题目内容
15.Nonverbal (非语言的)CommunicationWhen you are in another country,it is important to know the language,but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally.Before saying anything,people communicate nonverbally by making gestures.According to an investigation(调查),only 30to 35percent of our communication is verbal.When people don't know the language,the most common way to communicate is through gestures.However,many gestures have different meanings,or no meaning at all,in different parts of the world.
In the United States,for example,nodding your head up and down means"yes".In some parts of Greece and Turkey,however,this motion can mean"no".In Southeast Asia,nodding your head is a polite way of saying"I've heard you."
In ancient Rome,when the emperor wanted to spare someone's life,he would put his thumb up.Today in the United States,when someone puts his/her thumb up,it means"Everything is all right."However,in Sardinia and Greece,the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.
In the United States,raising your clasped(握紧的) hands above your head means"I'm the champion"or"I'm the winner".It is the sign that prizefighters make when they win a fight.When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting,Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner.In Russia,however,it is a sign of friendship.
There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country,such as the distance to maintain between speakers.Americans stand closer to each other than English people.English people don't like touching somebody or being touched.Now in America,touch is important.For example friends touch each other on the arm.They often put an arm around a friend when they say"hello"or"goodbye".
5.It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in another country becauseB.
A.most people speak different languages
B.much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasions
C.people usually make gestures before saying anything
D.it's easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures
6.If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him,his motion meansD.
A.yes
B.no
C.that's all right
D.I've heard you
7.When the Russian leader put up his clasped hands after the meeting at the White HouseC.
A.he meant Russia was the winner
B.he was insulting America
C.he made a show of friendship to America
D.he in fact meant nothing at all
8.The gesture of putting one's thumb up should not be used when you are travelling inC.
A.China
B.the United States
C.Greece
D.Southeast Asia.
分析 当我们去一个国家时,知道用该国的语言交流诚然很重要,但知道怎样通过手势语交流也同样重要.
解答 5---8;BDCC
5.B 推理判断题.根据第一段中Before saying anything,people communicate non-verbally or by making gestures…the most common way to communicate is through gestures可知在很多场合我们的交流都是非口头的,所以我们应知道怎么进行非口头交流.
6.D 推理判断题.根据第二段最后一句In Southeast Asia,nodding your head is a polite way of saying"I've heard you"可知新加坡人上下点头意味着他听说过你.
7.C 细节理解题.根据第四段中When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting,Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner.In Russia,however,it is a sign of friendship可知俄罗斯人举起紧握的双手是在表示友好.
8.C 细节理解题 根据第三段Today in the United States,when someone puts his/her thumb up,it means"Everything is all right."However,in Sardinia and Greece,the gesture is insulting (侮辱)and should not be used there.可知,在希腊是不能使用竖大拇指的手势的,故选C
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