Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first e to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
【小题1】Generally speaking, nodding the head means , and shaking the head means .A．Yes; NoB．No; YesC．Yes; YesD．No; No【小题2】Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because .A．the Indian driver had something important to doB．the foreigner promised to give him only a little moneyC．the driver felt unfortable at that timeD．in India shaking the head means agreement【小题3】Why did the foreigner bee angry? Because .A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his officeB．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in IndiaC．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any wordsD．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money【小题4】The underlined phrase “on the contrary” means .A．just the oppositeB．clear difference between two thingsC．doing what you want to doD．on the other handA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】A 推理题。根据第一段第一句Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”说明点头表示yes；摇头表示no。故A正确。
【小题2】D 细节题。根据第二段内容The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes说明在印度摇头表示同意。故D正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章最后一段The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily,说明他误会了对方的意思，故B正确。
【小题4】A 猜测词义题。根据本句They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.他们认为印度人不喜欢他的话，然而印度人表示同意。故该词指与…相反。故A正确。