1、Body language 同步练习(六)阅读理解AA linguist, an expert on languages, is always listening, never off-duty. I invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that I was going to record their speech. I said I was interested in their regional accents (地方口音) and that it would take only a few minutes.
2、 Thus, one evening, three people came to my house and were shown into my front room. In front of each chair there was a microphone (话筒） at head height, connected (连接) to a recorder in the middle of the floor. They sat down, rather nervously, and I explained that all I wanted was for them to count fr
3、om one to twenty. Then we could relax and have a drink.I turned on the recorder and each in turn counted from one to twenty in their best accents. When it was over, I turned the recorder off and brought round the drinks. The rest of the evening was spent in total relaxation. I joined them in talking
4、 and joking freely leaving them only for a telephone call which lasted some time.Or at least that is how it would appear. For, of course, the microphones were not connected to the recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one in the bedroom. My friends, having seen the recorder before
5、 them turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality. It meant that I was able to get as natural a piece of talk as it would be possible to find.I should add, perhaps, that I did tell my friends what had happened to them, aft
6、er the recording was over, and asked them whether it should be destroyed. None of them wanted to. But for some years after that, it always seemed that when it came to buying drinks, it was I who paid for them. Linguistic research can be a very expensive business.1. The writer asked his friends to co
7、unt from one to twenty because he_.A. wanted to record how they pronounced numbers in their regional accentsB. had to check if his recorder was workingC. wanted them to think that was all he wanted to recordD. wanted to discover who had the best pronunciation2. The writer left the room in the middle
8、 of the evening because_.A. he had to make a phone callB. the phone rang in the bedroomC. he wanted the others to have a talk without himD. he didnt like talking with them3. When he told his friends what he had done, theyA. wanted him to destroy the recordings he had madeB. didnt seem to mind muchC.
9、 were angry with himD. made him buy them more drinks4. The writer recorded their talk_.A. on the recorder in the middle of the floorB. through hidden microphones C. on a recorder in another room D. in the front roomBWhen we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it not only with the help
10、 of words, but also in many other ways. For example, we sometimes move our heads up and down when we want to say Yes, and we move our heads from side to side when we want to say No. People who can neither hear nor talk to each other can communicate with the help of their fingers. People who don t un
11、derstand each other s language have to do the same. The following story shows how they sometimes do it.An Englishman who couldnt speak Italian was once travelling in Italy. One day he entered a restaurant and sat at a table. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers in i
12、t, took them out again and moved his lips. In this way he meant to say, Bring me something to eat. The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The Englishman shook his head and the waiter understood that he didnt want tea so he took it away and brought him some coffee . The Englishman was very hungry
13、at this time and looked very sad. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another traveller came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach. That was enough. After a few minutes there was a large plate of bread and meat on the table for him.5. How do people who dont und
14、erstand each others language usually express themselves?A. Look for help of words.B. Move their heads.C. Use body language.D. Move their fingers from side to side.6. When a foreigner wants something to eat in an Italian restaurant, he may_.A. put his hands on his stomachB. put his stomachC. put his
15、fingers in his mouthD. both A and B7. The writer wrote this article to tell us_.A. how to express Yes and NoB. how to get food in a restaurantC. how to use body languageD. where we can get food8. Which of the following statements is true?A. Moving our heads up and down always means Yes.B. Moving our
16、 heads from side to side always means No.C. Gestures can help people to communicate.D. People of different nations can understand each other easily with the help of sign language.CAs people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your life your body syste
17、ms will begin to weaken. Your strength may become weaker. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. The slow change of aging causes our bodies to lose some of their ability to bounce back from disease and injury. In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this change t
18、hat leads us toward the end of our lives.Many factors (因素) decide your health. A good diet plays an important role. The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living condition is yet another. But scientists studying aging problem want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope t
19、hat by studying the aging medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer.There is nothing to be afraid of as old age comes. Many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living. Physical activity may become less, but often you get better understanding of yourself a
20、nd the world.What we consider old age now may only be middle-aged some day soon. Who knows, with so many advances in medical science happening so quickly, life length may one day be measured in centuries, rather than in years!9. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?A. Scientists
