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92 municationwilarisewhenpeoplefromthetwoculturescontact.CharlesHaw- kins,aU.S.teacher,toldmethatmanyatimehisappointmentswithIndianswere interruptedconstantly,notonlybyprivatephonecals,butalsobylongconversa- tionswithotherpeopleandeventheneighbor􀆳schildren,whichdispleasedand evenannoyedhim. ( )1.WhydidtheancestorsoftheNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”? A.Theyhadtoworkefficientlytosurvive. B.Theygottheideafromtheirformergenerations. C.Theydidn􀆳tliketodealwithreflectivepeople. D.Theyformedthehabitoffinishingworkaheadoftime. ( )2.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3? A.DeadlineswilmakeAmericanpeopleangry. B.IntheArabEast,you􀆳dbetterspeedeverythingup. C.MiddleEasternerscan􀆳tdealwithdemandingwork. D.PeoplefromtheArabEastattachimportancetorelationship. ( )3.Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplefrommonochroniccultures? A.Theytendtointerruptothersconstantly. B.Theycan􀆳ttoleratelatenessorinterruptions. C.Theyaremorelikelytochangetheirschedules. D.Theyliketoscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametime. ( )4.Whichofthefolowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TheImportanceoftheDiversityofCulture B.TheRelationshipBetweenEfficiencyandCulture C.DifferentTimeValuesinDifferentCultures D.MonochronicCultureandPolychronicCulture A Afewhoursaftermyfirstmission,returningtoEarthonthespaceshuttle 93 Endeavour,Icompletedalofmymedicaltestsafterflight,metwithNASAoffi- cials,andreunitedwithmyfamily.Finaly,Iwasaloneinmyofficeroominastro- nautcrewquartersattheKennedySpaceCentre,exhaustedandreadyforbed. AndIdidwhatanyonedoeswhentheyreturntotheirhotelroomonabusiness trip:IturnedontheTV.Thetelevisionnewsstartedup:Suchandsuchhadhap- pened,peoplewereshocked,blahblahblah.Sportsscores.Silycommercials. Itdidn􀆳ttakemorethanaminutebeforeIhadtoturnitoff.Itfeltlikemy bodywasrejectingalthisinput,justasitwouldrejectanorgandonationthathad thewrongbloodtype.AlofthisnoisewasjustcompletelyforeigntowhoIwas— or,moreappropriately,whoIhadbecome.Afewhoursbefore,Ihadbeenorbit- ingEarth,seeingourplanetfromspace,flyingthemostama