(B)

What shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, they would find he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian doesn’t like what they say. But in fact, they would be completely wrong.

Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It doesn’t have the same meaning as our “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or he will be in trouble.

One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and asked an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to take him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The officer said again and the driver shook his head again. At last the officer, of course, got angry.

“How dare you refuse my order?” He shouted, “Drive me to my office at once!”

The driver answered in quite a loud voice, too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.

The car started and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then he nodded with a smile, “‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”

(  ) 36. What does shaking one’s head mean in China?

 A. Yes.              B. No.              C. Glad.            D. Sad.

(  ) 37. What should you do in India if you agree with somebody?

 A. Shake your head.                   B. Nod your head.

 C. Speak in a loud voice.               D. Say it again and again.

(  ) 38. Did the officer know the customs in India clearly?

 A. Yes, he did.         B. No, he didn’t.      C. We are not sure. D. He was an Indian.

(  ) 39. Why did the officer get angry?

 A. Because the driver didn’t understand him.

 B. Because the driver still shook his head after he ordered loudly.

 C. Because the driver didn’t like the officer.

 D. Because the driver didn’t answer in a loud voice.

(  ) 40. What can we learn from the story?

 A. When you are in India, you should always shake your head.

 B. You shouldn’t shake your head if you’re a driver.

 C. Shaking head will make others get angry.

 D. Different countries have different customs.

(A)

When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may do to your health?

More and more teenagers are becoming overweight(超重的) and near-sighted because of the large amount of time they spend in front of the TV. Plus, they are growing less and less creative(创造性的) since watching TV doesn’t need active thought.

Last week, the TV Turn off Network began its ninth TV Turn off week in the U.S.A.

The organization(组织)encourages people to play games, read books, lie under a tree, talk to family members and friends-anything but watch TV.

American school children spend about 1 000 hours a year watching TV-more time than they spend in school.

Doctors in both China and the U.S.A. worry that sitting and watching TV has replaced the physical activity that is necessary to keep children healthy.

Experts say that the longer children watch TV, the more weight they will get.

And the food children eat while watching TV makes the problem more serious.

To keep healthy, kids need to exercise, talk to friends and family, and explore the world around them.

Could you go a week without television?It might be difficult for many TV lovers, but why not have a try?

(  ) 31. Teenagers can ________ instead of sitting and watching TV according to the passage.

 A. play games         B. read books     C. talk to friends      D. all of the above

(  ) 32. American school children spend about ________ watching TV every day.

 A. 164 minutes        B. 164 hours         C. 1 000 hours        D. 1 000 minutes

(  ) 33. Sitting and watching TV too much will keep children ________ according to the doctors.

 A. less creative        B. overweight        C. foolish           D. both A and B

(  ) 34. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

 A. Doctors worry what are on show on TV.

 B. Taking more exercises in the open air can keep children healthy.

 C. Eating food makes children overweight.

 D. It’s easy to go a week without television.

(  ) 35. The main idea of this passage is ________.

 A. the TV Turn off Network began its ninth TV Turn off week in the U.S.A.

 B. doctors in both China and America worry about children

 C. watching TV too much is bad for children’s health

 D. everyone can go a week without television

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