21、 do some study in order to make peoples lives longer.B. Living condition is one of the factors affecting a persons health.C. As your body system is getting weak, your sight and hearing will be getting weak.D. We are very happy to live today because scientists are able to stop our body systems from c
22、hanging weak.10. The underlined part bounce back in the first paragraph here means_.A. to escape from disease and injuryB. to improve ones health after one s disease and injuryC. to jump backwardD. to run fast11. Many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living because_.A. they co
23、nsider their life has been a successful oneB. they have come through the battle of life safelyC. they have less misunderstanding of themselves and the outside worldD. they have nothing to do all day long only to watch their grandchildren growing up around them12. The best title of the passage should
24、 beA. Weak HealthB. Aging ProblemC. Long LifeD. Food and ExerciseDEnvironment refers to the thin layer of life and life supports called the biosphere, including the earth s air, soil, water, and living organisms. The atmosphere that shelters the earth from excessive amounts of ultraviolet radiation
25、and enables life to exist is a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, other elements and compounds, and dust particles. Heated by the sun and by radiant energy from the earth, the atmosphere circulates about the planet and modifies temperature differences. Of the
26、 earth s water, 93 to 97 percent makes up the oceans, 2 percent is ice, and 1 percent is the fresh water in rivers, lakes, groundwater, and atmospheric and soil moisture. The soil is the thin mantle of material such as glacial lull and sedimentary rocks, and vegetation. Dependent on all these are th
27、e earth s living organisms, including humans. Plant use water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to convert raw materials into carbohydrates through photosynthesis. Animal life, in turn, is dependent on plants.The species Homo sapiensthis is humanityappeared late in the earths history but was ultimately
28、able to modify the earth s environment by its activities. Although humans apparently first appeared in Africa, they quickly spread throughout the world. Because of their unique mental and physical capabilities, humans were able to escape the environmental constraints that limited other species and t
29、o change the environment to meet their needs.Although early humans undoubtedly lived in some harmony with the environment, as did other animals, changes in human relationships with the environment and their retreat from the wilderness began with die first, prehistoric agricultural revolution. The ab
30、ility to control and use fire permitted them to modify or eliminate natural vegetation, and the domestication and herding of grazing animals resulted in overgrazing and soil erosion. The domestication of plants also promoted destruction of natural vegetation to make room for crops, and the demand fo
31、r wood for fuel and to build cities and ships denuded mountains. Wild animals were slaughtered for food and destroyed as pests and predators.While human populations remained small and technology modest, human impact on the environment was localized. As populations increased and technology improved a
32、nd expanded, however, problems arose. In fact, environmental problems have plagued humans and the earth since the dawn of written history. With the Industrial Revolution, humans began in earnest to change the face of the earth, the nature of its atmosphere, the quantity and quality of its water. Tod
33、ay, unprecedented demands on the environment from a rapidly expanding human population and from advancing technology are causing a continuing and accelerating decline in the quality of the environment and its ability to sustain life.13. The ingredient of atmosphere does NOT includeA. carbon dioxideB
34、. dust particlesC. water vaporD. sunlight14. The author believes that humans first appeared in Africa because_.A. Africa is the source of human civilizationB. there are a lot of ancient human fossils found in AfricaC. Africa was once the fittest place for humans to live inD. of reasons not given her
35、e15. There are many reasons underlying todays environmental problems EXCEPT_.A. accelerating decline in the quality of the environmentB. rapidly expanding human populationC. advancing technologyD. growing demands on the environment16. The passage is mainly about_.A. the composition of environmentB.
36、the impact of environment on humanC. the impact of human on environmentD. the causes of environmental problemsEEverybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what
37、is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or
38、ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying No . You nod and people know you are saying YesOther things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on
39、doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the sea an
40、d many other things.17. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. It is a most popular way for man to communicate with words.B. Words are the only way for man to communicate.C. Using radio is one of the ways for man to communicate .D. TV can help people to know the world better.18. Besides wo
41、rds, _ can also be used to express oneself.A. sign languageB. hand languageC. action languageD. nodding19. Which of the following signs is usually used to show you the direction?A. A picture.B. A number.C. A kind of color.D. An arrow.20. How does an artist often carry messages to people?A. He writes articles.B. He gives reports.C. He sings songs.D. He draws pictures.