11级拓展班+自主学习阅读任务B3(三)

1 11级拓展班自主学习阅读任务（三） Weeks 12-15 Topic 3: Culture and Me

1. 阅读任务（Reading assignments）: 请同学们认真阅读老师提供的有关Topic3 的阅读材料（请见以下第3点）。这些材料主要来源于你们手上的书本，我们会以书本名称、第几册、第几unit等方式为大家提供自主学习阅读内容。为了增加大家的课外阅读量，使大家拥有可供讨论的更多素材和信息，我们为大家组织了一些与Topic 3主题相关的其它阅读材料。 请同学们采取独立与小组合作学习相结合的方式完成阅读任务。首先每位同学独立完成Topic 3的相关材料的阅读，然后与小组伙伴们一起在寝室、教室、图书馆阅览室等地，或者通过手机、网络等渠道根据以下Framework of KWLC for Reading Review表格里的内容讨论你的阅读理解和想法，在形成自己的观点后撰写一篇有关Topic 3的阅读评论。评论的字数要求在300英文词左右，内容可以根据Framework of KWLC for Reading Review中的几个与你的合作伙伴们讨论过的问题来写。

附：Framework of KWLC for Reading Review (K) What do I know about this topic? (W) What do I want to know about this topic? (L) What did I learn from the provided reading materials and also my group members? (C) What do I want to comment on what I learned?

2.阅读任务学习评价方式： Topic 2 的阅读评论作业要求在Dec. 17, 2012前完成。 请同学们务必在该截止时间前把阅读评论作业通过“新理念外语网络教学平台”的“作业”栏目上传给你的任课老师。逾期提交作业，任课老师将不接收；不交作业，任课老师将从你的考勤10分总成绩中扣除一分成绩。 2

3. 阅读材料： I．书本材料 1. 《全新版大学英语综合教程》（Book 3） Unit 5 Giving Thanks（Text A, Text B） 2. 《新世纪大学英语快速阅读》（Book 1） Unit 7 Christmas (P113-127) 3. 《新世纪大学英语快速阅读》（Book 2） Unit 3 Cuisine (P31-43) 4. 《新世纪大学英语快速阅读》（Book 2） Unit 5 Culture (P61-72) 5. 《新世纪大学英语快速阅读》（Book 3） Unit 1 Customs and Festivals (P1-12)

II．其它材料 Passage 1: On the Differences between Chinese and Western Culture

What is culture? Within the broadest sense, culture is humanized nature. Everything that is related to human beings' activity can be referred to as culture. Culture is a reflect of human's life, a record of human's activities, and a kind of historical sediment. It represents people's need and requirement, as well as ideal and desire towards life. It is human's behavior to make acquaintance of the nature and at the same time think about themselves. Besides, it symbolizes a framework supporting human's spirits.

A. Cultural Differences in Etiquette 1. Differences in Communicative Manners Firstly, there is dissimilarity in meeting each other. The Chinese people usually introduce more intimate small talks, such as "Have you eaten?", "where are you going?", or "what are you doing?". While such greeting may be considered to be intrusive or embarrassed for the westerners since they may misunderstand it as a kind of "interrogation" about their private lives. In western countries, people meet each other only with a simple "hello", or more specifically, they will say "Good morning!", "Good afternoon!", or "Good evening!" But for some countries like UK, people prefer to talking about weather, and they usually begin with "It is a nice day today."

As for the title, in China, the real name is only available when people are intimate with each other. Whereas in western countries, it is more often used. The westerners will address "Sir" and "Madam" before an unknown stranger, "Miss" before a girl of ten or twenties, and "Ms" or "Mrs" before a married woman. When it comes to family members, first names or nicknames are all acceptable. People can call their Dad's or Mam's first name at home. They can also call all the male elders as "Uncle" and all the female elders as "Aunt". 3

However, it is not the same thing in China. We must be aware of the relations between the youngers and the elders, or we may be considered as impolite.

In addition, there are various farewell words in the Chinese and the Western languages. For example, when leaving a patient, we Chinese people usually say "Drink much water.", "Put on more clothes." or "Have a rest". While the westerners will never say like that, because it may be considered as "impolite behavior". Instead, they will choose words like "Take care." or "Get well soon."

2.Differences in Food and Drinking There is an old saying in China "Food is the utmost necessity of people", from which we can sense the key position of food in Chinese people. Therefore, the Chinese people view eating as the most important thing.

The Chinese food focuses more on the integration of color, smell, taste, appearance and embodiment than nutrition. As long as it is tasty and inviting, the nutrition then is not that important. Whereas, the westerners hold a scientific view on food that focuses much on nutrition's collocation and absorption. They usually take nutrition as the most important thing no matter how the dish looks, smells, tastes. They are less keen on taste but more for survival and health.

As for the eating environment, the Chinese people like livelihood and excitement with many people crowded together drinking and eating, creating a warm environment. Except for formal banquet, there is no special eating manners in China. While in the western countries, people prefer pleasant and quite environment. They think keeping good manners at table is important. For example, they never make noisy sound when eating.