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Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will not know it when they first come to India. When they talk to an India, the India often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what they said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement(同意).

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

If a person doesn’t know that, he might make trouble.

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. The foreigner repeated his words and the driver shook his head again. 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.

1. Usually nodding the head means “_______”, and shaking the head means “________”.

A. Yes; No B. No; Yes

C. Yes; Yes D. No; No

2.In India, if people agree with each other, they will___________.

A. nod their heads

B. shake their heads

C. neither nod nor shake their heads

D. either nod or shake their heads

3.Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to his office?

Because ________________________.

A.the Indian driver had something important to do

B.the foreigner gave him only a little money.

C.the Indian driver felt sad at that time

D.in India, shaking the head means agreement

4.Why did the foreigner become angry? Because .

A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office.

B. he thought the meaning of shaking the head meant “No” in India.

C. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words.

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money.

5.The phrase “on the contrary” means .

A. Just the opposite B. clear different between two things

C. or D. and

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:短文大意:甚至连孩子都知道,点头表示“是”。但印度一个与众不同的风俗,摇头不表示反对而表示同意。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”和When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head.可知该选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段可知在印度摇头表示同意。所以该选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知该选D。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知是双方存在着误会。所以该选B。

5.词义猜测题。根据第一段内容可知在印度摇头表示同意。这个短语表示“相反”。所以该选A。

考点:日常生活类阅读。

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