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Living in a foreign country 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 students 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 Micron esia show “yes” by ______.

A. nodding heads B. raising eyeb rows

C. shaking heads D. saying “no”

3. Tom misunderstood his class at first because______.

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

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to 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. I n India, only shaking heads means “yes”.

5. 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

Answer 1

1. D   由第一段第三句可知，在别的国家教英语的美国人发现在交流方面有问题。故选D。

2. B   由第二段最后一句可知“抬高眉毛”在Micronesia意味着“是的”。故选B。

3. A   由第四段可知，汤姆误解他的学生的原因是对印度文化了解不够多。故选A。

4. A   由第三段Jan在保加利亚的经历可知，在这个国家，点头意味着“不；没有”。故A项正确。

5. C   通读全文知本文是有关在不同文化中的错误交流，故C项符合文章大意。