Living in the foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences . They discussed 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 the waitress wasn’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot she went into a store and asked, “ Do you have any cold drinks ?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question again. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She has raised her eyebrows , which in Micronesia , it 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 writer, “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 different nods and shakes of heads. He thought some people hadn’t understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, the did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake heads in different ways . It depends on where they come from.

1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they _____________.

A.  needed to learn foreign languages.

B.  should often discuss their experiences

C.  had problems with communications

2.People in Micronesia show “yes” by _________.

A. nodding heads          B. raising the eyebrows         C. shaking hands.

3. Tom misunderstood his class at first because __________.

A.  he didn’t know much about Indian culture

B.  he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C.  he didn’t know where the students came from

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.  In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”

B.  Jan taught English on a Pacific island

C.  Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A.  body language in foreign restaurants

B.  class discussion in Indian schools

C.  miscommunicaions in different cultures

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。（10分）

1.My father ______ (be) born on June 19^th, 1960.

2.Look! A boy ______ (cry) over there. Let’s go and see what is wrong with him.

3.______ (not play) football on the road. It’s very dangerous.

4.I think playing basketball is         (excited).

5. The students all stopped ___ (listen)to the teacher carefully when the class began.

6.I think it’ s ______( use) to talk with him ? It’s difficult to change his mind.

7.I’ll never forget the ___________(beautiful) of the old houses ?

8.He got ill yesterday. Today he feels even _________(bad) .

9._________(wolf) eat smaller animals when they are hungry.

10.Do you mind        (say) sorry to your brother.

____ it is rainy today, ____ he still works outside.

I have a good friend, and his name is Jack. He is from Canada. It’s Sunday today. He gets up at half past five. And then he begins（开始）to do sports（运动）at six o’clock. After breakfast, he does his homework from eight o’clock to eleven thirty.
In the afternoon, he goes to the zoo with his uncle. They see many animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers. He likes pandas very much. And he thinks they are very nice. His uncle says, “Pandas only（仅仅）live in China. I like them, too.” They have a good time in the zoo.
In the evening, Jack watches（看）Animal World（动物世界）on TV at half past eight. It’s about two baby pandas. Their names are Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. They are six years old. He drinks a glass of milk and then goes to bed at ten o’clock.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Jack is my       .
A．friend               B．uncle                C．teacher
【小题2】Jack gets up at        today.
A．5:00                 B．5:30                 C．6:00
【小题3】What does Jack do at 10:00 in the morning?
A．He does sports.
B．He has breakfast.
C．he does his homework.
【小题4】Jack        before（在……之前）he goes to bed.
A．calls his uncle
B．drinks a glass of juice
C．drinks a glass of milk
【小题5】What’s the passage about?
A．Jack’s Day.         B．Animals.             C．Tom’s Day.