Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). Some Americans who taught English in other countries recently talked about their experiences.
On her first day in Micronesia(密克羅尼西亞), an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. It was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks? ” The woman there said nothing. 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”.
Jane remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria(保加利亞), a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jane 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. Some nod and others shake. He thought some students had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon knew 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”.
【小題1】These Americans in the passage 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 communication in other countries |
A.nodding heads | B.raising eyebrows | C.shaking heads | D.saying “no” |
A.he didn’t know much about Indian culture |
B.he didn’t explain everything clearly enough |
C.some students didn’t speak English |
D.he didn’t know where the students came from |
A.In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”. |
B.Jane taught English on a Pacific island. |
C.Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. |
D.In India, only shaking heads means “yes”. |
A.body language in foreign restaurants |
B.class discussion in Indian schools |
C.different language cultures in different countries |
D.English teaching in other countries |
【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C
解析試題分析:這篇文章的主要意思是在不同文化的國家里生活可能是很令人興奮的,但同時(shí)因?yàn)槲幕牟煌,風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣的不同,也可能會(huì)帶來一些問題,使你感到困惑。文章中給我們舉了三個(gè)這樣的例子,例子中的三個(gè)人就遇到了這種因文化不同而帶來困惑的情況。
【小題1】主旨大意題。文章中給我們舉了三個(gè)例子,這三個(gè)人在別的國家教英語的美國人發(fā)現(xiàn),因?yàn)槲幕牟煌c當(dāng)?shù)厝私涣魇呛芾щy的,如在密克羅尼西亞這個(gè)國家里,人們用抬高眉毛的這種方式來表示是;在保加利亞,點(diǎn)頭代表不;在印度,來自不同地方的人用相反的方式表示是或不是。故本題選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛), which in Micronesia means “yes”.可知,在密克羅尼西亞這個(gè)國家,人們用抬高眉毛這種方式表示Yes,是。故選B。
【小題3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第四段可知,Tom在印度教書的時(shí)候,發(fā)現(xiàn)無論他講多少遍,在問到學(xué)生是否理解的時(shí)候,總是有學(xué)生點(diǎn)頭,有學(xué)生搖頭。他并不知道,在印度來自不同地方的人,表示是或不是的時(shí)候是不一樣的,而且是正好相反的,有的地方點(diǎn)頭是“是”,而有的地方搖頭是“是”,故由此可見,Tom對印度的文化并不了解。故選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段In that country, a nod means “no”可知,在保加利亞這個(gè)國家,點(diǎn)頭表示不是。故A正確。B選項(xiàng)Jane是在保加利亞教書,所以不對;C選項(xiàng)應(yīng)該是Jane想買冷飲;D選項(xiàng)在印度有的地方搖頭是“是”,但有的地方不是,故D也不對。
【小題5】主旨大意題。這篇短文主要是通過三個(gè)例子來告訴我們不同的國家有不同的語言文化,由于對那些國家的語言文化不了解,所以在這三個(gè)故事中出了一些笑話。故選C。
考點(diǎn):文化類短文閱讀。
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