Even a child knows that nodding the head means" Yes".But some people will probably be puzzled(迷惑的)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(误解).
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 said his request again and the driver still shook his head.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.
【小题1】In general,nodding the head means and shaking the head means_____.

A."Yes"..." No"B."No"..." Yes"
C."Yes"..." Yes"D."No"..." No"
【小题2】According to the habit of India,if someone agrees with you,he will ______.
A.nod his head
B.shake his head
C.neither nod his head nor shake his head
D.both nod his head and shake his head
【小题3】Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________.
A.the Indian driver had something important to do
B.the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money
C.the driver felt uncomfortable at that time
D.in India shaking the head means agreement
【小题4】The foreigner became 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 driver didn’t say any words
D.the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money
【小题5】The phrase" on the contrary" means_____.
A.正相反B.总之C.与之相同D.在另一方面

The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? 36  the weather In Britain often changes quickly.
Spring can be rainy or windy, but the weather is  37  warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact , there  38  as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the  39  time for visitors to go to the seaside. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. During autumn it is still nice to be outside ,too. In winter, it gets colder, and it might 40  ,especially in the north. There are  41  very heavy winds in this season.
February is usually the coldest   42 of the year , while the warmest  43 often July.
The difference   44   temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃,and for   45 is about 15.5℃.
【小题1】A. Because     B. As           C. Since
【小题2】A. get         B. getting       C. gets
【小题3】A. can have     B. can         C. can be
【小题4】A. worst        B. best         C. earliest
【小题5】A. snow        B. rain         C. wind
【小题6】A. also         B. either        C. too
【小题7】A. month       B. season       C. weather 
【小题8】A. is          B. was         C. are
【小题9】A. in           B. on         C. for
【小题10】A. spring      B. autumn       C. summer

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Charter schools in the US operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools are different from state to state. But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what and how to teach.

A charter school might have nothing to do with the local public school system. It might be started by teachers, parents, community groups or a profit-making business.

Forty-seven million students go to traditional public schools. And more than a million students go to charter schools.

And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network. The idea is to have environment friendly school buildings but also to go further than that.

The schools teach students to give lots of time and attention to the community problems that affect them and the environment. For example, young children grow vegetables in a school garden and learn about healthy eating. Older students help recycle waste from restaurants. And local schools share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.

Jim McGrath is president of the Green Charter Schools Network. He says there are about two hundred “green” charter schools across the United States. And the Green Charter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Minnesota. Supporters of green schools say their goal is to let the movement be popular across the country.

1.. Are the rules for charter schools the same in the US?  

2.. How many students go to charter schools? 

3.. What do students in charter schools often do?

4.. Do teachers teach students to protect the environment or to know the Network?  

5.. Why do supporters hope charter schools to be popular across the country?

 

 

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