[单项选择]As nineteenth-century American cultural aspirations expanded, women stepped into a new role as interpreters of art, both by writing works on art history and by teaching art.


A. patronage
B. imagination
C. ambitions
D. opportunities

[单项选择]American people ignore cultural differences in other countries because ______.
A. they can afford it with powerful economy and great wealth
B. they are aggressive by nature and proud of their own culture
C. people in other cultures respect the American culture
D. people in other cultures are particularly tolerant

[单项选择]The American ______ as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values in the American Romantic Period.
A. Puritanism
B. Atheism
C. Deism
D. Cynicism

[单项选择]American corporations are


A. free from international competition.
B. immune to industrial consolidation.
C. under the intense pressure of international competition.
D. stopping the pain 0f industrial consolidation．

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Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that you might not think about: space. Every person understands himself to have a sort of invisible shield surrounding his physical body. When someone comes too close, he feels uncomfortable. When he bumps onto someone, he feels obligated to apologize. But the size of a person’s "comfort zone" depends on his cultural ethnic origin For example, in casual conversation, many Americans stand about four feet apart. In other words, they like to keep each other "at arms length", people in Latin or Arab cultures, in contrast, stand very close to each other, and touch each other often. If someone from one of those cultures stands too close to an American while in conversation, the American may feel uncomfortable and back away.
When Americans are talking, they expect others to respond to what they are saying. To Americans, polite conversationalists empathize by displaying expressions of exci
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality