题文

阅读理解。

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 decided that miscommunications(沟通误解) were always possible, even over something as simple as " yes " and " no ".      On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), 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 famous 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  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(依据)where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".

1. The 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(误解) 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 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 India schools C. miscommunication in different cultures   D. English teaching in other countries

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1-5 DBAAC

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but ..”主要考查你对  历史文化类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

历史文化类阅读

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。