How to make friends with people from a different culture? The rules are as foll

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  How to make friends with people from a different culture? The rules are as follows: Appreciate the person Most Americans like to be recognized as individuals as someone special with unique, personalities. Therefore never say,“you are from America so I want to be your friend.” Also don’t imply that the reason why you approached them is that you wanted someone to practice your English with . That turns people off. Instead try saying,”“you em like a real nice and interesting person and I would like to get to know you better .’ This way , they are much more inclined to be friendly becau you e them as a three dimensional person and appreciate them for who they are in the inside . And by doing so , you not only learn about Americans and practice your English , but also gain a real friend in the process Quit Calling Us Foreigners.Plea avoid calling a foreigner especially in his face . The word makes people feel like an outsider , and even unwelcome , suggesting paration and insurmountable difference , widening an already existing gap in the situation. When Americans travel , they rarely say,“I’m foreign to your place .” They tend to say ,”I’m new in town . I’m new here.” The reason is becau new and unfamiliar things can become old and familiar. But can foreign things become native? You catch my drift.Just Do It .Some students like to be told about American culture but are less interested in spending the time and effort to actually experience it .As Americans always say ,“get your hands dirty.” You should have first hands on experience, or you will never really know anything.Find that Common Language.Now I just must stress the importance of finding a common language. By that I don’t mean English, Chine , German ,French,etc. I mean finding something you have in common with another person on a spiritual and philosophical level: likes , dislikes, worldviews, ways of thinking and attitudes toward life. And to start , you must first enhance your knowledge of the particular culture from which your potential小题1: The underlined ntence“get your hands dirty” means . A get involved   B talk about American culture    C star with dirty work   D Don’t wash your hands too often小题2: Americans prefer to make friends with tho who    . A  avoid talking about their homeland B  recognize their personalities C  obey rules of communicating with friends   D  needn’t practice English while playing together小题3:According to the passage , which of the following is friendly? A   I am longing to make friends with an American. B   This is my friend Tom , who is a foreigner. C   There must be a gap between us in many things. D   You ‘ve  got a great personality小题4:  In the last paragraph , the author suggests we should    A  Learn at least one foreign language well Bfind common interests or opinions with our potential new friend C make sure we can understand each other D ask where our potential new friends come from 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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据考高分专家说，试题“ How to make friends.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。