问题详情

　　Yoshio and Hiromi Tanaka are a young Japanese couple living in the USAwhile Yoshio studies electrical engineering.They clearly love each other verydeeply,but，says Yoshio，“We didn’t marry for love in the Western sense.We gotmarried in the time honored Japanese way.Our parents arranged our marriagethrough a matchmaker.In Japan we believe that marriage is something that affectsthe whole family，not just the young couple concerned.So we think it is veryimportant to match people according to their social background, education and soon. Matchmakers are usually middle aged women who keep lists of suitable youngpeople with information about their families，education and interests.When ourparents thought it was time for us to get married they went to a localmatchmaker and asked her for some suggestions.We discussed the details andlooked at the photos she sent, and then our parents asked her to arrange a‘marriage interview’ for the two of us.”

　　A Japanese marriage interview is held in a public place，such as a hotel orrestaurant,and is attended by the boy and the girl，their parents and thematchmaker.Information about the couple and their families is exchanged over acup of tea and a meal.Then the boy and the girl are left alone for a short timeto know each other.When they return home they have to tell the matchmakerwhether they want to meet again or not.If both of them want a second meeting，the matchmaker arranges it，and after that they can decide whether to carry onthe courtship themselves.Here Hiromi said with a gentle smile，“Not so longago，the girl could never refuse to go out again with a boy who liked her,but nowshe can. I thought

　　Yoshio was really nice，so I didn’t refuse.”

　　Yoshio continued：“When our parents realized we were serious about eachother, they started to make arrangements for our wedding.My family paid the‘Yuino’money to Hiromi’s.This money is to help pay for the wedding ceremony andfor setting up house afterwards.We also gave her family a beautiful ornament toput in the best room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromi was going tomarry. Six months after our first meeting we were married.A traditional Japanesewedding is a wonderful ceremony,and our traditional custom of arranged marriagehas given me a wonderful wife.”

　　1. The Japanese think marriage is important because()

　　(A). it is expensive to hire a matchmaker

　　(B). it is time consuming to match people

　　(C). it concerns the couple and their families as well

　　(D). it is hard to get the approval of the couples parents

　　2. After a marriage interview,the second meeting will be decided by()

　　(A). the boys parents

　　(B). the matchmaker

　　(C). the young couple

　　(D). the girls parents

　　3. It is implied in the second paragraph that()

　　(A). a good hotel can bring about a good marriage

　　(B). men used to be dominant in choosing a partner

　　(C). women played a leading role in choosing a partner

　　(D). a marriage interview settles all marriage arrangements

　　4. Yoshio thinks that the traditional Japanese marriage is()

　　(A). costly

　　(B). satisfying

　　(C). complex

　　(D). outdated

　　5. This passage is mainly about()

　　(A). the process of an arranged Japanese marriage

　　(B). a wedding ceremony in a Japanese fashion

　　(C). conventional marriage and modern marriage

　　(D). the role of matchmakers in arranging marriages