Turkey is a popular food of Americans used in some culturally significant events such as: Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas, as well as for everyday nourishment.

A．They led to the discovery of America.

B．They made American native foods popular.

C．They brought great wealth to Spain.

D．They made native American life styles well known.

Cultural differences in business entertaining include

issues such as person one entertains and where, S1.______

and how one entertains. In countries of which status S2.______

is important, it is not advisable to invite people of

different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans

will often invite people to their homes. Whereas in

some societies the home is considering too private, S3.______

unworthy, or embarrassingly small to serve as an

appropriate forum for business entertaining. In some

countries there is a "help yourself" approach to

entertain done in the home, This approach does not work S4.______

well when entertaining people whose culture teaches

them to wait to ask three times before accepting an S5.______

offer of food. In one instance, a Chinese guest went

an entire evening without eating as he was quite hungry S6.______

because he was too embarrassing to take food after S7.______

only being asked to do so once. In another case, an

American woman executive was entertaining at tea in S8.______

London. After having the tea served, the American

woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than

waiting to be served. The English woman was embarrassed S9.______

by the implication what she was not serving S10.______

quickly enough, In many countries in Asia, it is

common to go out after work and have a meal and a

few drinks in order to establish and maintain harmonious relationships.

【S1】

Parrots are becoming one of the most popular pets in America for good reasons. The parrot is an extraordinary bird that can be taught to talk, can be easily cared for, and can create a lively atmosphere anywhere. With the help of an energetic parrot owner, a parrot can develop an enormous vocabulary. In addition, a parrot can be trained to say "Pretty boy"or "Polly wants a cracker, "and it also can learn to whistle or sing. No matter what an owner decides to teach a bird, training a parrot takes much patience, but the reward is a stream of chatter. Another reason for the parrot's popularity is that this pet does not require much care. For example, even a spoiled parrot does not need a house-sitter for the purpose of daily walks and daily feeding. In fact, a parrot owner may leave his or her pet with enough food for five days and have no fear that the parrot will overeat. Still another advantage of owning a parrot is its inexpensive food, including seeds, nuts, corn, and grain—along with an apple, banana, or carrot. Perhaps the most likely reason the parrot is becoming such a well-liked pet is that it is a combination of tameness and wildness. Because the parrot can live in almost any environment, it makes a fine, tame companion for many people. In addition, because it can be easily trained, it is a delightful performer. At the same time, its colorful feathers give it an air of the mystery of the parrot's native home, the jungle. Thus, the parrot, once a highly valued gift presented to kings and noble families, is now appreciated by a growing number of people.

A parrot can be trained to do all the following but______.

A．talk

B．help its owner

C．sing

D．create a lively atmosphere

Parrots are becoming one of the most popular pets in America for good reasons. The parrot is an extraordinary bird that can be taught to talk, can be easily cared for, and can create a lively atmosphere anywhere. With the help of an energetic parrot owner, a parrot can develop an enormous vocabulary. In addition, a parrot can be trained to say "Pretty boy"or "Polly wants a cracker, "and it also can learn to whistle or sing. No matter what an owner decides to teach a bird, training a parrot takes much patience, but the reward is a stream of chatter. Another reason for the parrot's popularity is that this pet does not require much care. For example, even a spoiled parrot does not need a house-sitter for the purpose of daily walks and daily feeding. In fact, a parrot owner may leave his or her pet with enough food for five days and have no fear that the parrot will overeat. Still another advantage of owning a parrot is its inexpensive food, including seeds, nuts, corn, and grain—along with an apple, banana, or carrot. Perhaps the most likely reason the parrot is becoming such a well-liked pet is that it is a combination of tameness and wildness. Because the parrot can live in almost any environment, it makes a fine, tame companion for many people. In addition, because it can be easily trained, it is a delightful performer. At the same time, its colorful feathers give it an air of the mystery of the parrot's native home, the jungle. Thus, the parrot, once a highly valued gift presented to kings and noble families, is now appreciated by a growing number of people.

A parrot can be trained to do all the following but______.

A．talk

B．help its owner

C．sing

D．create a lively atmosphere

Will the World Remember Disney or Plato?

Significant Worldwide Influence of American Culture

LONDON--Down in the mall, between the fast-food joint and the bagel shop, a group of young people huddles in a flurry of baggy combat pants, skateboards, and slang. They size up a woman teetering past wearing DKNY, carrying Time magazine in one hand and a latte in the other. She brushes past a guy in a Yankees' baseball cap who is talking on his Motorola cellphone about the Martin Scorsese film he saw last night. It's a standard American scene--only this isn't America, it's Britain. U.S. culture is so pervasive that the scene could be played out in any one of dozens of cities.

As a global superpower, America exports its culture on an unprecedented scale. From music to media, film to fast food, language to literature and sport, the American idea is spreading inexorably (不可阻挡地), not unlike the influence of empires that preceded it. The difference is that today's technology flings culture to every corner of the globe with blinding speed. If it took two millenniums for Plato's "Republic" to reach North America, the latest hit from Justin Timberlake can be found in Greek (and Japanese) stores within days. Sometimes, U.S. ideals get transmitted--such as individual rights, freedom of speech, and respect for women--and local cultures are enriched. At other times, materialism or worse becomes the message and local traditions get crushed.

"The U.S. has become the most powerful, significant world force in terms of cultural imperialism [and] expansion," says Ian Ralston, American studies director at Liverpool John Moores University. "The areas that particularly spring to mind are Hollywood, popular music, and even literature."

But what some call "McDomination" has created a backlash (强烈反应) in certain cultures. And it's not clear whether fast food, Disney, or rock 'n' roll will change the world the way Homer or Shakespeare has.

Hollywood rules the global movie market, with up to 90 percent of audiences in some European countries. Even in Africa, two of three films shown are American. Few countries have yet to be touched by McDonald's and Coca-Cola. Starbucks recently opened up a new front in South America, and everyone's got a Hard Rock Calf T-shirt from somewhere exotic.

West Indian sports enthusiasts increasingly watch basketball, not cricket. Baseball has long since taken root in Asia and Cuba. And Chinese young people are becoming more captivated by American football and basketball, some even printing the names of NBA stars on their school sweatsuits. American English is the language of choice for would-be pop stars in Europe, software programmers in India, and Internet surfers everywhere.

America's preeminence is hardly surprising. Superpowers have throughout the ages sought to perpetuate their way of life: from the philosophy and mythology of the ancient Greeks to the law and language of the Romans; from the art and architecture of the Tang Dynasty and Renaissance. Italy to the sports and systems of government of the British.

"Most empires think their own point of view is the only correct point of view," says Robert Young, an expert in postcolonial cultural theory at Oxford University. "It's the certainty they get because of the power they have, and they expect to impose it on everyone else."

Threats of American Cultural Domination

Detractors of cultural imperialism argue, however, that cultural domination poses a totalitarian threat to diversity. In the American case, "McDomination" poses several dangers.

First, local industries are truly at risk of extinction because of U.S. oligopolies(寡头卖主垄断), such as Hollywood. For instance in 2000, the European Union handed out one billion euros to subsidise (资助) Europe's film industry. Even the relatively successful Bri

A．Y

B．N

C．NG