Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as“yes”and“no”.

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”.

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

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

A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads D. saying“no”

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根據(jù))this passage?

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”.

4.The passage is mainly about ______ .

A. body language in foreign restaurants

B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. miscommunication in different cultures

D. English teaching in other countries

改錯題：劃出錯誤的地方，在相對應(yīng)的橫線上改正錯誤。

1.She plays the piano more badly than her sister .

2.Some day it will become as busier as Hong Kong .

3.Alice sitting with her sister by the river .

4.The old man as well as his children were excited .

5.The boy mustn’t be Miss Lin’s son .

Alice didn’t go to the park _____ her illness.

A. because B. but C. so D. because of

In our school, 60 percent of the teachers ______women teachers. And most of them _____ very hardworking.

A. are, are B. is, is C. is, are D. are, is

Not only English but also maths _______ my favourite subject.

A. is B. are C. be D. am

I find _____ not easy to answer this question in English.

A. that B. it C. its D. this

In ancient times(古代), people thought that their gods(神) lived on the tops of mountains. They believed that anything above them was nearer to their gods than them. They thought that birds were messengers(信使) from the gods. There were many beliefs(信念) about how to treat birds. Some people even believed that killing a bird was an act against the gods and would bring bad luck. In some parts of the United States, people believe that if they hear an owl(貓頭鷹) in the early evening, it means death. Another link(聯(lián)系) with these past beliefs is in an English expression. People no longer believe that birds are messengers of the gods, but when someone knows a secret about another person, he or she might say, "A little bird told me about it."

1.In ancient times birds were thought to be_______.

A. the ones bringing news from the gods

B. gods, too

C. the ones bringing news from human beings

D. bad

2.In some parts of the USA now, people believe that _______ means death.

A. seeing an owl in the morning

B. seeing an owl outside their houses

C hearing an owl in the early evening

D. killing an owl in the evening

根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式

1.Among all the books, the biology book is __________________(厚的).

2.Everyone knows that practice makes _____________(完美的).

3.Thank you for ____________(描述) the beauty in this area to us.

4.The wild animals in danger need lots of ____________(保護(hù)) most.

完成句子 按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，在答題卷相應(yīng)的橫線上填寫答案，

每空限填一詞。

1.你應(yīng)該按來時原路返回，否則，你很容易迷路。

You should go back the same way as you came, otherwise you will _______ ________ _________ .

2.寒冷的天氣使得鳥兒們飛往南方過冬

Cold weather makes birds ________ _________ ___________ winter .

3.在暑假，我們學(xué)校休息的星期比他們學(xué)校少。

Our school has _______ ________ __________ for summer holiday than theirs.

4.我太興奮了，不斷的拼錯單詞。

I was so excited that I ____________________________________.

5.隨身帶個筆記本以便把你看到的記下來

Take a notebook with you ______________________________

6.你最好還是面對這個嚴(yán)重的問題

You _______________________________.

–– When will you go back to your hometown? ––__________.

A. Till the work is done

B. Until the work is done

C. Although the work is done

D. As soon as the work is done