The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Many visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely wrong. Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our“No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know that, or it will give him some trouble.

　　One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired（租用）a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to the office, the Indian shook his head at once. The officer said again, and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got angry.

　　“How dare you refuse my order?”he shouted.“Drive me to my office at once!”The driver answered in quite a loud voice, too.“Yes, Sir!”But to the officer's surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.

　　The car started, and the foreign officer was too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then nodded（點頭）with a smile.“No means Yes here!”

(1)An Indian would shake his head when

[　　]

A．he didn't want to do anything

B．he agreed with others

C．he talked to others

D．other people were wrong

(2)The foreign officer was surprised that

[　　]

A．the driver could not understand him

B．the driver refused his order

C．the driver drove him to another place

D．the driver shook his head as he said“Yes”

(3)The sentence“No means Yes here!”means

[　　]

A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning

B．Indians don't say No when they don't agree with each other

C．there is no difference between Yes and No

D．we shake our heads to say No, not Yes,as Indians do

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Shaking the head doesn't always have the same meaning in different countries.

B．When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes.

C．In India there isn't any word meaning No.

D．In China shaking the head means No.

答案：B;D;D;C
解析：

(1)根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第三句It does not have the same meaning as our“No”，及文章最后一句可判斷。

(2)根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知，令軍官吃驚的是司機(jī)在回答“是”的同時搖頭。

(3)從全文可知印度人答應(yīng)做一件事的時候通常搖一搖頭。

(4)從全文可知，印度人表達(dá)拒絕通常點頭。


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