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s just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate(氣候 ), while getting on with business. Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like 專題五 │ 真題典例 punctuality(準(zhǔn)時(shí) ). If you invite people to a party at 7 o39。 專題五 │ 真題典例 ( ) author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought________. A. the American bank didn39。s difficult to get used to American culture D. it39。 根據(jù)第一段的第三句話 That “quite” saddened I thought he was saying “we39。 結(jié)合下面的解釋 American English “quite” 的意思 , 可知 B“這家銀行打算雇用另外一個人 ” 錯誤 。 專題五 │ 真題典例 ( ) word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means________. A. encourages B. helps to narrow C. increases D. draws attention to 【 解析 】 2. D 詞義猜測題 。 A項(xiàng)意為 “ 鼓勵 ” ,B項(xiàng)意為 “ 幫助縮小 ” , C項(xiàng)意為 “ 增加 ” , 與語境不符 。 從第三段的第二句話Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them可知是 B。 根據(jù)最后一段的第四句話 your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany以及后面給出的各個國家的例子 , 可知是德國人最守時(shí) 。ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy(哲學(xué) ). I think everybody should study ants. Ants have an amazing four part philosophy, and here is the first part: they never quit. That39。re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they39。ll climb over, they39。ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where they39。s an important perspective(態(tài)度 , 觀點(diǎn) ). You can39。t build your house on the sand in 專題五 │ 新題預(yù)測 summer.” It is important to think ahead. In summer, you have to think about the storm. You have to think about rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, “This won39。ll soon be out of here.” And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they39。t wait to get out. 專題五 │ 新題預(yù)測 And here is the last part of the ant philosophy. How