Question

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(尊敬) 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(退休) 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.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

3. 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

4.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.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.  Different countries, different customs     B.  Old people, old customs

C.  Different restaurants, different services    D.  Differences between old and young

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意：當我的家庭從廣東的一個小村莊搬到美國,也把中國的文件與風俗帶到了美國。一條就是年輕人應該尊敬老人,不幸的是卻給我帶來了尷尬。我在一個中餐飯館做兼職,一次給一對中年夫妻上菜,那位妻子問我為什么上菜那么快,我告訴她是因為我尊敬老人,她聽后顯的很不高興。經理把我拉到一邊告訴我了在美國是不喜歡被人看作是老人的。我回到桌旁向那位妻子道歉,在那對夫妻聽到我的原因后,明白是文化差異引起的問題,所以他們大笑不再生氣了。在我中國的村子里,人們以年老為榮，然而在美國,人們認為變老是個問題,因為"老"表明一個人要退休了或身體不好了。之后,我改變了我對待老人的方法，我仍然尊重他們,但不是通過語言來體現。

1.細節理解題。根據I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.我告訴她我確信上菜快是因為我總是尊敬老人，可知答案選D。

2.細節理解題。根據In my village in China, people are proud of being old.在我中國的村子里,人們以年老為榮，可知答案選C。

3.細節理解題。根據After that, I changed the way I had been with older people.之后,我改變了我對待老人的方法，可知答案選A。

4.推理判斷題。根據 After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. 在那對夫妻聽到我的原因后,明白是文化差異引起的問題,所以他們大笑不再生氣了,I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. 我告訴她我確信上菜快是因為我總是尊敬老人，I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. 然后,我回到桌旁向那位妻子道歉,After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. 之后,我改變了我對待老人的方法，可知答案選B。

5.標題歸納題。根據In my village in China, people are proud of being old.在我中國的村子里,人們以年老為榮，However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. 然而在美國,人們認為變老是個問題,因為"老"表明一個人要退休了或身體不好了，可知答案選C。

考點：文化類短文閱讀。