PartIVReadingComprehension(1*10=10%)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenitontheAnswerSheet.Passage1ItwasMonday,andMrs.Smith’sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway,Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaper,andwrote:“Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.”Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently,“Takethistothebutcher,andheisgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.”Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher’s.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizeditwasreallythelady’shandwritinganddidashewasasked.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupimmediately.Atmidday,thedogreturnedtotheshop.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemore.Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatmidday.Andasusual,itbroughtapieceofpaperinitsmouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnotlookatthepaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,forhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.But,thedogcameagainatfouro’clock.Andthesamethinghappenedagain.Tothebutcher’sfurthersurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsixo’clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,“Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?”Lookingatthepieceofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!51.WhenMrs.Smithfoundtherewasnomeatinthehouse,she____________.
Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.5)WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheBritishattheendoftelephoneconversation.?