Until a few weeks ago，Asians were the only mask wearers in Western countries，causing even unfriendly responses from the Westerners.But this taboo（禁忌） is falling apart fast after more and more evidences from experiments say that the practice in effect in protecting human beings from infectious diseases.Now，an increasing number of Western countries，including Italy，France，the United States and Australia，have finally decided to recommend their citizens to wear masks in public places to protect one another from the deadly COVID-19 viruses.
For Western nations：the simple change is really difficult and the debate over the face mask has even developed into a larger discussion over the role of the individual in society.In the West，mask-wearing was seen through an individual's perspective.It runs like "I am free to decide whether to wear a mask to protect myself or not".However，in Asia，mask-wearing was seen through a social perspective.It runs like "If all individuals wear masks，the society will be protected".The logics are fundamentally different and the change would require a big cultural adjustment because mask wearing in public places was even considered "strange and frightening" to the Westerners.
But mask-wearing in public places was also new to the Asians until it was struck by SARS in 2003.After that，mask-wearing has become such a part of daily life that it now plays a role in giving the public a sense of being "protected" in Asia.
"I'm convinced that pretty soon everyone in a Western family will have two or three reusable face masks，" said Jean Francois Mattéi president of France's National Academy of Medicine.
（1）Who are most likely to wear masks to protect one another？ BB
A．Italians.
B．Chinese.
C．Americans.
D．Australians.
（2）What is the second paragraph mainly about？ DD
A．The necessity of mask wearing.
B．The differences between Asia and Europe.
C．The individuals' role in society.
D．The difficulty of accepting mask wearing.
（3）What does Jean Francois Mattéi mean？ AA
A．Westerners will accept mask-wearing soon.
B．Westerners usually love prettier face masks.
C．Westerners really care about the environment.
D．Westerners tend to base their decision on evidence.
（4）In which section of a newspaper may this text appear？ BB
A．Advertisement.
B．Culture.
C．Politics.
D．Environment.
【答案】B；D；A；B
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