Body language is one of the most important symbols______.
A.oral
B.verbal
C.nonverbal
A.oral
B.verbal
C.nonverbal
第1题
What can we learn from this passage?
A.Body language is static and colorless.
B.Body language can be very amusing.
C.Body language is universal therefore the interpretations of it are always identical.
D.No one can communicate without body language.
第2题
【M1】
第3题
How do people learn body language? The same way they learn spoken language-by observing and imitating people around them as they' re growing up. (6)________. Little boys imitate their fathers or a respected uncle or a character on television. In this way. They learn the gender signals appropriate for their sex. Regional. class. and ethnic patterns of body behavior. are also learned in childhood and persist throughout their life.
(7)________. In America, for example. women stand with their thighs together.Many walk with their pelvis (骨盆) tipped slightly forward and their upper arms close to their body. When they sit , they cross their legs at the knee or cross their ankles. American men hold their arms away from their body , often swinging them as they walk. They stand with their legs apart. When they sit, they put their feet on the floor with legs apart and , in some parts of the country, they cross their legs by putting one ankle on the other knee.
Leg behavior. indicates sex , status , and personality. It also indicates whether or not one is at ease or is showing respect or disrespect for the other person. Young Latin American males avoid crossing their legs. In their world of machismo (男子气概), the preferred position for young males when with one another .is to sit on the base of the spine with their leg muscles relaxed and their feet wide apart. Their respect position is like our military equivalent: spine straight , heels and ankles together-almost identical to that displayed by properly brought up young women in New England in the early part of this century.
The way we walk , similarly , indicates status , respect , mood , and ethnic or cultural affiliation. To white Americans , some French middle-class males walk in a way that is both humorous and suspect. There is a bounce and looseness to the French walk , as though the parts of the body were somehow unrelated. (8)________.
6. Choose the best supporting example.
A. No one becomes an instant expert on people' s behaviors by watching them at parties.
B. American males lean back and prop their legs up on the nearest object.
C. Little girls imitate their mothers or an older female.
7. Choose the best topic sentence for this paragraph.
A. Body language is not something that is independent of the person.
B. Non-verbal communication systems are interwoven into the fabric of the personality.
C. Such patterns of masculine and feminine body behavior. vary from one culture to another.
8. Choose the best statement to conclude the paragraph.
A. All over the world , people walk in their own characteristic ways.
B. The idea that people communicate volumes by their posture and walk is not new.
C. People have long been aware of the idea that it is essential to walk properly.
第4题
【B1】
第5题
【M1】
第6题
How One Simple Movement Can Let Slip the Secrets of the Mind
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent. So, while your mouth is closed, just what is your body saying...
Arms.(46)If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way.(47)If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you're unhappy!
Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.(48)
Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still!
Posture. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself.(49)This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you don't wish to show.(50)
A If you are feeling downs, you normally don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards.
B If you are pleased, you usually open your eyes wide and people can notice this.
C Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies.
D How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you-meet.
E However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you're not pleased.
F However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.
第7题
Speech is the most important means of communication between people. But it is not the only one. Nor is it the oldest. We use facial expressions, gestures, and hand movements to express our feelings and to send signals to other people. Animals use this "body language" a great deal. The sign language used by deaf people is an example of communication without speech, while blind people communicate largely through touch and hearing.
According to the passage, what would happen to us without communication?
A.We should learn everything for ourselves.
B.We would become unable to speak.
C.We couldn't live happily.
D.We might have to do everything by ourselves.
第8题
All over the world, people "talk" with their hands with their hands and with their eyes. When Japanese people meet, they bow. When Indians meet, they put their hands together. What do American and British people do?
Americans are more informal than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first names, they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down,
they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.
British people are more reserved (保守的). They take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you home.
When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women friends (on one cheek only). When a man meets a man friend, he just smiles, and says "Hello". Men do not kiss each other, or hold hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.
In the first paragraph, the writer thinks that body language is ______.
A.useless
B.difficult
C.quite easy
D.important
第9题
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn and instruct people. While language is the most common form. of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.
Which of the following statements best summarizes this passage?
A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication.
B.Everybody uses only one form. of communication.
C.Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners.
D.Although other forms, apart from language, of communication exist, they are of little value.
第10题
Learning Disorder—Dyslexia
As many as 20% of all children in the United States suffer from some form. of the learning disorder called dyslexia.
Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world's great thinkers and scientists Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most people do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. The American inventor Thomas Edison was also dyslexic. Dyslexia first was recognized in Europe and the United States more than 80 years ago. Many years passed before doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of persons with dyslexia arc different. In most people, the left side of the brain—the part that controls language—is larger than the right side. In persons with dyslexia, the right side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males than in females, and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia, but some scientists believe that it may result from chemical changes in a baby's body long before it is born. They are trying to find ways to teach persons with dyslexia Dyslexic persons think differently and need special kinds of teaching help. After they have solved their problems with language, they often show themselves to be especially intelligent or creative.
One out of five American children suffers from dyslexia.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第11题
Dyslexia(阅读障碍)
As many as 20% of all children in the United States suffer from some form. of the learning disorder called dyslexia.
Experts on dyslexia say that the problem is not a disease. They say that persons with dyslexia use information in a different way. One of the world's great thinkers and scientists, Albert Einstein was dyslexic. Einstein said that he never thought in words the way that most people do. He said that he thought in pictures instead. The American inventor Thomas Edison was also dyslexic. Dyslexia first was recognized in Europe and the United States more than 80 years ago. Many years passed be fore doctors discovered that persons with the disorder were not mentally slow or disabled. The doctors found that the brains of persons with dyslexia are different. In most people, the left side of the brain the part that controls language is larger than the right side. In persons with dyslexia, the right side of the brain is bigger. Doctors are not sure what causes this difference. However, research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males than in females, and it is found more often in persons who are left handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia, but some scientists believe that it may result from chemical changes in a baby's body long before it is born. They are trying to find ways to teach per sons with dyslexia. Dyslexic persons think differently and need special kinds of teaching help. After they have solved their problems with language, they often show themselves to be especially intelligent or creative.
One out of five American children suffers from dyslexia.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned