1、Section The Language Points of Reading课时作业( 一) 完形填空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
2、glance of important persons. A teacher whos _3_ with this, 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 in front of the class is “showing off”.Culture greatly _6_ attitudes towards physical co
3、ntact, whether its a handshake, hug, or pat on the back. In Asia, female friends _7_ hold hands and men casually (随便地 ) hug one another as they walk down the street. Americans, however, may feel _8_ with such public behavior. In some Asian cultures, affectionately patting a(n) _9_ head is strictly t
4、aboo (禁忌的), _10_ it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.How _11_ 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 _12_. Europeans like to have _13_ distance between them, while so
5、me Africans _14_ even more space. You can _15_ great discomfort by standing too close to another person. Not being _16_ of this can even prevent someone from understanding or _17_ the ideas youre trying to get across.To create a positive environment for communication, your nonverbal message must clo
6、sely _18_ your verbal message. One way to do this is to carefully observe how children and families speak and _19_ around each other and with people they respect. This can _20_ clues about the true meaning of their nonverbal interactions.1A.exercise BtouchC education D strength答案：B physical touch “身
7、体接触” ，这从第 6 空后的 physical contact可得到提示。2A.schools B villagesC homelands Dcultures答案：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 BangryC unfamiliar Dpopular答案：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 BideaC da
8、nger Ddisappointment答案：A 此空前的 however 说明此句与前一句之间是转折关系。既然前一句是说 show respect，此处应当是 a sign of disrespect。5A.seeing Bstaring atC looking Dglancing at答案：C look sb.in the eye “直视某人” 。6A.influences BsupportsCobserves Dreduces答案：A 文章首段说“不同的文化对视线接触、 身体接触等有不同的期待” ，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 physical contact 在
9、不同文化中的表现，即“文化极大地影响到人们对身体接触的态度” 。7A.never BoftenCseldom Dsometimes答案：B 由于男性之间可以随意地拥抱彼此，故可推测女性朋友之间手拉手是常事。8A.pleased B comfortableCmad Duncomfortable答案：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 BbabysC adults Dmans答案：C 由下文“_10_ it can be acceptable . young children”可推知，此处表述在一些亚洲文化中，摸成人的头
10、是严格禁止的。10A.because BalthoughCunless Dif答案：B 前后之间是让步关系，故用 although。11A.far BcloselyC properly Dclose答案：D 从该段中的“people stand very close”“distance”“standing too close”等可知，本段是谈人与人谈话时，站立相隔的距离应多近为合适。12A.talking BeatingCwaiting Dlistening答案：A 此处“when talking”与前一句的“when theyre having a conversation”相照应，属于同义
11、复现。13A.more BlessCno Dlittle答案：A 来自中东和南美的人谈话时站得很近， 而欧洲人需要的距离要远一些。由第 14 空后的“even more space”可判断此处选 A。14A.hate BpreferCwish Ddream答案：B 该句中的 while 表示两种情况的对照。欧洲人喜欢，而非洲人更喜欢距离再远一些。15A.change BexpectCcreate Daccept答案：C 双方谈话时，站得太近，超过可接受的距离，人就会感到极不舒服。create “引起；造成 ”。16A.afraid BashamedCproud Daware答案：D 要清楚谈话
12、时与对方站立的间距，否则会造成麻烦。 be aware of “意识到，知道” ，符合语境。 be afraid of “害怕” ；be ashamed of “以为羞愧” ；be proud of “以为豪” ，均不符合语境。17A.suggesting BconsideringCrefusing Daccepting答案：D 此空前的 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身体间距甚至会阻碍他人理解或接受你试图传达的意思。18A.pass BexplainCmatch Dprepare答案：C 非语言信息与语言信息要相匹配(
13、match)、要一致。19A.talk BbehaveCuse Dlook答案：B 这些文化差异可通过观察小孩和家人间的谈话及举止(behave)来了解。20A.provide BsupportCprove Dsearch答案：A 这样就可为你真正理解他们的非语言互动提供线索。 阅读理解AI was born and raised in England in a culture where privacy and “keeping yourself to yourself” were valued traditions. Speaking to strangers was not encour
14、aged. People were most hospitable (好客的) and friendlybut only once they had been introduced to new people.However, I have been lucky enough to spend some time in both Italy and the US, where I found traditions of hospitality and politeness to be very different.I experienced Italian hospitality firsth
15、and on a crowded railway carriage travelling, one afternoon, from Genoa to Florence. Sinking gratefully into an empty seat, I was berated in rapid Italian by a gentleman who was returning to this seatit had not been “spare” after all. I apologized in English, and got up to allow him back into the se
16、at. The gentleman obviously had no understanding of the English language, but he, too, realized my genuine mistake. He smiled and gestured for me to remain in the seat, and he himself remained standing in the corridor for the remainder of the journey. The other occupants of the carriage smiled and n
