Question

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人疑惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, 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（眉毛）, 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 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”.
【小題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

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

A．nodding heads	B．raising eyebrows
C．shaking heads	D．saying “no”

【小題3】Tom misunderstood his class at first because            .

A．he did not know much about India 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

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to 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”.

【小題5】The passage is mainly about            .

A．body language in foreign restaurants

B．class discussion in India schools

C．miscommunication in different cultures

D．English teaching in other countries

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：短文大意：閱讀短文可知這篇短文主要講述了在不同的國(guó)家的一些交際習(xí)慣，故選C，不同國(guó)家間的交流障礙。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.描述，可知他們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們?cè)诮涣髦杏龅胶芏鄦?wèn)題。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows（眉毛）, which in Micronesia means “yes”.描述，可知在密克羅尼西亞揚(yáng)眉表示肯定，故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文可知，湯姆因?yàn)椴惶�了解印度的文化，所以誤會(huì)了他們的同學(xué)們的反應(yīng)。故選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. …… In that country, a nod means “no”.描述，可知在保加利亞點(diǎn)頭表示否定，故選C。
【小題5】主旨大意題。閱讀短文可知這篇短文主要講述了在不同的國(guó)家的一些交際習(xí)慣，故選C，不同國(guó)家間的交流障礙。
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