高一Reading Comprehension for Weekday on Aug. 31 ~ Sep. 4, 2015

A smile and handshake will go a long way in Mexico, but a gentleman should never ever try to kiss a woman he doesn’t know well, either on the face or on the hand. While it seems that everyone is embracing, kissing is only for those with long-standing friendship. In this country, your host will expect you to be 15 to 30 minutes late for lunch or dinner; women invited on their own are never expected to arrive on time. Chivalry is very much alive, and men open doors of cars for women. They are expected to stand when a woman enters a room and to give up their seat on buses and on the subway. It is generally considered in poor taste to wear shorts on city streets and women to wear trousers to any social gathering. If you should be invited to spend the weekend at a Mexican’s home, sending flowers to the hostess is considered preferable to arriving with a present. (host:男主人　hostess:女主人　chivalry:騎士精神)

(1)(   ) What is the best thing to do in Mexico when you first greet someone?
(A) A smile and a handshake.
(B) Social Yo-yo with a kiss on the face or on the hand.
(C) A bow from the waist.
(D) Just make them believe you do not care.

(2)(   ) What does the quoted term mean in the sentence “women invited on their own” are never expected to arrive on time?
(A) They are only the guests.
(B) They are invited for the first time.
(C) They come all by themselves.
(D) They invite themselves to the lunch or dinner.

(3)(   ) What do Mexicans think of it when a person wears shorts on the city streets?
(A) He or she would be polite to taste something poor.
(B) Only a poor person will do that.
(C) It is impolite to wear shorts.
(D) Wearing shorts shows a person as a good and free one.

(4)(   ) When you are invited to a Mexican’s house around 7:00, what time are you supposed to get there?
(A) 6:45                       (B) 7:30                       (C) 5:30                       (D) 7:00

(5)(   ) When a Mexican man sees a woman on the bus, what will he do?
(A) He will keep on sitting on his seat with a smiling face.
(B) He will stand beside the woman.
(C) He will give his seat to the woman.
(D) He should find a seat for the woman.

   Jack once bought a lottery ticket and to his surprise, he won a million dollars. He told his wife about it. She jumped for joy. Since they got married, they had been living in a small house. She had been dreaming of living in a larger house. Now it seemed that the dream would come true. She wanted to invest the money in a new house. She believed her happiness depended on the realization of the dream. But Jack argued against buying another house; he didn’t think it was a good investment. It was impossible for him to put a lot of money into one thing because he was very careful in spending money. He tried to persuade his wife to give up the hope of buying a new house. He tried to show her how to manage money well and how to earn a lot more money with one million dollars. Despite the strong argument, his wife didn’t accept it. She turned down his proposal to run a grocery store. She considered one million dollars was a godsend with which she could improve the quality of her life. After all, people were born to enjoy their lives. She would rather lead a better life than learn the management of money.

(1)(   ) What is the problem Jack was facing after he won the lottery?

(A) The argument happens between his wife and him.

(B) His wife wanted to leave him.

(C) He wanted to move to a new house.

(D) Her wife did not want the money.

(2)(   ) What was Jack’s plan for the money he won from the lottery?

(A) He planned to buy a grocery store to earn extra money.

(B) He wanted to realize his dream to be an important person among his friends.

(C) He wanted to travel a lot with one million dollars.

(D) He wanted to get another more beautiful lover to live happily.

(3)(   ) What was the argument over the money?

(A) His wife wanted to buy a new house, with which she could make her life better and Jack agreed to that.

(B) Jack wanted to buy a house instead of a store.

(C) Jack wanted to buy another lottery ticket.

(D) Jack’s wife refused to learn the management of money.

(4)(   ) What was the end of the story?

(A) His wife didn’t buy a house.

(B) His wife took his advice and learned to manage money well.

(C) His wife still wanted to realize her dream.

(D) Jack bought another house for his wife.

(5)(   ) How do you find Jack from this article?
(A) He is a careless person.                             (B) He is a wasteful person.
(C) He is a hard worker.                                  (D) He does not love his wife.

   America’s great old form of entertainment was vaudeville. Long before radio, television, or movies, in the late nineteenth century, vaudeville theaters became popular. On their stages, audiences would see shows featuring singers, dancers, comedians, trained animals, mimics, and magicians. Each performer would entertain the crowd for a few minutes, followed immediately by the next performer. The show was carefully planned to give variety ─ in fact, an early name for vaudeville theaters was “variety houses.”

   Soon every city of middle or large size, and even some small towns, had a vaudeville theater. Vaudevillians, as the performers were called, were the most prominent stars of the day. Then, in the 1920s and 1930s, two new entertainment forms came along ─ talking movies and radio. The movies were more spectacular than vaudeville ever could be, and radio became available in the home. Vaudeville couldn’t compete with them.

(1)(   ) What is the best title of the article?
(A) The History of Vaudeville                   (B) Vaudeville Today
(C) The Invention of Radio and Movies    (D) The Best Entertainment

(2)(   ) Vaudeville began in the ______.
(A) late eighteenth century                                (B) late nineteenth century
(C) beginning of the twentieth century               (D) the middle of the seventeenth century

(3)(   ) What feature of vaudeville is not included?
(A) Shooting.               (B) Dancing.                 (C) Singing.                  (D) Mimics.

(4)(   ) What is the reason that vaudeville went out of business?
(A) No performers wanted to act for the show.
(B) There were fewer and fewer viewers.
(C) Because the new entertainment came along.
(D) People were lazy.

(5)(   ) What is an early name for vaudeville theaters?
(A) Mimics.                 (B) Variety houses.       (C) Comedians.            (D) Performers.