Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group

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 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.
【小题1】These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .A．should go abroad for vacationsB．needed to learn foreign languagesC．should often discuss their experiencesD．had problems with communications【小题2】People in Micronesia show yes by .A．nodding headsB．raising eyebrowsC．shaking headsD．saying no【小题3】Tom misunderstood his class at first becauseA．he did not know much about Indian cultureB．he didn’t explain everything clearly enoughC．some students didn’t understand his questionsD．he didn’t know where the students came from【小题4】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.【小题5】The passage is mainly about .A．body language in foreign restaurants B．class discussion in Indian schoolsC．miscommunication in different culturesD．English teaching in other countriesD

(答案→)D 解析：【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文叙述了在不同地区存在文化差异并且介绍了在不同国家就是对于“是或不是”就有的是点头有的是摇头就是在印度同一国家的不同地方也有不一样的表达方式。【小题1】D整体理解题。 通读全文尤其从第一段末尾的They decided that miscommunications were always possible可知他们对在不同地区与人如何交流感到有麻烦。 【小题1】 B细节理解题。 根据第二段的最后一句话“She had raised her eyebrows 眉毛 which in Micronesia means “yes”。可判断答案是B。 【小题1】 A综合理解题。 根据第四小段可以找到在印度不同地方用点头或摇头来表示同意或不同意所以开始的点头和摇头的都已经听懂了而作者却不明白。 【小题1】 A 细节理解题。 根据第三段的最后一句In that country a nod means no.可知在这个地方点头表示不。 【小题1】C 主旨理解题。 通读全文可知本文是介绍了在不同的国家和不同的地区有着各种不同的交流方式如不注意这种文化地域差异往往会造成误解。虽然开头说到了教英语那只是引出话题。所以选择答案C。

这个解释是对的