Question

閱讀理解 　　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 agreed 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) 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(根據)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”． (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

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	整體理解題。通讀全文，尤其從第一段末尾的They agreed that miscommunications were always possible．…可知他們認為在不同的地方誤解是可能發生的。
(2)	細節理解題。根據第二段的最后一句話…she had raised her eyebrows(眉毛),which in Micronesia means“yes”，可判斷答案是B。
(3)	綜合理解題。根據第四段可以知道在印度不同地方來的人用點頭或搖頭來表示同意或不同意，所以點頭和搖頭的學生都已經聽懂了，而Tom卻不明白。
(4)	細節理解題。根據第三段的最后一句In that country,a nod means no．可知在這個地方點頭表示“不”。
(5)	主旨理解題。通讀全文可知本文介紹了在不同的國家和不同的地區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C。