1. (2022高三上·喀什月考) 阅读理解

My name is Jack. When my family moved to America, we brought not only our luggage, but also our rules, customs and culture in China. One of the rules is that young people should always respect the elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment(尴尬) in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One day, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, she looked very unhappy. My manager gave me a long lecture about how Americans dislike the word "old". I then walked back and apologized to the lady.

In my hometown in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, "old" means that a person is going to retire(退休). Here many people try to keep themselves from growing old by doing exercises. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don't respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don't show my feelings through words.

1. （1） Why did Jack serve the couple their food very fast?

   A . He wanted more pay. B . He respected the elderly. C . He was asked to do so. D . He was a hard-working waiter.
3. （2） What do we know about Jack's hometown from the passage?

   A . People there are proud of being old. B . People there dislike being called "old". C . No people there reach the age of seventy or eighty. D . Young people there show little respect to the older.
5. （3） What did Jack do after this experience?

   A . He made friends with the couple. B . He lost his job in the restaurant. C . He no longer respected the elderly. D . He changed his way with older people.
7. （4） We can know from the passage that _________.

   A . the couple disliked fast service at all. B . the manager apologized to the couple. C . Jack wanted to show his feelings through words. D . Jack knew more about American culture than before.