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2019-2020年高一英語暑假閱讀天天練 第十六天 (5) Even a child knows that nodding(點頭) 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 India 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. 1. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______. A. Yes, No B. No, Yes C. Yes, Yes D. No, No 2. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______. A. nod his head B. shake his head C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head D. either nod his head or shake his head 3. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______. A. the Indian driver has something important to do B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money C. The driver felt unfortable at that time D. In India shaking the head means agreement 4. Why did the foreigner bee angry? Because _______. A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office B. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India C. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the India driver didn’t say any words D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money 5. The phrase “on the contrary” means _______. A. just the opposite B. clear difference between two things C. doing what you want to do D. on the other hand (6) Habiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a notebook. Then, one day, she asks her teacher about them. “Mrs Thomas, these expressions are new to me — She is blue today. What’s the matter? You are yellow. A little white lie. After looking at the notebook, Mrs Thomas says, “In everyday English, Habiba, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants successfully and a white lie is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is, you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks. I’m not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” “I see. Thanks for the explanation.” 1. I don’t have a green thumb. All my plants _______. A. are green B. have died　　 C. are yellow D. are growing well 2. “You are yellow to fight” means _______. A. you dare not fight B. you are happy to fight C. you are in a hurry D. you are able to fight 3. If you say “It’s a white lie.” it means that someone _______. A. is telling a lie B. is telling the truth C. doesn’t want to tell the truth in a polite way D. is unfriendly 4. “The weather is bad, and _______.” A. I’m yellow today B. I’m blue today C. I’m green D. I’m white today