北师大版必修四Unit12CultureShock高三英语一轮复习检测卷.doc

Unit 12 Culture Shock高考一轮复****检测卷
时间：100分钟　　　满分：120分
　选择题部分
第二部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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When greeting someone, an American's first instinct (本能) is to stick out his or her hand, look directly at the other person, and smile. In some situations, this habit can mean making three mistakes at once. And the moment of greeting is when important first impressions are made. Methods and styles of greeting vary greatly around the world, and you need to know which practices apply in different conditions.
A handshake is not the universally good greeting. Also, “Look them right in the eye” is not always the best advice.
When greeting Asians for the first time, do not start the handshake. You may be forcing a physical contact that the other person finds uncomfortable. Many Asians, particularly Japanese, have learned to accept the handshake when dealing with Westerners. Because the bow (鞠躬) is the usual greeting in Japan, a slight bow of the head when responding to a handshake is suitable.
Middle Easterners, particularly Muslims, avoid body contact with the opposite sex, but persons of the same sex commonly hug when greeting each other. When shaking hands, men should be careful not to pull their hand away too quickly. People from France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal greet friends by kissing on both cheeks.
The smile is the universal gesture of friendliness, and in America its meaning is usually clear. The person smiling is happy, or sending out a friendly signal. In other cultures the smile may be sending other signals. In some Latin cultures, for example, the smile may be used to say “Excuse me” or “Please”．
If a person from another culture does not return your greeting smile, it doesn't show bad manners. In some Asian cultures, smiling is a gesture for informal occasions， and smiling while being formally introduced would be considered disrespectful.
In many cultures, avoiding eye contact is a sign of