题目内容
Chinese Culture
Every Chinese language textbook starts out with the standard phrase for greeting people; but as an American, I always found myself 16 to speak freely when it came to seeing guests off at the door. Just a good-bye would not do, yet that was all I had ever learned from the
17 books. So I would smile and nod, bowing like a Japanese and searching madly for words that would 18 over the visitors’ leaving and make them feel they would be 19 to come again. In my unease, I often hid behind the skirts of my Chinese husband’s kindness.
Then finally, listening to others, I began to pick up the phrases that 20 relationships and sent people off not only successfully but also skillfully. 21 for the Chinese includes a lot of necessary habitual practice. Although as a 22 , I’m not expected to learn the expressions of politeness and 23 at leaving-taking.
The Chinese feel they 24 see a guest off to the farther possible point－down the stairs to the street below or perhaps all the way to the 25 bus stop. I’ve sometimes waited half an hour or more for my husband to return from seeing a guest off, 26 he has gone to the bus stop and waited for the next bus to arrive.
That’s very well, but when I’m the guest being seen off, my protests are always 27 . My hostess or 28 , or both, insists on 29 me down the stairs and well on my way, with my repeating the “Don’t 30 to see me off at every landing.” If I try to go fast to 31 them from following, they simply run after me. Better to accept it.
Besides, that’s going against Chinese 32 , because rushing is to be avoided. What do you say when you 33 someone? Not “Farewell” or “Don’t rush”, 34 “Go slowly.” To the Chinese it means “Take care” or “Watch your 35 ” or some such caution, but translated literally it means “Go slowly”.
16. A. easy B. difficult C. unable D. effective
17. A. useful B. terrible C. priceless D. cheap
18. A. smooth B. talk C. calm D. take
19. A. content B. ready C. welcome D. sad
20. A. damaged B. broke C. destroyed D. eased
21. A. Leaving B. Dividing C. Separating D. Interviewing
22. A. wife B. guest C. hostess D. foreigner
23. A. protest B. refuse C. explain D. state
24. A. can B. will C. may D. must
25. A. farther B. nearest C. easiest D. shortest
26. A. although B. unless C. if D. because
27. A. effective B. unnecessary C. useless D. troublesome
28. A. neighbour B. host C. relative D. friend
29. A. leading B. seeing C. inviting D. pushing
30. A. trouble B. have C. decide D. walk
31. A. protect B. make C. discourage D. dismiss
32. A. rule B. custom C. design D. opinion
33. A. meet with B. talk with C. part with D. call on
34. A. and B. or C. but D. even
35. A. foot B. health C. shoe D. step
16－20 CBACD 21－25 ADADB 26－30 DCBBA 31—35 CBCCD
