A lady named Mary from California flew to Japan, in her favourite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at the airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Mary 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 Mary to tea in the lobby (大廳). 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 Mary 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 clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Mary'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, Mary 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 safe keeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.

Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Mary 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, Mary hadn't even given them a gift!

1.Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Mary suddenly?

A. Because they had finished the task.

B. Because Mary had something more important to do.

C. Because they couldn't bear Mary 's behavior any longer.

D. Because Mary felt embarrassed.

2.What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. ignorance B. carelessness

C. sadness D. mistake

3.The third mistake Mary made was that she ________.

A. kept her clients' cards in a wrong place

B. took her clients' cards with one hand

C. met her clients in jeans

D. used her own card as a conversation starter

4.What lesson can we draw from this story?

A. Think twice before you take any action.

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

C. To save time is to lengthen life.

D. One false move may lose the game.

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講述了一個(gè)美國(guó)女士去日本演講時(shí)的一系列行為表現(xiàn)出她沒(méi)能在日本入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，。

1. 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. 可知四位日本紳士對(duì)Mary的當(dāng)眾拆開(kāi)禮物行為無(wú)法忍受，就突然離開(kāi)了。 故選C。

2.猜詞題：根據(jù)Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you're coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Mary's handling of their business cards rudely.，可以知道穿牛仔褲是她犯的第一個(gè)錯(cuò)，故選D。

3. it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.

Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Mary should not have opened the gift in front of her clients.，由后面的第四個(gè)可怕的行為推出，可知把對(duì)方的名片放在牛仔褲兜里是第三個(gè)非常不尊重的表現(xiàn)，故選A。

4.推理題，根據(jù)上下文，可知這篇文章是美國(guó)人在日本沒(méi)有入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，故選B.

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