Question

A fellow speaker from California named Geri 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 Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri 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 Geri to tea in the lobby (大廳). 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 Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong?

Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you're coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geri'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, Geri 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 Geri 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, Geri hadn't even given them a gift!

1.In the four Japanese gentlemen's eyes, Geri took their cards ________．

A．disrespectfully B．embarrassingly

C．politely D. excitedly

2.Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Geri suddenly?

A．Because they had finished the task.

B．Because they couldn't bear Geri's behaviour any longer.

C．Because Geri had something more important to do.

D．Because Geri felt embarrassed.

3.What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．ignorance. B．mistake.

C. sadness D．carelessness.

4.The third mistake Geri made was that she ________．

A．used her own card as a conversation starter

B．took her clients' cards with one hand

C．met her clients in jeans

D．kept her clients' cards in a wrong place

5.What lesson can we draw from this story?

A．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

B．Think twice before you take any action.

C．Honesty is the best policy.

D．Don't claim to know what you don't know.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文通過(guò)講述美國(guó)女士Geri在日本的尷尬遭遇，介紹了一些日本的禮儀。比如在日本，名片被看做是最重要的交流工具，當(dāng)別人遞給你名片時(shí)必須雙手接過(guò)，而且要等別人把你的名片收好后，你才可以小心恭敬的把別人的名片收起來(lái)。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely.可知他們認(rèn)為Geri對(duì)待他們的名片不恭敬，不尊重，選A。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段和第五段的講述可知在這些男士看來(lái)Geri的做法極為不禮貌，已經(jīng)無(wú)法忍受，所以離開了。選B。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)What did she do wrong?和下文the second mistake以及對(duì)Geri行為的分析可知這些都是列舉她的錯(cuò)誤所在，所以gaffe意思應(yīng)該是“錯(cuò)誤”。選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.可以判斷答案。選D。

5.推理判斷題。A誠(chéng)實(shí)才是上策；B三思而后行；C入鄉(xiāng)隨俗；D不要不懂裝懂。根據(jù)Geri的做法可知因?yàn)樗�不了解�?dāng)?shù)氐牧?xí)俗而犯下了這樣的錯(cuò)誤。所以選A。

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