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When former American President Bill Clinton traveled to South Korea to visit President Kim Young Sam, he repeatedly referred to the Korean president’s wife as Mrs. Kim. By mistake, President Clinton’s advisers thought that Koreans have the same naming customs as the Japanese. Clinton had not been told that, in Korea, wives keep their family names. President Kim Young Sam’s wife was named Sohm Myong Suk. Therefore, she should be addressed (称谓) as Mrs. Sohm.

President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.

In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents. They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.

Mexican naming customs are different as well. When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word “de”, which means “of”. This affects how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name. But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzzlement.

Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name. Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.

1.The story of Bill Clinton is used to _____ .

A．improve US Korean relations

B．introduce the topic of the text

C．describe his visit to Korea

D．tell us how to address a person

2.The word “gears” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．action plans B．naming customs C．travel maps D．thinking patterns

3.When a woman marries in Korea, she _____.

A．continues to use her family name

B．uses her husband’s given name

C．shares her husband’s family name

D．adds her husband’s given name to hers

4.To address a married woman properly, you’d better ______ .

A．use her middle name B．use her husband’s first name

C．ask her which name she likes D．change the order of her names

5.What can NOT be inferred from the text? ______ .

A．Wives do not keep their family names in Japan.

B．Different countries have different naming customs in some way.

C．Naming custom will not cause any puzzle among Asian countries.

D．The naming custom in Korea is different from that of Japan.

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了亚洲女性在结婚以后并没有像西方女性一样改变自己的姓，这让西方人感到很困惑，文章中还提及了其它的一些例子。

1.B 推理题。在文章第一段中用克林顿总统所犯的这个错误来引起本文所要讨论的关于已婚女性的姓的话题。这个例子只是起介绍引导的作用，故B正确。

2.D 推理题。根据President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears.字面意思为：克林顿总统离开日本直接去了韩国，还没有改变他的文化思维方式，仍然把日本的文化思维带到了韩国。故该词应该是指思维方式，故D项正确。

3.A 细节题。根据第一段第三行in Korea, wives keep their family names.说明在韩国女性结婚以后仍然保留自己的姓，故A正确。

4.C 细节题。根据文章最后2行Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly说明要想适当地称呼别人，就请直接问对方，故C正确。

5.C 细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行 In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents.说明亚洲人的称呼方式会让欧洲人感到很困惑，故C项说法是错误的，符合本题的要求。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读

点评：本文介绍了东西方在女性结婚以后在姓方面的不同的方式。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。

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