解放军文职招聘考试肢体语言

 Even a child knows that nodding(点头) the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.

If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

1. Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.

A. Yes, No B. No, Yes C. Yes, Yes D. No, No

2. According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _______.

A. nod his head

B. shake his head

C. neither nods his head nor shakes his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

3. Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver has something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him only a little money

C. The driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. In India shaking the head means agreement

4. Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.

A. the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office

B. He misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C. he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the India driver didn’t say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

5. The phrase “on the contrary” means _______.

A. just the opposite

B. clear difference between two things

C. doing what you want to do

D. on the other hand

【答案与解析】本文介绍肢体语言在不同国家所表达的不同含意。

1. A。第1句话说即便一个小孩都明白点头表示 yes，由此可知答案为A。

2. B。据第2段可推知答案为B。

3. D。在印度摇头表示同意。因此选择D项。

4. B。根据第3段中的 If a person does not know this, it might cause misunderstanding 可知答案为B。

5. A。由 on the contrary 之前的 but 可知，后面的内容与前面的内容相反，故选A。