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【題目】 In the eyes of many foreigners, Chinese are the best hosts and the worst guests in the world. They’re not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some western counties, it appears they are not nice guests. 【1】

【2】 Whenever I enter a Chinese person’s home, there is always fruit on the table for me, and someone is quick to bring me a cup of tea or water. In the west, generally the guest is not a god. 【3】

My wife’s mother, a very kind elderly Chinese lady, doesn’t smoke. When I see some of her guests smoking in her house. As a non-smoker, I feel unhappy. Usually I want to stop them directly, but I must realize that in China, to be a good host, she must not do that. In most North America homes, if you are a guest, and the hosts are not smokers, you should not smoke in their house. 【4】 But, don’t be surprised if they say, “No, you can’t smoke.”

【5】 Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. Thankfully my wife is Chinese, so whenever we visit a Chinese family she tells me to buy them a gift. However, giving a gift to a host is not always necessary in my country. So, if you invite international guests to your home, don’t be too surprised if they don’t bring you a gift.

In China, you probably won’t need to change the guest-host relationship very much because you will probably only be the host, and Chinese are naturally very good hosts. If western hosts invite you to their house, try not to be too surprised if their style of treating you is not what you have expected.

A. In China, guests are almost like gods.

B. Guests in China also have special habits.

C. At the very least, you could ask, “Is it OK if I smoke?”

D. Acting according to the host’s way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

E. And western guests sometimes look impolite or even rude in the eyes of Chinese guests.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要講述中西文化中，對(duì)待客人的區(qū)別。在外國(guó)人眼中，中國(guó)人是最好的主人，同時(shí)也是最差的客人。在中國(guó)，客人就是上帝；去別人家的時(shí)候，通常都帶禮物；注意東西方文化差異，幫助你表現(xiàn)的更好。

【1】句意：在中國(guó)客人眼中，西方客人有時(shí)顯得不禮貌，甚至粗魯。根據(jù)They’re not really bad guests, but because the guest-host relationship in China is much different than in some western counties, it appears they are not nice guests. 他們并不是真正的壞客人，但因?yàn)橹袊?guó)的主客關(guān)系與西方的一些國(guó)家大不相同，所以他們看起來并不友善�？芍�，空格處在講中西雙方眼中的客人，故選E。

【2】句意：在中國(guó)，客人就像上帝一樣。根據(jù)In the west, generally the guest is not a god. 在西方，客人通常不是上帝。可知，空格處跟本句話做對(duì)比，在中國(guó)，客人就是上帝，故選A。

【3】句意：按照主人的行事方式行事是客人的慣常行為。根據(jù)In the west, generally the guest is not a god. 在西方，客人通常不是上帝�？芍�，空格處說明西方客人不是上帝的行為，故選D。

【4】句意：至少，你可以問，“我可以抽煙嗎?”根據(jù)But, don’t be surprised if they say, “No, you can’t smoke.” 但是，如果他們說，“不，你不能抽煙。”也不要感到驚訝�？芍�，空格處在講我能否吸煙，故選C。

【5】句意：在中國(guó)，客人也有特殊的習(xí)慣。根據(jù)Some western people may not adapt to these habits very soon. 一些西方人可能不會(huì)很快適應(yīng)這些習(xí)慣�？芍�，空格處講中國(guó)人有些習(xí)慣，故選B。

本題為5選5，沒有迷惑的備選項(xiàng)，因此難度一般。在做本題的時(shí)候，先看選項(xiàng)，把選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容讀懂，知道每個(gè)選項(xiàng)的意思之后，回文章，看空格前后兩句分別在講什么，選擇內(nèi)容最為接近的一項(xiàng)，例如第4小題，上下文都在說吸煙的事情，故空格處也選帶有吸煙字眼的句子。