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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".
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads
D. saying "no"
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
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "yes".
B. class discussion in India schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. Engl
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on New Year"s Eve-the night before New Year"s Day. There are several interesting customs (习惯) in the
west, and there are many differences in different countries.
Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year"s Day is a time for some
western people to be with friends. On New Year"s Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is
food, drinks and dances until New Year comes
At midnight, people often say "Happy New Year! "to each other. In many western countries, fireworks
are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits.
A. New Year"s Day
B. the night before New Year"s Eve
C. the night of New Year"s Day
D. New Year"s Eve
2. In the west, _____ on New Year"s Day.
A. friends always get together
B. friends write to each other
C. people can have a week"s holiday
D. people go from one country to another
3. On New Year"s Eve, western people don"t often _____.
A. say "Happy New Year" to each other
B. let off fireworks
C. sing a Scottish song
D. shout aloud to drive away evil spirits
4. This passage mainly (主要) tells us _____.
A. western people drink together on New Year"s Day
B. how western people celebrate their New Year"s Day
C. what western people eat on New Year"s Day
D. western people have a good time on New Year"s Day
which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to
carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, "America in your
pocket." It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量) in the USA has
reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside
the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.
This magazine"s focus(焦点) is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people
now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that
is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different
countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the
magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local
readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they
had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
B. Once a month.
C. Once a week.
D. Once a day.
B. 40 million.
C. 78 million.
D. 108 million.
C. some information from all over the world
D. the local customs and interests of the local readers
country to country: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there also different ways to celebrate
birthdays. Here are a few:
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| American school life is different from (和……不同) Chinese. American students usually get to school at around 8:30 in the morning. They put their school bags in their lockers (柜子) and only take one book, one notebook and one pen to each class. In class, American students can sit in their seats (座位) when (当……时候) they answer their teachers questions At around 12:00 students have lunch. American students don’t go home for lunch. They have it at school. Most students like pizza(比萨), hot dogs or hamburgers. At 1:00 in the afternoon, they start to have classes. Their classes are usually over(结束) at three o’clock. Then they join in the activities (活动) of clubs or sports. 任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。 | ||||||||||||
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