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!”
【小题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
【小题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”
【小题3】The underlined word “Order” means         .
A.顺序B.订购C.命令D.建议
【小题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
【小题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.

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.

They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.

At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”

1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

A.The Tower of London                    B.St. Paul’s Cathedral

C.Some famous buildings in the city           D.The whole city of London

2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London.

A.less than half a year  B.forty days         C.five hundred years  D.fifty days

3.It took them a few days to see ______.

A.some of the best known buildings in England.  B.several best known places in England

C.many famous houses in the city of London    D.most of the best known buildings in London

4.The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.

A.didn’t want to say anything               B.tried to show it to the visitor

C.had no time to tell the visitor               D.tried not to show it to the visitor

5.The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.

A.he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before

B.he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it

C.he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name

D.he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

 

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