Living in a 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 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”.

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(   ) 46. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they        .

A. should go abroad for vacations     B. needed to leam foreign  languages

C. should often discuss     their experiences  D. had problems with     communications

(   ) 47. People in Micronesia show “yes” by        .

A. nodding heads     B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads     D. saying “no”

(   ) 48. 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

(   ) 49. 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”.

(   ) 50. 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

   It’s very important that we all recycle. In nature，everything 36     again. For example，when an animal dies,it becomes 37     animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags 38     can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and 39     water and soil. 40     we continue making too much rubbish,the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish,we must recycle 41     We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.

Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees,42     these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much 43      than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example,each year we cut 44     more than 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree 45    

Recycling can help us save the earth,so let’s take action right now.

(   ) 36. A. use     B. using  C. is used     D. used

(   ) 37. A.  another  B. other     C. others  D. the other

(   ) 38. A.  who  B. which     C. how  D. where

(   ) 39. A.  pollutes  B. polluted     C. polluting  D. is polluted

(   ) 40. A.  When  B. Whether     C. Why  D. If

(   ) 41. A.  them  B. their     C. it  D. itself

(   ) 42. A.  but  B. so     C. and  D. or

(   ) 43. A.  fastly  B. fast     C. faster  D. fastest

(   ) 44. A.  out  B. down     C. in  D. up

(   ) 45. A.  grows  B. for growing     C. growing  D. to grow

(   ) 35. —I will get up at 5 :00 every morning to read English from now on.

—Don’t be so sure.         

A. Practice makes perfect.        B. Easier said than done.

C. Early birds catch the  worms.  D. Nothing is difficult if you set your mind into it.

(   ) 34. Alice        some advice  on  how  to improve her listening  skills,and she gladly accepted Miss Green’s.

A. gave     B. was given  C. gives     D. is given

(   ) 33. —Lily,keep the window        .  The sandstorm hasn’t  stopped  yet.

—OK,I’ll do that.

A. close     B. closed  C. open     D. opened

(   ) 32. —Lucy is good at English.

——        .  She  often speaks to foreigners.

A. So is she     B. So she is  C. So was     she  D. So she was

(   ) 31. —Lin  Tao,could you        me  this book,please?

—Sorry,but I        it for only half an hour. I haven’t finished it.

A. borrow ; have had  B. borrow ; have bought

C. lend; have had  D. lend; have bought

(   ) 30.1 think I met this man two years ago somewhere,but I can’t say        .

A. for long     B. for certain  C. for instance     D. for short

(   ) 29. —How long        you        here?

—Since I came here in 2002.

A. did; live  B. have; lived  C. do; live  D. will; live

(   ) 28. —I have no idea        her  the  bad  news.

—I think tomorrow is the best time.

A. how to tell     B. when to tell  C. whether to tell     D. why to tell