17．Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century．In the last forty years，business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important．Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world．Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business，however，often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners．
The American businessman，for example，wants to start talking business immediately．He does not want to wait．The Japanese businessman，on the other hand，likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought．Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means"Yes"or"No"．This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society（社会），Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say"No"directly．
In the USA，it is easy to say"No"to something one does not want to do．But in Japan，it is very difficult to say"No"．To refuse an invitation or a request（请求） with"No"is felt to be impolite．It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly．So instead of saying"No"directly，the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid（避免） saying"No"．These can help them avoid hurting other people's feelings．However，this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow．
42．What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan？A
A．Their different ways of doing business．
B．Their different lifestyles．
C．The fact that the Japanese never say"No"．
D．The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action．
43．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression"bewilder foreign businessmen"in Paragraph One？D
A．cause foreign businessmen to change their minds．
B．give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen．
C．attract foreign businessmen's attention．
D．make foreign businessmen think wrongly．
44．What fact does the passage lead you to believe？C
A．American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones．
B．American businessmen like to say"Yes"and"No"．
C．Americans usually say what they are thinking．
D．Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly．
45．From the passage we can infer（推断） thatB．
A．Japanese businessmen are good at business
B．foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business
C．foreign businessmen must be more polite
D．you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed．
分析 本文主要讲述存在于日本和西方国家的做生意的不同方式，使得做生意有些困难．
解答 42---45 ADCB
42．A； 细节理解题，根据第一段Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business，however，often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners．可知日本和西方国家的做生意的不同方式，使得做生意有些困难．故选A．
43．D； 句意推测题，根据该短语所在的句子，日本和西方国家的做生意的不同方式经常…，使得做生意有些困难．以及后面讲到他们认为说"不"是不礼貌的，因此不直接说"不"，推测该句意思为方式不同，容易让人误解，故选D．
44．C； 细节题，根据第三段In the USA，it is easy to say"No"to something one does not want to do．在美国，某人不想做某事，说"不"是很容易的．故选C
45．B； 主旨理解题，根据文章大意讲述存在于日本和西方国家的做生意的不同方式，使得做生意有些困难．以及最后一句，However，this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow．然而，这经常使他们做生意的方式对外国人去理解和遵守相当的难，故推测．故外国商人应该试着了解日本人做生意的方式．故选B
点评 阅读理解题，考生注意通读全文，在理解的基础上，按要求做题，最好能在原文找出出处
