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参考答案: P26
一句“尊重”引发的文化误解
When my family moved to America 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. 1, this rule led to my problem in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One day when I was 2 food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be ready so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.
To my surprise, as soon as I said that, she seemed to be 3. My manager heard what I said, took me aside and told me a lot about how Americans dislike being told “old”. I then came back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my 4 they understood that the problem was caused by 5 differences. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Young people always respect older people 6 they know they can learn from their rich experience. But in the United States, people see “growing old” as a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that body is not working well. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had 7 to stay young.
After that, I changed the way I had been with the older. It is not that I don't respect them anymore. I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through 8. It was a good lesson about getting used to a new culture and understanding how other people think.
()1. A. Therefore B. First C. Unluckily D. Importantly
()2. A. buying B. cooking C. throwing D. serving
()3. A. angry B. happy C. excited D. mad
()4. A. language B. dream C. explanation D. voice
()5. A. cultural B. language C. local D. national
()6. A. so that B. because C. before D. if
()7. A. chosen B. managed C. refused D. failed
()8. A. actions B. words C. face D. gestures

1. C therefore 因此;first 首先;unluckily 不幸地;importantly 重要地。根据上下文可知，原本的尊敬老人的习俗却带来了问题，这里有令人意外的转折的意思。故选C。
2. D buy 买;cook 烹饪;throw 扔;serve 服务，上菜。根据上文可知，作者是服务员，所以这里是给顾客“上菜”。此处使用“serving food”表示“上菜”，符合语境。故选D。
3. A angry 生气的;happy 开心的;excited 兴奋的;mad 疯狂的。根据“To my surprise, as soon as I said that, she seemed to be ...”以及下文“My manager heard what I said, took me aside and told me a lot about how Americans dislike being told ‘old’.”可知，美国人不喜欢被说老，作者说尊重老人让这位女士“生气”了，此处使用angry符合语境。故选A。
4. C language 语言;dream 梦想;explanation 解释;voice 声音。根据语境可知，作者回来道歉，这里应该是给这对夫妇做了“解释”，所以他们才明白问题所在，此处使用explanation符合语境。故选C。
5. A cultural 文化的;language 语言;local 当地的;national 国家的。根据上文提到的中国和美国对于“老”的不同看法可知，这是“文化”差异导致的问题，此处使用cultural符合语境。cultural differences表示“文化差异”。故选A。
6. B so that 以便，为了;because 因为;before 在……之前;if 如果。根据“Young people always respect older people ... they know they can learn from their rich experience.”可知，前面是年轻人尊重老年人，后面是年轻人尊重老人的原因，此处使用because引导原因状语从句，符合语境。故选B。
7. D choose 选择;manage 设法做成;refuse 拒绝;fail 失败。根据语境可知，句中表述作者说尊重老人让他们觉得自己在保持年轻方面“失败”了，此处使用“failed”意为“失败”，符合语境。fail to do sth.表示“没能做成某事”。故选D。
8. B action 行动;word 言语;face 脸(表情);gesture 手势。根据文章大意，作者明白在美国用直接的言语说别人“老”是不礼貌的，也就是他仍然尊重年纪大的人，但不会通过言语表现，故选B。