1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 4Body languageSection Warming Up & Reading.阅读理解AFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A womans smile at a police offi
2、cer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion(困惑) across cultures.For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper.Yet
3、 many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities)Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places；some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feeli
4、ngs.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do m
5、embers of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with friends, Japanese
6、and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others
7、.The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.【语篇解读】面部表情中蕴涵着丰富的情感，想要读懂每个人的面部表情，就必须要了解他们的文化背景。1What does the smile usually mean in the US.?ALove.BPo
8、liteness.CJoy.DThankfulness.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的内容可知，在美国，微笑通常意味着“快乐”。 2The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can _Ashow friendliness to strangersBbe used to hide true feelingsCbe used in the wrong placesDshow personal habits解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句的内容可知，作者提到越南人的微笑是为了证明微笑
9、可以被用来掩饰真实的情感。 3What should we do before attempting to “read” people?ALearn about their relations with others.BUnderstand their cultural backgrounds.CFind out about their past experience.DFigure out what they will do next.解析：选B推理判断题。结合全文内容尤其是第二段可推知，在试图“读懂”他人之前，应该先理解他们的文化背景。 4What would be the best ti
10、tle for the text?ACultural DifferencesBSmiles and RelationshipsCFacial ExpressivenessDHabits and Emotions解析：选C标题归纳题。文章第一段第一句直接切入本文的话题“面部表情”，再结合全文内容可知，C项作为本文标题最合适。 BA simple gesture can be formed into a childs memory so quickly that it will cause the child to give a false answer to a question accompa
11、nied by that gesture. A new finding suggests that parents, social workers, psychologists and lawyers should be careful with their hands as well as their words.Gestures can be as informative as speech, but hand gestures are so common that we rarely notice when were using them.While the recollection (
12、回忆) of both adults and children is easy to react to suggestion, the memories of children are known to be particularly influenced, said lead researcher Sara Broaders of Northwestern University. Kids are used to looking to adults to tell events for them and can be misled even if not intentionally.Prev
13、ious research, for example, has shown that detailed questions often cause false answers; when asked, say，“Did you drink juice at the picnic？”the child is likely to say“yes” even if no juice had been available. Its not that the child is lying on purpose. Rather, the detail is quickly formed into his
14、or her memory.To avoid this problem, social workers have long been advised to ask children only openended questions, such as“What did you have at the picnic？”But an openended question paired with a gesture, briefly meaning a juice box, is treated like a detailed question. That is, children become li
15、kely to answer falsely.And it isnt just a few kids:77% of children gave at least one piece of false information when a detail was suggested by an ordinary gesture. Gestures may also become more popular when talking with nonfluent language users, such as little kids, Broaders said, as hand movements
16、can impart meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases. “It certainly seems reasonable that adults would gesture more with children.”In general, Broaders advises parents and other adults to try to be aware of your hands when questioning a child about an event. Otherwise, you might be getting answers tha
17、t dont reflect what actually happened.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。手势语在一定程度上会增加相互间的理解。然而，它也有消极作用，即误导对方，尤其是会误导孩子。本文探索了其中的原因。5According to the text, gestures_Ahave not any function at allBare rarely used by peopleChave certain effect on childrenDare often used by social workers解析：选C细节理解题。文章第一段就已经指出手势语对孩子有影响，而全文都在说明
18、这一观点。故选C。6Why are kids easy to be misled by gestures according to Sara Broaders?AThese gestures are very attractive.BTheir memories are affected easily.CChildren are easy to tell lies.DThese gestures are used frequently.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句和第三段可知，主要原因是孩子的记忆很容易受到外界，例如具体问题或者暗示性手势等的影响。故选B。7The underlin
19、ed word “impart”in Paragraph 6 means “_”AseparateBtell apartCconfuseDpass on解析：选D词义猜测题。本段最后一句话说大人对孩子使用更多的手势语是非常有理由的。其原因就是前一句话，即手势语能够传达那些不熟悉的单词和短语的含义。故选D。8What would be the best title for the text?AGesturesa Useful Way of EducationBGestures Can Mislead ChildrenCGestures Mean Adults DirectionsDGesture
20、s Affect Children Much解析：选B标题归纳题。整篇文章主要介绍了一项研究结果，手势语会对孩子产生误导作用。选项D表达太宽泛。故选B。.语法填空Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card. 1 (help) by the ne
21、w railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time.In England, Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of 2 more efficient mail service and initiated (开始) the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards 3 friends.The first card 4 (design) by J.C Horsley as a commerci
22、al endeavor.One thousand copies were sold in London， 5 soon others followed suit.An English 6 (art), William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from 7 shop in Massachusetts, printed his first American cards in 1875. Even more 8 (importance) than his p
23、rinting was the fact 9 he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs， 10 were awarded cash prizes.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍圣诞卡的由来及在沟通方面所起的重要作用。1解析：因help与公共邮政服务之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词表示被动。答案：Helped2解析：指一种更高效的邮政服务，表示“一种”用不定冠词a。答案：a3解析：句式搭配send st
24、h. to sb.表示“给某人送某物”。答案：to4解析：在句中作谓语表示被动，且用一般过去时。答案：was designed5解析：用连词and连接两个并列句。答案：and6解析：从后面的同位语“William Egley”可知，这里填与art有关的人，即artist。答案：artist7解析：从后面的“his first American cards”可知，是他的商店。答案：his8解析：这是一个倒装句，主语是the fact，空处要求填的词在句中作表语，故用形容词。答案：important9解析：引导同位语从句，说明the fact的具体内容，本身无意义，也不作成分，但一般不省略。答案：
25、that10解析：引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词designs。答案：which1facial expression面部表情2improper adj.不合适的3cover painful feeling 掩盖痛苦的情感4accompany v陪同5mislead v误导Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture.分析 but连接两个并列的句子；as在句中引导方式状语从句。翻译 我们的面部表达情感，但是我们不应该试图像解读来自我们自己文化的人们那样去解读来自另一种文化的人们。 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！