题目
Passage 3The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied them. It often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the US it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on him accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say “No, thanks”. When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say,“No, thanks,I'll take some Diet. Pepsi-cola if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the US, you will have better remember the famous saying,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.36. From the passage, we know that the Chinese are usually ___ to the guests. A. eager to give all they have B. polite C. impolite D. cold
Passage 3
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied them. It often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the US it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on him accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say “No, thanks”. When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say,“No, thanks,I'll take some Diet. Pepsi-cola if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the US, you will have better remember the famous saying,“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
36. From the passage, we know that the Chinese are usually ___ to the guests.
A. eager to give all they have B. polite
C. impolite D. cold
题目解答
答案
B
解析
本题考查对文章内容的理解以及对不同文化习俗下行为表现的推理判断。解题思路是通过分析文章中描述的中国人在与他人交往时的行为表现,来判断中国人对待客人的态度特点。
- 首先,文章提到 “If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied them”,这表明中国主人会在客人吃完盘子里的食物后,马上给客人添加更多食物。
- 接着,“when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty”,说明中国人在参加美国人的晚宴时,即便自己还饿着或渴着,也常常会拒绝别人提供的食物或饮料。
- 综合以上两种情况,中国人无论是作为主人招待客人,还是作为客人参加活动,都有自己一套待人接物的方式,这些行为体现出中国人通常是有礼貌的。