10."When studying foreign speech,don't forget about body language,"Anne Merritt said.
Something as simple as a smile can show friendliness in one culture,embarrassment in another,impatience in a third.Even silence means different things in different places.If you want to avoid making some mistakes when traveling abroad,you should pay attention to the following.
Touch
Britain,along with much of Northern Europe and the Far East,has a"non-contact"culture.In those countries,there is very little physical contact in people's daily talks.Even brushing someone's arm by accident is the reason for an apology.However,in the high-contact cultures of the Middle East,Latin America,and southern Europe,physical touch is a big part of daily life.
What's more,there are different standards for who touches whom and where.In much of the Arab world,men hold hands and kiss each other in greeting,but would never do the same with a woman.In Thailand and Laos,it is taboo(禁忌)to touch anyone's head,even children's.In South Korea,elders can touch younger people with force when trying to get through a crowd,but younger people can't do the same.
Eye contact
In most Western countries,frequent eye contact is a sign of confidence and attentiveness(注意).We may think that a conversation partner who looks away is either not listening to us or lying.Of course,this is not the standard around the world.
In many Asian,African,and Latin American countries,the unbroken(未間斷的)eye contact would be considered impolite and rude.These cultures consider avoiding eye contact a sign of respect for bosses and elders.In these parts of the world,children won't look at an adult who is speaking to them,and nor will employees look at their bosses.
32.In Britain,when people are talking,they usuallyC.
A.a(chǎn)void eye contact
B.brush the others'arms
C.a(chǎn)void physical contact
D.a(chǎn)pologize for their mistakes
33.In southern Europe,physical touch isD.
A.unnecessary
B.impolite
C.dangerous
D.common
34.What should we avoid doing in Thailand?A
A.Touching a kid's head.
B.Touching someone's arm.
C.Shaking hands with children.
D.Touching old people with force.
35.What does this text mainly tell us?D
A.How to have a good time abroad.
B.The importance of body language.
C.How to communicate with foreigners.
D.An introduction to some body language.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了日常交流過程中,應(yīng)該注意的一些肢體語言.
解答 32.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)Touch部分的"Britain,along with much of Northern Europe and the Far East,has a‘non-contact'culture.In those countries,there is very little physical contact(接觸) in people's daily talks."可推知,在英國,人們交談時通常避免身體接觸.故選C.
33.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Touch部分的"However,in the high-contact cultures of the Middle East…southern Europe,physical touch is a big part of daily life."可知,在歐洲南部,身體接觸是日常生活中的一個重要部分.故選D.
34.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Touch部分的"In Thailand and Laos,it is taboo(禁忌) to touch anyone's head,even children's."可知,在泰國,我們要避免觸摸任何人的頭,甚至是孩子也不行.故選C.
35.D.主旨大意題.通讀全文,根據(jù)第一段When studying foreign speech,don't forget about body language,"Anne Merritt said可知,本文主要介紹了日常交流過程中,應(yīng)該注意的一些肢體語言.故選D.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.