Question

A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite 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 (大厅). 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 c1ients (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 safekeeping. 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. excitedly                B. embarrassingly               C. politely          D. disrespectfully

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

A. Because they couldn’t bear Geri’s behavior any longer.

B. Because they had finished the task.

C. Because Geri had something more important to do.

D. Because Geri felt embarrassed.

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

A. ignorance               B. sadness                            C. mistake          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. kept her clients’ cards in a wrong place

D. met her clients in jeans

5.What lesson can we draw from this story?

A. Honesty is the best policy.

B. Think twice before you take any action.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过讲述美国女士Geri在日本的尴尬遭遇，介绍了一些日本的礼仪。比如在日本，名片被看做是最重要的交流工具，当别人递给你名片时必须双手接过，而且要等别人把你的名片收好后，你才可以小心恭敬的把别人的名片收起来。

1.D细节理解题。根据The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely.可知他们认为Geri对待他们的名片不恭敬，不尊重，所以答案选D。

2.A推理判断题。根据文章第四段和第五段的讲述可知在这些男士看来Geri的做法极为不礼貌，已经无法忍受，所以离开了，故答案选A。

3.C词义猜测题。根据What did she do wrong?和下文the second mistake以及对Geri行为的分析可知这些都是列举她的错误所在，所以gaffe意思应该是“错误”，故答案选C。

4.C细节理解题。根据文中Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.可以判断答案为C。

5.C推理判断题。A诚实才是上策；B三思而后行；C入乡随俗；D不要不懂装懂。根据Geri的做法可知因为她不了解当地的习俗而犯下了这样的错误，所以答案选C。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。