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Jun,
Korea(韓國)
Posted,
5 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 there. I’m worried about correct business behavior and manners. My boss invited me to his home for dinner. Do you have any advice?
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 common in the USA.
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.
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!
Lee,
Korea
Posted,
2 hours ago
Re: First trip to the USA
Many Americans are very informal（非正式的）at home. One time I went to an American business partner’s home for dinner, I was surprised that everyone stood and talked in the kitchen while the husband and wife were cooking dinner. Besides, unlike in Korea, everyone took part in the dinner table conversation, even the man’s wife and children.
Andrew,
Washington
Posted,
1 hour ago
Re: First trip to the USA
I agree with Lee. You probably won’t speak about business during dinner, so my advice is to know some   topics of conversation. For example, you can talk about travel, food, music, or sports. But you’d better not question about age.
小題1: Jun posted a question in the forum, because _______.
A．he got a new job
B．he would meet his boss
C．his boss invited him to his home for dinner
D．he wanted to know business behavior and manners in the USA
小題2: What’s the meaning of the underlined word “remove”?
A．開除B．移開C．脫下D．去掉
小題3:If you are invited to an American friend’s home, it’s NOT polite to________.
A．bring a small gift from your countryB．open the gift right away
C．enter the house with your shoes onD．a(chǎn)sk a person’s age
小題4: If you go to your American boss’s home for dinner, you _______.
A．shouldn’t use your hands to eat fried chicken
B．can’t stand and talk in the kitchen while the host is cooking
C．can’t talk with all the family members
D．probably won’t speak about business
小題5: We can know from the online discussion that ________.
A．different countries have different customs
B．Japanese have the similar customs with Americans
C．everyone may take part in the dinner table conversation in Korea
D．only people from Korea and America can answer Jun’s question

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：這篇短文中Jun在一個(gè)網(wǎng)站的論壇上發(fā)帖想要了解美國的商務(wù)禮儀，很多人對(duì)他的問題進(jìn)行了回復(fù)。從這些回復(fù)中我們可以知道，不同的國家有不同的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，不同的禮儀。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格中的第一項(xiàng)可知，Jun在這個(gè)網(wǎng)站的論壇上提了一個(gè)問題，是關(guān)于他第一次來到美國旅行的。This will be my first trip there. I’m worried about correct business behavior and manners這是他第一次來到美國，他很擔(dān)心，因?yàn)樗恢滥抢锷虅?wù)上的行為舉止和禮儀。故應(yīng)該選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格中的第四個(gè)人中In Korea and Japan, it’s the custom to remove your shoes before entering a house.可知，Kathryn在網(wǎng)站上發(fā)帖說，在韓國和日本，在進(jìn)入房間之前脫鞋是禮儀。remove在這里的意思是脫掉，脫下。故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格中最后一個(gè)人中Andrew回復(fù)說For example, you can talk about travel, food, music, or sports. But you’d better not question about age.，在美國，你可以談?wù)撀眯�、食物、音樂或運(yùn)動(dòng)，但是最好不要詢問年齡。因此在美國詢問別人的年齡是不禮貌的，故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)表格中最后一個(gè)人Andrew的回復(fù)中You probably won’t speak about business during dinner,可知，在美國老板的家里吃飯的時(shí)候，你不能說一些關(guān)于生意的事情。故選D。
小題5:主旨大意題。這篇短文中Jun在一個(gè)網(wǎng)站的論壇上提了一個(gè)問題，他要去美國見他的老板，但是他不知道美國的商務(wù)禮儀。通過這個(gè)表格中的回復(fù)可知，不同的國家有不同的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣，故選A。
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