阅读理解

　　The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries．Some visitors would probably 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“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 the driver to send him to his office, the driver shook his head at once．The officer repeated his order, and the driver shook his head again．At last, the officer, of course, got angry．

　　“How dare you refuse my order?”he shouted, “Drive me to my office immediately!”The driver answered in quite a 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 then he nodded with a smile：“NO means YES here!”

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Gestures are the silent language of every culture．We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say．It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood．

　　In the US, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal discussion．The handshake must be firm．If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness．Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder．Some people, usually women, greet each other with a hug(拥抱)．

　　Space is important to Americans．When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about 2．5 feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly．Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close．They will move back to have their space．If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, “Pardon me．” or “Excuse me．”

　　Americans like to look at the other in the eyes when they are talking．If you don’t do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested．When you stare at someone, however, it is not polite．

　　For Americans, thumbs up means “yes”, “very good” or “well done”．Thumbs down means the opposite．To call a waiter, one might put up one hand to head level or above．To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as you are signing a piece of paper．It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger(食指)．Americans shake their index fingers at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them．

　　Learning a culture’s body language is sometimes confusing(困惑的)．If you don’t know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile．