Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled 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.

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 repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. 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.

61. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

A. Yes, No             B. No, Yes             C. Yes, Yes            D. No, No

62. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.

A. nod his head                B. shake his head

C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

63. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver has something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money

C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. In India shaking the head means agreement

64. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

C. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

D. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the driver didn’t say any words

IV. 阅读理解

 Bill Jenkins worked in a big office in the city, and he used to go to the barber’s during working hours to have his hair cut, although this was against the rule: clerks (职员) had to have their hair cut in their own time.

  While Bill was at the barber’s one day, the manager of the office came in by chance to have his own hair cut. Bill saw him and tried to hide his face, but the manager found him.

   “Hello, Jenkins,” the manager said, “ I see that you are having your hair cut in office time.”

   “Yes, sir, I am,” admitted Bill calmly, “You see, sir, it grows in office time.”

   “Not all of it,” said the manager at once, “some of it grows in your own time.”

   “Yes, sir, but I’m not having it all cut off.”

52. Clerks in the office where Bill worked were ________.

    A. not allowed to leave the office in office time

    B. told to go to the barber’s in their free time

    C. not allowed to go to the barber’s for a hair cut

    D. told that only the manager could break the rules

53. Bill often went to have his hair cut during office hours because __________.

  A. he didn’t have to wait long       B. he had no idea of the office rule

  C. he couldn’t be found by the manager

  D. he just wanted to save his own time to do other things

54. When the manager saw Bill at the barber’s, he was _________.

  A. unhappy     B. excited       C. sad        D. anxious

55. The sentence “I’m not having it all cut off,” really means _________.

A. Bill wanted to have his hair cut, which grew in office time

B. Bill was just against the rule about hair cut

C. Bill would like to have his hair cut, which grew both in his office time and in his own time

D. Bill didn’t like to have his hair cut, which grew in his own time

书面表达 (满分15分)

请根据图片,以及中英文提示完成写作任务。

1.描述图中北极熊的现状;

2.简单分析原因;

3.提出两或三条日常生活中的合理化建议。

注意:1.字数:不少于100词

      2.提示词语:lead a low-carbon (低碳) life

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