experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

　　However, in the United States

　　people think"growing old" is a problem since "old" shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging，and women put on makeup, hoping to look young.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.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.

　　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.

　　【语篇解读】　文章主要讲了作者从一次自己的经历中明白了：中西方文化的不同，和老年人相处的方式也不同。

　　1．Jack brought the couple their food very fast because ．

　　A．the manager asked him to do so

　　B．he respected the elderly

　　C．the couple wanted him to do so

　　D．he wanted more pay

　　B　[细节理解题。根据第二段第三句"I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly."可知，因为他尊敬老人，所以给他们上菜的速度很快。故选B。]

　　2．When Jack called the couple "elderly"， they became ．

　　A．nervous　　　 B．satisfied

　　C．unhappy D．excited

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第二段第四句"As soon as I said that，her face showed great displeasure."可知他们听到Jack称他们为老人时，一点也不高兴。故选C。]

　　3．In Jack's hometown ．

A. people dislike being called "old"