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1、阅读理解新题赏析课后练习题一："How'sitgoing?"Iaskthebarista（服务生）・"How'syourdaybeen?""Ah,nottoobusy.Whatareyouupto?"“Notmuch.Justreading?9This,smalltalk,isoneofthekeyrituals（规矩）ofAmericanlife.Ithastakenmeonlyadecadetomaster.IimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin2001,forcollege.IbroughtonlymyInd
2、ianexperienceindealingwithshopkeepersandteasellers・InDelhi,whereIgrewup,whendoingbusiness,peopledon'taskeachotherhowtheothersdayhasbeen・Theymightnotevensmile.Thecustomerdoesifttremblebeforecomplainingabouthowcoldhisfoodis.Eachsidebelievestheotherwillcheathim.“God,Mahajan
3、,yoifresorudetowaiters广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
