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【題目】 How to say hello in Japanese depends on(取決于) when you say it. This is very much like different greetings used in English at different times of the day or night. In Japanese culture, it also depends on whether you are on the phone or meeting somebody or whether you are close to the person you are greeting. We don’t get formal with our close friends. We seldom greet them with “Good morning “ or “Good evening”. A “Hi” is enough.

Although the most popular and most well-known translation for “Hello” is still “Konnichiwa”, it is not exactly how to say hello in Japanese. It is not the most suitable word for it. Actually, the correct greeting in English for “Konnichiwa” is “Good day” or “Good noon,” and I am sure you wouldn’t like greeting people with a “Good day” at any time, and neither do Japanese like saying “Konnichiwa” when they want to say “Hello”.

So what to do? Let’s do it the way the Japanese do. Use “Ohaiyo Gozaimasu” for “Good morning”, “Konnichiwa” when it’s noon and “Konbanwa” to greet somebody in the afternoon. Things differ when you are on the phone. Just say “Moshi, Moshi”, which is actually similar to saying “Hello” over the phone, because one hardly ever uses “Good morning” or “Good evening” right after picking up the phone. Next time, I’ll tell something about my life in Japan.

【1】What is the best title for this passage?

A.How to greet close friends in Japanese.B.How to greet people in Japanese.

C.Some difference between English and Japanese.D.How to say hello in Japanese.

【2】Japanese people greet each other by saying “______” in the afternoon.

A.KonnichiwaB.Ohaiyo GozaimasuC.KonbanwaD.A.Moshi, Moshi

【3】In the writer’s opinion,______.

A.Japanese people don’t like using “Konnichiwa” as a greeting for the whole day.

B.people don’t need to be polite to their close friends

C.Japanese people are very friendly to each other

D.Japanese culture is similar to American culture

【4】We can learn from the passage that the writer_______.

A.lived in Japan for some timeB.is working in a radio station now

C.knows both Japanese and ChineseD.is from Britain

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要說(shuō)明了如何用日語(yǔ)打招呼，說(shuō)明了盡管“你好”最受歡迎和最知名的翻譯仍然是“Konnichiwa”，但這并不是日語(yǔ)中怎么說(shuō)你好。這不是最合適的詞。介紹了早上、中午、和晚上正確的日語(yǔ)問(wèn)候語(yǔ)，和打電話時(shí)的問(wèn)候語(yǔ)。

【1】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段中How to say hello in Japanese depends on(取決于) when you say it.可知如何用日語(yǔ)打招呼取決于你什么時(shí)候說(shuō)。結(jié)合文章還說(shuō)明了盡管“你好”最受歡迎和最知名的翻譯仍然是“Konnichiwa”，但這并不是日語(yǔ)中怎么說(shuō)你好。這不是最合適的詞。介紹了早上、中午、和晚上正確的日語(yǔ)問(wèn)候語(yǔ)，和打電話時(shí)的問(wèn)候語(yǔ)。由此可知，D選項(xiàng)“如何用日語(yǔ)打招呼”最符合文章標(biāo)題。故選D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中Use “Ohaiyo Gozaimasu” for “Good morning”, “Konnichiwa” when it’s noon and “Konbanwa” to greet somebody in the afternoon.可知用“Ohaiyo Gozaimasu”表示“早上好”，中午用“Konnichiwa”，下午用“Konbanwa”來(lái)問(wèn)候某人。由此可知，日本人下午互相打招呼說(shuō)“Konbanwa”。故選C。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中Actually, the correct greeting in English for “Konnichiwa” is “Good day” or “Good noon,” and I am sure you wouldn’t like greeting people with a “Good day” at any time, and neither do Japanese like saying “Konnichiwa” when they want to say “Hello”.可知事實(shí)上，英語(yǔ)中“Konnichiwa”正確的問(wèn)候方式是“Good day”或“Good noon”，我敢肯定你不會(huì)喜歡在任何時(shí)候說(shuō)“Good day”，日本人也不喜歡在說(shuō)“Hello”的時(shí)候說(shuō)“Konnichiwa”。由此可推知，作者認(rèn)為，日本人不喜歡整天用“Konnichiwa”作為問(wèn)候。故選A。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中Next time, I’ll tell something about my life in Japan.可知下次，我會(huì)告訴你一些關(guān)于我在日本的生活。由此可推知，作者曾在日本生活過(guò)一段時(shí)間。故選A。