1、二十 选择性必修 第一册 Unit 4Body Language(限时35分钟).阅读理解ASometimes people add to what they say even when they dont talk.Gestures are the“silent language”of every culture.We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say.It is important to know the body language of every country or
2、we may be misunderstood.In the USA,people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction.The handshake must be firm.If the handshake is weak,it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness.Friends may place a hand on the others arm or shoulder.Some people,usually women,greet a friend with a h
3、ug.Space is important to Americans.When two people talk to each other,they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle(角度),so they are not facing each other directly.Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close.They will move back to have their space.If Americans touch
4、 another person by accident,they say,“Pardon me”or“Excuse me”.Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking.If you dont do so,it means you are bored,hiding something,or are not interested.But when you stare at someone,it is not polite.For Americans,thumbs up means yes,
5、very good,or well done.Thumbs down means the opposite.To call a waiter,raise one hand to head level or above.To show you want the check,make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper.It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger(食指).Ameri
6、cans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.Learning a cultures body language is sometimes confusing.If you dont know what to do,the safest thing to do is smile.【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。主要介绍了学习肢体语言在跨文化交流中的重要性。1.If you are introduced to a strang
7、er in the USA,you should_.A.greet him with a hugB.place a hand on his shoulderC.shake his hand firmlyD.shake his hand weakly【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段前三句可知,在美国,当陌生人相互介绍的时候,与对方握手要坚定有力,否则会被视为不友好。2.Which behavior is acceptable when people talk to each other in the USA?A.Facing each other directly.B.Touching ea
8、ch other.C.Not looking at the other person in the eye.D.Not standing too close.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句可知,美国人谈话时不会离得太近。由此可知其他三项即“直面对方、互相触摸以及眼睛不看对方”都不是恰当的行为。3.When your American friend gives you a thumbs-up,he may _.A.express his satisfaction with youB.show his anger at youC.show his rudeness to youD.
9、express his worries about you【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第一、二句可知,对美国人来说,竖起拇指意味着“干得很好”,拇指朝下表达意思相反。【知识拓展】长难句分析Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.分析:两个连词when都引导时间状语从句。翻译:当责备孩子的时候,美国人摇晃食指,当拍孩子们的头的时候,是在赞美他们。BAmy Cuddy,a Harvard psychol
10、ogist,has devoted her studies to the influence that body language has on your confidence and,ultimately,success.Her biggest findings center on the powerful effects of positive body language.Positive body language includes things like proper eye contact,active listening,and gestures that show the mes
11、sage youre trying to express.Studies show that people who use positive body language are more likable(讨人喜欢的),persuasive,and emotionally intelligent.Heres how it works:Positive body language changes your attitude.Cuddy found that consciously(有意识地)changing your body language to make it more positive i
12、mproves your attitude because it has a powerful influence on your body.It makes you more likable.In a Tufts University study,people watched soundless videos of doctors interacting with their patients.Just by observing the doctors body language,people were able to guess which doctors ended up getting
13、 complained by their patients.Body language plays a big role in how youre viewed and can be more important than your voice or even what you say.Learning to use positive body language will make people like you and trust you more.It improves your emotional intelligence.Your ability to effectively comm
