四、閱讀測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】 We all know that Americans are loud and friendly, the French are romantic, and Japanese people are quietand polite. But hold on a minute. These common stereotypes, which many people around the world believe, areactually untrue. Recently, a new study has shown that although national stereotypes are widespread, they areusually incorrect.The results of this study were published in the journal Science. In the study, 4,000 people from 49 culturesreceived surveys instructing them to describe a typical person from their own culture. Then, participants weregiven another survey and told to describe themselves and people they knew from their culture.When the two surveys were compared, the results did not match. In other words, the ways in whichparticipants thought of a typical person from their own culture and the ways in which they thought of themselveswere quite different.Germans, for example, are often thought to be orderly and efficient. However, as the study shows, mostGermans don’t believe that they themselves are that way at all. They might see themselves as wild, passionate, oreven lazy. Though they understand that a stereotype about Germans exists and might even believe the otherGermans act this way, they think they are the exceptions to it.So, next time you want to consider someone from any country to be a certain “typical” person, think again.Perhaps one of the researchers from the study said it best: “National stereotypes can provide some informationabout a culture, but they do not describe people.”
46. In most people’s minds, how are the Japanese like?
(A) They follow certain rules and do things fast.
(B) They speak up and are sociable with others.
(C) They are well-mannered and don’t talk much.
(D) They do crazy things to please their friends.