1. Red Sorghum《紅高梁》is one of the most famous n ovels written by Mo Yan.

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 inMicronesia, 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 毛）,which in Micronesia means “yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had inBulgaria, 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 inIndia. 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. InIndia, 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    .

( D    ) 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

(    B    )2.    People inMicronesiashow “yes” by_.

A. nodding heads

B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads

D. saying “no”

(    A    )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 (A )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”.

( C ) 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

5.我想湯姆已經(jīng)完成作業(yè)了。

I think that Tom has finished his homework.

4. Danny說他明天出發(fā)去上海。

Danny says that he will leave for Shanghai tomorrow.

3.瑪麗想知道你能否幫她？

Mary wants to know if you can help her.

2.你能告訴我皮特住哪里嗎？

Can you tell me where Peter lives?

1.我想知道你喜歡什么天氣。

I want to know what weather you like.

( A ) 10. Scientists all aroundChinatried their best

to come up with ways to_the    terrible

disease called H7N9 in 2013.

A. discover    B.    disappear

C. divide      D.    disbelief

( D ) 9. Do remember to _ when    you have

difficulties. As the saying goes, Two heads are better than one.

A. give advice B. make a decision

C. give up    D.  ask for help

(B )8. (2014 昆明）一May I speak to Robert?

A. I am Robert    B. Speaking,please

C. It’s 78345190    D. He is Robert