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When you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally (不用语言地). Before saying anything, people communicate nonverbally by making gestures. According to an investigation (调查), only 30 to 35 per cent of our communication is verbal. When people don't know the language, the most common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.
In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means “yes”. In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean “no”. In southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying “I've heard you.”
In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his/her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there.
In the United States, raising your clasped(握紧的)hands above your head means “I'm the champion.” or “I'm the winner.”It is the sign prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家)made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.
There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people don't like touching somebody or being touched. Now in America, touch is important. Friends touch each other on the arm, for example. They often put an arm around a friend when they say “hello”or “goodbye”.
不同的国家有不同的身势语，了解它们对于我们与不同国家的人的交际非常有用。
21．It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country because ________.
A．most people speak different languages
B．much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions
C．people usually make gestures before saying anything
D．it's easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。从第一段第三句“According to an investigation (调查)，only 30 to 35 per cent of our communication is verbal.”可知选B。
22．If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, his motion means “________.”
A．yes B．no
C．that's all right D．I've heard you
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。Singapore(新加坡)位于东南亚。从第二段最后一句“In southeast Asia, nodding your head is a polite way of saying‘I've heard you.’”可知选D。
23．The gesture of putting one's thumb up shouldn't be used when you are travelling in ________.
A．Rome B．the United States
C．Greece D．southeast Asia
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。从第三段最后一句“However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there.”可知这个动作在希腊是侮辱性的，因而不能使用，故选C。
