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Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal, but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that "Gift" means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others，Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.
Our linguistic (语言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us frien
A. stand still
B. jump aside
C. step forward
D. draw back

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Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal, but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to one’s side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that "Gift" means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arm’s length away from others，Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.
Our linguistic (语言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us frien
A. are isolated 'by the local people
B. are not well informed due to the language barrier
C. tend to get along well with the natives
D. need interpreters in hotels and restaurants

[单项选择]Americans may think that “ American culture”
A. does not really exist
B. is better than other cultures
C. is different from other cultures
D. is highly valued around the world

[单项选择]Our car has broken ______ we had to walk most of the way.

[单项选择]Our (city) (has) (the) (most) beautiful park.
A. city
B. has
C. the
D. most

[单项选择]Our identity has a major effect on our communication.
A. 我们的身份对交流还有一定的效果。
B. 我们的看法对整个交流产生了很大的阴影。
C. 我们的身份对交流有着重要影响。
D. 我们的认识对我们的交流有重要影响。

[单项选择]What has sometimes caused plants to die out
A. Interference from foresters.
B. Variations in climate.
C. The absence of wooded land.
D. The introduction of new type of plants.

[单项选择]Why has growing population of young people caused the changes in museums
A. Because they are better educated.
B. Because they have less spare time.
C. Because they are stronger.
D. Because there are more young people.

[单项选择]The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that ______.

[单项选择]Our university has introduced sound personnel evaluating system with less emphasis on age______.
A. than more on ability
B. and more on ability
C. and more ability
D. than ability

[单项选择]According to the passage, Vesuvius has caused serious damage
A. six times.
B. seven times.
C. eight times.
D. nine times.

[单项选择]The HIV virus has caused more deaths in developed countries.

[单项选择]Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it ______.
A. was difficult to collect
B. came in a variety of forms
C. was difficult to get rid of
D. tended to be absorbed by physical objects