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试题详情及答案解析

A lady named Mary from California flew to Japan, in her favourite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at the airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Mary took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly.
When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Mary to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it's beautiful！”
At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Mary was left astonished. What did she do wrong?
Everything! Her jeans were the firstgaffe. Even if you're coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Mary's handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Mary put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other's cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safe keeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.
Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Mary should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. What is worse, Mary hadn't even given them a gift!
【小题1】Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Mary suddenly?

A．Because they had finished the task.

B．Because Mary had something more important to do.

C．Because they couldn't bear Mary 's behavior any longer.

D．Because Mary felt embarrassed.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．ignorance	B．carelessness
C．sadness	D．mistake

【小题3】The third mistake Mary made was that she ________.

A．kept her clients' cards in a wrong place

B．took her clients' cards with one hand

C．met her clients in jeans

D．used her own card as a conversation starter

【小题4】What lesson can we draw from this story?

A．Think twice before you take any action.

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．To save time is to lengthen life.

D．One false move may lose the game.

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了一个美国女士去日本演讲时的一系列行为表现出她没能在日本入乡随俗，。
【小题1】推理题：根据While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it's beautiful！”
At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. 可知四位日本绅士对Mary的当众拆开礼物行为无法忍受，就突然离开了。故选C。
【小题2】猜词题：根据Her jeans were the firstgaffe. Even if you're coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Mary's handling of their business cards rudely.，可以知道穿牛仔裤是她犯的第一个错，故选D。
【小题3】细节题：根据Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.
Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Mary should not have opened the gift in front of her clients.，由后面的第四个可怕的行为推出，可知把对方的名片放在牛仔裤兜里是第三个非常不尊重的表现，故选A。
【小题4】推理题，根据上下文，可知这篇文章是美国人在日本没有入乡随俗，故选B.
考点：考查异国文化类阅读

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