A Talking Fish

One afternoon last summer, Mr. Stow went to a fishman to buy fish for his supper, because a friend of his would come to have supper with him that evening.

It was hot, and most of the fish were not so good, but the fishman said, “Sir, all of my fish are good and fresh. Would you like some?” Mr. Stow held one fish up to his nose and smelled it. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it bad?” asked the fishman. “No, I didn’t smell it.” “Then what did you do with your face so close to the fish?” asked the fishman. “I didn’t smell the fish, I only talked to it,” said Mr. Stow. “What did the fish say to you?” “He said he didn’t know the latest news of the river , because he was out of the river for more than a week.”

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

1.The story happened last year.

2.Mr. Stow wanted to buy fish for his supper.

3.The weather was not hot that day.

4.Most of the fish were not so good.

5.Mr. Stow didn’t buy the fish that day.

Last winter vacation, our class went to Xiangshan for a trip.Though the weather was a little cold, it was sunny.
At six in the morning we met at the school gate.We took a bus there.On the bus, our monitor told us an interesting story.The story was about an interesting man.Then three girls in our class sang songs.We were very happy.
At about seven thirty we got there.It was a beautiful mountain.There were many visitors.Then we started to climb the mountain.The boys had a climbing race(比赛).Li Ming won the first prize.He got a blue hat.At about nine o’clock we met a famous singer.Qi Hui and Ma Yan even got his autographs.They were very excited.
We had lunch in the mountain.We brought food from home and ate together.
After lunch we went to the zoo, because the was a new member(成员) in the zoo.It was a cheetah(猎豹).It came from Africa.
Finally, we took the bus back to school.Although we were tired, we really had fun.
【小题1】How was the weather on that day?

  was the weather there yesterday? It was hot and humid.

完成句子
【小题1】It was hot and rainy.  (对划线部分提问)
______ ______ the weather?
【小题2】Wang Yang went to New York for vacation.  (对划线部分提问)
______ did Wang Yang ______ for vacation?
【小题3】They were not friendly to us. (改为同义句)
They ______ ______ to us.
【小题4】She did her homework at home.  (改为一般疑问句)
______ she ______ her homework at home?
【小题5】你参观过那个历史博物馆吗?
______ you ______ that history ______?

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). Some Americans who taught English in other countries recently talked about their experiences.

On her first day in Micronesia(密克罗尼西亚), an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. It was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks? ” The woman there said nothing. 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”.

Jane remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria(保加利亚), a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jane 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. Some nod and others shake. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon knew 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”.

1.These Americans in the passage 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 communication in other countries

2.People in Micronesia show “yes” by ________ .

A. nodding heads??? B. raising eyebrows???? C. shaking heads???? ????????????? D. saying “no”

3.Tom misunderstood（误解）his class at first because_______ .

A. he didn’t know much about Indian culture??

B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C. some students didn’t speak English?

D. he didn’t know where the students came from

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”.?

B. Jane taught English on a Pacific island.

C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.??

D. In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.

5.The passage is mainly about_________ .

A. body language in foreign restaurants??

B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. different language cultures in different countries?

D. English teaching in other countries