2012中考英语：阅读理解精选三月版【答案】阅读理解（1） A 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 werent 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 at first because A. he did not know much about Indian culture B. he didnt explain everything clearly enough C. some students didnt understand his questions D. he didnt know where the students came from( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage? A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no. B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island. C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. D. In India, only shaking heads means YES.( )5. The passage is mainly about _. A. body language in foreign restaurants B. class discussion in Indian schools C. miscommunication in different cultures D. English teaching in other countries B Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song. I dont sing, said the man. But the lady told the waiter, Im tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing! The waiter shouted across the room, Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song! So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully! He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.( )6. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _. A. she had paid him for this B. she knew him very well C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing( )7. Nat King Cole succeeded because _. A. the lady helped him a lot B. he caught the chance C. he continued to play in the bar D. he stopped playing the piano( )8. The words sit on in the passage probably meanA. fail to realize B. forget to use C. try to develop D. manage to show( )9. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _. A. hide it and wait B. ask others for help C. pay no attention to it D. work hard to improve yourself( )10. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage? A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden Talent C Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful childrens book writers in the world. Hi