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1、2019-2020年高一英语暑假阅读天天练第十六天(5)Evenachildknowsthatnodding(点头)theheadmeans“Yes”.ButsomepeoplewillprobablybepuzzledwhentheyfirstetoIndia.WhentheytalktoanIndian,heoftenshakeshishead.TheymightthinkthattheIndiandoesnotlikewhathesaid,butonthecontraryheisexpressingagreement.TheIndianshav
2、eahabitofshakingtheirheadsslightlywhentheytalktosomebody.Itdoesn’tmean“No”,but“Yes”.Ifapersondoesn’tknowthis,itmightcausemisunderstanding.AtonetimeaforeignerinIndiatoldhisdriverwhowasanIndiantotakehimtohisoffice.Thedrivershookhishead.Theforeignerrepeatedhisrequestandthedriversh
3、ookhisheadagain.Atlast,theforeignershoutedangrily,“Drivemetomyofficeatonce!”Thedriversaidinalowvoice,“Yes,sir,”smilingandshakinghisheadagainatthesametime.1.Generallyspeaking,noddingtheheadmeans_______,andshakingtheheadmeans_______.A.Yes,NoB.No,YesC.Yes,YesD.No,No2.Accordingtoth
4、ehabitofIndia,ifsomeoneagreeswithyou,hewill_______.A.nodhisheadB.shakehisheadC.neithernodshisheadnorshakeshisheadD.eithernodhisheadorshakehishead3.WhydidtheIndiandrivershakehisheadwhentheforeigneraskedhimtodrivehimtohisoffice?Because_______.A.theIndiandriverhassomethingimportan
5、ttodoB.theforeignerpromisedtogivehimonlyalittlemoneyC.ThedriverfeltunfortableatthattimeD.InIndiashakingtheheadmeansagreement4.Whydidtheforeignerbeeangry?Because_______.A.theIndiandriverdidn’twanttosendhimtohisofficeB.HemisunderstoodthemeaningofshakingtheheadinIndiaC.heaskedthed
6、rivertosendhimtohisoffice,buttheIndiadriverdidn’tsayanywordsD.theIndiandriveraskedhimforalotofmoney5.Thephrase“onthecontrary”means_______.A.justtheoppositeB.cleardifferencebetweentwothingsC.doingwhatyouwanttodoD.ontheotherhand(6)HabibakeepsarecordofnewwordsandexpressionsinEngli
7、sh.Heusuallywritestheminanotebook.Then,oneday,sheasksherteacheraboutthem.“MrsThomas,theseexpressionsarenewtome—Sheisbluetoday.What’sthematter?Youareyellow.Alittlewhitelie.Afterlookingatthenotebook,MrsThomassays,“IneverydayEnglish,Habiba,bluesometimesmeanssad.Yellowmeansafraid.A
8、personwithagreenthumbgrowsplantssuccessfullyandawhitel
