题目内容
It’s inevitable for us to meet and contact with strangers. Also talking to strangers matters but how does it work? There are unwritten rules we tend to follow. The rules are very different depending on what country we’re in and what culture we’re in.
In most parts of the US, the baseline expectation in public is that we maintain a balance between politeness and privacy. This is known as civil inattention(礼貌性疏忽). So, imagine two people are walking towards each other on the street. They’ll glance or wave at each other from a distance. That’s the civility. And then as they get closer, they’ll look away, to give each other some space.
In other cultures, people go to extraordinary lengths not to interact at all. People from Denmark are unwilling to talk to strangers, and they would rather miss their stop on the bus than say “excuse me” to someone that they need to get around. They move the backpacks on purpose or use their bodies to say that they need to get past, instead of using two words.
In Egypt, it’s rude to ignore a stranger, and there’s a remarkable culture of hospitality. Strangers might ask each other for a sip of water. Or, if you ask someone for directions, they’re very likely to invite you home for coffee. We see these unwritten rules most clearly when they’re broken, or when you’re in a new place and you’re trying to figure out what the right thing to do is.
When you talk to strangers, you’re making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life and theirs. You’re making unexpected connections. If you don’t talk to strangers, you’re missing out on all of that. We spend a lot of time teaching our children about strangers. What would happen if we spent more time teaching ourselves? We could make a space for change.
1.Which of the following can be regarded as civil inattention in most parts of the US?
A. Avoiding talking to strangers.
B. Glancing at each other anytime.
C. Greeting someone in the distance.
D. Inviting strangers home for coffee.
2.How does a Dane get past on the bus?
A. By saying “excuse me” politely.
B. By tapping others on the shoulders.
C. By forcing his way through people.
D. By making a gesture.
3.Why does the author advise making a space for change?
A. To let us create private space between strangers and us.
B. To let us show hospitality to strangers.
C. To let us make improvement on how to treat strangers.
D. To let us maintain a balance between politeness and privacy.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How to contact with strangers.
B. Different rules of treating strangers.
C. The meaning of civil inattention.
D. Making unexpected connections.
