Question

The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, they would find he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian doesn’t like what they say. But in fact, they would be completely wrong.

Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It doesn’t mean “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or he will be in trouble.

One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and asked an Indian to drive him. When he told his driver to take him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The officer said again 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 at once!”

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!”

1.What does shaking one’s head mean all over the world?

A. Yes. B. No. C. Glad.D. Yes or No.

2.What should you do in India if you agree with somebody?

A. Shake your head. B. Nod your head.

C. Speak in a loud voice. D. Say it again and again.

3.Why did the officer go to India?

A. He went there to visit his friend.B. He went there to buy a car.

C. He went there to learn driving.D. He went there because of his job.

4.Why did the officer get angry?

A. Because the driver didn’t understand him.

B. Because the driver still shook his head after he said again.

C. Because the driver didn’t like the officer.

D. Because the driver didn’t answer in a loud voice.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A. When you are in India, you should always shake your head.

B. You shouldn’t shake your head if you’re a driver.

C. Shaking head will make others get angry.

D. Different countries have different customs.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要叙述了通过列举印度国家的例子，阐述了在不同的国家,人们摇头所代表的意思有所不同的道理。

1.根据对整篇文章内容的理解，可知全世界摇头意味着“是”或者“不是”，故选择D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容：Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It doesn’t mean “No”.可知在印度摇头表示的是yes，故选择A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容：a foreign officer went to India on business.可知答案选择D。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容：The officer said again and the driver shook his head again. At last the officer, of course, got angry. 可知是因为他又说一遍，司机仍然摇头，故选择B。

5.主旨大意题。根据对整篇文章内容的理解，可知我们可以从这篇文章中学到不同的国家有不同的风俗习惯，故选择D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。