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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the.end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Even a child knows that nodding head means "Yes". But some people would probably 56 when they first came to India. When they talked to57 Indian, he would often shake his head. They 58 think that the India did not like 59 they said, but on the contrary, he was expressing 60.

The Indians 61a habit of shaking their 62 slightly when they talk to 63 It doesn't mean "No", but "64"If a person doesn't 65, it might cause misunderstand-ings.

At one time, a foreign diplomat（外交官）66 told his driver who was an Indian 67 him to his office. The driver 68 his head. The young diplomat repeated his 69 and the river shook his 70 again. At last, the 71 shouted angrily, "Drive me 72 my office at once!" 73 driver also in a quite loud 74 , "Yes, sir. "smiling and 75 his head at the same time.

56. A. puzzled B. be puzzled C. puzzle D. be puzzling

57. A. a B. an C. one D. another

58. A. might B. may C. can D. must

59. A. that B. which C. how D. what

60. A. agree B. disagree C. agreement D. disagreement

61. A. having B. had C. Has D. have

62. A. head B. heads C. hand D. hands

63. A. anybody B. somebody C. nobody D. everybody

64. A. Yes B. No C. Not D. Before

65. A. know B. speak C. say D. talk

66. A. to India B. on India C. at India D. in India

67. A. send B. sending C. to send D. sent

68. A. nodded B. shakes C. shaking D. shook

69. A. answer B. request C. question D. difficulty

70. A. hand B. head C. hands D. driver

71. A. diplomat B. officer C. Indian D. difficulty

72. A. at B. in C. to D. into

73. A. A B. An C. The D. One

74. A. sound B. noise C. sounds D. voice

75. A. shaking B. nodding C. shook D. !

答案：

56.B 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.

57.B表示不确定，用冠词a/an，India是以元音音素开头的，因此选an.

58.A整篇文章用的过去式，因此A正确。D“必须”放到原文，语气太肯定；B和C均不符题意。

59.D 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.

60.C 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.

61.D该段是在讲述常识，应用一般现在时，同时主语是复数，因此选have.

62.B their“他们的”，后面应跟复数名词，因此选heads.

63.B 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”。

64.A but表示转折。从前句"No"推出后句应填"Yes"。

65.A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”。

66.A diplomat to+地方名，表示“被派到该地方的外交官”。

67.C tell sb.to do sth.表示“告诉某人做某事”，to后面需用动词原形。

68.D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。

69.B request“请求，要求”；answer“答案”；question“问题”；difficulty“难题，困难”。

70.B shake one's head意为“摇头”。

71.A根据上下文推出此处应填diplomat.

72.C drive sb.to somewhere意为“开车送某人到某处”。

73.C表示确指概念时，名词前需用定冠词the修饰。

74.D in a loud/low voice意为“大声地/小声地说话”。

75.A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。

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