When people communicate,they use more than words. People's body language shows important information just like speech does. When someone lies with their words,their body language often tells the truth. The next time you wonder if someone is telling you the truth,try watching their hands.

    A person who is being honest will usually turn one or both of their palms(手掌) towards the other person. If a person is beginning to “open up” or share important information,you may notice them turn their palms towards you. Like most body language,this unconscious(无意识的) gesture usually gives the other person the feeling that the speaker is speaking honestly.

     When people lie,they tend to hide their palms by putting their hands behind their back or holding them. Others will keep their hands in their pockets if they are lying or trying to hide information. Salespeople are sometimes trained to watch out for this specific example of body language when a person is saying that they can't afford a product or service. Sometimes professional liars try to use open-palm gestures to fool others. But a careful listener may tell it is a lie through their body language such as lack of eye contact and touching the nose.

   Research has also suggested that if people normally turn their palms to face theii* listeners,they tend to be more honest themselves. If you want people’ lionesty,talk to them and ask them questions while keeping your palms turned out. This will put pressure . the people you are talking to.

       Human body language,emotion,and communication are directly connected. By showing that you kre honest,with your palms towards people,your body language pushes others to tell you the truth.

29. Turning one's palms towards others is a symbol of .

   A. confidence           B. politeness

   C. patience            D. honesty

30. How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?

   A. By telling stories.

   B. By giving examples.

   C. By making comparisons.

   D. By providing explanations.

31. Talking with your palms open will encourage others to .

   A. behave actively

   B. gesture carefully

   C. be honest with you

   D. forget their pressure

      On a typical school night,Jilly Dos Santos was lucky if she got six hours of sleep. Even when she finished her homework early,she often didn't feel tired enough to fall asleep. So when her school board planned to change her high school's start time from 7:50 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. 一 a full half hour earlier — she was outraged. “I thought it was the worst idea I'd ever heard,” she says.

     Fired up,Jilly used media(社交媒体) to encourage other students to join her in speaking up at the next school board meeting,and she started an online petition(请愿) ,which got 200-plus signatures(签名). Then, with the help of

another student,she put up more than 100 posters on school walls and emailed teachers to spread the word. The fight was on!

The good news is that Jilly wasn' t alone — once she started her fight,she became part of a growing movement demanding to start school later. Now,about 43 percent of public high schools in the U.S. start school before 8 a.m., which is earlier than at most workplaces. One big reason schools have historically preferred early start times: They allow outdoor athletic teams to practice after school while the sun is still out.

      As she prepared for the school board meeting,Jilly learned all of the ways that more sleep makes for better students. At the school board meeting,jilly shared what she had learned. “My heart beat so fast”’ she admits. But her schoolmates gave her confidence. “About 30 students came to support me."

      Armed with facts,Jilly explained her case convincingly. “The school board liked how I didn't get emotional and just provided evidence. When I presented,I kept thinking, 4 If this were a class,what would get me an A?' instead of 'How loud can I yell?”’

All of that hard work paid off. The school board decided that instead of making Jilly's high school's start time earlier,they would change the bus schedule and make the start time even later,at 8:55 a.m.

1. What does the underlined word “outraged” in Paragraph I mean?

   A. Angry.

   B. Excited.

   C. Surprised.

   D. Interested.

2. Jilly used social media to .

   A. win other students’ support

   B. show the importance of sleep

   C. make her school's plan known

   D. ask her school to help some students

3. According to Paragraph 3 ,why do many schools start school early?

   A. To save electricity in the evening.

   B. To encourage students to sleep earlier.

   C. To spare the time for outdoor practice.

   D. To make students spend more time at school.

4. What did Jilly do before the school board,meeting?

   A. She wrote to newspapers and magazines.

   B. She studied the advantages of more sleep.

   C. She visited members of the school board.

   D. She traveled around schools across the U.S.

5. What do we know about Jilly's performance at the school board meeting?

   A. She wasn't nervous at all.

   B. She expressed her ideas calmly.

   C. She worked well with other students.

   D. She received praise for her suggestions.

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