One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the
16 of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no
17 differences between my home country and my
18 . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at
19 different the two countries could be.
The United States is
20 in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who
21 and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often
22 to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once
23 a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big 24 for me.
The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to
25 smaller differences like the culture of
26 in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip 27 the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for
28 everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants
29 to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places
30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.
31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.
Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to
32 true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone
33 to and fro, and very seldom takes time to
34 the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.
Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that
35 and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.
| 小题1: | | A．heart | B．city | C．center | D．suburbs |
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| 小题2: | | A．cultural | B．commercial | C．economic | D．scientific |
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| 小题3: | | A．home town | B．departure | C．location | D．destination |
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| 小题4: | | A．how | B．why | C．however | D．where |
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| 小题5: | | A．big | B．modern | C．small | D．fashionable |
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| 小题6: | | A．travel | B．survive | C．live | D．serve |
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| 小题7: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．proved | D．managed |
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| 小题8: | | A．brought | B．ordered | C．designed | D．fetched |
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| 小题9: | | A．laughter | B．pleasure | C．shock | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题10: | | A．prefer | B．notice | C．tell | D．appreciate |
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| 小题11: | | A．serving | B．tipping | C．donating | D．toasting |
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| 小题12: | | A．unless | B．if | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．rarely | B．mostly | C．almost | D．hardly |
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| 小题14: | | A．try | B．wait | C．think | D．expect |
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| 小题16: | | A．So | B．Therefore | C．However | D．But |
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| 小题17: | | A．come | B．become | C．turn | D．get |
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| 小题18: | | A．walks | B．drives | C．wanders | D．rushes |
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| 小题19: | | A．depend on | B．reflect on | C．spy on | D．watch on |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．job | C．challenge | D．business |
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