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| Alice is my neighbor's daughter. Her parents sent 1 to school though they were poor. One day it rained 2 , his father went to work on a farm on top of a hill. He fell down and broke his leg. They 3 much money for seeing the doctor and the girl didn't go to school 4 more. She learned cooking, washing and 5 rooms. And her mother found a job for her in the town. There she works for Mr White. She tried her best to do 6 well. Mr White was pleased at her and paid her more. One day Mr White wanted to post an important letter 7 he was busy writing a book. He called Alice in and said, "Here is a letter and eighty cents (美分). Go to the post office and 8 it. But remember: Before you put the letter into the postbox, you must buy a 9 and stick it on the envelop." "OK, sir," the girl said and went away. About half 10 hour later the girl came back. She went into Mr White's workroom and gave the eighty cents back 11 him. "Haven't you posted the letter yet?" the man asked in surprise. "Yes, I have, sir." " 12 didn't you buy a stamp, then?" " 13 look on me like that, sir," the girl 14 , "When I got to the post office, I had a look around and found there was nobody near the post office. 15 I put the letter into it quickly and I've saved the money for you!" | ||||
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| Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers (金羽毛). She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house 1 the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, 2 still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn't have enough 3 to buy food. The swan was 4 to see that. She said to herself, "I'll give one of my 5 to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers. "That evening, she 6 to the poor woman's house and left a golden feather on the table without saying 7 . From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much 8 than before. But day after day,t he woman became greedy (贪婪). She said to her 9 . "The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all 10 feathers shen she comes next time." "Oh, no, Mom!" cried the daughters, "This will 11 the swan. She helps us a lot! "But the mother wouldn't listen. When the 12 came as usual,t he mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 13 chicken feathers. Then, the Golden Swan said, "Poor Mother, I came to 14 you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will 15 come back. Never be greedy!" With these words, the swan flew away. | ||||
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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 |
| A.nodding heads | B.raising eyebrows |
| C.shaking heads | D.saying "no" |
| 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 |
| 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". |
| A.body language in foreign restaurants |
| B.class discussion in Indian schools |
| C.miscommunication in different cultures |
| D.English teaching in other countries |