1、UNIT 4 单元加餐练(四).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 nonverb
2、ally varies(变化) across cultures.But, unlike language, it can be very difficult to find out what the nonverbal rules are.Its 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
3、ve got two things to think about.I personally dont fully accept the idea of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” I dont 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 t
4、hings you can do is actually explain to the other culture, saying，“Well, you know, actually we dont normally kiss in my culture, so its a bit uncomfortable.” But then do your best, so its a learning process.Well, kissing is just one of many different ways of interaction that you need to know.You can
5、 get into difficult or embarrassing or even worse situations if you dont 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 goo
6、d 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。1From the passage, it can be inferred that Aonly grownups have body languageBbody language can be understood by all the people all the timeConly the same body language has the same meaning all over the worldDbody language is not the same because
7、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。2The passage is mainly to tell readers Abody language is importantBto find out the rules of body languageCwhen in Rome, do as the Romans doDto 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。3According to the
8、 author, we know that Ato learn body language, you should watch people and observe what they doBto learn a language, you should prepare yourself for living in another cultureCwhen you learn a language, you must know the differences of different culturesDto know body language, you should adopt all th
9、at 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。4The underlined word “interaction” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”AactivityBimpressionCdifference Dcommunication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。.完形填空
10、It may be difficult to understand nonverbal messages because different cultures have different expectations about eye contact，physical 1 ， etc.Lets consider eye contact.Children from many Latin American and Asian 2 show respect by avoiding the glance of important persons.A teacher whos 3 with this,
11、however, might consider the lack of eye contact as a sign of 4 For many American Indian children， 5 a teacher in the eye and answering her question is “showing off”Culture greatly 6 attitudes towards physical contact, whether its a handshake, hug, or pat on the back.In Asia, female friends 7 hold ha
12、nds and men casually (随便地) hug one another walking down the street.Americans, however, may feel 8 with such public behavior.In some Asian cultures, affectionately patting a(n) 9 head is strictly taboo (禁忌的), 10 it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.How 11 should people stan
13、d to each other when theyre having a conversation？In areas of the Middle East，people stand very close when 12 . Europeans like to have 13 distance between them.Not being aware of this can even prevent someone from understanding or 14 the ideas youre trying to get across.To create a positive environm
14、ent for communication, your nonverbal message must closely 15 your verbal message.Observing carefully how other people behave is a good way.语篇解读：本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了不同的文化对眼神接触、身体接触等有不同的理解。另外，不同的文化对人与人之间站立距离远近的理解也有所不同。所以，要想真正了解一种文化，一定不要忽视无声语言所传达的信息。1A.exerciseBtouchCeducation Dstrength解析：选Bphysical touch
15、身体接触。第三段首句中的physical contact亦是提示。2A.schools BvillagesChomelands Dcultures解析：选D第一段已提到不同文化(different cultures)中人们对视线接触、身体接触等有不同的理解。此处举例说明，故此空填cultures。3A.uncertain BangryCunfamiliar Dpopular解析：选C在拉美和亚洲文化中，小孩回避他人的视线是对其尊敬的表现。而对此不了解的老师会误以为这是缺乏尊重。be unfamiliar with对不熟悉。4A.disrespect BideaCdanger Ddisappoi
16、ntment解析：选A此空前的however说明此句与前一句之间是转折关系。既然前一句说是show respect，此处应当是a sign of disrespect。5A.seeing Bstaring atClooking Dglancing at解析：选Clook sb in the eye直视某人。6A.influences BsupportsCobserves Dreduces解析：选A在文章首段中说“不同的文化对视线接触、身体接触等有不同的期待”，然后在第二段讲视线接触在不同文化中的不同理解，故此段则是讲身体接触在不同文化中的差别，即“文化极大地影响到人们对身体接触的态度”。7A.
17、never BoftenCseldom Dsometimes解析：选B根据下文并结合常识可知，在亚洲，女性朋友之间手拉手是常事。8A.pleased BcomfortableCmad Duncomfortable解析：选D由该句的however可知，在亚洲文化中很自然的行为，在美国文化中却令人感到不舒服。9A.childs BbabysCadults Dmans解析：选C在一些亚洲文化中，摸成人的头是严格禁止的，但是成人和小孩之间摸头是可以接受的。10A.because BalthoughCunless Dif解析：选B前后之间是让步关系，故用although。11A.far Bclosely
18、Cproperly Dclose解析：选D从本段的people stand very close, distance等可知，本段是谈人与人之间站立时相隔的距离。12A.talking BeatingCwaiting Dlistening解析：选A此处when talking与前一句的when theyre having a conversation意思一样。13A.more BlessCno Dlittle解析：选A来自中东和南美的人谈话时站得很近，而欧洲人需要的站立距离要更大一些。14A.suggesting BconsideringCrefusing Daccepting解析：选D此空前的
19、or表示选择关系，说明此空的内容与前面的understanding意思相近。意识不到人们交流时默认的站立距离甚至会阻碍他人理解或接受你试图传达的意思。15A.pass BexplainCmatch Dprepare解析：选C非语言信息与语言信息要相配(match)，才能创造良好的沟通环境。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。My name is Lindy.I love parties and I always have parties.I love planning for them, making the invitations, plann
20、ing the games and decorating the party cake.The only thing that I dont like is deciding on the guest list.When I was in grade school, my mom would tell me the maximum number of friends that I could invite, and it was always a number too small for my list.However, my mother would help me make invitat
21、ion cards and fill them up with names.The contents of each card were different, so as to suit the taste of the particular friend to whom it was sent.I also liked all different kinds of people.I never quite fit into one of the many little groups at my school.I just kind of floated around, accumulatin
22、g friends from various groups.Shannon was one of my friends.She was a nice girl but was somewhat overweight and didnt talk much.She was often laughed at by other kids.One year, to celebrate my birthday, my mom told me I could have a party at our house.I struggled for days deciding on which girls to
23、invite to keep the number within the specified limit.Once I had chosen all the names, I made the invitations and handed them out to my friends at school.“Why did you invite her？” asked one of my cool friends when it was discovered that I had invited Shannon.She insisted that I had made a big mistake
24、 and pressured me to tell her not to come.I wasnt sure what to do.I liked Shannon, but I was afraid that I would become the target of the girls ridicule (嘲笑) if I admitted that Shannon was my friend.I knew the right thing to do, but I struggled with the fear of having to live with my decision.注意：1.续
25、写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。I decided not to say anything to Shannon.I was at my grade school twentyyear reunion when a beautiful and professionallooking woman walked up to me.参考范文：I decided not to say anything to Shannon.The day of my party came.Both Shannon and my other friends came.All that happened was
26、 that we had a lot of fun together.It was not unlike other parties I had been to and none of the things I had worried about happened.More parties followed that one and my memory of it faded quickly.It was many years later before I thought about that particular party again.I was at my grade school tw
27、entyyear reunion when a beautiful and professionallooking woman walked up to me.She said, “Lindy, Im so glad you came tonight.Youre the reason I am here.” “Oh？” I replied, not recognizing her at first.She pointed to her nametag that read “Shannon”We hugged and laughed.She was now a doctor.Then she said, “Grade school was awful for me.I hated to get up each morning, fearing ridicule that would come each day.I came tonight to thank you for being my friend.You made my days bearable and I will never forget that you have invited me to your party.”
