. Third, an understanding of the language allows people to infer (推斷 ) meanings that are not said directly. Finally, knowing the language helps people to understand the culture better. Values are people’s basic beliefs about the difference between right and wrong, good and bad. An attitude is a way of thinking or acting. Values and attitudes influence international business. For example, many people in the United States believe that chocolate from Switzerland is better than chocolate from other countries, and they buy a lot of it. Customs and Manners Customs are mon social practices. Manners are ways of acting that the society believes are polite. For example, in the United States, it is the custom to have salad (色拉 ) before the main course at dinner, not after. It’s not acceptable to talk with food in mouth at table. Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. Orange juice as a breakfast drink of an American pany in France doesn’t sell well because the French don’t usually drink juice with breakfast. 12. A knowledge of the local language allows international business people . A. to be more openminded B. to municate without outside help C. to express their thoughts indirectly D. to have a better idea of their culture 13. Which of the following phrases do you think is the best heading of the fourth paragraph? A. Differences between Right and Wrong, Good and Bad B. Values and Attitudes C. Chocolates from Switzerland D. Values and Manners 14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage . A. Sticking to your own country’s way of doing things is the best policy in international business. B. In international business, language plays a more important role than values and attitudes or customs and manners. C. Your failure to sell your products to people in some countries probably results from your failure to understand their customs and manners. D. There is no doubt that Switzerland produces the best chocolate. 15. What would be the best title for the text? A. Misconceptions in Business. B. Basic Beliefs in Business. C. How to Avoid Failures in International Business. D. Successful International Business. 請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。根據(jù)下表提供的信息，請用英語給校長寫一封信反映相關(guān)內(nèi)容。 15% ，聽從學(xué)校的安排； 間。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，所填部 分作謂語，排除 C、 D 兩項；另外， replace=take the place of 代替，所以 A項符合。根據(jù)句意可知此處用并列連詞 while“而，卻”，表示前后對比關(guān)系。 fill up 填滿； bring up 撫養(yǎng)，提出； make up 組成，構(gòu)成，彌補； set up 成立，建立， C項符合題意。 benefit 使受益； contribute to 促成，有助于 ；value 估價，評價 (+at)，尊重，重視； improve提高，改善； A、 C、 D三項不與 to搭配， B項正確。 consist of/be made up of“包括，由??組成”， C 項正確。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知， where作為關(guān)系副詞引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句，修飾 point，where 在從句中作狀語，表示模糊的地點概念。 句意：爸爸許諾說，如果我通過考試，他就給我買個 MP4。 本句句意為“他解釋說我應(yīng)該為這座山提供的額外的鍛煉機會感到高興”。 本句句意為“過去的時候當(dāng)走近這座山時我總是抱怨”。 本句句意為“最后，當(dāng)我到達山頂時我露出了滿足的笑容”。 本句句意為“問題是要被面對和克服的”。 C 項符合題意。 acquire 指經(jīng)過不懈努力才獲得的技術(shù)、知識等抽象的東西，也指養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣等。由句意知選D 項。只有“因素”才符合邏輯意義。 本句句意為“他決心再次飛行”。 open up one’s mind 開闊某人的思維； make up one’s mind to do ； e to one’s mind 想到； e into one’s mind 想起。 anywhere 任何地方； everywhere 每個地方，到處； nowhere無處，沒有地方； somewhere 某個地方。本句句意為“ 絕對不要讓別人說服你相信事情太難或不可能”。根據(jù)第一段中信息句 He wanted to go, so he shook his head from side to side, said “Yes”.可知，那位保加利亞男孩搖頭表示想去看電影。根據(jù)文章第一段中的 “Baidu” was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song ，“百度”來源于宋詞，故選 B 項。由文章第三段中的 It has nearly collected all the Chinese web pages they want to see, which are current and up to 的 In addition to serving individual users, it also serves as a media platform for online marketing ， A、 B、 D 三項都是正確選項。 詞義猜測題。 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，科學(xué)家要依靠空中遙感器、國家地理信息系統(tǒng)和全球定位系統(tǒng)來收集長城的具體的數(shù)據(jù)，然后分析處理這些數(shù)據(jù)，把它們應(yīng)用到對 3D 圖片的詮釋中，這樣才能造出一張長城的 3D圖。這是 一篇新聞報道。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，掌握了當(dāng)?shù)卣Z言對生意人有四大好處：直接交流、人與人交流更坦率、推斷出沒有直接表達的意思、有助于更好地理解當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕?，所?D 項正確。 A 項堅持本國的處事方式是國際事務(wù)中的最好政策； B 項在國際事務(wù)中語言比價值觀與風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣更重要； C 項你沒能把產(chǎn)品推銷給一些國家的人或許因為你不了解他們的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣； D 項毫無疑問瑞士生產(chǎn)最好的巧克力，結(jié)合最后一段信息 (Failure to understand the customs and manners of other countries will bring difficulty selling their products. ) 推理可知C