Ⅰ.阅读理解
Body language or, as it is also known, nonverbal communication, is about all the things that people say and do without using words.Research suggests that more than 70% of communication occurs without people having to say a single word.
Like language, the way we communicate nonverbally varies(变化) across cultures.But, unlike language, it can be very difficult to find out what the nonverbal rules are.
It's very wellknown that there are differences in the ways that cultures work, but what can you do to try to prepare yourself for living and surviving in another culture?
I think you've got two things to think about.I personally don't fully accept the idea of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” I don't think people expect you to completely adopt all of the things that they do.What I think people would like is that you agree and understand it and that you do your best.
One of the things you can do is actually explain to the other culture, saying,“Well, you know, actually we don't normally kiss in my culture, so it's a bit uncomfortable.” But then do your best, so it's a learning process.
Well, kissing is just one of many different ways of interaction that you need to know.You can get into difficult or embarrassing or even worse situations if you don't know it.Eye contact, tone of voice, how close you stand, any touching, how many times you kiss, a long handshake, a short handshake, it can go on and on.So I think, yes, you do need to get these correct and you need to have good observation skills.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何发现肢体语言的规则。
1.From the passage, it can be inferred that .
A.only grownups have body language
B.body language can be understood by all the people all the time
C.only the same body language has the same meaning all over the world
D.body language is not the same because its cultures are different
解析:选D 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知,由于文化不同,肢体语言也不一样。
2.The passage is mainly to tell readers .
A.body language is important
B.to find out the rules of body language
C.when in Rome, do as the Romans do
D.to learn good observation skills
解析:选B 写作意图题。通读全文可知,本文是讲“发现肢体语言的规则”而不是其“重要性”,故选B项。
3.According to the author, we know that .
A.to learn body language, you should watch people and observe what they do
B.to learn a language, you should prepare yourself for living in another culture
C.when you learn a language, you must know the differences of different cultures
D.to know body language, you should adopt all that other cultures do
解析:选A 细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句可知,学习肢体语言需要有很好的观察技巧,故A项与之相符。
4.The underlined word “interaction” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A.activity B.impression
C.difference D.communication
解析:选D 词义猜测题。根据最后一段可知,画线词所在句句意为:亲吻只是你需要知道的不同的交流方式中的一种。interaction意为“交流,互动”,与communication意思相近。故选D。