Question

Bowing is a very important custom in Japan. Unlike people in many other countries, they greet each other by bowing instead of shaking hands. It is impolite not to return a bow to whoever bows to you.

Bowing has many functions in one. It expresses the feeling of respect, thanks, regret, and so on. You can bow when you say, “thank you”, “sorry”, “hello”, “goodbye”, “congratulations”, “excuse me”, “good morning”, and more.

Bowing seems simple, but there are different ways of bowing. Bowing techniques vary from a small nod of the head to a long, 90-degree bow. It depends on the social position or age of the person you bow to. If your opposite is of higher social position or older than yourself, you are supposed to bow deeper and longer than him or her. It is polite to bow from your waist. Men usually keep their hands at their sides, and women usually put their hands together on their legs with their fingers touching. If it is not a very formal situation, you can bow by nodding. The most common bow is a bow of about 15 degrees.

You might feel strange doing it, but try to bow in Japan. You will be considered very polite!

1.The author writes the passage mainly to _____.

A．introduce the history of bowing in Japan

B．describe the purposes of bowing in Japan

C．describe different ways of bowing in Japan

D．introduce the Japanese custom of bowing

2.By saying “Bowing has many functions in one”, the author means that _____.

A．one kind of bow has many similar functions

B．people can express different feelings by bowing

C．people bow to express their feelings

D．the more times you bow, the more respect you receive

3.How people greet in many countries?

A．by bowing                             B．by shaking hands

C．by kissing each other                     D．by touching

4.If an assistant wants to show respect to her professor, she may bow like _____.

A            B          C           D

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了日本的鞠躬，以及不同的鞠躬姿势所表达的不同的含义。

1.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段内容Bowing is a very important custom in Japan. Unlike people in many other countries, they greet each other by bowing instead of shaking hands. It is impolite not to return a bow to whoever bows to you.可知本文主要讲述的是日本文化中的鞠躬。故D正确。

2.B 细节题。根据第二段前3行It expresses the feeling of respect, thanks, regret, and so on. You can bow when you say, “thank you”, “sorry”, “hello”, “goodbye”, “congratulations”, “excuse me”, “good morning”, and more.可知不同的鞠躬姿势表达的是不同的意思。故B正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第一段第二句Unlike people in many other countries, they greet each other by bowing instead of shaking hands.可知在别的国家主要是通过握手来进行问候。故B正确。

4.D 细节题。根据第二段women usually put their hands together on their legs with their fingers touching.和If your opposite is of higher social position or older than yourself, you are supposed to bow deeper and longer than him or her. It is polite to bow from your waist.可知对教授鞠躬要从腰部以下开始，女性的双手要放在腿上，手指要触摸。故D项正确。

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