任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Livinginaforeigncountryisf

　　任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

　　请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

　　注意：每空格1个单词。

　　Livinginaforeigncountryisfunbutitisn’talwayseasy.Therearemanydifferencesbetweenculturesandalthoughsomeofthesedifferencesareunimportanttheycancausealotofembarrassments.IspoketoafewforeignfriendsabouthowtheyexperiencedcultureshockinChina.

　　AubinarrivedtwomonthsagofromEuropetotakepartinalanguageprogrammeinShanghai.BeforehelefthewasactuallytaughtthedifferencesbetweenEuropeanandChineseculturesincludingeverythingfromtablemannerstoclassroombehavior.Howeversomethingshavestilltakenhimbysurprise.Forexamplehecouldn’tunderstandwhywaitersdidnotwanttoacceptthetipshegavethemaftermealsinrestaurants.Ihadtoexplaintohimthatpeopledon’tusuallytipinChinaandthatthiscomesfromtheConfucian(儒家的，孔子的)ideathatonemustavoidacceptinganyundue(不适当的)income.

　　AnotherfriendJuliacametoGuangzhoufromLondontoteachatalanguageschool.Afteramonthshetoldmethatshewasreallyletdown(失望的)byherstudents.Iaskedherwhyandshetoldmethattheyweresoquietthatshewastheonlypersontalkinginclassanditfeltlikethechildrenwerepunishingherbymakinghertalktothewalls!Iexplainedtoherthatthechildrenweresimplyrespectfulbutshesaidthatitwouldbemorerespectfuliftheyansweredherquestions.

　　AnditisnotonlytheWestandtheEastthathaveculturaldifferences.EvenKoreaandChinatwocountriesthatareveryclosetoeachotherhavedifferencestoo.“IthoughtChineseandKoreanpeopleweresimilarinsomeways”saidmyfriendJi-HyuninperfectChinese“butIwaswrong.InancienttimestheChineseusedtotaketheirshoesoffbeforeenteringahouse.Theydon’tdothatanymorebutKoreanpeoplestilldo!IkeepgettingthatwrongeventhoughI’vebeenhereforfiveyears!”

　　Luckilywhetherwetakeourshoesoffornotorleaveunnecessarytipstheworldstillrunsperfectly.Inmyopinionculturaldifferencesshouldsimplybeseenasawayofmakinglifeinteresting.Imaginehowboringitwouldbeifwealldideverythinginexactlythesameway!Learningtounderstandandrespectdifferencesisafterallwhatlifeisallabout.