Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics (特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers, they are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you” or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
Frenchmen like traveling and usually spend their long time staying in other countries. The Frenchmen are outgoing. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Americans are outgoing too. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So students usually do part-time jobs in their free time. And in American’s eyes, success is really important.
【小题1】According to the passage, ________ are very quiet.| A．only the Germans | B．only the Englishmen |
| C．only the Frenchmen | D．both the Germans and the Englishmen |
| A．整洁 | B．安静 | C．时尚 | D．随意 |
| A．are outgoing | B．like to depend on others |
| C．seldom do part-time jobs | D．don’t care if they succeed |
| A．They are too shy. |
| B．It is very easy to make friends with them. |
| C．They like traveling in their own country. |
| D．They look serious. |
| A．Foreigners’ hobbies. | B．Who are more outgoing? |
| C．Characteristics of the foreigners. | D．Success in Americans’ life |
