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【題目】 As "a state of ceremonies", Chinese people always have some special habits to show their respect to others or just keep their own nation culture, which can still be seen nowadays. Some of them are good things indeed while some of them may make foreigners feel confused (困惑). Here are some tips for you with respect to four Chinese habits:

Burping (打嗝) after meal. In China, burping is seen as a sign of satisfaction with the meal and is considered a compliment to the chef, so don't be surprised if it happens at the dinner table. However, nowadays the habits may be changed in young people.

Finger tapping (輕敲) while drinking tea. Light finger tapping is a customary way to thank the tea master or tea server for tea. After one's cup is filled, the bent index (食指) and middle fingers are knocked on the table to express gratitude to the person who served the tea. This custom is common in southern Chinese cultures, like the Cantonese.

Don't be offended (生氣、被冒犯) if you offer a gift and it is refused. It is customary in China to refuse the first offer. Sometimes, the etiquette (禮儀) is to refuse the gift three times, though it may not always take this many tries. In general, the expectation is that a gift is politely refused at first, even if it is desired, and will eventually be accepted after a few offers.

No tips (小費(fèi)). Although tipping might be common in restaurants in some foreign countries, it is generally unnecessary in China and can even be considered impolite. Tips are typically only given when doing tour-related activities or at hotels.

【1】The passage is written for ________.

A.foreignersB.ChineseC.young people

【2】We can infer (推斷) from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A.You must burp after a meal to show your satisfaction.

B.Burping is a habit at the Western dinner table.

C.Younger Chinese may think it's impolite to burp after meal

【3】When a Cantonese is drinking tea, he uses ________ finger(s) to knock on the table to thank the tea server.

A.1B.2C.3

【4】What does he mean if a Chinese refuses a gift at first?

A.He tries to be polite.B.The gift is not desired.C.It's not allowed to accept gifts at once.

【5】Generally speaking, tipping________.

A.is a must in China

B.can't be a rude behavior in China

C.is usually related to tourism in China

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

中國是禮儀之邦，有一些特殊的習(xí)慣表達(dá)對他人的尊重或保持自己的民族文化，其中有一些可能會讓外國人感到困惑。這篇短文中列舉了四個中國人的習(xí)慣。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第一段“Some of them are good things indeed while some of them may make foreigners feel confused (困惑).”可知，中國的一些習(xí)慣可能會讓外國人感到困惑，因此短文中所列舉的這個四個方面的建議是給外國人的。故選A。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“However, nowadays the habits may be changed in young people.”可知，飯后打嗝這種習(xí)慣在年輕人中間可能改變了，由此可知，年輕人可能覺得這樣做是不禮貌的，C選項(xiàng)符合文意，故選C。根據(jù)“In China, burping is seen as a sign of satisfaction with the meal”可知，在中國，飯后打嗝常被視為對食物感到滿意的表現(xiàn)，但不是必須打嗝，故排除A。這一段并沒有提到打嗝在西方的餐桌上是一個習(xí)慣，故B不對。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段“After one's cup is filled, the bent index (食指) and middle fingers are knocked on the table to express gratitude to the person who served the tea. This custom is common in southern Chinese cultures, like the Cantonese.”可知，廣東人在服務(wù)員倒?jié)M茶之后，常彎曲食指和中指敲打桌子來對上茶的人表示感激之情。由此可知是兩根手指，故選B。

【4】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段“In general, the expectation is that a gift is politely refused at first, even if it is desired”可知，在中國人的習(xí)慣里，一開始拒絕禮物是出于禮貌。故選A。

【5】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段“Tips are typically only given when doing tour-related activities or at hotels.”可知，在中國，小費(fèi)通常只在參加旅行活動或在酒店的時候才會給。由此可知C選項(xiàng)符合語境，故選C。