MostAmericanswouldhaveadifficulttimetellingyou,specifically,whatthevaluesarewhichAmericansliveby.Theyhavenevergiventhematteranythought.OvertheyearsIhaveintroducedthousandsofinternationalvisitorstolifeintheUnitedStates.ThishascausedmetotrytolockatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitors,Iamconfidentthatthevalueslistedinthisbookletdescribemost(butnotall)Americans,andthatunderstandingthesevaluescanhelpyou,theinternationalvisitor,understandAmericans.Itismybeliefthatifforeignvisitorsreallyunderstandhowdeeplythese13valuesareingrainedinAmericans,theywillthenbeabletounderstand95%ofAmericanactions–actionswhichmightotherwiseappear“strange,”“confusing,”or“unbelievable”whenevaluatedfromtheperspectiveoftheforeigner’sownsocietyanditsvalues.Thedifferentbehaviorsofapeopleoraculturemakesenseonlywhenseenthroughthebasicbeliefs,assumptionsandvaluesofthatparticulargroup.Whenyouencounteranaction,orhearastatementintheUnitedStateswhichsurprisesyou,trytoseeitasanexpressionofoneormoreofthevalueslistedinthisbooklet.
16.CananordinaryAmericantellyouhis/hervaluesystem?A.Yes,becausethisissomethinganAmericanlivesby.B.No,becauseeveryonewillhavehis/herownsystem.C.No,becausehe/shehasneverthoughtaboutit.D.Yes,becausevaluesaresomethingoftenintheirthought.
17.Theauthorlists13valuesinhisbookletto.A.inviteforeignerstovisitAmericaB.lookatAmericansthroughtheeyesofforeignvisitorsC.describetheconfusingactionsofmostAmericansD.helpinternationalvisitorsunderstandAmericans
18.Theword“ingrained”inLine2,Paragraph3mostprobablymeans.A.rootedinthemindsB.foundinthegrainsC.plantedforfoodD.preparedwithgrain
19.VisitorssometimesfeelAmericansbehaveinastrange,confusingorunbelievableway,probablybecause.A.AmericansarehardtounderstandB.AmericanshavevalueswhichareentirelydifferentfromtheirownC.theyviewAmericansaccordingtothevaluesintheirownsocietyD.itisdifficulttounderstandanypeoplewhenyoufirstencounterthem
20.HowcanyouunderstandasurprisingbehaviororstatementofanAmericanwhenyouv
