When my family moved to America in 2010 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 taking exercise, 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 money

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

A. nervous B. satisfied

C. unhappy D. excited

3.In Jack’s hometown, _______.

A. people dislike being called “old”

B. young people can learn from old people’s experience

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 old 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】

試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文。主要講的是作者一家人從中國(guó)的廣東移居到美國(guó),卻因?yàn)槲幕町惗a(chǎn)生了誤解。在一次兼職經(jīng)歷中,作者出于中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)尊重年長(zhǎng)者,卻引起美國(guó)人的不高興。在老板的解釋下,作者理解了文化差異和沖突的不同,所以更加小心,入鄉(xiāng)隨俗,尊重文化差異。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段可知“I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.”我告訴他們給他們上菜這么快是因?yàn)槲易鹬啬觊L(zhǎng)者。故選B。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段可知“As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.”當(dāng)我一說(shuō)完,她的臉上就露出不高興的表情。故選C。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段可知“Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.”年輕人總是尊重年長(zhǎng)者因?yàn)樗麄冎揽梢詮哪觊L(zhǎng)者豐富的經(jīng)驗(yàn)中學(xué)習(xí)。故選B。

4. 細(xì)節(jié)題。從最后一段第一句“After that, I changed the way I had been with older people.”從那以后,我就改變了對(duì)待年長(zhǎng)者的態(tài)度和方式。故選D。

5. 理解題。考查對(duì)全文理解。從倒數(shù)第二段“However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is…”可知,作者通過(guò)此次經(jīng)驗(yàn)學(xué)習(xí)到了更多的美國(guó)文化。故選D。

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