18.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".
26.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that theyA.
A.had problems with communications
B.needed to learn foreign languages
C.should often discuss their experiences
D.should go abroad for vacations
27.People in Micronesia show"yes"byC.
A.nodding heads
B.shaking heads
C.raising eyebrows
D.saying"no"
28.Tom misunderstood his class at first becauseB
A.he didn't explain everything clearly enough
B.he did not know much about Indian culture
C.some students didn't understand his questions
D.he didn't know where the students came from
29.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?C
A.Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
B.Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C.In Bulgaria,nodding heads means no.
D.In India,only shaking heads means"YES".
30.The passage is mainly aboutB.
A.body language in foreign restaurants
B.miscommunication in different cultures
C.class discussion in Indian schools
D.English teaching in other countries.
分析 這是一篇記敘文敘述了在不同地區(qū)存在文化差異并且介紹了在不同國家就是對于"是或不是"就有的是點(diǎn)頭有的是搖頭就是在印度同一國家的不同地方也有不一樣的表達(dá)方式.
解答 26.A.整體理解題. 通讀全文尤其從第一段末尾的They decided that miscommunications were always possible可知他們對在不同地區(qū)與人如何交流感到有麻煩;故選A.
27.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)第二段的最后一句話"She had raised her eyebrows 眉毛 which in Micronesia means"yes"可知密克羅尼西亞人顯示"是"通過抬眉毛.可判斷答案是C.
28.B.綜合理解題. 根據(jù)第四小段.In India,people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from可以找到在印度不同地方用點(diǎn)頭或搖頭來表示同意或不同意所以開始的點(diǎn)頭和搖頭的都已經(jīng)聽懂了而作者卻不明白;故選B.
29.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)第三段的最后一句In that country a nod means no.可知在這個(gè)地方點(diǎn)頭表示不;故選C.
30.B.主旨理解題. 通讀全文可知本文是介紹了在不同的國家和不同的地區(qū)有著各種不同的交流方式如不注意這種文化地域差異往往會造成誤解.雖然開頭說到了教英語那只是引出話題.所以選擇答案B.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.