阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项。

Indians always shake (摇) their heads when they talk to others. {{U}}(41) {{/U}} does not have the same meaning {{U}}(42) {{/U}} "no". If someone wants to visit India, {{U}}(43) {{/U}} should know this, {{U}}(44) {{/U}} it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired (雇佣) a car and an Indian to drive it. When he {{U}}(45) {{/U}} the driver to send him to his office, the driver shook his {{U}}(46) {{/U}} at once. The officer repeated his order, and the driver {{U}}(47) {{/U}} so again. At last, the officer, of course, got {{U}}(48) {{/U}}.
"{{U}} (49) {{/U}} dare you refuse (拒绝) my order?" he shouted. "Drive me to office immediately!"
The driver answered {{U}}(50) {{/U}} quite a loud voice, too. "Yes, sir !" But he still shook his head at the same time. Suddenly the officer realized that, "No means Yes here!"

A、

[A] it
B、

[B] She
C、

[C] That

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 考查代词。it代指前面一句话，即“印度人与别人说话的时候总是摇头”这件事情。

单选题 [A] for [BI like [C] as

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 考查固定短语。the same...as...，“跟...一样”。

A、

[A] you
B、

[B] he
C、

[C] they

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 考查代词。he指代上文的someone。someone指“某人”，是单数。

A、

[A] and
B、

[B] but
C、

[C] or

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 考查连词。or= or else= other wise，“否则”。

A、

[A] wanted
B、

[B] told
C、

[C] showed

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 考查根据上下文填词的能力。这里应是“当他叫司机送他去办公室的时候”。tell sb. to do sth. “告诉某人做某事”。根据上下文，这里“叫司机送他…”比“想要司机送他…更好”。

A、

[A] car
B、

[B] visitor
C、

[C] head

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 考查根据上下文填词的能力。文章第一句是主题句，全文说的是“印度人摇头”的问题。

A、

[A] did
B、

[B] repeated
C、

[C] asked

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词的替代。did代上文提过的动词shook(his head)。为避免动词的重复，可用do代替动词。

A、

[A] angry
B、

[B] surprised
C、

[C] worried

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 考查根据上下文填词的能力。该外国人以为印度人摇头是表示“拒绝”，所以他“很生气”。

A、

[A] Who
B、

[B] Why
C、

[C] How

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 考查根据上下文填词的能力。本句意为“你怎么敢…”。

A、

[A] with
B、

[B] as
C、

[C] on

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 考查介词。用某种声音说话，用介词with。