The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”
小題1:An Indian would shake his head when __________．
A．he didn’t want to say anything
B．he agreed with others
C．he talked to others
D．other people were wrong
小題2:The foreign officer was surprised that _________.
A．the driver could not understand him
B．the driver refused his order
C．the driver drove him to another place
D．the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”
小題3:The underlined word “Order” means         .
A．順序B．訂購C．命令D．建議
小題4:The sentence “No means Yes here” means         .
A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning
B．Indians shake heads when they agree with each other
C．there is no difference between Yes and No
D．we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do
小題5:According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A．Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries．
B．When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes．
C．In India, the word No means Yes．
D．In China shaking the head means No．

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文介紹了搖頭這個含義并不一定就是表示肯定，作者并舉了一個發(fā)生在印度的小故事，詳細(xì)介紹了這個差別。
小題1:根據(jù).But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.及上下文描述可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.描述可知選D。
小題3:結(jié)合語境可知選C，出租車司機(jī)應(yīng)該聽從乘客的要求。
小題4:通過閱讀上文可知當(dāng)印度人同意別人的意見時，是搖頭。故選B。
小題5:結(jié)合語境可知No means Yes．只是表示搖頭這個動作時是這種含義。并不是說的單詞no的含義就是yes。故選C。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文中中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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