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18．Body language has always been a hot topic of interesting dinner conversations．It is perhaps one of the most powerful forms of human expression or human communication!
Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons．If you wish to communicate effectively，besides the words，you can use your body to say what you mean．
Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things such as，knowing  when someone is attracted to you，finding truth or lies，showing confidence，winning respect in any situation，and you can use body language to make people less nervous，make friends quickly，persuade and influence．
So what is body language？Body language is a term used to describe the method of communication using body movements or gestures instead of，or besides，spoken language or other communication．Body language also includes many movements that most people are not aware of，such as winking and slight movements of the eyebrows and other facial expressions．
Body language is one of the easiest ways for you to tell what's really going on in a conversation with another person．The body language that you observe from other people will tell you whether or not those people are telling you the truth，or whether there is something more that's not being said．Watch，look and observe．Sometimes you can tell more by a person's body language than the words he speaks．
56．The underlined word"constitute"in Paragraph 2probably meansA．
A．make up
B．set up
C．turn up
D．put up
57．From the third paragraph，we can learnC．
A．what body language is
B．how to use body language
C．body language is very useful
D．body language is very impressive
58．We are advised to observe the body language of other people toB．
A．to remember everything they say
B．understand the hidden meaning
C．draw their attention to them
D．show respect for them
59．Which of the following is NOT true about body language？D
A．It is a part of communication．
B．It helps us communicate more effectively．
C．It sometimes tells more than spoken language．
D．It's only needed when we have nothing to say．

分析 身体语言是我们生活中必不可少的一部分，本文主要告诉我们什么是身体语言、身体语言 的功能及重要性．

解答 56-59ACBD
56．A  词义猜测题 根据Body language is a very important part of communication which can constitute 50% or more of what we are communicating to other persons．可知，constitute此处意思是"组成，构成"，故答案为A
57．C 段落大意题  根据Body language can be used to discover all sorts of things 可知，第三段讲的主要是身体语言非常有用，故答案为C
58．B 细节理解题．根据最后一段，作者建议我们观察对方的身体语言，是为了解对方的言外之意和未尽之言，故B项正确．
59．D 细节理解题．根据第四段作者对body language 的定义可知，身体语言有时候是伴随着口头语言的，故D项表述有误．

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C．If we want to keep fit，we must get rid of some friends．
D．We must make a good choice between obesity and friends．
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A．The new study suggests about 1.5billion people worldwide are overweight．
B．Gene is one of the factors that have something to do with obesity．
C．Friendship and obesity are both of great importance．
D．It might be helpful to treat obese people just as the individual instead of in groups．
7．As is shown in a recent study，the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type personality they have．Robert Phipps，a body language expert，has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality．
Phipps found that worriers，those who stress the most，tend to sleep in the fetal（胎儿的） position．He found that this is by far the most common bedtime position，sleeping on their side with knees up and head down．The more we curl up（蜷曲），the more comfort we are seeking，according to Phipps．
The second most common position is the log，indicating stubbornness．People sleep with a straight body，with arms at each side，as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace，and these people （the 28 percent who sleep this way） often wake up stiffer（更僵硬） than when they went to sleep．"The longer you sleep like this，the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible，which means you make things harder for yourself，"according to Phipps．
Yearner（向往型的） sleepers are next on the list．About 25 percent of people sleep in this style----on their backs with arms stretched out in front，looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves．Yearners are typically their own worst critics，always expecting great results，explained Phipps．These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead．
Perhaps the most special sleep style is the freefaller position．This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population．They sleep face down with arms stretched out．These people，according to Phipps，feel like they have little control over their life．Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles，it also the least comfortable，and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy．
In conclusion，Phipps has only one more thing to add："A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake．"
55．Which of the following pictures is the fetal position？D

56．The underlined word"rigid"the third paragraph is closest in meaning to"C"．
A．comfortable        B．flexible         C．stubborn        D．strange
57．Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection？C
A．The fetal position                  
B．The log position
C．The yearner position                     
D．The freefaller position
58．What is the passage mainly about？D
A．Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably？
B．A good night's sleep sets you up for the following day．
C．How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day．
D．Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night．
8．You probably hear it all the time-people telling you to"learn English"．But does this mean children in English-speaking countries don't need to bother learning a new language？Not at all．In fact，an even larger number of young people will soon be taught foreign languages，thanks to the mental advantages of bilingualism．
Psychologists once thought that growing up bilingual might lead to verbal delays-a late or absent development of talking．But US magazine Scientific American has revealed that this is not true，and reported that children who speak more than one language"show greater mental flexibility，a superior grasp of abstract concepts and a better working memory．"As the New York Times put it，"being bilingual，it turns out，makes you smarter．"
In Europe，learning foreign languages is increasingly popular．A European report shows that from 2005-2010，the percentage of European students learning a foreign language rose from 67.5percent to 79.2percent．Most European kids start learning another language at age 6．In Belgium，it starts at 3．New reforms being introduced in the UK will mean all children could be taught a foreign language，such as Mandarin or Greek，from the age of 7．The most popular foreign language for European kids was English，followed by German and French．
In comparison，Americans don't  give a fig for learning foreign languages．Compared to 50percent of European adults who are bilingual，only 9percent of adults in the US are fluent in more than one language，according to a 2011report．American students are often not exposed to a second language until high school．
However，recent statistics show demand is growing in the US for people to become more bilingual．According to a USA Today chart released in July，21percent of US children speak another language at home．A number of institutions in the country are also pushing foreign languages in schools．Three school districts in Delaware will launch Chinese and Spanish programs next year．More people are learning Chinese，French and Spanish．

31．Psychologist used to believe that children who grow up bilingualB．
A．are more flexible mentally
B．are slow in the development of talking
C．have a poorer working memory
D．are smarter in understanding abstract concept
32．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．Americans are more interested in learning another language than Europeans
B．British kids began to learn foreign languages at the earliest age
C.21% of US children study a foreign language in the school
D．not all schools in America are teaching foreign languages
33．What does the underlined phrase"give a fig for"in Paragraph 4mean？A
A．attach importance to
B．have talent for
C．invest money in
D．have demand for
34．Which are the most popular foreign languages in the US？C
A．Mandarin and Greek．
B．English，German and French．
C．Chinese，French and Spanish．
D．Chinese，German and Greek．
35．What is the main idea of this passage？C
A．Chinese is becoming more popular in western countries．
B．The benefits and advantages of growing up bilingual．
C．Western worlds are paying more attention to learning foreign languages．
D．The differences between bilingual education in Europe and USA．

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