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高二英语第五周晚练
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一、 阅读
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(尊敬) 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 t
o 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, 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 youn
g. 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. I brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A. the manager asked me to do so B. I respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted me to do so D. I wanted more pay
2. When I called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited
3. In my hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old
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, I _______.
A. lost my job in the restaurant B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly D. changed my way with older people
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more I explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. I wanted to show my feelings through words after my experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience, I learned more about American culture.
二、写作
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack来信，说他暑假期间要来中国交流学习。他学了两年中文，但是仍然担心用中文交流时会遇到困难。请你用英语给Jack写封回信，提几点建议，要点如下： 1. 大胆自信； 2. 放慢语速； 3. 借助图画或肢体语言等表达方式。 注意：1. 词数80-100； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 信中不能出现与本人相关的信息； 4. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：自信的 confident 肢体语言 body language
Dear Jack, How is everything going? I am very glad to learn that you are coming to China this
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___________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes!
Yours, Li Hua
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