Question

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.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是作者一家人从中国的广东移居到美国，却因为文化差异而产生了误解。在一次兼职经历中，作者出于中国传统尊重年长者，却引起美国人的不高兴。在老板的解释下，作者理解了文化差异和冲突的不同，所以更加小心，入乡随俗，尊重文化差异。

1. 细节题。从第二段可知“I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.”我告诉他们给他们上菜这么快是因为我尊重年长者。故选B。

2. 细节题。从第二段可知“As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure.”当我一说完，她的脸上就露出不高兴的表情。故选C。

3. 细节题。从第三段可知“Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.”年轻人总是尊重年长者因为他们知道可以从年长者丰富的经验中学习。故选B。

4. 细节题。从最后一段第一句“After that, I changed the way I had been with older people.”从那以后，我就改变了对待年长者的态度和方式。故选D。

5. 理解题。考查对全文理解。从倒数第二段“However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is…”可知，作者通过此次经验学习到了更多的美国文化。故选D。

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