• 2021-04-14 问题

    Passage4</p>AU.S.malebroughtupontheEastCoastofAmericastandseighttotwentyinchesawayfromanothermalewheninconversation.Intalkingtoawomanhewillincreasethedistancebyaboutfourinches.Tostandatadistanceofaboutthirteeninchesusuallyhasasexualoraggressiveconnotation.However,inmostpartsofLatinAmericathirteeninchesisjusttherightdistancewhentalkingwithaperson.WhenamanbroughtupinaLatinAmericanenvironmenttriestotalktoamanbroughtupontheEastCoastoftheUnitedStatesaninterestingthinghappens.TheLatinwilltrytomaintainwhatheconsiderstherighttalkingdistance.TheAmericanwillstepback.Bothwillfeeluncomfortablewithoutquiteunderstandingwhy.Alltheyknowisthatthereissomethingwrongwiththeotherone.Mostculture-blindLatinsfeelthattheAmericansarewithdrawnanduncommunicative.Mostculture-blindAmericansthinkthatLatinsarepushy.</p>InmostAmericanurbanareas,tobetwominuteslateforanappointmentisallright.Threeminutesissignificant,butanapologyisnotexpected.Afterfiveminutesthelatercomermuttersanapology.InmostLatincountriesafive-minuteunitisnotimportant,anapologyisexpectedonlyforatimeunitlongerthantwentyminutes.Latins,influencedbytheirownculturalconditioning,feelthatAmericansarenotpoliteandareobsessedwithtimebecausetheyexpectpersonswithwhomtheyhaveappointmentstobeatacertainplaceatpreciselyagiventime.ApersonunfamiliarwithNorthAmericanculturalconditioninghasdifficultyrealizingthatAmericanshandletimemuchlikesometangiblematerial–spendingit,takingit,usingituporwastingit.</p>Differentpeoplelivealmostliterallyindifferentworlds,notjustthesameworldwithdifferentnamesattached.Thebarriersbetweencultureswouldperhapsberelativelyunimportantifonlyafewpeoplewerecrossinginternationalborders.Butpeopletheworldoverareonthemovetodayasneverbefore,travelingforbusinessandmoreforseeingandexperiencingotherwaysoflife.Allthishasitsobviousbenefits.Atthesametime,however,therearesomedangers,particularlyforapersonwhoplanstospendanyappreciableamountoftimeinanotherculture.Oneofthesedangersisthesenseofconfusionandmisunderstandingthatsocialpsychologistscallcultureshock.</p>Apersonwhoentersaforeigncultureordinarilypassesthroughthreephasesofadjustment.First,heisaspectator;heobserveswhatisgoingonaroundhimbutdoesnotparticipate.Second,hebecomepersonallyinvolvedinthewaysoftheforeigncultureandtriestocometotermswiththem.Finally,eitherhewillhavemasteredthenewsituationandwillgetalongsmoothlyinthenewcultureorhewillrealizethathisowncultureistheonlyworkableoneforhim.Inthefirstphase,thatofspectator,theinitialreactiontoanewcountryislikelytobeoneofcuriosityanddelight.Everythinglooksinteresting.However,afewweeks’timechangeone’sperceptionoftheenvironment.Livinginacountryisquitedifferentfromjustvisitingit.Asthepersonbeginstomoveintothesecondandmostdifficultphase,thatofparticipationandpersonalinvolvementintheunfamiliarculture,hebecomesawareofthedifferencesthatexistbetweenhimselfandthepeoplewithwhomheisliving.Thesituationswhich,inhisfirstphaseasspectator,wereinterestingarenowincomprehensibleandperhapsevenunpleasant.Hefeelsthathecan’tgetthroughtothemandhebecomesuneasyandinsecurebecausehedoesn’tknowtherightwayofdoingthings.</p>Cultureshockisprecipitatedbythedistressingfeelingsofuncertaintyandanxietythatresultfromnotfindingallthefamiliarsymbols,signs,andcuesthatguideapersonthroughherownculture.Shefindsherselfhavingtouseadifferentdesignforliving.Shedoesn’tknowwhatpeopleexpectofherandwhatsheshouldexpect.Sheisnotsurewhentoshakehands,howmuchtotip,wheretobuythingssheneeds,orwhattosaytowaiters,andshefindsthatthesocialetiquetteshehaslearnedisnolongeruseful.</p>Cultureshockisoftenaccompaniedbyalinguisticshockthatmakesitevenmoredifficulttocrosstheculturalbarriers.WhenIwassufferinglinguisticshock,Englishsentencewouldsoundtomelikealong,unpronounceablestringofharshnoises.AtthattimeIdeeplyregrettedthatIhadchosentolearnEnglishinsteadofsomesensiblelanguage.Icouldn’tseewhytheEnglishpeoplehadtousetheseodd,barbaricutterancesinsteadofspeakingwithnormalhumanwordslikeeveryoneelse.IsometimeshadthefeelingthatAmericansspokeEnglishinordertoconfuseunsuspectingforeigners.</p>96. Thestatement“theLatinwilltrytomaintainwhatheconsiderstherighttalkingdistance”impliesthattheLatinwill_____.</p>

