cities)． Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough． In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings． Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile．

　　Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to "read" people from another culture as we would "read" someone from our own culture． The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions． Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted． For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do． When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly．

　　It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States． People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others． The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different． If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of "reading" the other person incorrectly．

　　1．What does the smile usually mean in the U．S．?

　　A．Love．　　　　　　B．Politeness．

　　C．Joy． D．Thankfulness．

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的内容可知，在美国，微笑通常意味着"快乐"。

　　2．The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can ________．

　　A．show friendliness to strangers

　　B．be used to hide true feelings

　　C．be used in the wrong places

　　D．show personal habits

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句的内容可知，作者提到的越南人的微笑是为了证明微笑可以被用来掩饰真实的情感。

　　3．What should we do before attempting to "read" people?

　　A．Learn about their relations with others．

　　B．Understand their cultural backgrounds．

　　C．Find out about their past experience．

　　D．Figure out what they will do next．

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。结合全文内容尤其是第二段可推知，在试图"读懂"他人之前，应该先了解他们的文化背景。

　　4．What would be the best title for the test?

　　A．Cultural Differences

　　B．Smiles and Relationships

　　C．Facial Expressiveness

　　D．Habits and Emotions

　　解析：选C　标题归纳题。文章第一段第一句直接切入本文的话题"面部表情"，再结合全文内容可知，C项作为本文标题最合适。

　　B

　　I didn't go to Colorado to ski． I went because I was persuaded to attend a two­day class at the Bridgestone Winter Driving School there．

Everyone in my family came along with me． The first morning, we