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17．Another cultural aspect of nonverbal communication is one that you might not think about：space．Every person feels himself have a sort of invisible protection surrounding his physical body．When someone comes too close，he feels uncomfortable．When he bumps onto someone，he feels obliged to apologize．But the size of a person's"comfort zone"depends on his cultural ethnic origin．For example，in casual conversation，many Americans stand about four feet apart．In other words，they like to keep each other"at an arm's length"．People in Latin or Arab cultures，in contrast，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 Americans may feel uncomfortable and back away．
When Americans are talking，they expect others to respond to what they are saying．To Americans，polite conversationalists understand by showing expressions of excitement or dislike，shock or sadness．People with a"poker face"，whose emotions are hidden by a deadpan（无表情的） expression，are looked upon with suspicion．Americans also show their attentiveness in a conversation by raising their eyebrows，nodding，smiling politely and maintaining good eye contact．However，some cultures view direct eye contact as impolite or threatening．Americans see it as a sign of genuineness and honesty．If a person doesn't look you in the eye，American might say：you should question his motives---or suppose that he doesn't like you．Yet with all the concern for eye contact，Americans still consider staring---especially at strangers---to be rude．
58．What the author discussed in the previous section is most probably aboutD．
  A．classification of nonverbal communication
  B．the reasons why people should think about space
  C．the relationship between communication and space
  D．some other cultural aspects of nonverbal communication
59．How far people keep to each other while talking is closely associated with theirB．
A．race      
B．culture         
C．custom      
D．nationality
60．When a person from Latin America talks to an Arabian on informal occasions，A．
A．he stands about four feet away            
B．"comfort zone"does not exist
C．keeping close enough is preferred             
D．communication barriers （障碍） may appear
61．In a conversation between friends，Americans regard it as honest and truthful toA．
A．maintain direct eye contact                   
B．hide emotions with a deadpan expression
C．display excitement or dislike，shock or sadness   
D．raise their eyebrows，nod and smile politely．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了非语言交流的另外一种因素，就是距离，以及言语交际时的表情的使用．

解答 58．D．推理判断题：题目的意思是：在先前的章节中作者最有可能讨论了什么．依据文章的第一句选择答案？"非言语交际的另外 一个文化方面是你可能想不到的：交际距离"，既然是另外一个文化方面（another cultural aspect），说明在前面章节中讨论了其他的文化方面，所以选D．
59．A．细节理解题，根据第一段For example，in casual conversation，many Americans stand about four feet apart可知例如，在闲谈时，许多美国人站在大约四英尺远；故选A．．
60．C．细节推断题．题目要求判断意大利人与阿拉伯人在非正式交流时的情况．第一段倒数第二句提到"拉丁或阿拉伯文化北京的人靠得非常近，甚至常常互相触摸"．意大利属于拉丁文化，所以C．喜欢保持较近的距离．符合句意、所以选C．
61．A．细节理解题：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．与题干的sincere and truthful 一致，所以选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．