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1、閱讀理解新題賞析課后練習(xí)題一:"How'sitgoing?"Iaskthebarista(服務(wù)生)?"How'syourdaybeen?""Ah,nottoobusy.Whatareyouupto?"“Notmuch.Justreading?9This,smalltalk,isoneofthekeyrituals(規(guī)矩)ofAmericanlife.Ithastakenmeonlyadecadetomaster.IimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin2001,forcollege.IbroughtonlymyInd
2、ianexperienceindealingwithshopkeepersandteasellers?InDelhi,whereIgrewup,whendoingbusiness,peopledon'taskeachotherhowtheothersdayhasbeen?Theymightnotevensmile.Thecustomerdoesifttremblebeforecomplainingabouthowcoldhisfoodis.Eachsidebelievestheotherwillcheathim.“God,Mahajan
3、,yoifresorudetowaiters廣Tom,anAmericanfriend,said,laughing,afterhewatchedmeorderingfoodatarestaurant,intheWestVillage,yearsago.Consideringmyselfamildandfriendlyperson,Iwassurprised.Tomalwaysaskedservershowtheyweredoingorpraisedtheirshirtsormadejokesaboutthemenu.Atthattime
4、,thisseemeddishonesttome.Didhereallylikewhattheywerewearing?Americanlifeisbasedonaprinciplethatwelikeoneanotherbutwon'tviolateoneanother'sprivacies.Thismakesitalandofsmalltalk.Twopeoplegreeteachotherhappily,withfriendliness,butmightknoweachotherforyearsbeforeaskingbasicq
5、uestionsabouteachother'sbackgrounds.TheoppositeistrueofIndians?AtleastthreepeopleFvesatnexttoonplanestoandfromIndiahaveaskedme,withinminutes,howmuchIearnasawriter(onlytoturnawayindisappointmentwhenItellthem).LivinginBrooklynandtheninAustin,Texas.Imadecoffeeshopstheplaces
6、ofmymovements?Meetingthesamebaristasdayafterdayproducedcontext,andIgotpractice?Iwasbeginningtofitin.Itfeltgoodanddidn^tseemfakeanymore.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theauthortakesprideineverythingofhishomeland.B.TheauthorstillthinkstheAmericanwayoftr
7、eatingstrangersisnotsincere?C.TheauthorfinallygotusedtosmalltalkafteralotofpracticeinAmerica.D.ItonlytooktheauthorashorttimetolearntherealritualofAmericanlife.2.WhatdopeopleintheUStendtodoinarestaurant?A.Theyhavefriendlysmalltalkwiththeservers.B.Theyaskiftheserversaresat
8、isfiedwiththeirpay.C?Theycomplainaboutthefoodandservicestraightforwardly.D.Theymakeobjectivecommentsont