5．Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that you might not think about-space．Every person perceives （意識） himself to have a sort of invisible shield （盾牌） surrounding his physical body．When someone comes too close，he feels uncomfortable．When he bumps onto someone，he feels obligated （負(fù)有義務(wù)） to apologize．But the size of a person's"comfort zone"depends on his cultural ethnic．For example，in casual conversation，many Americans stand about four feet apart．In other words，they like to keep each other"an arm's length"．In contrast，people in Latin or Arab cultures，stand very close to each other，and touch each other often．If someone from one of those cultures stands too close to an American while in conversation，the American may feel somewhat uncomfortable and back away．
When Americans are talking，they expect others to respond to what they are saying．To Americans，polite conversationalists empathize by displaying expressions of excitement or disgust，shock or sadness．People with a"poker face"，whose emotions are hidden，are looked upon with suspicion．Americans also indicate their attentiveness in a conversation by raising their eyebrows，nodding，smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact．Some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening，while Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty．If a person doesn't look you in the eye，Americans might say，you should question his motives-or assume that he doesn't like you．Yet with all the concern for eye contact，Americans still consider staring-especially at strangers-to be rude．
28．The first paragraph is mainly aboutC．
A．classification of nonverbal communication
B．the reasons why people should think about space
C．a(chǎn)nother cultural aspect of nonverbal communication
D．the relationship between communication and space
29．When Arabians have conversations on informal occasions，D．
A．"comfort zone"does not exist
B．they stand about four feet away
C．communication barriers may emerge
D．keeping close enough is preferred
30．The underlined words"poker face"in Paragraph 2refers to a face which isB．
A．a(chǎn)ttentive B．expressionless C．suspicious D．emotional
31．In a conversation between friends，Americans regard it as sincere and truthful toC．
A．hide emotions with a deadpan expression
B．display excitement or sadness
C．maintain direct eye contact
D．raise their eyebrows，nod and smile politely．
分析 文章介紹非語言交流的另外一種因素，就是距離，以及言語交際時的表情的使用．
解答 28．C 主旨?xì)w納題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，第一段提到人們交往時距離的作用，以及在不同文化里不同距離所帶來的不同含義，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，答案為C．
29．D 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題．題目要求判斷阿拉伯人在非正式交流時的情況．第一段倒數(shù)第二句提到"拉丁或阿拉伯文化北京的人靠得非常近，甚至常�；ハ嘤|摸"．意大利屬于拉丁文化，所以D．喜歡保持較近的距離．符合句意、所以選D．
30．B 詞匯理解題：a"poker face"后面的定語從句"whose emotion are hidden by a deadpan expression（其情感被沒有表情所掩蓋）"，但deadpan可能是生詞，可以看上一句：美國人為了表示強(qiáng)調(diào)會顯示出各種表情，本句應(yīng)該理解成"那么什么樣的人會招致懷疑"，應(yīng)該是沒有表情，所以選B．
31．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：文章第二段的句子：Whereas some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening，Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty．與題干的sincere and truthful 一致，所以選C．
點(diǎn)評 本文是歷史文化類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
