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【题目】 When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I hadmade sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, herface showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive (敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description "old". I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longerangry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy oreighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think "growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that aperson is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselvesaway from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this causedthem to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn't want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them anymore; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words.

【1】Jack brought the couple their food very fast because ________.

A.the manager asked him to do so

B.he respected the elderly

C.the couple wanted him to do so

【2】When Jack called the couple "elderly", they became ________.

A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappy

【3】In Jack's hometown, ________.

A.people dislike being called "old"

B.people are proud of being old

C.many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

【4】After this experience, Jack ________.

A.changed his way with older people

B.made friends with the couple

C.no longer respected the elderly

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C.From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了东西方的文化差异，东方尊敬老人，但是西方人不喜欢别人说他们老。

【1】细节理解。根据文中“One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.” 有一次，当我给一对中年夫妇端菜时，妻子问我怎么能这么快端上来。我告诉她，我已经确保他们很快得到食物，因为我一直尊重老人。可知，杰克很快给这对夫妇送来了食物，因为他尊敬老人。故选B。

【2】细节理解。nervous紧张的； satisfied满意的；unhappy不高兴的。根据文中“I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.” 我告诉她，我已经确保他们很快得到食物，因为我一直尊重老人。我一说，她脸上就流露出极大的不快。因此当杰克称这对夫妇为“老人”时，他们变得不高兴了。故选C。

【3】细节理解。根据文中“In my village in China, people are proud of being old.” 在中国，我的村子里人们以年老而自豪。可知，在Jack的家乡，人们以年老为荣。故选B。

【4】细节理解。根据“After that, I changed the way I had been with older people.” 在那之后，我改变了与老年人相处的方式。故选A。

【5】推理判断。根据文中“I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.” 然后我走回桌子，向妻子道歉。夫妻俩听了我的理由后，明白问题是文化差异造成的，于是笑了起来，不再生气。可知选项A“The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.”说法错误的。根据文中“but now I don't show my feelings through words.”但现在我不再通过言语表达我的感情。可知选项B“Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.”是错误的。根据文中“However, in the United States, people think "growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young.” 然而，在美国，人们认为“变老”是一个问题，因为“变老”表明一个人将要退休或身体工作不好。在这里，许多人试图通过锻炼或慢跑来防止自己变老，而女性则化妆，希望看起来年轻。可知，选项C“From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.从这次经历中，杰克学到了更多关于美国文化的知识。”说法是正确的。故选C。

阅读理解题通常从细节，文章主旨，推测词组大意几个方面考查学生对文章的理解，做题时注意找到文章出处，做到有理有据。例如第3题。根据关键词“I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.” 我告诉她，我已经确保他们很快得到食物，因为我一直尊重老人。我一说，她脸上就流露出极大的不快。可知这里是不高兴的。故选C。