老”字趣谈每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就OK啦!WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvi
老”字趣谈
每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就OK啦!
WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.
Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.ByJack
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.A.themanageraskedhimtodosoB.herespectedtheelderlyC.thecouplewantedhimtodosoD.hewantedmorepay
2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame_______.A.nervousB.satisfiedC.unhappyD.excited
3.InJack’shometown,_______.A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”B.peopleareproudofbeingoldC.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyD.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants
4.Afterthisexperience,Jack_______.A.losthisjobintherestaurantB.madefriendswiththecoupleC.nolongerrespectedtheelderlyD.changedhiswaywitholderpeople
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.
【答案及解析】
1.选B。根据第2段中的ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly可知答案。2.选C。根据第2段中的AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。3.选B。根据第3段中的InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold可知答案。4.选D。根据最后一段中的Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadwitholderpeople可知答案。5.选D。根据第2段最后一句Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry可知A选项不对;根据文章最后一句butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords可知B选项不对;根据第2段中的Ithenwakedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife可知C选项也不对，故正确答案为D。
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