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Jun，

Korea

Posted:

3 days ago

Question: First trip to the USA

For my new job, I will travel to the United States next month and meet my American boss. This will be my first trip to the USA. I’m worried about correct business behavior and manners. My boss invited me to his home for dinner. Do you have any advice?

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Sue,

Miami

Posted:

3 days ago

Re: First trip to the USA

It’s a good idea to bring a small gift or something from your country. Don’t be surprised if your boss opens the gift right away. In the USA, people often open a gift when they receive it. In Korea, that is not polite, but it’s appropriate in the USA.

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Sam,

Los Angeles

Posted:

2 days ago

Re: First trip to the USA

Americans use their hands to eat some kinds of food, such as pizza and fried chicken. Watch your American hosts, and do what they do.

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Kathryn,

New York

Posted:

12 hours ago

Re: First trip to the USA

In Korea and Japan, it’s the custom to remove your shoes before entering a house. In the United States, you usually don’t take your shoes off. Once I was travelling in Japan and entered a house with my shoes on by mistake. Oops!

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Lee,

Korea

Posted:

2 hours ago

Re: First trip to the USA

Many Americans are very informal at home. One time I went to dinner at the home of an American business partner, I was surprised that everyone stood and talked in the kitchen while the husband and wife cooked dinner. Besides, unlike in Korea, everyone took part in the dinner table conversation, even the man’s wife and children.

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Andrew, Washington

Posted:

2 hours ago

Re: First trip to the USA

I agree with Lee. I was surprised that American men often cook and that both the husband and wife come to dinner table and talk. You probably won’t speak about business during dinner, so my advice is to know some good topics of conversation. For example, you can talk about travel, food, music, or sports. Of course, it’s good to ask about your boss’s family. But it’s not polite to question about age, salary, religion, or politics.

1. Who will go to the USA?

A.Sue B.Kathryn

C.Sam D.Jun

2. People usually don’t need to remove shoes before entering a house in ________.

A.Korea B.the USA

C.Japan D.Not mentioned

3. The underlined word appropriate in the first reply probably means ________.

A.完整的 B.无礼的

C.合适的 D.愉快的

4. According to Andrew, it’s polite to talk about some topics during dinner except ________.

A.travel B.politics

C.sports D.food

5. Which of the following statements is True? ________

A.Jun is worried about his English.

B.It’s not polite to bring a small gift when visiting a home in the USA.

C.It’s OK for you to use hands to eat pizza and fried chicken like your American hosts.

D.Lee found the husband talking with the guests while the wife cooked in the kitchen.

6. What can we infer(推断) from the online discussion? ________

A.Both Japanese and Korean are informal at home.

B.Only wives cook in the kitchen in the USA.

C.American customs are similar to Korean and Japanese customs.

D.Women and children don’t usually take part in the table conversation in Korea.

 

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了人们在线谈论各种话题。

1.细节理解题。根据For my new job, I will travel to the United States next month and meet my American boss为了我的新工作,我下个月将前往美国,去见我的美国老板。可知选D。

2.细节理解题。根据In Korea and Japan, it’s the custom to remove your shoes before entering a house. In the United States, you usually don’t take your shoes off在韩国和日本,进入房子之前脱鞋。在美国,你通常不必脱掉你的鞋。可知应选。

3.细节理解题。根据In the USA, people often open a gift when they receive it. In Korea, that is not polite, but it’s appropriate in the USA在美国, 当他们收到礼物时，人们经常打开它。在韩国,这是不礼貌的,但它在美国是适当的。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据you can talk about travel, food, music, or sports. Of course, it’s good to ask about your boss’s family. But it’s not polite to question about age, salary, religion, or politics. 你可以谈论旅游,食物,音乐,或运动。当然,询问关于你的老板的家人是可以的。但是谈论年龄,工资,宗教或政治是不礼貌的问题。

可知故选B。

5.细节理解题。通过I was surprised that everyone stood and talked in the kitchen while the husband and wife cooked dinner. 我很惊讶, 当丈夫和妻子做晚饭时，每个人都站在厨房里聊天,故选C。

6.细节理解题。根据unlike in Korea, everyone took part in the dinner table conversation, even the man’s wife and children与韩国不同,每个人都参加了餐桌上的谈话,甚至人的妻子和孩子。可知选D

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