题目内容
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(规定) 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(强调) 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.asking
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 主要讲述了在不同的国家不同文化里,同一身势语所代表的不同含义,以及不同地域的身势语的特殊用法.
解答 24.A 词意猜测题.根据第二段内容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车的话,你会发现人挤人的情形,人们都在同一车上争相的获取座位.结合选项,competing竞争符合句意,故选A.
25.D 细节理解题.根据文章内容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 我们学会了不同的身势语对于我们做生意,与别人交流等方面有很大的用处,消除文化代购.结合选项.故选D.
26.C 主旨大意题.根据文章内容,主要讲述了在不同的国家不同文化里,同一身势语所代表的不同含义,以及不同地域的身势语的特殊用法,结合选项,故选C.
点评 本文是历史文化类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据