17、odded at me and made me feel quite welcome amongst them. I feel that if this had been in England, a foreigner who made a mistake would not always be so kindly treated.Transport also featured in the differences I noticed between English and American culture. I flew to New York on a plane with mainly
18、English passengers. We sat together in near silence. Nobody spoke to me nor, as I expected, to anyone else they did not know. They felt it was not polite to intrude on someone elses privacy. However, when I travelled across the United States, whether by plane or Greyhound bus, I was never short of c
19、onversation. Conversation was going on all around me and whoever sat next to me was happy to introduce themselves and ask me about myself. They obviously felt it would have been rude not to speak to another person, whether they were strangers or not.1The purpose of the author is to tell us _.Ahis tr
20、avelling experienceB cultural differences to show hospitality and politenessC the culture shock he experienced in Italy and the USDhow to adapt ourselves to a new culture答案：B 推理判断题。综合全文可知：作者是通过自己的旅行经历来说明不同文化中人们“好客”和“礼貌”的表达方式不一样。2What do we know about the occupants of the carriage when the author was
21、 travelling in Italy?AThey all laughed at the author for his mistake.B They would not bear a mistake like the authors in public.C They were all on the side of the gentleman.DThey all showed their understanding of the authors mistake.答案：D 细节理解题。从文章第三段最后两句可知：车厢里所有的人都对作者点头微笑，说明他们理解作者所犯的错误，对作者的错误很宽容。3Th
22、e author probably believes the Italian people are _.Acold Brude Chospitable Dhelpful答案：C 推理判断题。从文章第三段可知：男士自己站着，让作者坐着，其他的人也都友好地微笑，说明意大利人很热情友好。4According to the last paragraph, English passengers sat in near silence because _.Athey were all strangers to each otherBthey were too tired to speakCprivacy
23、was a valued tradition in EnglandDeverybody had their own share of privacy答案：C 推理判断题。文章最后一段说明：英国乘客都不说话，因为他们国家的文化传统中非常注重个人隐私，认为探究别人的隐私很不礼貌。BThe way that people sit in chairs isnt the same. If youre sitting with arms and legs hanging freely, its probably a sign that youre relaxed and feeling comfortab
24、le. If you stay on the edge of the chair with your legs stretched before you and your feet crossed, it can signal unconcern.In a country where rules of behavior in court were very strict, a witness sat as described above, with his huge boots placed on top of each other, wearing a big coat and with h
25、is arms crossed. The judge said：“Sit up straight and take your coat off, or Ill hold you in contempt (藐视法庭) ” The man got his posture straightened out immediately.Someone waiting for a job interview might be seated on the edge of the chair with his or her feet together.If its a woman shell probably
26、be hugging her handbag. Body tension forces your breathing system and makes you sound short of breath.When youre in such a position its easy to lose your head and simply run away if things take a turn for the worse.On television its interesting to watch people on quiz shows like “Who wants to be a m
27、illionaire”You can notice their understandable tension from the way they hold their hands till their knuckles (指关节) turn white and also from their quickened breathing.We dont believe that you can teach people to control their body language completely； theyll lose control at some point or otherwhen t
28、hey become too eager or too angry.Take a discussion between politicians for example.The control is there, even when they get angry but therell be a small muscle by the mouth that is shaking.Cheeks turn red in women who are angry while mens ears often turn red when they are angry.5In the first exampl
29、e, why did the judge warn the witness?AThe judge was too strict.BThe witness was against the law.CThe judge was only nervous.DThe witness didnt respect the court.答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，由于这个目击证人的姿势不端正，给人一种藐视法庭的感觉，因此，法官对此提出警告，促其改变姿势，故选 D 项。6Which of the following postures shows that one is nervous in a
30、job interview?aCrossing ones arms.bSitting with ones feet together.cHugging ones handbag.dSitting straight.Aa, b Bb, c Ca, c Db, d答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的叙述可知，一个人在面试时感到紧张会双脚并拢或紧抱手提包，故选 B 项。7Which of the following pictures can describe that you dont care about anything?答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知 ，如果你坐在椅子边缘，
31、两腿向前伸，两只脚交叉，这表明你毫不在意，故 A 项正确。8The last paragraph is mainly to tell us that _.Abody language cant be controlled completelyByour body language may give you awayCanger has different effects on men and womenDpoliticians can completely control their body language答案：A 段落大意题。文章最后一段的第一句为主旨句 ，主要是表达身体语言有时是很难完全控制的，并以政治家之间的讨论为例进行说明。