Question

  Living in a foreign culture can be exciting，but it can also be confusing. 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”.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

(   ) 46. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they        .

A. should go abroad for vacations     B. needed to leam foreign  languages

C. should often discuss     their experiences  D. had problems with     communications

(   ) 47. People in Micronesia show “yes” by        .

A. nodding heads     B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads     D. saying “no”

(   ) 48. 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

(   ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据）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”.

(   ) 50. 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

 46.D根据第一段第二行后半部分内容可知在国

外教学的美国人发觉不同文化背景下存在-定的交流问题，故答案为D.

47. B根据第二段末句可知在Micronesia人们通过

眉毛上扬来表达"yes"含义,故答案为B.

48. A首先根据文章首句可知不同文化背景下会

产生交流障碍,Tom主要讲述在印度文化F 交流障碍，故答案为八。

49. A根据第三段末句可知该国点头代表"no"，答案为A.

50. C纵观全文，根据首段概括内容可总结全文大

致讲述不同文化背景下的交流障碍问题，故答案为。