【单选题】Everycountr ytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountr iesisoftenadistorted(曲解的)one.Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntr avelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytr avelingin,orlivinginacountr yandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountr yanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!Differencesbetweenpeoplesdo,ofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandeaseoftr avel,theremightseemtobesometr uthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerneD、Howeverthismaybe.Atleastthegreatereaseoftr aveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.Theknowledgeonegainsbytr avelinginaforeigncountr yisoften______.A、fromsecond-handinformationB、gatheredfromothersourcesthanfromitsinhabitantsC、gainedfromtheargumentsaboutthecountr yD、differentfromwhatonehadbeforethetr avel
【单选题】Everycountr ytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountr iesisoftenadistorted(曲解的)one.Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntr avelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytr avelingin,orlivinginacountr yandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountr yanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!Differencesbetweenpeoplesdo,ofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandeaseoftr avel,theremightseemtobesometr uthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerneD、Howeverthismaybe.Atleastthegreatereaseoftr aveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.Theknowledgeonegainsbytr avelinginaforeigncountr yisoften______.A、fromsecond-handinformationB、gatheredfromothersourcesthanfromitsinhabitantsC、gainedfromtheargumentsaboutthecountr yD、differentfromwhatonehadbeforethetr avel



