Question

 Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the familiar.

  "Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can," said Mark Galloway, a student adviser of Institute for International Studies(IIS) at Murray State University. "But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible.”

  Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admission (A 學(xué)) test for international students enrolling in American universities. Gallo?way said students' scores decreased when they spent less time with American students.

  More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State Uni?versity. Thailand,Japan, South Korea,China and Germany are the countries with the most students this semester,according to an IIS report.

  Wichien Eampromate,president of Thai Student Association,said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans.

  "We eat different things;we do different kinds of things," said Eampro-mate. On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae,an exchange student from Korea University,said he tries to avoid hanging around with other Koreans. But it is not easy for him. He said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say,and not all Americans are patient with his limited English.

"There were two or three Americans and me," Bae said. "We talked a-bout something. As time went by,I was kind of excluded(排斥在外的) be?cause they talked to each other. " While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be ex?posed to other cultures.

  "I know there are a lot(of American students) who want to get to know-international students," said Philip Lee,a senior from Boonville,Indiana. "They are just uncomfortable.”Lee said he has learnt about life from his in?ternational friends, although it is sometimes a challenge. "I can't live a com?fortable life all the time, " Lee said. "I realized there is great benefit of step?ping out of my comfort zone to meet people.”

6.From the first paragraph we learn that       .

   A.international students enjoy American culture with difficulty

   B.international students all go to America without preparation

   C.American culture,in fact,is the same as others

   D.American culture is easy to deal with

7.What Galloway said in this passage means       .

   A.TOEFL is becoming more and more difficult

   B.TOEFL is a test held in American universities

   C.mixing with native Americans helps learning English

   D.America is the only place for us to learn English

8.When American students talk with international students,they       .

   A.always feel comfortable

   B.usually become angry

   C.often charge for money

   D.usually get familiar with other cultures

9.It can be inferred from this passage that       .

   A.international students go to America in order to improve their English

   B.international students can hardly make any friends in America

   C.it is necessary for international students to make friends with Ameri?cans

   D.it is bad for international students to get along with Americans

Answer 1

6. A從第一段可以得知，盡管外國留學(xué)生想要了解美國文化，但是他們發(fā)現(xiàn)還是和他們熟悉的人待在一起更

輕松一些，也就是說他們在享受美國文化的時候有困難，因此選項A為正確答案。

7.C分析原文Galloway的話"Galloway said students' scores decreased when they spent less time with American students.(外國留學(xué)生和美國學(xué)生待在一起的時間減少，托�？荚嚨某煽兙蜁�下降。) "可知，和美國學(xué)生待在一起有助于英語學(xué)習(xí)，因此選項C是正確答案。

8.D從倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可以得知，與外國留學(xué)生交談可以使美國學(xué)生熟悉其他國家的文化，因此選項D為正確答案。選項A"他們通常會感覺很舒適"與原文中的"―although it is sometimes a challenge."—句矛盾;選項B"他們通常會很生氣"和選項C"他們會收錢"在原文中沒有相關(guān)陳述。

9.C通讀全文可知，到美國留學(xué)的學(xué)生英語水平比較差，他們非常想和美國學(xué)生交流，以此來提高英語水平和了解美國文化，這對他們很有幫助。因此選項C為正確答案。選項A"留學(xué)生到美國去的目的是為了提高英語水平"的說法有些片面；選項B"留學(xué)生在美國幾乎交不到朋友"不符合原文意思；選項D"對留學(xué)生來說，和美國學(xué)生相處是不好的"顯然有悖原文的主旨。