题目内容
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(沟通误解)were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), 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 famous 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 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(依据)where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
【小题1】The 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 |
A.nodding heads | B.raising eyebrows | C.shaking heads | D.saying “no” |
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 |
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”. |
A.body language in foreign restaurants |
B.class discussion in India schools |
C.miscommunication in different cultures |
D.English teaching in other countries |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】A
【小题5】C解析:
生活在外国是令人兴奋的,但也有可能是令人迷惑的。误解是经常发生的,甚至连简单的yes和no都会由误解。
【小题1】细节理解题。依据They decided that miscommunications(沟通误解)were always possible。
【小题2】细节理解题。依据She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means “yes”.
【小题3】推理判断题。
【小题4】细节理解题。In that country, a nod means “no”.
【小题5】推理判断题。
Here is the content ( 目录 ) of a book.
Unit | Readings | Skills | Words |
Unit1 Music | *Music & Feelings *Sad movies | *Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title | *Kinds of Music *Music stars |
Unit2 Sports | *National Sports *The ancient Olympic Games | *Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words | *Action verbs *Names of sports Sports tools |
Unit3 Weather | *Weather service *Weather and nature | *Understanding main ideas *Guessing meaning of new words | *Weather conditions *Weather information |
Unit4 Culture | *Travelling in India *Body language in the United States | *Understanding main ideas *Predicting by title *Making inferences | *Cultural studies *Culture and art |
Unit5 Space | *Living in space *The planets | *Understanding main ideas *Understanding attitude | *Space news *Space terms |
A.National sports | B.Sad movies | C.The planets | D.Weather service |
A.Unit 1 | B.Unit2 | C.Unit 3 | D.Unit 4 |
A.predicting by title | B.understanding attitude |
C.understanding main ideas | D.guessing meaning of new words |
阅读理解 阅读下面短文,从每题A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."
【小题1】 The story is about ____________.
A.two mice | B.two cities | C.two countries | D.A mouse and a cat |
A.a hole | B.a house made of wood | C.a house made of stone | D.the field |
A.the cat | B.the Country mouse | C.the City mouse | D.the house |
A.Yes, they were. | B.No, they weren’t. |
C.They ran away and hid. | D.We don’t know. |
A.The two mice lived together. |
B.The two mice had a great meal. |
C.The Country mouse had a poor life while the City mouse had a happy life. |
D.The Country mouse had a poorer but happier life than the City mouse. |