Question

【題目】 Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. 【1】 When they talk to an Indian, he or she often shakes his or her head. They might think that the Indian does not agree what they said. 【2】.

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads a little when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes” .【3】

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. 【4】 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.

A.The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head.

B.Body language can be very difficult to understand.

C.But some people will probably be puzzled(疑惑的) when they first go to India.

D.But in fact, he or she is trying to say “Yes!”

E.If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【解析】

短文大意：本文是記敘文，通過一個(gè)外國人和印度司機(jī)的交流，介紹了印度的一個(gè)與眾不同的風(fēng)俗：搖頭不表示反對而表示同意，說明了解本地文化的重要性。

【1】根據(jù)下文“When they talk to an Indian, he or she often shakes his or her head當(dāng)他們和印度人談話時(shí)，他或她經(jīng)常搖頭”，可知印度人不同的表達(dá)方式會(huì)讓外國人不知所措，搞不清他們什么意思，備選句子“But some people will probably be puzzled when they first go to India.但是有些人第一次去印度的時(shí)候可能會(huì)感到困惑”符合句意，故選C。

【2】根據(jù)上文“They might think that the Indian does not agree what they said他們可能認(rèn)為印度人不同意他們所說的”，可知事實(shí)恰恰是相反的，結(jié)合下文“It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”它的意思不是＇不＇，而是＇是＇”，備選句子“But in fact, he or she is trying to say “Yes!”但事實(shí)上，他或她是在試著說Yes!”符合句意，故選D。

【3】根據(jù)下一段那個(gè)外國人和司機(jī)的例子，可知不了解這種表達(dá)方式會(huì)鬧誤會(huì)，備選句子“If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.如果一個(gè)人不知道這一點(diǎn)，可能會(huì)引起誤解”符合句意，故選E。

【4】根據(jù)下文“At last, the foreigner shouted angrily最后外國人生氣地喊道”并說了一樣的話，可知司機(jī)又重復(fù)了相同的動(dòng)作“搖頭”，備選句子“The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head. 外國人又說了一遍他的要求，司機(jī)還是搖了搖頭”符合句意，故選A。