Question

【題目】 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】

這篇短文主要講述了東西方的文化差異，東方尊敬老人，但是西方人不喜歡別人說他們老。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)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，當(dāng)我給一對中年夫婦端菜時，妻子問我怎么能這么快端上來。我告訴她，我已經(jīng)確保他們很快得到食物，因為我一直尊重老人�？芍�，杰克很快給這對夫婦送來了食物，因為他尊敬老人。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解。nervous緊張的； satisfied滿意的；unhappy不高興的。根據(jù)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.” 我告訴她，我已經(jīng)確保他們很快得到食物，因為我一直尊重老人。我一說，她臉上就流露出極大的不快。因此當(dāng)杰克稱這對夫婦為“老人”時，他們變得不高興了。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中“In my village in China, people are proud of being old.” 在中國，我的村子里人們以年老而自豪�？芍�，在Jack的家鄉(xiāng)，人們以年老為榮。故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“After that, I changed the way I had been with older people.” 在那之后，我改變了與老年人相處的方式。故選A。

【5】推理判斷。根據(jù)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。夫妻倆聽了我的理由后，明白問題是文化差異造成的，于是笑了起來，不再生氣�？芍�選項A“The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.”說法錯誤的。根據(jù)文中“but now I don't show my feelings through words.”但現(xiàn)在我不再通過言語表達(dá)我的感情。可知選項B“Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.”是錯誤的。根據(jù)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，在美國，人們認(rèn)為“變老”是一個問題，因為“變老”表明一個人將要退休或身體工作不好。在這里，許多人試圖通過鍛煉或慢跑來防止自己變老，而女性則化妝，希望看起來年輕�？芍�，選項C“From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.從這次經(jīng)歷中，杰克學(xué)到了更多關(guān)于美國文化的知識。”說法是正確的。故選C。

閱讀理解題通常從細(xì)節(jié)，文章主旨，推測詞組大意幾個方面考查學(xué)生對文章的理解，做題時注意找到文章出處，做到有理有據(jù)。例如第3題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞“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.” 我告訴她，我已經(jīng)確保他們很快得到食物，因為我一直尊重老人。我一說，她臉上就流露出極大的不快。可知這里是不高興的。故選C。