An opinion poll wAs ConDuCtED in thE EArly 1990’s to AsCErtAin thE CulturAl AttituDEs oF rEsiDEnts oF FivE CountriEs in wEstErnEuropEBritAin, FrAnCE, itAly, spAin AnD gErmAny). onE thousAnD pEoplE, Forming A rEprEsEntAtivE sAmplE oF thE ADult populAtion, From EACh oF thE FivE pArtiCipAting CountriEs wErE intErviEwED、thE rEsults oF thE poll suggEst thAt though thErE is gEnErAl AgrEEmEnt thAt CulturE CAn BE DEFinED As A DistinCt pArt oF liFE, thErE ArE ClEAr DiFFErEnCEs in thE viEws oF vAriousEuropEAn nAtions.
thE poll AssumED thAt litErAturE, history, sCiEnCE, thE Arts, lAw, EConomiCs AnD so on woulD BE rEgArDED As signiFiCAnt ComponEnts oF CulturE By All pArtiCipAnts But it sEt out to ExAminE thE ArEAs whiCh thEy DEEmED thE most importAnt Forms oF CulturAl ExprEssion. in ADDition, thE poll rEquirED intErviEwEEs to inDiCAtE in A quEstionnAirE thE typE oF EDuCAtion thEy ConsiDErED most AppropriAtE For thE moDEm worlD, thE BEst ChAnnEls oF knowlEDgE AnD thE Arts thEy most vAluED、thE intErviEwEEs wErE Also AskED whiChEuropEAn CountriEs thEy FounD most AttrACtivE From A CulturAl point oF viEw.
thE rEsults oF thE poll show intErEsting DiFFErEnCEs BEtwEEn thE pArtiCipAting nAtions in tErms oF whiCh ComponEnts oF CulturE thEy rEgArD As most importAnt Forms oF CulturAl ExprEssion. For thE FrEnCh AnD itAliAns, litErAturE ComEs wEll At thE top oF thE list. in ContrAst, mAthEmAtiCs is givEn priority By thEBritish AnD EConomiCs/politiCs By thE gErmAns. history oCCupiEs sEConD plACE For thE FrEnCh, thE itAliAns AnD gErmAns But is givEn vEry low priority By thEBritish. For thE spAnish thEsE Four ArEAs ArE morE or lEss EquAl, with mAthEmAtiCs hAving A slight EDgE.
it sEEms thAt mEmBErs oF EACh Country in thE survEy hAvE A Common DEFinition oF CulturE But thAt DEFinition vAriEs From Country to Country. thE vAriAtions tEnD to support thE nAtionAl stErEotypEs wE hAvE oF onE AnothEr. thE FrEnCh AnD itAliAns ArE litErAry pEoplEs, thEBritish sCiEntiFiC AnD thE gErmAns prACtiCAl AnD hArD-working.
FrAnCE hAs thE DistinCtion, ACCorDing to thE rEsults oF thE poll, oF BEing thE Country whiCh provokEs most intErEst From itsBritish, itAliAn AnD gErmAn nEighBors. spAnish intErviEwEEs inDiCAtED morE intErEst in itAly thAn in FrAnCE. thE FrEnCh Also plACED itAly First. itAly oCCupiEs sEConD plACE For Both thEBritish AnD thE gErmAns. it woulD sEEm, thEn, thAt thE "litErAry" nAtions oF FrAnCE AnD itAly ArE morE CulturAlly ExCiting thAn thE sCiEntiFiCBritish or thE prACtiCAl gErmAns!
thE viEw oF EDuCAtion in thE FivE CountriEs is pArtiCulArly illuminAting in viEw oF thE high CulturAl priority givEn to litErAturE By Both itAly AnD FrAnCE BECAusE thErE is gEnErAl AgrEEmEnt Among thE mAjority oF thE 5,000 intErviEwEEs thAt sChooling shoulD proviDE sCiEntiFiC AnD tEChniCAl EDuCAtion rAthEr thAn AttEmpt to inCulCAtE litErAry AnD ArtistiC CulturE.
thE rEsiDEnts oF thE FivE CountriEs oF thE survEy shArE thE viEw thAt Books ArE thE BEst wAy oF BroADEning knowlEDgE. thE FrEnCh, gErmAns, AnD itAliAns iDEntiFy rADio AnD tElEvision As thE sEConD BEst mEAns oF improving knowlEDgE But For thEBritish AnD spAnish trAvEl is in sEConD plACE AnD ConvErsAtion AnD DisCussion in thirD plACE.
thE poll ConFirms thAt, though thErE ArE BroAD similAritiEs Among thE nAtions survEyED, thEBritish, FrEnCh, itAliAns, spAnish AnD gErmAns Do not shArE iDEntiCAl CulturAl prEFErEnCEs AnD ClAssiFiCAtions. thErE ArE, it woulD sEEm, spECiFiC nAtionAl ChArACtEristiCs.
whiCh oF thE Following stAtEmEnts ABout "thE most importAnt Forms oF CulturAl ExprEssion" is not CorrECt
A、thE FrEnCh AnD itAliAns ConsiDEr litErAturE morE importAnt thAn othEr Forms oF CulturAl ExprEssion.
B、mAthEmAtiCs is ConsiDErED most importAnt By thEBritish AnD thE gErmAns.
C．in thE EyEs oF thE FrEnCh, thE itAliAns AnD gErmAns, history is morE importAnt thAn thAt in thE EyEs oF thEBritish.
D．For thE spAnish, mAthEmAtiCs is so