ladiesfirst,thatistosay,womeninthosecountriesarerespected(尊重)inmanyways.IntheU.S.and
Europe,youwillseemenusuallyopendoorsforwomenandwomengenerallywalkaheadofmenintoa
roomorarestaurantunlessthemanhavetobeaheadoftheladiestochoosethetable,toopenthedoor
ofacarortogiveotherservices.Onthestreet,menalmostwalkoracrossthestreetonthesideofthe
ladieswhichisclosertotraffic,butifamanwalkswithtwoladies,heshouldwalkbetweenthem.
A.whatagroupofpeopleusuallydo
B.whatpeopleinwesterncountriesdo
C.whatpeopleineasterncountriesdo
D.whatpeopleinunitedstatesdo
2.WhenyouintroduceagroupofpeopleinEnglish,youwillprobablybeginwith_______.
A.Menandwomen
B.Womenandmen
C.Gentlemenandladies
D.Ladiesandgentlemen
3.Inwhichcountrypeoplemaythinkitstrangethatmenshouldopendoorsforwomen?
A.England
B.Italy
C.Japan
D.Germany
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.InEurope,amangenerallyfollowsawomanwhentheyenterarestauranttogether.
B.InAmericaamanwhowalksaheadofawomenalwaysgivesservices.
C.IntheU.S.,womenalmostalwayswalkclosertotherunningcars.
D.IntheU.S.menshouldalwayswalkbythesideoftheladies.
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Inwesterncountries,somesocialcustomshavelastedtilltoday.
B.Womeninwesterncountriesarerespectedinmanyways.
C.MenusuallyopendoorsforwomenintheU.S.aswellasinEurope.
D.Menshowrespectforwomenbygivingthemgoodservices.