Whatisthemeaningoftheword——culture?Doesitmeandifferentfestivals?Ofcourse,theimportantdifferencesbetweenWesternandChinesepeopledonotcenteraroundafewfestivals.Thebigdifferenceisthedifferentwayswethink:ourdifferentopinionstolife,friendships,workandsoon.MostpeoplewouldprobablyagreethatthedifferencesbetweenAmericaandChinaarebigger.NowIwillgiveyousomeexamplesaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericaandChina.
IaskedoneofmyChineseclassmateshowshewouldspendhersummerholiday.Shetoldmeshelovedhermotherandmissedher,soshewould________.Youprobablythinkthisisacommon(普通的)feeling.ButifayoungAmericansaidthat,Americanpeoplemightthinksheismentally(精神)sick.
Anotherdifference:youalwaysseelotsofchildrenwalking,runningaroundandlaughing.ButinWesterncitiesyoualmostneverseechildrenoutalonewithouttheirparents.Americanparentsareafraidthattheirchildrenwouldbekidnapped(绑架).
Howaboutatrestaurants?InChinapeopleatpushed(推动)todrinkwineeveniftheydon’twanttodrink.InAmericaatleastweknowthatisnotverysmart(明智的).
IseesomelitterinChinesebeautifulparkssometimes.WhenIwasclimbingXiangshanmountain,Isawsomelitteronit.IntheWestyouseldomseewasteinparks.
1.ThemaindifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternpeopleisthatthey________differently.
2.Thewriterprobablycomesfrom________.
3.根据文章内容,将第二段第二句补充完整。
4.将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?