Even a child knows that nodding the head means" Yes".But some people will probably be puzzled(迷惑的)when they first come to India.When they talk to an Indian,he often shakes his head.They might think that the Indian does not like what he said,but on the contrary,he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody.It doesn’t mean" No",but" Yes".
If a person doesn’t know this,it might cause misunderstanding(误解).
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office.The driver shook his head.The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head.At last,the foreigner shouted angrily,“Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice," Yes,sir,"smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
【小题1】In general,nodding the head means and shaking the head means_____.

A."Yes"..." No"B."No"..." Yes"
C."Yes"..." Yes"D."No"..." No"
【小题2】According to the habit of India,if someone agrees with you,he will ______.
A.nod his head
B.shake his head
C.neither nod his head nor shake his head
D.both nod his head and shake his head
【小题3】Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________.
A.the Indian driver had something important to do
B.the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money
C.the driver felt uncomfortable at that time
D.in India shaking the head means agreement
【小题4】The foreigner became angry because_______.
A.the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office
B.he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India
C.he asked the driver to send him to his office,but the driver didn’t say any words
D.the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money
【小题5】The phrase" on the contrary" means_____.
A.正相反B.总之C.与之相同D.在另一方面

One day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer playing the violin in the street corner  26  a hat in front of him . He found out the old man was  27  one of his compositions . The old man played for  28  but still nobody put any money into his hat . Mozart asked the old man , “Do you often play compositions by Mozart ?” “Yes,  29 _ ,” answered the old man . “now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music .” “Do you  30  a living by playing the violin ?” The old man said he  31 . Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play .

He played so well  32  all the passerby stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very  33  that the man could play so well . He asked Mozart , “Who are you , sir ?” “Your colleague(同行) , a poor  34  like you .”

Then Mozart gave the  35  back to the old man and went away .

1.A. on             B. by            C. with           D. to

2.A. writing        B. playing       C. reading        D. listening

3.A. sometime       B. sometimes     C. some time      D. some times

4.A. you            B. it is         C. Mr.            D. Sir

5.A. make           B. buy           C. give           D. take

6.A. certainly      B. did           C. yes            D. sorry

7.A. which          B. how           C. that           D. what

8.A. happy          B. worried       C. disappointed   D. surprised

9.A. musician       B. artist        C. scientist      D. writer

10.A. money         B. violin        C. food           D. hat

 

1Do the boys and girls have the same favorite subjects? The answer is   66  . There are many differences (不同) between boys and girls   67    school. As we know, sometimes we say boys   68    math and girls like English. That’s right. Many boys like P.E. And  69  like science and math, too. Many  70  like Chinese and English,  71   science and math  72  their favorite subjects. Girls usually don’t like math  73  science.  74  don’t girls and boys have the same favorite subjects? We don’t know.   75    you know?

1.A. no         B. not                  C. yes            D. don’t

2.A. on         B. at                   C. of             D. to

3.A. likes          B. are like         C. like           D. aren’t like

4.A. we         B. us               C. them           D. they

5.A. girls          B. girl             C. boys           D. teachers

6.A. or         B. but              C. and            D. because

7.A. is         B. isn’t            C. aren’t             D. are

8.A. so         B. but              C. and            D. or

9.A. Why            B. What             C. When           D. Where

10.A. Have          B. Do               C. Does           D. Are

 

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