14、unicate your emotions and ideas is central to your emotional intelligence.People whose body language is negative have a destructive effect on those around them.Working to improve your body language has a great effect on your emotional intelligence.We often think of body language as the result of our
15、 attitude or how we feel.This is true,but psychologists have also shown that the opposite is true:changing your body language changes your attitude.Have you felt the influence from changing your body language?Please click the link below to turn to the comments page and share your thoughts there,so I
16、 can learn just as much from you as you do from me.【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了肢体语言通常被认为是我们观点和感受的表达方式,但反过来,肢体语言的正确表达也可以改变我们的观点和感受,使我们更受欢迎。4.What is Cuddys biggest finding?A.Soundless videos are good for observing body language.B.Positive body language makes people become smarter.C.Positive body language b
17、rings people many benefits.D.Peoples emotions greatly affect their body language.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知,Cuddy的研究发现肢体语言,尤其是积极的肢体语言带给人们很多益处。5.Why does developing positive body language improve ones attitude?A.It affects ones body greatly.B.It decides how one is viewed.C.It makes one more reliable.D.I
18、t makes one more emotionally intelligent.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because it has a powerful influence on your body”可知原因。6.The underlined word“interacting”in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by“_”.A.playingB.communicatingC.fightingD.arguing【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据上下文可以看出,医生跟病人之间有很多肢体语言的互动,所以他们应该是在交流。7.What can be infe
19、rred from the passage?A.Emotional improvement totally depends on body language.B.The author thinks it useless to change ones body language.C.People with positive body language are probably more successful.D.It is widely known that changing body language can change ones attitude.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段得知C
20、uddy研究的重点就是积极的肢体语言对诸如自信与成功的影响,后文又提到积极的肢体语言会使人更受喜欢和值得信赖,使人情商更高。故推断,使用积极的肢体语言的人可能更加成功。【知识拓展】长难句分析Positive body language includes things like proper eye contact,active listening,and gestures that show the message youre trying to express.分析:that引导定语从句,修饰gestures;youre trying to express也是定语从句,修饰message,关
21、系代词that/which在从句中作宾语省略了。翻译:积极的肢体语言包括像合适的眼神交流、积极的倾听以及你试图表达的信息的手势。.完形填空It may be difficult to understand non-verbal messages because different cultures have different expectations about eye contact,physical 1,etc.Lets consider eye contact.Children from many Latin American and Asian 2show respect by av
22、oiding the glance of important persons.A teacher whos3with this,however,might consider the lack of eye contact as a sign of disrespect.For many American Indian children,4a teacher in the eye and answering her question in front of the class is“showing off”.Culture greatly5attitudes towards physical c
23、ontact,whether its a handshake,hug,or pat on the back.In Asia,female friends 6hold hands and men casually(随便地)hug one another as they walk down the street.Americans,however,may feel uncomfortable with such public behavior.In some Asian cultures,affectionately patting a(n)7head is strictly taboo(禁忌的)
24、,8it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.How close should people stand to each other when theyre having a conversation?In areas of the Middle East and South America,people stand very close when 9.Europeans like to have 10distance between them,while some Africans 11even more
25、space.You can create great discomfort by standing too close to another person.Not being 12of this can even prevent someone from understanding or 13the ideas youre trying to get across.To create a positive environment for communication,your non-verbal message must closely 14your verbal message.One wa
