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Kit-kenLimastudentfromTaiwanChinaisstudyinginChicago.Thefollowingexcerpts(摘录)aretakenfromherdiaryduringherfirstthreemonthsintheUnitedStates.
August31
PeopleoftenrefertoTaipeias“TheSleeplessCity^butIdidn'tunderstandwhyuntilIgotto.Chicago.Iwasshoppingwkhanotherstudentthiseveningwhensuddenlythestoreownersalongthestreetstartedpullingdowntheirgatesandlockingtheirdoorseventhoughitwasstilllightout.ThisissomethingI’veneverseeninTaiwanwherethebusieststreets“stayawake”allnight.Youcangoouttorestaurantsstoresandmoviesevenlongaftermidnight.
September5
AfterthefirstweekofclassI’vefoundsomedifferencesbetweenChinesestudentsandAmericanstudents.Wheneverateacherasksaquestionmyclassmatesgivetheiranswersalmostimmediately.Andsomeoftheminterrupttheteacher.InTaipeiwe’reusuallyquietinclasssotheteachercanfinishontime.Wetendtoasktheteacherquestionsafterward.Idon’tknowwhetherit'sacceptablehereforstudentstoaskteachersquestionsafterclass.October6
Imetareallyinterestinglocalgirlinmyneighborhoodcafé.IwaswritingalettertomymotherandsheaskedmewhatlanguageIwaswritingin.Weendeduptalkingforaboutanhour!PeopleinChicagoseemverycomfortablewitheachother.Itseemsquitenaturalfortwopeopletojuststarttalkinginacafé.Thisissomethingthatdoesn’thappeninTaipei.AthomeIwouldneverjuststartchattingwithastranger.Ilikethatbecauseit'seasytomeetnewpeoplehere.
13.WhathappenedwhentheauthorwasshoppinginChicago?
A.Shegotlostinthecity.
B.Astoreownerdroveherout.
C.Shemetanoldclassmate.
D.Storesinthestreetstartedtoclose.
14.Bysaying“thebusieststreets‘stayawake’allnigh”theauthormeans.
A.thereisusuallymuchtrafficonthestreets
B.shopsinthestreetshavelongbusinesshours
C.itisalwayslightoutinthestreetsintheevening
D.peoplelivingnearthestreetsdon’tsleepuntilmidnight
15.AccordingtothetextstudentsinChicago.
A.areactiveinclass