Question

【題目】 Traveling to all countries of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we know and u________ each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine(設(shè)想) you will hold a m________ at four o’clock, what time should you e________ your foreign business friends to come? If they are German, they will a________ on time. If they are American, they’ll probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, they’ll be fifteen minutes late.

The British seemed to think since the English l________ was widely used in the world, what they did was certain to be widely understood. Very soon they f________ they were completely(完全地) wrong. For e________, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal; the Japanese p________ not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e_________other, and they don’t drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business b________ dinner; the French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

【1】__________

【2】__________

【3】__________

【4】__________

【5】__________

【6】__________

【7】__________

【8】__________

【9】__________

【10】__________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】understand

【2】meeting

【3】expect

【4】arrive

【5】language

【6】found

【7】example

【8】prefer

【9】each

【10】before

【解析】

本文講述了世界各國(guó)人的時(shí)間觀念不同。

【1】句意：到世界各國(guó)旅行變得越來(lái)越容易，但是我們?nèi)绾魏芎玫乇舜肆私夂屠斫饽兀?/span>

根據(jù)know可知，此處表示互相了解，此處是特殊疑問(wèn)句，前面有助動(dòng)詞do，后面謂語(yǔ)用動(dòng)詞原形。故填understand。

【2】句意：假設(shè)你將在四點(diǎn)召開一個(gè)會(huì)議，你應(yīng)該期望你的外國(guó)商業(yè)朋友會(huì)在幾點(diǎn)來(lái)參加會(huì)議呢？

hold a meeting “召開一個(gè)會(huì)議”，故填meeting。

【3】句意：假設(shè)你將在四點(diǎn)召開一個(gè)會(huì)議，你應(yīng)該期望你的外國(guó)商業(yè)朋友會(huì)在幾點(diǎn)來(lái)參加會(huì)議呢？

expect sb to do sth “期望某人做某事”，此處是特殊疑問(wèn)句，前面有助動(dòng)詞should，此處的謂語(yǔ)用動(dòng)詞原形，故填expect。

【4】句意：如果他們是德國(guó)人，他們將按時(shí)到達(dá)。

根據(jù)“what time should you e____3____ your foreign business friends to come?”可知，此處表示到來(lái)，謂語(yǔ)在助動(dòng)詞will后，用動(dòng)詞原形，故填arrive。

【5】句意：英國(guó)人似乎認(rèn)為，既然英語(yǔ)在世界上廣泛使用，他們的行為肯定會(huì)被廣泛理解。

結(jié)合句意，此處表示英語(yǔ)這種語(yǔ)言。故填language。

【6】句意：很快他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們完全錯(cuò)了。

結(jié)合句意，他們?cè)�以為他們能被廣泛地理解，但是很快發(fā)現(xiàn)他們錯(cuò)了。根據(jù)were可知，此處用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，故填found。

【7】句意：例如，英國(guó)人喜歡吃商務(wù)午餐，在吃飯的時(shí)候一邊喝酒一邊討論商務(wù)問(wèn)題。

for example“例如”，故填example。

【8】句意：日本人不喜歡邊吃邊工作。

prefer not to do sth“不喜歡做某事”，故填prefer。

【9】句意：午餐時(shí)間是他們放松和了解彼此的時(shí)間，而且他們不會(huì)在午餐時(shí)間喝酒。

each other“互相，彼此”，故填each。

【10】句意：德國(guó)人喜歡在飯前談生意。

根據(jù)“they don’t drink at lunch.”和“the French like to eat first and talk afterwards.”可知，此處介紹他們談生意和吃飯的時(shí)間安排，before dinner“飯前”，故填before。