The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some 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 pletely 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 this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite 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 now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”
【小题1】An Indian would shake his head when ．A．he didn’t want to say anythingB．he agreed with others C．he talked to othersD．other people were wrong【小题2】The foreign officer was surprised that .A．the driver could not understand himB．the driver refused his orderC．the driver drove him to another placeD．the driver shook his head as he said “Yes”【小题3】The underlined word “Order” means .A．顺序B．订购C．命令D．建议【小题4】The sentence “No means Yes here” means .A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaningB．Indians shake heads when they agree with each otherC．there is no difference between Yes and NoD．we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do【小题5】According to the passage，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, the word No means Yes．D．In China shaking the head means No．B
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(答案→)B
解析：这篇短文介绍了摇头这个含义并不一定就是表示肯定，作者并举了一个发生在印度的小故事，详细介绍了这个差别。
【小题1】根据.But, in fact, they would be pletely wrong.及上下文描述可知选B。
【小题2】根据The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.描述可知选D。
【小题3】结合语境可知选C，出租车司机应该听从乘客的要求。
【小题4】通过阅读上文可知当印度人同意别人的意见时，是摇头。故选B。
【小题5】结合语境可知No means Yes．只是表示摇头这个动作时是这种含义。并不是说的单词no的含义就是yes。故选C。