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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 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. 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 longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, 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 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. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them 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 any more; 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 D．he wanted more pay

2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became[____________.

A．nervousB．satisfied

C．unhappyD．excited

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

D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4.After this experience, Jack___________.

A．lost his job in the restaurant

B．made friends with the couple

C．no longer respected the elderly

D．changed his way with older people

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．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

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

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文作者是一位从中国广东移民到美国的年轻人，除了随身带的行李外，他还带去了中国传统的价值观和尊老爱幼的传统美德。但是就是这种“尊老”的美德，却使他在餐馆服务时惹恼了一位顾客，经过这次经历，他意识到了中美文化的差异。

1.细节理解题。根据文章首段One of the rules is that young people should always respect elders和.第二段I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.可以判断答案选B。

2.细节理解题。从文章第二段As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.可知当杰克称呼那对夫妇“老人”的时候，他们明显的不高兴，答案选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段In my village in China, people are proud of being old.可知在杰克的村子，人们以老为荣，故答案选B。

4.细节理解题。从文章末段After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. 可知答案选D。

5.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知经过这件事情以后作者改变了自己对待老年人的方式，由此判断他对美国文化有了更深的了解，答案选D。

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“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future . Each of you will have to someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”

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I shook my head again.

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11.A. how B. whether C. why D. when

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