In American business meetings, people are expected to participate verbally (口头上), or else others may think that they are uninterested in the meeting. Active participation involves the following: 1. Starting a discussion, bringing up new ideas and topics, and making suggestions. 2. Asking people for opinions, information, and explanations. 3. Repeating ideas and explanations for those who can’t understand you. 4. Encouraging people to speak by accepting different points of view. If an employee appears to be passive at a meeting, Americans may feel that the person is not contributing to the meeting. "Brainstorming" is a common practice at American meetings. The purpose of brainstorming is to express as many ideas as possible on a given question or problem. This technique is used to collect all the ideas of the group, without stopping to discuss or evaluate the value of each suggestion. First people brainstorm freely; then they narrow down and eliminate ideas or suggestions that are not workable. Brainstonning is a creative process that demands full verbal participation. This method of creating, exploring, and solving problems is foreign to many people who are not culturally comfortable with "blurting out" (不假思索的说) ideas.36.If you are attending business meeting in America, you'd better ______.A. speak out your own ideas activelyB. keep silent and listen to the others carefullyC. appear uninterested in the meetingsD. wait for your turn to speak37.When someone can't understand your opinions, you should ______.A. bring up your new ideas and topicsB. give him your explanationsC. encourage him to give his own ideasD. accept his different points of view38.The common practice "brainstorming" is used to ______.A. ask as many questions as possibleB. discuss or evaluate the value of each questionC. provide more opportunities to attend meetingsD. get the most ideas about a problem39.What does the word "foreign" (last para.) mean?（）A. Not natural.B. Coming from outside.C. Not popular.D. Not one's own.40.Which of the following statements is TRUE?（）A. People from other cultures don't know how to give their opinions at meetings.B. As an employee, you are expected to participate in business meeting actively.C. Brainstorming is the process of discussing a particular problem.D. If you don't give you ideas at meetings, you'll be regarded as an uninteresting person.

第1题

Building company as oppose to personal relationships is valued higher in American bus

iness culture.()

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第2题

This story is about some American students（)learnt business skills by operating their

This story is about some American students()learnt business skills by operating their own banks.

A. who

B. which

C. whom

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第3题

The questions is （) American and European companies understand the Russian business environment.

A.That

B.Whether

C.As

D.why

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第4题

After years of ____ on costs and revamping the way it does business, American industry

A.demanding

B. pounding

C. refining

D. quelling

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第5题

句子翻译：The big multinational companies were able to cream off the best graduate stu

dents from the business schools in American universities because they paid more than the local companies.

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第6题

Immediately after their arrival in america, the american puritans became more preoccup

ied with business and profits, as they had to be in the grim struggle for survival.

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第7题

Volunteers of Junior Achievement____the American and world economics and business operations

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第8题

What strategies is Nokia using to revitalize is North American business？

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第9题

This story is about some American students （)learnt business skills by operating their own banks.

A、which

B、whom

C、who

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第10题

The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need f

or executives with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication. Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not enjoyed the same level of success in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign counterparts.

Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of reaching an agreement. It involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and how compromise is reached within the culture of the negotiation.

In many international business negotiations abroad, Americans are perceived as wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that the American represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining further. The American negotiator's role becomes that of an impersonal supplier of information and cash.

In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may serve to confirm this stereotypical perception, while undermining the negotiator's position. Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderst anding are directness and impatience on the part of the American negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for long-term benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator.

Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiations and the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural understanding.

(1) What kind of manager is needed in present international business and foreign investment？

A、The man who represents a large multi-million-dollar corporation.

B、The man with knowledge of foreign languages and skills in cross-cultural communication.

C、The man who is wealthy and impersonal.

D、The man who can negotiate with his foreign counterparts.

(2) According to the passage, international business negotiation involves.

A、short-term goals

B、long-term benefits

C、information and cash

D、persuasion and compromise

(3) In the foreign negotiators’eyes their American counterparts are.

A、impersonal suppliers of information and cash

B、skillful in negotiation

C、good at establishing relationship between negotiators

D、indirect and impatient

(4) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？

A、Foreign negotiators are willing to invest time in relationship between negotiators.

B、American negotiator's directness and impatience cause cross-cultural misunderstanding.

C、Americans has played a more effective role in international business negotiations.

D、Foreign negotiators think that American can afford to pay the price without bargaining

(5) What is the topic of this passage？

A、The differences between American negotiators and foreign negotiators

B、Negotiation skills

C、International business and cross-cultural communication

D、Cross-cultural understanding

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第11题

We can draw a conclusion from the first paragraph that ______.A．computer industry used to

We can draw a conclusion from the first paragraph that ______.

A．computer industry used to be led by the chief executive officer of IBM

B．people then underestimated the value of computers

C．humans are limited to making any predictions

D．in 1950 computer industry developed into a business applied almost in every aspect of American lives

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