26、y to do this is to carefully observe how children and families speak and behave around each other and with people they respect.This can 15clues about the true meaning of their non-verbal interactions.【文章大意】本文为一篇说明文。文章讲述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,一定不要忽视肢体语言所传达的
27、信息。1.A.exerciseB.touchC.educationD.strength【解析】选B。physical touch意为“身体接触”,从第三段的physical contact可得到暗示。2.A.schoolsB.villagesC.homelandsD.cultures【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。3.A.uncertainB.angryC.unfamiliarD.popular【解析】选C。在拉丁美洲和亚洲文化中,小孩回避重要人物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。
28、be unfamiliar with意为“对不熟悉”。4.A.seeingB.staring atC.lookingD.glancing at【解析】选C。look sb.in the eye意为“直视某人”。5.A.influencesB.supportsC.observesD.reduces【解析】选A。本段讲身体接触在不同文化中的含义不同,即“文化极大地影响了人们对身体接触的态度”。6.A.neverB.oftenC.seldomD.sometimes【解析】选B。由于男性之间可以随意地拥抱一下,故可推测女性朋友之间手拉手是常事。7.A.childsB.babysC.adultsD.ma
29、ns【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。8.A.becauseB.althoughC.unlessD.if【解析】选B。前后之间是让步关系,故用although。9.A.talkingB.eatingC.waitingD.listening【解 析】选 A。此 处 when talking与 前 一 句 的“when theyre having a conversation”意思一样。10.A.moreB.lessC.noD.little【解析】选A。来自中东和南美洲的人谈话时站得很近,而欧洲人需要保持的距离更大一些。11.A.hateB
30、.preferC.wishD.dream【解析】选B。该句中的while表示对比。一些非洲人甚至喜欢保持更远的距离。12.A.afraidB.ashamedC.proudD.aware【解析】选D。对谈话时要保持的距离要掌握清楚,否则会造成麻烦。be aware of意为“意识到,知道”,符合语境。13.A.suggestingB.consideringC.refusingD.accepting【解析】选D。空前的or表示选择关系,内容应与前面的understanding意思相近。意识不到人们交流时保持的默认的距离甚至会阻碍他人理解或接受你试图传达的想法。14.A.passB.explainC
31、.matchD.prepare【解析】选C。非语言信息与语言信息要相配(match),要一致。15.A.provideB.supportC.proveD.search【解析】选A。这样就可以为你真正理解他们的非语言交流提供线索。【知识拓展】长难句分析One way to do this is to carefully observe how children and families speak and behave around each other and with people they respect.分析:to do this是不定式作后置定语,to carefully observ
32、e是不定式作表语,how引导宾语从句,they respect是定语从句,修饰people。翻译:其中一个方法是仔细观察孩子们和家人以及他们尊敬的人相互之间是怎样说话和表现的。.语法填空Your body language will give out a lot more information.1._(base)on your body language it can be seen whether you are self-confident.It can also show if you are a busy or a quiet type and it 2._(help)give th
33、e impression of whether you are speaking 3._(truthful)or not.Body language can show how enthusiastic you are and if you are a nice person,someone who 4._(take)his work seriously or who has a sense of humour and can enjoy a joke from time 5._ time.The members of the application committee will ask you
34、 questions,6._ your answers wont only be oral.The committee will not only pay attention to 7._ you say,but also to how you say it!Body language will determine first if it“clicks”,and sometimes all it takes is just a few 8._(second).Everybody 9._(use)body language,but it takes place mostly at a subco
35、nscious(下 意 识 的)level.Using body language appropriately,you can definitely increase your chances of 10._(get)a job.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要说明了你的肢体语言能给出许多信息。1.【解析】Based。考查非谓语动词。it can be seen whether you are self-confident为句子的主干,此处应用base的非谓语动词形式,和后面的on your body language一起作状语,be based on意为“以为基础”。故填Based。2.【
36、解析】helps。考查时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知此处用一般现在时,主语为it,故填helps。3.【解析】truthfully。考查词性转换。修饰speaking应用副词,故填truthfully。4.【解析】takes。who引导定语从句,修饰someone,设空处在定语从句中作谓语。根据or后面的定语从句用一般现在时可知此处也用一般现在时,故填takes。5.【解析】to。考查固定搭配。from time to time为固定搭配,意为“有时;不时”,故填to。6.【解析】but。考查并列连词。句意:申请委员会的成员们会问你问题,但是你的回答并不只是口述的。根据句意可知,设空处前后内容在
37、意思上存在转折关系,故填but。7.【解析】what。考查宾语从句。设空处引导从句并且在从句中作宾语,指事物,故填what。8.【解析】seconds。考查名词复数。a few修饰可数名词的复数形式,故填seconds。9.【解析】uses。考查主谓一致和时态。根据语境可知此处用一般现在时,everybody作主语,谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式,故填uses。10.【解析】getting。考查非谓语动词。介词of后要跟动名词形式,故填getting。语法填空1Peking Opera roles require performers to paint 1._(they)faces in pat
38、terns and colors to represent different character types and 2._(quality).In Peking Opera,facial painting can be quite complex.However,in the 3._(begin),only three colors were usedred,white and black.Now,many other colors,such 4._yellow,purple,blue and green,are used for facial painting.Red is a colo
