Question

Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically, what are the values which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.

Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors. I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most ( but not all) Americans, and that understanding these values can help you, the international visitor, understand Americans.

It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95% of American actions-actions which might otherwise appear "strange", "confusing", or "unbelievable" when evaluated from the perspective of the foreigner's own society and its values.

The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter ( meet) an action, or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet.

1.An ordinary American can't tell you his/her value system because _____.

A. this is something an American lives by

B. everyone will have his/her own value system

C. he/she has never thought about it

D. values are something often in their thought

2.The author lists 13 values in his booklet to _____.

A. invite foreigners to visit America

B. look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors

C. describe the confusing actions of most Americans

D. help international visitors understand Americans

3.The underlined word "ingrained" in Line 2, Paragraph 3 most probably means _____.

A. rooted in the minds B. found in the grains

C. planted for food D. prepared with grain

4.Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, confusing or unbelievable way, probably because _____.

A. Americans are hard to understand

B. Americans have values which are entirely different from their own

C. they view Americans according to the values in their own society

D. it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一本書的序言。作者觀察到，很多外國(guó)游客對(duì)美國(guó)人的行為舉止覺得很奇怪，而這是因?yàn)樗麄儾涣私饷绹?guó)人的價(jià)值觀。于是作者寫了一本小冊(cè)子介紹這些價(jià)值觀。了解了這些東西，人們就不會(huì)覺得美國(guó)人的行為“怪異、不可思議”了。作者總結(jié)了13種美國(guó)人的價(jià)值觀，如果理解了這些就能夠更好的理解美國(guó)人，而之所以會(huì)感到困惑是因?yàn)楹芏嗤鈬?guó)人只是用自己的價(jià)值觀來看待美國(guó)人。

1. have never given the matter any thought.可知一個(gè)普通的美國(guó)人不能告訴你他的價(jià)值觀，因?yàn)樗麄兏�本都沒有考慮過這個(gè)問題。故選C。

2. am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most （but not all ）Americans, and that understanding these values can help you, the international visitor, understand Americans.可知作者是為了能夠幫助不同國(guó)家的旅行者們更加了解美國(guó)人。故選D。

3. is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95% of American actions 可知，這13種價(jià)值觀是在美國(guó)人中非常普遍的，了解了這些，也就能理解95%的美國(guó)人行為，故這里應(yīng)該是根深蒂固的。故選A。

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