Question

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(2015北佘房山二模)

Fluency (流利）in another language is a dream of a newcomer to another country. Besides, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.

Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months.People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture,but this is only the first step of learning. It usually involves things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs (习俗）.

To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first step. This is a challenge because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call ^u culture^ is hard to see.

Culture is like an iceberg(冰山).Imagine in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean.The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep in the ocean,just as much of a culture is deep within its people.

When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious： You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent (口音）• You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people.You watch new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They can be seen easily and quickly.

  The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions (设想），communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture influences much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating.lt is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言语的）and non-verbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves understanding the hidden part of culture.

40.  To really understand another culture, people

should_______ .

A. learn the rules of language

B. learn the hidden culture

C. visit some local people

D. live with some local people

41. The underlined phrase “consists of"means                      .

A.lies in

B. is made up of

C. agrees with

D.is different from

42.  Which of the following does the writer agree?

A. Communication styles can be easily seen and learned.

B.  Language learning is more important than culture learning.

C.Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time.

D.People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months.

43. The passage is mainly about                    .

A.learning about culture

B. learning about people

C. the hidden part of the iceberg

D.fluency in another language

Answer 1

40.D 由第二段“ ...they first begin living in another culture,but this ia only the first step of learning... like learning everyday activities and some basic customs...”和上下文可知，要想真正理解必须与本地人生活在一起。

41. B 由文章最后一段“…assumptions (设想) ，communication 8tyles,value   8.and beliefs.可知 consist of 应是"包含，由…构成”之意。be made up of意为“由…组成” 故选B

42.C 由文章第一段 “ Language learning and culture learning go together and may lake a long time."可知作者所持观点.

43.A全文以“culture”为主线进行。故选A.