17.When my family moved to America in 2010from 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 doing exercises or jogging,and women put on makeup(化妝品),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.
29.The author brought the couple their food very fast becauseB.
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 pay
30.When the author called the couple"elderly",they becameD.
A.moved
B.satisfied
C.excited
D.unhappy
31.After this experience,the authorD.
A.lost his job in the restaurant
B.made friends with the couple
C.no longer respected the elderly
D.changed his way of treating older people.
分析 :每個國家都有各自的文化習(xí)慣,而這種文化上的差異往往會引起一定的誤會,不過只要熟悉對方的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣做到入鄉(xiāng)隨俗,一切就OK啦.
解答 29.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly我告訴她我已經(jīng)確保他們很快得到食物,因?yàn)槲铱偸亲鹬乩先,可知答案選B
30.D 猜詞題.根據(jù)第2段中的As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure可知他們聽到Jack稱他們?yōu)槔险邥r,一點(diǎn)也不高興.答案選D.
31.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段中的After that,I changed the way I had with older people從那以后我改變了對待老人的方式,可知答案選D.
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