Question

We convey (傳達) information through the position and movement of the body. We often use gestures or body movements to stress what we are saying. For example, when I lecture (演講), I often use my hands to emphasize (強調(diào)) points or point to something on the blackboard. Some people use them more than others. The victory (勝利) sign, the OK sign, the goodbye wave and the blowing of a kiss are all popular gestures in America. It is important to recognize, however, that most gestures are not universally recognized. For example, although the OK gesture means acceptance in America, it has other meanings in other cultures. In France it means worthlessness. And in Greece, it is considered obscene (淫穢).

     There are some sex differences in nonverbal behavior. In American culture, men tend to sit or stand with legs apart and hands outward, while women tend to keep legs together and hands at their sides. Women are also better than men at understanding nonverbal gestures.

     A nonverbal behaviour is to have the tongue just slightly protruding (突出) from the mouth. A study showed that people were less willing to approach others who had their tongues showing. Perhaps this is why people often tend to avoid individuals with bad nonverbal behaviours. When we make decisions about other people, we learn to recognize nonverbal cues (提示) and interpret (理解) them along with verbal information. 

 

36. From the passage we can know that ________.

A. body language in America is more popular than in other countries

B. the deferent cultures share the same body languages

C. the same gestures in deferent cultures may have the deferent meanings

D. body language is more important than words

37. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Women’s body language is easier to understand.

B. Women have a better understanding of body language than men.

C. In American culture, men care more about their gestures than women.

D. In American culture, men and women always employ the deferent gestures.

38. It may be concluded from this passage that ________.

A. body language can completely replace words

B. different cultures share different nonverbal behaviours

C. body language sounds louder than verbal information

D. body language can be helpful for us to communicate with each other

Answer 1

36. C

解析：文中舉例說到了許多關(guān)于美國的身勢語的內(nèi)容，但是并沒有說身勢語在美國就比在其他國家更流行，所以A錯誤；從第一段中“… most gestures are not universally recognized”以及后文關(guān)于表達OK的身勢語在不同國家表示的不同含義，說明身勢語在不同文化環(huán)境中表達的含義是不相同的，所以B錯誤，而C剛好表達了這樣的意思，所以C正確；全文講述了身勢語在日常交流中的重要作用，但是并不是說比語言更重要，所以D錯誤。

37. B

解析：第二段主要講述了由于性別的不同，從而在非語言行為中也存在著許多不同，而女性比男性更能很好地理解身勢語，所以B項正確。A項說，女性的身勢語比較容易理解，與文意有悖；C項，在美國文化中，男性比女性更關(guān)注姿態(tài)，而文中主要是介紹了男性與女性在站著或坐著時的不同姿態(tài)的介紹，所以不能得出本結(jié)論；從第二段第一句“There are some sex differences in non-verbal behaviour”知，有一些差異，但并不是D說的“always have different gestures”。

38. D

解析：從最后一段知，我們可以通過結(jié)合非語言（如身勢語）的提示，透過語言信息來了解一個人，所以D項說，身勢語可以幫助了解一個人，是正確的。A項說身勢語決定了一個人的個性，未免有失偏頗；B項說語言信息不如身勢語有用，顯然不對，文中意思是身勢語能夠輔助了解一個人；C項說身勢語比語言信息有效，也是不正確的。