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Ⅱ. 完形填空
In a busy international business meeting, a group of businessmen from different countries came together to discuss possible working partnership. Among them were Sarah, an American manager, and Li, a Chinese businessman. They had difficulty 1 each other.
As the meeting continued, Li kept quiet all the time, so Sarah thought Li wasn't interested. Sarah decided to break the ice by offering a strong handshake to express her 2. However, Li found her handshake was too strong. This made him feel uncomfortable because he 3 shaking hands softly.
Later, during a conversation, Sarah nodded from time to time to show 4, but Li still had no expressions on his face. Sarah thought he was against the plan. In fact, Li was simply thinking about the information 5.
As the day went by, misunderstanding continued to 6. As they kept talking, they both misunderstood each other's body language because they had different ways of showing things. It felt like there was a(n) 7 wall between them.
Then another person 8 both Sarah and Li about the cultural differences in body language. They began to realize why they couldn't understand each other 9. With this new-found awareness, they changed their gestures and expressions.
In the end, through patience and understanding, Sarah and Li worked out their early problems. They learnt to 10 and get used to each other's body language, finally making their business work better.
()1. A. meeting B. refusing C. holding D. understanding
()2. A. happiness B. warmth C. pain D. permission
()3. A. was hard on B. was used to C. was similar to D. was afraid of
()4. A. agreement B. attraction C. warning D. worry
()5. A. happily B. carelessly C. seriously D. specially
( )6. A. appear B. begin C. score D. match
()7. A. practical B. unseen C. simple D. detailed
()8. A. paid B. required C. advised D. reminded
()9. A. locally B. mainly C. correctly D. suddenly
()10. A. accept B. hear C. describe D. cross
In a busy international business meeting, a group of businessmen from different countries came together to discuss possible working partnership. Among them were Sarah, an American manager, and Li, a Chinese businessman. They had difficulty 1 each other.
As the meeting continued, Li kept quiet all the time, so Sarah thought Li wasn't interested. Sarah decided to break the ice by offering a strong handshake to express her 2. However, Li found her handshake was too strong. This made him feel uncomfortable because he 3 shaking hands softly.
Later, during a conversation, Sarah nodded from time to time to show 4, but Li still had no expressions on his face. Sarah thought he was against the plan. In fact, Li was simply thinking about the information 5.
As the day went by, misunderstanding continued to 6. As they kept talking, they both misunderstood each other's body language because they had different ways of showing things. It felt like there was a(n) 7 wall between them.
Then another person 8 both Sarah and Li about the cultural differences in body language. They began to realize why they couldn't understand each other 9. With this new-found awareness, they changed their gestures and expressions.
In the end, through patience and understanding, Sarah and Li worked out their early problems. They learnt to 10 and get used to each other's body language, finally making their business work better.
()1. A. meeting B. refusing C. holding D. understanding
()2. A. happiness B. warmth C. pain D. permission
()3. A. was hard on B. was used to C. was similar to D. was afraid of
()4. A. agreement B. attraction C. warning D. worry
()5. A. happily B. carelessly C. seriously D. specially
( )6. A. appear B. begin C. score D. match
()7. A. practical B. unseen C. simple D. detailed
()8. A. paid B. required C. advised D. reminded
()9. A. locally B. mainly C. correctly D. suddenly
()10. A. accept B. hear C. describe D. cross
答案
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A
解析
【分析】
这是一篇围绕跨文化交际主题的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及词汇含义逐一分析。1空由后文提到的“误解”可知两人难以理解彼此；2空Sarah主动握手是为表达友好温暖；3空涉及固定搭配“be used to doing sth（习惯于做某事）”；4空点头通常表示同意；5空Li在认真思考信息；6空误解持续出现；7空文化差异形成无形的墙；8空涉及固定搭配“remind sb about sth（提醒某人某事）”；9空之前不能正确理解彼此；10空需学会接受彼此的肢体语言。
【解析】
1. 选D：根据后文“misunderstanding（误解）”可知，两人起初难以理解彼此，understanding符合语境。
2. 选B：Sarah主动握手是为了表达友好温暖，warmth（温暖）符合情境。
3. 选B：固定搭配be used to doing sth意为“习惯于做某事”，Li习惯轻柔握手，符合逻辑。
4. 选A：点头通常用于表示同意，agreement（同意）符合肢体语言含义。
5. 选C：Li在认真思考会议信息，seriously（认真地）符合语境。
6. 选A：误解持续出现，appear（出现）符合文意。
7. 选B：文化差异形成无形的墙，unseen（无形的）符合描述。
8. 选D：固定搭配remind sb about sth意为“提醒某人某事”，有人提醒他们肢体语言的文化差异，符合情境。
9. 选C：之前因文化差异不能正确理解彼此，correctly（正确地）符合。
10. 选A：学会接受彼此的肢体语言，accept（接受）符合文意。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词汇辨析、跨文化交际
【点评】
本文围绕跨文化交际中的肢体语言误解展开，考查学生对上下文语境的把握及词汇运用能力，贴近生活实际，能引导学生理解文化差异的重要性。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇围绕跨文化交际主题的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及词汇含义逐一分析。1空由后文提到的“误解”可知两人难以理解彼此；2空Sarah主动握手是为表达友好温暖；3空涉及固定搭配“be used to doing sth（习惯于做某事）”；4空点头通常表示同意；5空Li在认真思考信息；6空误解持续出现；7空文化差异形成无形的墙；8空涉及固定搭配“remind sb about sth（提醒某人某事）”；9空之前不能正确理解彼此；10空需学会接受彼此的肢体语言。
【解析】
1. 选D：根据后文“misunderstanding（误解）”可知，两人起初难以理解彼此，understanding符合语境。
2. 选B：Sarah主动握手是为了表达友好温暖，warmth（温暖）符合情境。
3. 选B：固定搭配be used to doing sth意为“习惯于做某事”，Li习惯轻柔握手，符合逻辑。
4. 选A：点头通常用于表示同意，agreement（同意）符合肢体语言含义。
5. 选C：Li在认真思考会议信息，seriously（认真地）符合语境。
6. 选A：误解持续出现，appear（出现）符合文意。
7. 选B：文化差异形成无形的墙，unseen（无形的）符合描述。
8. 选D：固定搭配remind sb about sth意为“提醒某人某事”，有人提醒他们肢体语言的文化差异，符合情境。
9. 选C：之前因文化差异不能正确理解彼此，correctly（正确地）符合。
10. 选A：学会接受彼此的肢体语言，accept（接受）符合文意。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词汇辨析、跨文化交际
【点评】
本文围绕跨文化交际中的肢体语言误解展开，考查学生对上下文语境的把握及词汇运用能力，贴近生活实际，能引导学生理解文化差异的重要性。
【难度系数】
0.6
