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Living in a culture that is different from your own can be both an exciting and challenging experience. The following are 6 cultural differences between China and the USA to help promoting mutual understanding.
Money
As is well known, the Chinese are conservative when they are planning to spend money, but far fewer American families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts (对等的人)..
Privacy
Chinese people do not have the same concept of privacy as American do. They talk about topic such as ages, income or marital (婚姻的) status, which Americans think is annoying and disturbing.
Family
In China, elders are traditionally treated with great respect while young are cared for. In America, the goal of the family is to encourage independence, particularly that of the children. Unlike the Chinese, older Americans seldom live with their children.
Friends
Chinese people have different meanings to define friends. Just hanging out together time to time is not friendship. Friendship means lifelong friends who feel it deeply necessary to give each other whatever help might seem required. Americans always call people they meet friends, so the definition of friends is general and different. There are work friends, playing friends, school friends and drinking friends.
Education
Chinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great importance to good character and faith, which they think are of great value in their life.
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Basically China values the community and the USA values the individual. If you achieve something in the USA, it’s because you are great. While in China, if you achieve something, it’s because the team, or family, or company is great. Everything you do gets owed to the greater whole, while in American individual achievements are celebrated.
1. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Americans lay more stress on faith and good personality.
B. Americans think much of the individual and the community.
C. Americans are mean with money to spend while Chinese are not.
D. Americans define friendship almost the same.
2. Which of the following can best describe the last difference?
A. Achievements B. Individual
C. Team VS Individual D. Teamwork
3. What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A. To promote friendship between China and the USA.
B. To help Chinese live well in the USA.
C. To have a complete understanding of the USA.
D. To introduce the cultural differences between China and the USA
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。生活在一个和自己文化不同的社会里，可能是一个既令人兴奋、又充满挑战的经历。你必须了解不同文化的行为习惯，并且努力适应它们。本文说明了中国和美国之间的六点文化差异。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Chinese people value education and career more than Americans, who in turn attach more great importance to good character and faith得知中国人看重教育和事业，而美国人则更强调好品格和信仰。故选A。
【2题详解】
主旨大意题。根据下文Basically China values the community and the USA values the individual.。得知总的来说，中国更加看重集体，而美国则更看重个人。A. Achievements 成就； B. Individual个人；C. Team VS Individual集体主义VS个人主义；D. Teamwork 团队合作。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据首段的Following are the top six cultural differences between China and the US.得知本文写作目的是为了介绍中国和美国之间的六点文化差异。故选D。
