题目内容
7．Whether you were taught to fold your hands on your legs，or hold your hands behind your back，you can't deny the fact that your hands are communicating all the time．After many years of debate，researches have finally agreed with ancient wisdom．That is，gestures precede （领先） words．（36）DBut we can guess from this that gesture has been a key part in conversation for millions of years．（37）GAnd it's true．The movement of your hands are like a feedback（反馈） tool to your brain．We've all heard the old words，"Actions speak louder than words．"Your gestures often show the truth behind your carefully chosen words．
In the early nineteenth century，a man named Francois Delsarte was the body language expert of his time．（38）FLong before modern science，Delsarte stated that the hands were connected to the thoughts．He once said，"（39）A"．Besides identifying parts of the hand connected with our mental and physical process，Delsarte broke our gesture language into nine functions．
You can experience the difference in how a gesture affects the quality of your words by saying"I have no idea．"If your hand pushes away，you are rejecting the whole concept．（40）CThese are just a few ways to amplify（扩大） the words．Of course，hand gestures are a small part of your body's story．
A．Gestures are the lightening and the words are the thunder．
B．Change your life through the magic of body language．
C．Reach your hand out to someone and you're begging for the answer．
D．We can't travel back to early humans to see how they communicated．
E．Avoid pointing，unless you're trying to direct people's attention to something．
F．He developed a system for studying the whole body and how it communicates．
G．Most people think that we gesture in order to help make our ideas clear to others．
分析 文章介绍了手势在生活交流中的重要作用，以及简单介绍了对手势研究的过程．
解答 40DGFAC
36．D 细节题．根据前句researches have finally agreed with ancient wisdom．可知，研究人员最终得到和古人一样的智慧，即gestures precede （领先） words，但我们不能穿越到过去去看看古人是如何交流的，故选D．
37．G 概括题．根据该段的内容可知，我们做手势目的是帮助我们的思想被人更清楚的理解，比如，手的运动其实就是大脑反馈的工具，故选G．
38．F 细节题．根据第一句话In the early nineteenth century，a man named Francois Delsarte was the body language expert of his time可知，在19世纪早期，Francois Delsarte 是肢体语言研究的专家，然后介绍了他研究的方法，故选F．
39．A 细节题．根据前句Delsarte stated that the hands were connected to the thoughts可知，他说手和思想是连接在一起的，而且打了一个比喻，即Gestures 是闪电，words是雷声，故选A．
40．C 细节题．根据前句If your hand pushes away，you are rejecting the whole concept可知，如果你做出推开手的姿势，表示拒绝，如果向某人伸出手，表示你想知道答案，故选C．
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