Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled 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.

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 repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. 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.

1. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.

A. nod his head          

B. shake his head

C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head   

D. either nod his head or shake his head

2. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver has something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money

C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. In India shaking the head means agreement

3. Why did the foreigner become 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 India driver didn’t say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

4. The phrase “on the contrary” means _______.

A. just the opposite                 

B. clear difference between two things

C. doing what you want to do         

D. on the other hand

He often stands against the fence and talks endlessly with my father _____ gardening problems. 

A. to    B. too    C. about    D. off

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 

The sound of the rain hitting the window wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．

It was my second day of  36  and it was raining heavily．I could not   37   the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my  38  ．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back．We were  39  home．It was the last time I felt  40  to him．

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this  41  ．I was proud of it，for I felt  42  and“grown up．” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought  43  from him．

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment，  44  me scratching（乱写） the paper．Then he said, “This kind of writing needs  45  ．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．”

I followed his  46  for the next two words，but  47  I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the  48  way．His advice did not improve my writing but our  49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his  50  in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a  51  ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me，“As you can see，this family is going to count on you．We are  52  to provide you anything for your future．You have to get  53  to change the life for yourself．”

As a result of his  54  ，I have  55  it through high school and through college．

1..A. graduation   B．employment      C．college       D．school

2..A．form         B．resist          C．follow        D．break

3..A．dormitory        B．door        C．desk           D．bed

4..A．at        B．already           C．beyond        D．halfway

5..A．close            B．near            C．happy     D．relaxed

6..A．gap          B．thought        C．action        D．accident

7..A．lonely   B．depressed       C．independent   D．comfortable

8..A．comfort      B．help        C．support       D．explanation

9..．A．helping          B．directing     C．watching       D．blaming

10..A．skill      B．patience         C．time            D．practice

11..A．introduction        B．manner          C．spirit    D．advice

12..A．even if         B．while           C．as        D．though

13.．A．difficult          B．slow        C．efficient       D．fast

14..A．relationship        B．friendship      C．thought       D．life

15..A．schooling       B．life           C．hope        D．expectation

16..A．writer      B．scholar       Cscientist    D．specialist

17..tired          B．glad            C．useless          D．ready

18..A．an education    B．a rich boyfriend C．a well-paid job  D．a good writing

19..A．help            B．expectations    C．examination      D．watch

20..A．succeeded       B．got             C．made         D．found

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬) by snakes, “ It was seeing people with snake bites (伤口) that led me to this career,” he said.

  In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.

  “I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”

  “The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.

1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article is      .

A. Astonishing Medicine           B. Farmer Loses Arm

C. Dangerous Bites                D. Snake Doctor

2.. The farmer lost his arm because      .

A. the cloth was wrapped too tightly

B. he cut it to save his life

C. Shu wasn’t there to help him

D. he was alone in the fields

3. Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because      .

A. he wanted to save people’s arms and legs

B. he had studied it at a medical school

C. he had seen snakes biting people

D. his army service had finished

4. Why did Shu go into the mountains?

A. He wanted to study snake bites.

B. He wanted to help the farmers.

C. He was being trained to be a doctor.

D. He was expected to serve in the army.

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