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【題目】 In the eyes of many Westerners,Chinese are the best hosts but the worst guests in the world.This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries.

In China,guests are almost like gods.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,things are different.Acting according to the host's way of doing things is usual behavior for a guest.

And there are lots of things Westerners find difficult to adapt to.For example,my mother-in-law doesn't smoke,so when I see some of her guests smoking in her house,I as a non-smoker,would feel unhappy.Usually I want to stop them directly.But I must realize that,to be a good host in China,she mustn't do that.However,in most North America homes,you should not smoke.If you really want to smoke,you could ask,“Is it OK if I smoke?”But don't be surprised if you get a “no”.In our culture,it's not considered rude at all.

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.But 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.

【1】Many Westerns think Chinese are the worst guests because .

A. Chinese act like gods in their homeB. they don't expect gifts from Chinese

C. there are cultural differencesD. Chinese are heavy smokers

【2】If the writer's guests want to smoke in his house,he will probably say “ ”

A. It's OK.Go ahead.B. Would you like a cigarette?

C. Smoking is a bad habit.D. Sorry,please don't smoke here.

【3】In the passage,the underlined phrase “adapt to” probably means “ ”.

A. think back toB. get used to

C. look forward toD. keep close to

【4】When it comes to the guest-host relationship,the writer thinks .

A. foreigners should learn from the Chinese

B. hosts must do things in the guests' way

C. Western hosts are always nice to guests

D. people should understand cultural differences

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹了中國和西方國家，在賓主關(guān)系是不一樣的。在西方人的眼中，中國人是世界上最好的主人，卻是最差的客人。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In the eyes of many Westerners,Chinese are the best hosts but the worst guests in the world.This is probably because the guest-host relationship in China is much different from that in some Western countries. 在許多西方人看來，中國人是最好的主人，但卻是世界上最差的客人。這可能是因為中國的客人-主人關(guān)系與一些西方國家有很大的不同�？芍�，人們應(yīng)該理解這種文化上的不同。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)"In our culture，if you smoke in their home，you are a bad guest，but if they don't allow you to smoke in their house，they are not a rude host．“在我們的文化中，如果你在他們家抽煙，你就是一個壞客人，但是如果他們不允許你在他們家抽煙，他們就不是一個粗魯?shù)闹魅恕？芍�如果客人問作者是否在他的家里吸煙，作者可以拒絕。例如說Sorry,please don't smoke here.故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。 根據(jù)語境：Guests in China also have special habits．中國的客人也有一些特殊的習(xí)慣�？赏浦�該題干的句意是一些西方人也許不能很快的適應(yīng)這些習(xí)慣。根據(jù)選項中的get used to是適應(yīng)的意思，故選B。

【4】主旨大意題。本篇文章主要講了中西方國家客主關(guān)系的不同，對待客人的習(xí)慣不同，人們應(yīng)該理解這種文化上的不同。故選D。