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1、中考英语阅读理解练习：“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
2、.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates. Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespe
3、cttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive(敏感)Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,
4、theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry. InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebec
5、ausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience. However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup
6、,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear. Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillres
7、pectthem,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.themanageraskedhimtodoso B.herespectedtheelderly C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso D.hewantedmorepay 2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elder
8、ly”,theybecame_______. A.nervous B.satisfied C.unhappy D.excited
