The country’s vastness.
The informal friendliness of Americans.
The fact that the American accent is hard to understand.
The fact that not many Americans can speak a foreign language.
第1题：
A.interestingly
B.immensely
C.immediately
第2题：
What the German Marshall Fund found last year implies that ______.
A．most Americans tend to free trade
B．free trade could slow down economic growth
C．foreign competition could harm domestic economy beyond doubt
D．most Americans don't want an economic growth at the cost of domestic companies
第3题：
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need for executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts.
Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation.
In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator's role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash.
In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator's position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderst anding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator.
Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.
(1) What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment?
A、The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation.
B、The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication.
C、The man who is wealthy and impersonal.
D、The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.
(2) According to the passage, international business negotiation involves.
A、short-term goals
B、long-term benefits
C、information and cash
D、persuasion and compromise
(3) In the foreign negotiators’eyes their American counterparts are.
A、impersonal suppliers of information and cash
B、skillful in negotiation
C、good at establishing relationship between negotiators
D、indirect and impatient
(4) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A、Foreign negotiators are willing to invest time in relationship between negotiators.
B、American negotiator's directness and impatience cause cross-cultural misunderstanding.
C、Americans has played a more effective role in international business negotiations.
D、Foreign negotiators think that American can afford to pay the price without bargaining
(5) What is the topic of this passage?
A、The differences between American negotiators and foreign negotiators
B、Negotiation skills
C、International business and cross-cultural communication
D、Cross-cultural understanding
第4题：
The fact that she was foreign made difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A. so B. much D. that D. it
第5题：
We often speak of language as a vehicle of expression a metaphor that can illumine many aspects of our foreign language teaching situation, Language is a vehicle of meaning that we do not even realize we are using,in other words, a vehicle that is transporting a person's message somewhere but is not itself the object of the trip.
第6题：
A.thought
B.idea
C.thinking
D.impression
第7题：
China has the most franchises in the world but the scale of their operations is relatively small. Each system in China has an average of 43 outlets, compared to more than 540 in the United States. Together, there are 2,600 brands in some 200,000 retail markets. KFC was the most significant foreign entry in 1987 and is widespread. Many franchises are in fact joint-ventures, as at their forming the franchise law was not explicit. For example, McDonald's is a joint venture. Pizza Hut, TGIF, Wal-mart, Starbucks followed a little later. But total franchising is only 3% of retail trade, which seeks foreign franchise growth. The year 2005 saw the birth of an updated franchise law, “Measures for the Administration of Commercial Franchise”. Previous legislation (1997) made no specific inclusion of foreign investors. Today the franchise law is much clearer by virtue of the 2007 law, a revision of the 2005 law. The laws are applicable if there are transactions involving a trademark combined with payments with many obligations on the franchisor. The law comprises 42 articles and eight chapters.
1. According to the passage, the passage mainly talks about ().
A. the scale of franchising in China
B. the franchise law in China
C. an outline of franchising in China
2. KFC was the () foreign franchise to China in 1987 and is widespread.
A. most profound
B. first
C. wealthiest
3. Many franchises are in fact joint-ventures, because ().
A. at the beginning stage, franchise law was not so clear
B. at the beginning stage, many franchises could not find the right partners
C. many foreigners were not familiar with Chinese culture
4. Foreign franchise grows in China because of ().
A. the open policy
B. the small amount of retail trade
C. the Chinese culture
5. The writer has the ()attitude to franchising in China
A. negative
B. positive
C. neutral
第8题：
The opportunity to study abroad should be something that sounds very exciting. For most students, going abroad is a life-changing experience. There are benefits for the host country as well. Not only do foreign students spend money on tuition, housing, food and clothing, but they also often take home positive impressions of their stay and the people they met.
But Japan, which hosts over 100,000 foreign students a year, is having trouble making the most of its foreign students. “I’ve been here for three years,” says a 26-year-old Chinese student in Osaka. “I don’t have any Japanese friends, I’ve never been invited to a Japanese home, and I’ve never felt very welcome here.”
That’s hardly the kind of impression that the Japanese government wants foreign students taking home to their families and classmates, but it seems to be a widespread sentiment(情感). One newspaper complained that, “If foreign students tell everyone how they hate this country when they go home, we should ask for what purpose we are hosting them to begin with.”
Many of the students arrive with hopes to learn Japanese and stay on for a few years working for a Japanese company. However, that doesn’t always work out. Many foreign students graduate from a Japanese university only to discover that “Japanese companies don’t hire foreigners because they think they cannot trust non-Japanese people,” says one job-seeker from the Philippines.
This is a problem for universities. With the Japanese birth rate one of the lowest in the world, Japanese schools are turning to foreign students to fill their classrooms.
The government has actively tried to increase the number of foreign students, up from fewer than 10,000 only 20 years ago. But, as one student in Tokyo says, “Japan’s policy is one of persuading people to come and then dissuading them from staying.”
1). According to the author, studying abroad ________.
A. does good to most foreign students and the host country
B. ensures a chance to get promoted
C. has a great effect on most foreign students
D. both A and C
2). How is life in Japan in the eyes of most foreign students?
A. Helpful and meaningful.
B. Busy yet attractive.
C. Boring and disappointing.
D. Tiring yet rewarding.
3). The word “dissuading” in the last paragraph probably means ________ .
A. discouraging
B. encouraging
C. advising
D. informing
4). Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Japan is one of the countries with the lowest birth rate worldwide.
B. The present situation in Japan lies in the slow action by the government.
C. It is almost impossible for foreign graduates to work in Japanese companies.
D. learning Japanese and having work experience are the hopes of many arrivals.
5). A suitable title for this passage might be ________.
A. Poor Reception in Japan
B. Japanese Foreign Policies
C. Japanese Shifting Population
D. Successful Careers in Japan
第9题：
They found if hard to master a foreign language.
第10题：
The fact that "almost one-fourth of engineers in America who earned Ph.D． s are foreign born" implies that（ ）
[A] the majority of American people are not interested in getting Ph.D．
[B]foreign students are more eager to get Ph. D．
[C] the American education has lagged behind in the New Economy
[D]American students are not as clever as foreign students
