题目内容
The gestures(手势)are ______ both by the Chinese and foreigners as ______ the same meaning.
A．accepted；having B．accepted；to have C．received；having D．received；to have
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句意为：这些手势表达相同的意思，中国人和外国人都可接受。accept表示“主观上的接受”；而receive表示“客观上的收到”。as在这里是介词，后面要接名词、代词或动名词。
People often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. Fear is another emotion(情感) that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and began to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock.
However, “he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like “they stretched out their tongues!” “Stretching out your tongue” in English is an insulting(侮辱的, 无礼的)gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to understand body language than younger people do.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
| A．We can easily understand what people’s gestures mean. |
| B．It is difficult to tell what people’s gestures really mean sometimes. |
| C．Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not. |
| D．Words can be better understood by older people. |
| A．people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions |
| B．people speaking different languages have different facial expressions |
| C．people of different ages may have different interpretations (解释) |
| D．people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently |
| A．words are often more difficult to understand than gestures |
| B．gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelings |
| C．gestures can be used to express feelings |
| D．gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings |
| A．Gestures | B．Feelings |
| C．Culture and Understanding | D．Gestures and Feelings |
Speakers of different languages not only describe the world differently but think about it differently too, according to a new study.
Researchers used a cartoon cat Sylvester to study how language was reflected (反映) in the gestures people made. Dr. Sotaro Kita of the University of Bristol’s Department of Experimental Psychology (心理学), showed the cartoon to a group of native English, Japanese and Turkish speakers and then watched their gestures as they described the actions they had seen. He found speakers of the three different languages used different gestures to describe the same event, which appeared to reflect the way the structure of their languages expressed that event. For example, when describing a scene where the cat swings on a rope, the English speakers used gestures showing an arc trajectory (弧形轨迹) and the Japanese and Turkish speakers tended to use straight gestures showing the motion but not the arc.
Dr. Kita suggests this is because Japanese and Turkish have no proper verb to express the English meaning “to swing”. While English speakers use the arc gesture as their language can readily express the change of location and the arc-shaped trajectory, Japanese and Turkish speakers cannot as easily express the idea of movement with an arc trajectory so they use the straight gesture.
Dr. Kita said, “My research suggests that speakers of different languages cause different spatial (空间的) images of the same event in a way that matches the expressive possibilities of their own languages. In other words, language influences (影响) spatial thinking at the moment of speaking.”
68. 1.Researchers watched the gestures the people made because they wanted to know _____.
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A．how language was reflected |
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B．whether they could express the same idea |
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C．whether they could describe what they had seen |
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D．how the structure of language changed |
69. 2.After watching the gestures of speakers of the three different languages, Dr. Kita concluded that _____.
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A．Japanese and Turkish people couldn’t express the meaning of “swing” |
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B．English was obviously better than Japanese and Turkish |
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C．no word in Japanese and Turkish could express some ideas of English |
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D．every language had its own special way to describe things |
70.3.What is mainly discussed in the text?
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A．Differences between languages. |
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B．Differences between gestures. |
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C．How people use different gestures to express the same event. |
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D．That language influences the way people think. |
Can you communicate with others when you live in a foreign country with no or little knowledge of its language? Of course, it is possible. You can communicate your moods and intentions to one another without words, because all human beings share a lot of common visual（看见的）signals. These signals are as effective as words during communication.
The gestures of the head play a key role in body language. The movements of eyes and eyebrows are as important as head movements in body language.
Besides the gestures of the head or the movements of the eyes and eyebrows, the action of arms, hands and legs is also a large part of body language. Extending one's arm and shaking hands with others is a greeting in both formal and informal cases. This part of body language might date back to primary tribes（部落）.
Like handshaking, there are still many other forms of body language presented by hands. Raising one's hand and making a circle with his thumb（拇指）and for finger signals, that something is OK. Clasped（握紧的）hands raised above the head, a traditional picture accepted by sportsmen after winning a fight, is a display of triumph that grows out of a kind of feeling following a victory. Waving one's hands, a speaker can make his words more powerful and vigorous（有活力的）.
Besides hand gestures, there are times when a person says something with his legs as well as with his head and eyes. The leg gestures often reflect one's attitude towards something or someone that person is with.
According to the above facts, body language has offered a more reliable（可靠的）way to understand one's mind by means of gestures. Though it is soundless and wordless, once you understand it, you will feel the world is bigger than you realized.
1. Which of the following is the proper title for this passage?
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A．Body Language |
B．How to Communicate with the People around You |
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C．The History of Body Language |
D．Gestures And Languages |
2.After reading the passage we can conclude that ________.
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A．hand shaking suggests that the speaker is excited |
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B．head plays a less important part in body language |
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C．actors and actresses are good at gestures |
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D．people began to use body language long long ago |
3.What's the characteristic of body language?
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A．Soundless and wordless. |
B．Difficult to understand. |
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C．Powerful and vigorous. |
D．Effective and normal |
4.When sports men win a match, they probably ________.
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A．clasp their hands to announce their victory |
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B．clasp their hands to express their excited feeling |
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C．have a picture taken as soon as possible |
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D．show a sign of thankfulness |