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(密克罗尼西亚), 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(保加利亚), 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”.

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

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 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

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

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”.

5.The passage is mainly about_________ .

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

句型转换(每空1分,共15分)
【小题1】She wanted to be a shop assistant last year.(改为否定句)
She ______   ______  to  be a shop assistant last year.
【小题2】Did Peter go to the park last weekend?(肯定回答)
Yes, ______   ________. 
【小题3】Lisa cleaned her room last night..(改为一般疑问句)
_______  Lisa  ____her room last night?
【小题4】He does his homework every day.(改为复数句)
They ________ _______ homework every day.
【小题5】My father worked in Shanghai last year.(对划线部分提问)
__________ _________  your  father ______last year?
【小题6】There was a bank near the restaurant in 2000.(变为一般疑问句)
________   _________  a bank near the restaurant in 2000?
【小题7】Was the weather sunny last Monday?(作否定回答)
No, _______ _________  .

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空。

The London Olympic Games is still a few months away. But in the US, kids had 1.___________ in a mini-Olympics competition.

Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）, the First Lady of the US, held the games. Children played basketball 2._________ four-time gold medalist(金牌得主) Lisa Leslie. They 3.___________ played soccer and tennis with famous players. The 4._________ of the competition was to teach kids the Olympic spirit(精神).  “The most important thing is not to win, 5._________ to take part.” The First Lady said. How meaningful it is!