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专题08 完形填空
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Living in a foreign culture can be exciting.But it can also be(1) .A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their(2) .They decided that miscommunications were always(3) ,even over something as(4) as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia,Lisa thought people were(5) her requests.The day was(6) ,and she needed a cold drink.She went into a store and asked,"Do you have cold drinks?" The woman there didn't say anything.Lisa(7) the question.Still the woman said nothing.Lisa gave up and left the store.She later learnt that the woman had(8) her:She had raised her eyebrows,which in Micronesia means "yes".
This(9) Jan of an experience she had in Bulgaria.She had gone to a restaurant that was well﹣known for a(10) named stuffed cabbage(塞馅卷心菜).She asked the waiter,"Do you have stuffed cabbage today?" He(11) his head.Jan eagerly waited,but the cabbage never came.In that country,a nod means "no".
Tom had a(12) problem when he arrived in India.After(13) something in class,he asked his students if they understood.They responded with many different nods and shakes of the heads.He guessed some people had not understood,so he explained again.When he asked again if they understood,they did the same thing.He soon(14) that his students did understand.In India,people nod and shake their heads in different ways according to where they come from.You have to know where a person is from to(15) whether they are indicating(表示) "yes" or"no".
(1)A.confusing
B.shocking
C.amazing
D.interesting
(2)A.approaches
B.opinions
C.experiences
D.schedules
(3)A.amusing
B.possible
C.unnecessary
D.important
(4)A.short
B.useful
C.simple
D.personal
(5)A.judging
B.meeting
C.receiving
D.ignoring
(6)A.windy
B.terrible
C.cold
D.hot
(7)A.reconsidered
B.faced
C.solved
D.repeated
(8)A.answered
B.forgotten
C.forgiven
D.mistaken
(9)A.convinc