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 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".
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 headsB．raising eyebrows
C．shaking headsD．saying "no"
小題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
小題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".
小題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

小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:A
小題1:C
【語篇解讀】 這是一篇記敘文敘述了在不同地區(qū)存在文化差異并且介紹了在不同國家就是對于“是或不是”就有的是點頭有的是搖頭就是在印度同一國家的不同地方也有不一樣的表達方式。
小題1:D整體理解題。 通讀全文尤其從第一段末尾的They decided that miscommunications were always possible可知他們對在不同地區(qū)與人如何交流感到有麻煩。
小題1: B細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第二段的最后一句話“She had raised her eyebrows 眉毛 which in Micronesia means “yes”�？膳袛啻鸢甘荁。
小題1: A綜合理解題。 根據(jù)第四小段可以找到在印度不同地方用點頭或搖頭來表示同意或不同意所以開始的點頭和搖頭的都已經(jīng)聽懂了而作者卻不明白。
小題1: A 細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第三段的最后一句In that country a nod means no.可知在這個地方點頭表示不。
小題1:C 主旨理解題。 通讀全文可知本文是介紹了在不同的國家和不同的地區(qū)有著各種不同的交流方式如不注意這種文化地域差異往往會造成誤解。雖然開頭說到了教英語那只是引出話題。所以選擇答案C。
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