39、r for brave and loyal characters.Guan Yu,a general from the Three Kingdoms Period(AD 220280),is 5._ good example of this kind of character.He is famousfor being very loyal to his emperor,Liu Bei.White highlights all 6._is bad in human nature.It 7._(suggest)disloyalty and betrayal(背叛).One of the typi
40、cal white-faced characters is Cao Cao,a 8._(power)and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms Period.Black face paint is 9._(usual)used for someone who is fierce and violent.One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel,Romanceof the Three Kingdoms.All these different colors a
41、re used in Peking Opera facial painting 10._(provide)a clear picture of each character.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了京剧的角色需要表演者画脸谱,而脸谱的颜色以红色、白色和黑色为主。本文介绍了京剧脸谱的主要颜色代表的意义。1.【解析】their。考查代词。句意:京剧的角色要求表演者用不同图案和颜色涂抹他们的脸,以此来表现不同的人物类型和品质。空后的faces为名词,其前应用形容词性物主代词修饰。故填their。2.【解析】qualities。考查名词单复数。quality指人的品质、性格时,为可
42、数名词,根据and连接的并列成分types可知,此处应用复数形式。故填qualities。3.【解析】beginning。考查词性转换。句意:然而,在最初的时候,只使用三种颜色红色、白色和黑色。in the beginning为固定短语,意为“开始;起初”。4.【解析】as。考查固定短语。句意:现在,很多其他的颜色,如黄色、紫色、蓝色和绿色也被用于脸谱绘画。such as为固定短语,用于表示举例,意为“例如”。5.【解析】a。考查冠词。空后的example是可数名词,故填a。6.【解析】that。考查定语从句。句意:白色强调人性中坏的一面。分析句子结构可知,设空处引导定语从句,先行词为all,
43、关系词只能用that。7.【解析】suggests。考查动词的时态。句意:白色表示不忠和背叛。整篇文章的时态为一般现在时,故此处也应用一般现在时。故填suggests。8.【解析】powerful。考查词性转换。句意:其中一个典型的白脸人物是曹操,他是三国时期一个权势强大、残暴的丞相。and连接两个并列的形容词,修饰名词prime minister。因此,此处应用形容词。故填powerful。9.【解析】usually。考查词性转换。句意:黑色的面部涂料通常用于凶猛暴躁的人。本句中used为动词,所以用副词修饰。故填usually。10.【解析】to provide。考查非谓语动词。句意:所有
44、这些不同的颜色被用在京剧脸谱绘画中是为了给每个人物勾勒出鲜明的形象。根据句意可知,设空处在句中作目的状语,应用动词不定式。故填to provide。语法填空2Certainly,there are many nonverbal 1._(clue)that have completely different meanings in different cultures.One of the most important means of nonverbal communication in any culture 2._(be)eye contact.Eye contact,3._simply
45、refers to one person looking another person in the eye,seems to have strong implications in almost every culture though these implications vary 4._(wide)across the globe!What does eye contact mean in the United States?Here,if you have good eye contact with a person,it generally implies that you are
46、5._(concern)with what that person is saying.If you look down or away from a person rather than meeting him or her,you are considered to be either unfocused 6._uninterested in him or her.Also,if you refuse 7._(meet)eye contact with a person,you may be considered to lack 8._(confident).On the other ha
47、nd,a person who makes eye contact with another person 9._(think)to be confident and bold and courage is always considered a good quality!So,10._ summary,making eye contact is generally considered a good thing in the United States.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了眼神交流及其在美国的意义。1.【解析】clues。考查名词的数。在“There be+主语”结构中,名
48、词作主语,此空用名词,此空前有many修饰,应用名词复数。故填clues。2.【解析】is。考查主谓一致。本文讲的是客观事实,时态用一般现在时,主语为One of the most important means of nonverbal communication in any culture(任何文化中最重要的非语言交流手段之一),是单数,主谓一致,谓语也用单数。故填is。3.【解析】which。考查非限制性定语从句关系词。此处是非限制性定语从句,先行词是Eye contact,指物,在从句中作主语,应用关系代词which。故填which。4.【解析】widely。考查副词。此处用副词wi
49、dely(很大程度上)作状语修饰动词vary。故填widely。5.【解析】concerned。考查固定搭配。句意:在这里,如果你和一个人有很好的眼神交流,这通常意味着你关心那个人在说什么。固定搭配be concerned with.(关心)。故填concerned。6.【解析】or。考查连词。句意:如果你低下头,或者看向别处,而不是与他/她对视,你就会被认为是对他/她不关注或不感兴趣。由句意可知,空前和空后为选择关系,应用连词or,构成固定搭配either.or.(或)。故填or。7.【解析】to meet。考查动词不定式。固定搭配refuse to do sth.(拒绝做某事),此处用动词不定式形式(to do)。故填to meet。8.【解析】confidence。考查名词。句意:另外,如果你拒绝与一个人进行眼神交流,你可能会被认为缺乏自信。lack后跟名词作宾语,confidence作“自信”讲时是不可数名词。故填confidence。9.【解析】is thought。考查时态和语态。本文讲的是客观事实,时态用一般现在时,主语是a person,和谓语动词think是被动关系,应用一般现在时的被动语态,主语是单数,谓语也用单数。故填is thought。10.【解析】in。考查固定搭配。in summary意为“总之”。故填in。
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