[单选题]OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.PeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday:breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.Andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinkwillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteabecauseshe().
[单选题]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____________.
[单选题]TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities，’’tfioreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity，”，andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.”Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials(千禧一代)，willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents，footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,”thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.Whatcharacterizes“24-hourcities”likeNewYork?
[单选题]Cross-cultureUnderstandingonBusinessWeliveinaglobalvillage,buthowwelldoweknowandunderstandthecross-cultureonbusiness?MaybeweassumethatthewidespreadunderstandingofEnglishlanguagemeansacorrespondingunderstandingofEnglishcustoms.However,itmightnotbenecessarilythecase.Ifwewanttohavegoodbusiness,wemusthavethecross-cultureunderstandingonbusiness.Herearesometipsforyoutopayattentionto:1.EyeContactInmanyWesterncountries,includingtheUnitedStates,apersonwhodoesnotmaintain“goodeyecontact”isregardedasbeingslightlysuspicious.Americansunconsciouslyassociatepeoplewhoavoideyecontactasunfriendly,insecure,untrustworthy,inattentiveandimpersonal.However,incontrast,Japaneseadultslowertheireyeswhenspeakingtoasuperior,agestureofrespect.InThailandyoushouldclaspyourhandstogetherandloweryourheadandyoureyeswhenyougreetsomeone.LatinAmericanculture,aswellassomeAfricancultures,suchasNigeria,havelongerlookingtime,butprolongedeyecontactfromanindividualoflowerstatusisconsidereddisrespectful.IntheUS,itisconsideredrudetostare–regardlessofwhoislookingatwhom.Incontrast,thepoliteEnglishmanistaughttopaystrictattentiontoaspeaker,tolistencarefully,andblinkhiseyestoletspeakerknowheorshehasbeenunderstoodaswellasheard,whileinPakistanyoumustn’twinkforit’soffensive.2.TimeofArrivalImagineyouhavemadeanappointmentatthreeo’clock.Whattimeshouldyouexpectyourforeignbusinesscolleaguestoarrive?Ifthey’reGerman,they’llberightontime.Ifthey’reAmerican,they’llprobablybe15minutesearly.Ifthey’llbeBritish,they’llbe15minuteslateandyoushouldallowuptoanhourfortheItalians.3.AtMealandDrinkingTimeTheBritisharehappytohavebusinesslunchanddiscussbusinessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal;theJapaneseprefernottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimetorelaxandgettoknowoneanother,andtheyrarelydrinkatlunchtime.TheGermansliketotalkbusinessbeforedinner.However,incontrast,theFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.Andyoushouldn’tsitdowninacaféuntilyou’veshakenhandswitheveryoneyouknowinFrance.InRussiayoumustmatchyourhostsdrinkfordrink,ortheywillthinkyouareunfriendly;inAmericayoushouldeatyourhamburgerwithbothhandsandasquicklyasyoucan.Youshouldn’ttrytohaveaconversationuntilitiseaten;intheMiddleEastyoumustneverusethelefthandforeating,drinking,smokingorgreeting.Also,youshouldtakecarenottoadmireanythinginyourhost’shome.Theywillfeelthattheyhavetogiveittoyou.Thereareothersuggestionsoncross-cultureunderstandingonbusinessthatmighthelpyouwithyourbusiness.Onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.Beforeyougotoacountryonbusiness,youshouldhavetolearnsomethingmoreaboutherculture.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.5)Whichnationalityistheleastpunctualaccordingtothetext?
