题目内容
He nodded his head ________.
- A.in agreed
- B.on agreement
- C.in an agreement
- D.in agreement
点拨:in agreement表示“同意”。
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, 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 known 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 he 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 where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
【小题1】These 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 Indian schools |
| C.miscommunication in different cultures |
| D.English teaching in other countries |
Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a holiday.
One day he was not feeling well. So he was to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said, “I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?”
The clerk looked in a book, and said, “Dr. Grey.”
“Is he expensive?”
“Well,” the clerk answered, “he always asks for his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and 1.5 pounds for later visit.”
Henry decided (决定) to save 50 pence. When he went to see the doctor he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.”
For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he nodded and said, “Oh, yes.” He examined (检查) him and then said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Just continue (继续)with the medicine (药) I gave you last time.”
【小题1】Henry came to London___________.
| A.to do some shopping | B.to visit friend |
| C.to spend his holiday | D.to find a job |
| A.he was feeling bad |
| B.he could save 50 pence |
| C.he wanted to take some medicine home |
| D.a good doctor was very expensive |
| A.as much as | B.less than |
| C.more than | D.no more than |
| A.he wasn’t ill |
| B.It is the second time for him to go to his clinic(门诊部). |
| C.he saw a friend of his |
| D.he wasn’t feeling well |
Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a holiday.
One day he was not feeling well. So he was to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said, “I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?”
The clerk looked in a book, and said, “Dr. Grey.”
“Is he expensive?”
“Well,” the clerk answered, “he always asks for his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and 1.5 pounds for later visit.”
Henry decided (决定) to save 50 pence. When he went to see the doctor he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.”
For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he nodded and said, “Oh, yes.” He examined (检查) him and then said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Just continue (继续)with the medicine (药) I gave you last time.”
【小题1】Henry came to London___________.
| A.to do some shopping | B.to visit friend |
| C.to spend his holiday | D.to find a job |
| A.he was feeling bad |
| B.he could save 50 pence |
| C.he wanted to take some medicine home |
| D.a good doctor was very expensive |
| A.as much as | B.less than |
| C.more than | D.no more than |
| A.he wasn’t ill |
| B.It is the second time for him to go to his clinic(门诊部). |
| C.he saw a friend of his |
| D.he wasn’t feeling well |
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 |