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【題目】Living in a foreign culture can be exciting， but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible， even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.

On her first day in Micronesia， an island in the Pacific， Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked， “Do you have cold drinks? The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her： She had raised her eyebrows(眉頭)， which in Micronesia means “yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria， a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter， “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited， but the cabbage never came. In that country， a nod means “no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class， he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood， so he explained again. When he asked again， they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India， people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.

【1】These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .

A. should go abroad for vacations

B. needed to learn foreign languages

C. should often discuss their experiences

D. had problems with communications

【2】People in Micronesia show “yes” by .

A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads D. saying “no”

【3】Tom misunderstood his class at first because .

A. he did not know much about Indian culture

B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C. some students didn’t understand his questions

D. he didn’t know where the students came from

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to(根據(jù)) this passage?

A. In Bulgaria， nodding heads means “no”.

B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D. In India， only shaking heads means “yes”.

【5】The passage is mainly about .

A. body language in foreign restaurants

B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. miscommunication in different cultures

D. English teaching in other countries

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要講述的是生活在外國(guó)是令人興奮的，但也有可能是令人迷惑的。誤解是經(jīng)常發(fā)生的，甚至連簡(jiǎn)單的yes和no都會(huì)由誤解。

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)They decided that miscommunications(溝通誤解)were always possible。故選D

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛)，which in Micronesia means “yes”.故選B

【3】A推理判斷題題。通讀整篇文章我們可以知道湯姆起初誤解他的同學(xué)們是因?yàn)樗麑?duì)印度文化不了解。故選A

【4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。In that country， a nod means “no”.可知只有A是正確的。故選A

【5】C主旨大意題。這篇短文中主要講述的是不同文化之間的誤解。故選C.