专题强化练十五 组合练(二) <br />Ⅰ.阅读理解 <br />It was just one word in one e－mail，but it caused huge financial <br />losses for a multinational company.The message，written in English， <br />was sent by a native speaker to a colleague for whom English was a <br />second language.Unsure of the word ， the receiver found two <br />contradictory meanings in his dictionary.He acted on the wrong <br />one.Months later，senior management investigated why the project <br />had failed，costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. <br />When such misunderstandings happen ， it's usually the native <br />speakers who are to blame.Ironically，they are worse at delivering <br />their message than people who speak English as a second or third <br />language. <br />A lot of native speakers are happy that English has become the <br />world's global language.They don't feel the need to accommodate or <br />adapt to others.They often talk too fast for others to follow，and use <br />jokes ， slang ， short forms and references specific to their own <br />culture. “ The first time I worked in an international institution ， <br />somebody said‘ETA 16 ： 53’and I thought‘What on earth is <br />ETA？’”says Michael Blattrer，an executive in an international <br />company. <br />And then there's cultural style.When a British reacts to a <br />proposal by saying“That's interesting” ， a fellow British might <br />recognize this as“That's rubbish.”But other nationalities would take <br />the word“interesting”on face value. <br />Also，lots of the information is not fully understood because of <br />the complex language native speakers use.Too many non － native <br />speakers ，especially the Asians and the French ，are too concerned <br />about not“losing face”and nod approvingly while not getting the <br />message at all ， because of which ， the native speakers continue <br />delivering information that makes little sense to them.The <br />information gap is unnoticed and keeps widening. <br />Native speakers should communicate efficiently with simple <br />language.When trying to communicate in English with a group of <br />people with different levels of fluency ， it's important for native <br />speakers to make the same point in a couple of different ways and <br />ask for some acknowledgement ， reaction and action ， to know <br />whether they've been understood or not. <br />【语篇解读】 当母语是英语的人和母语是非英语的人交流时， <br />由于前者的表达习惯，比如用一些俚语、简略语等，而后者又碍于面 <br />子不懂装懂，因此产生的信息沟越来越大。本文建议母语是英语的人 <br />在与母语不是英语的人交流时使用简单的语言、采取互动等方法以使 <br />后者更好地理解。 <br />1．The first paragraph of the passage is written to________． <br />A．tell readers an interesting story <br />B．introduce the topic of the passage <br />C．state the importance of English <br />D．show an example of communication <br />解析：推理判断题。...
