Living in the foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences . They discussed that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought the waitress wasn’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot she went into a store and asked, “ Do you have any cold drinks ?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question again. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She has raised her eyebrows , which in Micronesia , it 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 writer, “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 different nods and shakes of heads. He thought some people hadn’t understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, the did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake heads in different ways . It depends on where they come from.
【小题1】These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they _____________.
A. needed to learn foreign languages.
B. should often discuss their experiences
C. had problems with communications
【小题2】People in Micronesia show “yes” by _________.
A. nodding heads          B. raising the eyebrows         C. shaking hands.
【小题3】 Tom misunderstood his class at first because __________.
A. he didn’t know much about Indian culture
B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough
C. he didn’t know where the students came from
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
【小题5】The passage is mainly about _________.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunicaions in different cultures
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 were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".

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
【小题2】People in Micronesia show "yes" by ____.
A.nodding headsB.raising eyebrows
C.shaking headsD.saying "no"
【小题3】Tom misunderstood his class at first because
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
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?
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".
【小题5】The passage is mainly about _____.
A.body language in foreign restaurants
B.class discussion in Indian schools
C.miscommunication in different cultures
D.English teaching in other countries

Living in the foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences . They discussed that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought the waitress wasn’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot she went into a store and asked, “ Do you have any cold drinks ?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question again. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She has raised her eyebrows , which in Micronesia , it 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 writer, “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 different nods and shakes of heads. He thought some people hadn’t understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, the did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake heads in different ways . It depends on where they come from.
【小题1】These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they _____________.
needed to learn foreign languages.
should often discuss their experiences
had problems with communications
【小题2】People in Micronesia show “yes” by _________.
A. nodding heads          B. raising the eyebrows         C. shaking hands.
【小题3】 Tom misunderstood his class at first because __________.
he didn’t know much about Indian culture
he didn’t explain everything clearly enough
he didn’t know where the students came from
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”
Jan taught English on a Pacific island
Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
【小题5】The passage is mainly about _________.
body language in foreign restaurants
class discussion in Indian schools
miscommunicaions in different cultures

Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem(诗歌)by heart. Some people have  51 memories and can only  52 things that they have said again and again.
The  53 English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  54  street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  55 sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  56 language by remembering what he hears  57 he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem  58 two languages as  59 as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  60 students have little time  61  it and they are busy with other subjects as well.
A man’s mind is quite like a camera but it 62 photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo  63 a camera there is much work  64  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  65  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.

【小题1】
A.wonderfulB.betterC.poorD.badly
【小题2】
A.speakB.studyC.knowD.remember
【小题3】
A.niceB.beautifulC.famousD.kind
【小题4】
A.anyB.someC.manyD.the
【小题5】
A.everyB.eachC.bothD.all
【小题6】
A.herB.hisC.one’sD.their
【小题7】
A.whenB.sinceC.ifD.as soon as
【小题8】
A.to keep B.to getC.to learnD.to take
【小题9】
A.badlyB.hardC.easilyD.happily
【小题10】
A.becauseB.whyC.whatD.when
【小题11】
A.likeB.forC.toD.in
【小题12】
A.leavesB.takesC.getsD.receives
【小题13】
A.inB.byC.withD.through
【小题14】
A.to doB.to haveC.to startD.to stay
【小题15】
A.InB.OnC.WithD.As

Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem(诗歌)by heart. Some people have  51  memories and can only  52  things that they have said again and again.

The  53  English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down  54   street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on  55  sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns  56 language by remembering what he hears  57  he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem  58  two languages as  59  as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages  60  students have little time  61   it and they are busy with other subjects as well.

A man's mind is quite like a camera but it  62  photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo  63  a camera there is much work  64  before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.  65  the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.

1. A. wonderful     B. better           C. poor         D. badly

2.A. speak          B. study            C. know         D. remember

3.A. nice           B. beautiful        C. famous       D. kind

4.A. any            B. some         C. many         D. the

5.A. every          B. each         C. both         D. all

6.A. her            B. his          C. one’s        D. their

7.A. when           B. since            C. if               D. as soon as

8.A. to keep        B. to get           C. to learn     D. to take

9. A. badly         B. hard         C. easily           D. happily

10.A. because       B. why          C. what         D. when

11.A. like          B. for          C. to           D. in

12.A. leaves            B. takes            C. gets         D. receives

13. A. in               B. by           C. with         D. through

14. A. to do            B. to have      C. to start         D. to stay

15.A. In                B. On           C. With         D. As

 

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