单选题 Even a child knows that nodding head means "Yes". But some people would probably 1 when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian, he would often shake his head. They might think that the India did not like 2 they said, but on the contrary, be was expressing 3 .
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to 4 . It doesn"t mean "No", but "Yes". If a person doesn"t 5 , it might cause misunderstandings.
At one time, a foreign diplomat (外交官) to India told his driver who was an Indian to send him to his office. The driver 6 his head. The young diplomat repeated his 7 and the driver shook his head again. At last, the 8 shouted angrily, "Drive me to my office at once!" The driver also in a quite loud 9 , "Yes, sir." smiling and 10 his head at the same time.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] puzzled( adj .)“迷惑的，迷茫的”，主语应是人，would后跟动词原形，因此需接be；puzzling( adj .)“使人迷惑的、引起迷茫的”，主语应是物。因此选be puzzled。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] what相当于something that，可以引导主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句等。该句相当于…the things that they said。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] on the contrary表示对比，从前一句推出，此句应表达一种肯定的语气。因此可以先排除B和D。express“表达，表述”，后面应跟名词做宾语，因此选agreement。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] anybody“任何人”，用于否定和疑问句；somebody“某人”，表示不确指，一般用肯定句；no body“没有一个人”；everybody“每一个人”。综合上下文，B正确，表示“和某人谈话”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文，该句意为：如果某人对此习俗不了解的话，就可能产生误解。speak常跟语言(如English, Chinese)等搭配使用；say后面跟具体的讲话内容；talk指“谈话”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 该段时态为一般过去式，下文The young diplomat repeated…说明外交官和司机之间产生了误会。由此推出shook是正确的。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] request“请求，要求”；answer“答案”；question“问题”；difficulty“难题，困难”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 司机回答的是“Yes, sir”。那么根据文章所介绍的印度习俗，他应该是摇头的动作，因此只有A正确。