2010年全国各地中考英语阅读理解解析20篇 作者 张新峰.doc

2010年全国各地中考英语阅读理解解析20篇 作者 张新峰 Passage 1 2010年安徽省阅读理解A篇 Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as yes and no. On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks. The woman there didnt say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means yes. Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, Do, you have cabbage today? He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no. Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean yes or no. 1. These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______. A. should go abroad for vacations B. needed to learn foreign languages C. should often discuss their experiences D. had problems with communications 2. People in Micronesia show yes by ____. A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows C. shaking heads D. saying no 3. Tom misunderstood his class a