1 . During my stay at the University of Michigan, one of the senior professors asked me to join a seminar on culture and emotion. In a general________of self-introductions, I introduced myself in a(n)________Dutch way as one of those who are “interested in culture and emotion”. The professor supplemented (补充) my self-introduction to________American standards, saying I was one of the world’s experts on the________. In response, I looked down in________, and thought that “expert” was a big word.
When I lived in North Carolina, my new friends came over to ________. Conversations were full of interest and energy, and there was a lot of ________. At the end of the evening, when my guests left, they thanked me for the dinner. My heart________, because I was born and raised in the Netherlands, where “thanking for dinner” means the relationship is ________. Emotions are different enough to feel out of________when you move from one culture to another. The professor at the University of Michigan meant to make me feel________, but instead made me uncomfortable. My friends meant to show ________, but they made me think they were distancing themselves from me.
We think about emotions as feelings deep inside us, but in________, our emotions happen in interactions with others. In my own culture, it was hard to observe the________emotions of others, but I was able to see them when I moved to the US—a different________from where I was raised.
1. A.analysis | B.state | C.letter | D.round |
2. A.understated | B.interesting | C.dramatic | D.proud |
3. A.set | B.fit | C.evaluate | D.recommend |
4. A.approach | B.situation | C.topic | D.course |
5. A.curiosity | B.pity | C.disappointment | D.embarrassment |
6. A.play | B.dine | C.work | D.perform |
7. A.support | B.noise | C.fun | D.arguing |
8. A.sank | B.melted | C.raced | D.opened |
9. A.harmonious | B.normal | C.strong | D.distant |
10. A.date | B.shape | C.place | D.sight |
11. A.reliable | B.good | C.serious | D.careful |
12. A.gratitude | B.respect | C.admiration | D.affection |
13. A.total | B.advance | C.detail | D.reality |
14. A.unbelievable | B.pure | C.invisible | D.powerful |
15. A.level | B.culture | C.standard | D.value |