13.So much of body language is influenced by our culture.Whether we meet each other with a hand-shake,a kiss on the cheek,or a forehead touch,each greeting is completely dependent on culture.
These cultural expression are dictated(規(guī)定) by what are called"display rules",the specific expectations every group has about body language behavior.For example,you only have to stand on line for a bus in San Francisco to see an interesting difference in cultural display rules about personal space.If your queue up for a bus on Market Street in the business district at rush hour,you'll stand in a very orderly line,with a three-foot bubble of personal space,your fellow passengers busily tapping their Blackberries without so much as a glance(一瞥) at you.But if you board the bus in Chinatown,you might find yourself a part of a group people,stomachs pressed against backs,each person vying for a seat at the same time on that same bus.
Cultural display rules differ from country to country,state to state,even city to city.For example,in the United States as well as in most other countries,nodding your head up and down is a signal explained as"yes".We use it to emphasize(強(qiáng)調(diào)) a point when we say yes,or we simply use it nonver-bally to show agreement.In Bulgaria,however,shaking your head from side to side means"yes"and nodding your head up and down means"no".That would be an important difference to be aware of if you were stuck at a Bulgarian train station in the middle of the night.
As we become a global society,different cultural norms inch closer and closer to each other with each generation.The more exposure kids have to people of different cultures,the more likely they are to recognize a variety of people as"like me"as well.And we can show a great deal of respect by learning those different display rules before we do business with people in other cultures.Knowing each other's display rules,and respecting them,is a huge step toward bridging cultural gaps with body language.
24.The underlined word"vying"in Paragraph 2meansA.
A.competing
B.looking
C.a(chǎn)sking
D.failing
25.What's the author's opinion on learning different display rules?D
A.It helps hand down cultures.
B.It's the requirement of global economy.
C.It outweighs learning foreign languages.
D.It's important for communication across cultures.
26.What would be best title for the text?C
A.Body language and its meaning
B.The cultural gaps in different places
C.The cultural aspects of body language
D.How to greet people in different cultures.
分析 主要講述了在不同的國家不同文化里,同一身勢語所代表的不同含義,以及不同地域的身勢語的特殊用法.
解答 24.A 詞意猜測題.根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容But if you board the bus in Chinatown,you might find yourself a part of a group people,stomachs pressed against backs,each person vying for a seat at the same time on that same bus.如果你在唐人街坐公交車的話,你會發(fā)現(xiàn)人擠人的情形,人們都在同一車上爭相的獲取座位.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),competing競爭符合句意,故選A.
25.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容And we can show a great deal of respect by learning those different display rules before we do business with people in other cultures.Knowing each other's display rules,and respecting them,is a huge step toward bridging cultural gaps with body language 我們學(xué)會了不同的身勢語對于我們做生意,與別人交流等方面有很大的用處,消除文化代購.結(jié)合選項(xiàng).故選D.
26.C 主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,主要講述了在不同的國家不同文化里,同一身勢語所代表的不同含義,以及不同地域的身勢語的特殊用法,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選C.
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