26、根据以下内容回答26-45题：
Expectations for personal relationships differ greatly across cultures．It is important to know that most AmericanS value close friendships，they also value privacy and independence．From an American perspective，to have privacy or to give someone privacy is considered posi-tive．Yet。when the word“privacy”is translated into other languages(e．g．Russian，Arabic，and Japanese)．it has more of a negative meaning．(In these languages“privacy”means aloneness or loneliness．)Therefore，the American’s need for privacy is sometimes judged negatively by those who have not been raised with the value of individualism．some Americans are isolated from others because they have taken their independence and privacy to an extreme．Others simply like spending time alone or at least having the freedom to avoid socializing if they choose．
In any true friendship，whatever the culture may be, a person is expected to show interest and concen in a friend’S serious problems．But how does one show this across cuhures?It is not possible to generalize about Americans because there are SO manv varieties of Americans．but it is possible to say that many foreigners or newcomers from different cultures have felt disappointed by Americans．A common occurrence is when an American does not Dhone or visit as much．as the foreigner expects．If someone from another culture is having a serious problem，Americans may say，“Let me know if there’s anything l．can do to help．”If the Americans do not receive．a specific request，they may feel that there’s nothing they can do．In this case．They may call every now and then to stay in touch．The friend from a different culture，on the other hand，may be expecting“sympathy calls or frequent visits，and may not hesitate to demon．strate a dependence on a friend．Many Americans arc uncomfortable whrn people become too dependent．
What do Americans lay emphasis on concerning expectations for personal relationships?
A．Close friendships．
B．Privacy．
C．Valuable culture．
D．Both A and B．


27、If an American stays alone at weekend，most probably__________ ．
A．he is considered to be too individualistic
B．he enjoys the freedom to avoid socializing
C．he cannot get along with people from other cultures
D．his or her vi．ews conflict with those of others who speak different languages


28、Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph?
A．Nomatter what the culture may be，a person should show interest and concem in a friend’S serious problems．
B．It’s hard to form a general opinion about Americans because there are too manv varieties of them．
C．Many foreigners or newcomers from different cultures aye disappointed bv Amedcans．
D．Americans are always ready to offer help to foreigners even if they don’t receive a specific request．


29、According to the passage，someone who telephones to give you a“sympathy call” wants to__________ ．
A．apologize for something he or she has done
B．say that you are nice．
C．show his or her concern for you
D．show he or she does not hesitate to visit


30、The author’purpose in writing this passage is to__________ ．
A．argue for the interdependence between Americans and foreigners
B．give Americans independence
C．offer advice on the communication across cuItures
D．emphasize differences in the cross-cultural expectations for friendship


31、根据以下内容回答31-50题：
On November 19，1 863，Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery．The Civil War was still going on．There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time．He was not at all popular he had been invited to speak at Gettys-burg only out of politeness．The principal speaker was to be EdwardEverett，a famous states-man and speaker of the day．He ever was a handsome man and very popular everywhere．
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg．Late that night，alone in his hotel room and tired out，he again worked briefly on the speech．The next day Everett spoke first．He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes．His speech was a perfect exam-ple of the rich oratory of the day．Then Linc01．n rose．The crowd of l5 000 people at first paid little attention to him．He spoke for only nine minutes．At the end there was little applause．LincoIn turned to a friend and remarked，“I have failed again．”On the train back to Washind-ton，he said sadly，“That speech was a flat failure．and the people are disappointed．”
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech．But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better．They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning．It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made．Today，every American school child learns Lincoln’S Gettysburg Address by heart．Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history．
In l863，Abraham Lincoln was__________ ．
A．very critical
B．unpopular
C．very popular
D．very courteous


32、Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he Was __________．
A．a famous speaker
B．a very handsome man
C．President of the country
D．a popular statesman


33、It can be inferred from the text that__________ ．
A．Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B．Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn’t have much time to prepare his speech
C．Lincoln’S speech was full of‘rich words
D．Lincoln’speech was very long


34、It was a fact that Lincoln’S speech was__________ ．
A．an imnl ediate success
B．warmly applauded
C．a total failure
D．not well．received at first


35、Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meanin9．
B．Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style．
C．Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child．
D．Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States．