    Passage4</p>AU.S.malebroughtupontheEastCoastofAmericastandseighttotwentyinchesawayfromanothermalewheninconversation.Intalkingtoawomanhewillincreasethedistancebyaboutfourinches.Tostandatadistanceofaboutthirteeninchesusuallyhasasexualoraggressiveconnotation.However,inmostpartsofLatinAmericathirteeninchesisjusttherightdistancewhentalkingwithaperson.WhenamanbroughtupinaLatinAmericanenvironmenttriestotalktoamanbroughtupontheEastCoastoftheUnitedStatesaninterestingthinghappens.TheLatinwilltrytomaintainwhatheconsiderstherighttalkingdistance.TheAmericanwillstepback.Bothwillfeeluncomfortablewithoutquiteunderstandingwhy.Alltheyknowisthatthereissomethingwrongwiththeotherone.Mostculture-blindLatinsfeelthattheAmericansarewithdrawnanduncommunicative.Mostculture-blindAmericansthinkthatLatinsarepushy.</p>InmostAmericanurbanareas,tobetwominuteslateforanappointmentisallright.Threeminutesissignificant,butanapologyisnotexpected.Afterfiveminutesthelatercomermuttersanapology.InmostLatincountriesafive-minuteunitisnotimportant,anapologyisexpectedonlyforatimeunitlongerthantwentyminutes.Latins,influencedbytheirownculturalconditioning,feelthatAmericansarenotpoliteandareobsessedwithtimebecausetheyexpectpersonswithwhomtheyhaveappointmentstobeatacertainplaceatpreciselyagiventime.ApersonunfamiliarwithNorthAmericanculturalconditioninghasdifficultyrealizingthatAmericanshandletimemuchlikesometangiblematerial–spendingit,takingit,usingituporwastingit.</p>Differentpeoplelivealmostliterallyindifferentworlds,notjustthesameworldwithdifferentnamesattached.Thebarriersbetweencultureswouldperhapsberelativelyunimportantifonlyafewpeoplewerecrossinginternationalborders.Butpeopletheworldoverareonthemovetodayasneverbefore,travelingforbusinessandmoreforseeingandexperiencingotherwaysoflife.Allthishasitsobviousbenefits.Atthesametime,however,therearesomedangers,particularlyforapersonwhoplanstospendanyappreciableamountoftimeinanotherculture.Oneofthesedangersisthesenseofconfusionandmisunderstandingthatsocialpsychologistscallcultureshock.</p>Apersonwhoentersaforeigncultureordinarilypassesthroughthreephasesofadjustment.First,heisaspectator;heobserveswhatisgoingonaroundhimbutdoesnotparticipate.Second,hebecomepersonallyinvolvedinthewaysoftheforeigncultureandtriestocometotermswiththem.Finally,eitherhewillhavemasteredthenewsituationandwillgetalongsmoothlyinthenewcultureorhewillrealizethathisowncultureistheonlyworkableoneforhim.Inthefirstphase,thatofspectator,theinitialreactiontoanewcountryislikelytobeoneofcuriosityanddelight.Everythinglooksinteresting.However,afewweeks’timechangeone’sperceptionoftheenvironment.Livinginacountryisquitedifferentfromjustvisitingit.Asthepersonbeginstomoveintothesecondandmostdifficultphase,thatofparticipationandpersonalinvolvementintheunfamiliarculture,hebecomesawareofthedifferencesthatexistbetweenhimselfandthepeoplewithwhomheisliving.Thesituationswhich,inhisfirstphaseasspectator,wereinterestingarenowincomprehensibleandperhapsevenunpleasant.Hefeelsthathecan’tgetthroughtothemandhebecomesuneasyandinsecurebecausehedoesn’tknowtherightwayofdoingthings.</p>Cultureshockisprecipitatedbythedistressingfeelingsofuncertaintyandanxietythatresultfromnotfindingallthefamiliarsymbols,signs,andcuesthatguideapersonthroughherownculture.Shefindsherselfhavingtouseadifferentdesignforliving.Shedoesn’tknowwhatpeopleexpectofherandwhatsheshouldexpect.Sheisnotsurewhentoshakehands,howmuchtotip,wheretobuythingssheneeds,orwhattosaytowaiters,andshefindsthatthesocialetiquetteshehaslearnedisnolongeruseful.</p>Cultureshockisoftenaccompaniedbyalinguisticshockthatmakesitevenmoredifficulttocrosstheculturalbarriers.WhenIwassufferinglinguisticshock,Englishsentencewouldsoundtomelikealong,unpronounceablestringofharshnoises.AtthattimeIdeeplyregrettedthatIhadchosentolearnEnglishinsteadofsomesensiblelanguage.Icouldn’tseewhytheEnglishpeoplehadtousetheseodd,barbaricutterancesinsteadofspeakingwithnormalhumanwordslikeeveryoneelse.IsometimeshadthefeelingthatAmericansspokeEnglishinordertoconfuseunsuspectingforeigners.</p>96. Thestatement“theLatinwilltrytomaintainwhatheconsiderstherighttalkingdistance”impliesthattheLatinwill_____.</p>

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