What is your body language saying to your children? What is their body language telling you? I had the honor of hearing Jan Hargrave speak the other day. She is one of four body language experts in the US. Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of our brains, so it is our left hand that gives us away. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eye with his left hand might be lying to you. Also, a person who, in any way, crosses any fingers might just be lying. That, she says, is a holdover(遗留物) from childhood, when we crossed our fingers to signal that we didn’t mean what we were saying. When children squint(眨) their eyes, move their body away from you, or can’t seem to make good eye contact, you may need to ask for a little more clarification.
But just as important, children learn early how to read our body language when they are conversing(交谈) with us. Here are some acceptance signals to let them know you are interested when they are talking to you. Lean(倾斜) towards them. Make good eye contact and smile. Open your arms. Let your hands relax with the palms(手掌) showing: an open, upward palm always show acceptance. If your legs are crossed, make sure you are not crossing them away from your child. These are important because they signal to your child that you are focused on them and are accepting and welcoming them into your world.
By paying attention, we can open those lines of important communication with our children and we can see the truth more clearly. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to lie, but we need to be aware of the signals we are giving so we can show people that they really do matter to us.
【小题1】According to Jan Hargrave, we can tell whether a person is lying by _______.

A.observing his/her left hand’s movements.
B.looking at how he/ she crosses his/ her fingers
C.observing whether he/ she uses body language
D.making good eye contact with him/ her
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that body language _______.
A.is hard to master for children
B.can be understood in different ways
C.may help improve communication
D.is more likely to hide the truth
【小题3】Which of the following does NOT show acceptance to people?
A.Smile while making eye contact.
B.Open your arms to them.
C.Relax your hands with the palms showing.
D.Cross your leg away from them.
【小题4】In the last paragraph, the author seems to suggest that parents_______.
A.spend more time with their children
B.learn to read and use body language
C.pay attention to family communication
D.try to prevent their children from lying

It took courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people like to have a change and stand up when they are on something important. Standing up is popular. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit.

In the last few years, many office supply companies have begun to sell the adjustable- height desk. These so- called “ sit/ stand” models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button. Unfortunately, they’re regarded as specially furniture. Sit/ stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not easy to test it in person.

When you worked standing up, your mind was more excited and new ideas kept coming out. This is because when you’re standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk. If you got stuck on a word or sentence as you wrote, you found yourself shaking your arms, bouncing on your feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit------ things you couldn’t do in a chair. Often, standing up seemed to relax your mind enough for you to get over creative barriers.

There’s one other thing about standing for a long time;  you tended to get hungrier than you do when you sit on a chair. That felt like confirmation of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit. For this reason alone, I’m hoping that sit/ stand desks one day hit the mainstream, with mass- market furniture companies making many low- priced versions. We could all do with a bit more standing up.

1.We can learn that the adjustable- height desk is_______.

A.easy to find

B.easy to test

C.relatively cheap

D.smart in operation

2.According to para.3, standing up while working ______.

A.tends to make us much healthier

B.get us distracted from the work at hand

C.can make us relaxed and be creative

D.make us move about and unfocused

3.The underlined word “ unchained” in para.3 means “_______”

A.free

B.tired

C.uneasy

D.Unbalanced

 

Hotel listings: Shanghai

Eat seafood

Indulge in ail sorts of treasures from the sea this September at the Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World. With a focus on seafood cuisine, the hotel’s revolving restaurant lets guests watch their dishes being prepared while enjoying a 360-degree view of the city. The a la carte menu will include dam chowder soup with potato and leek (85 yuan), and tuna tartar with avocado and tamarind sauce (110 yuan) among other treats.

TEL:021-6359-9999 ext 4210         www. seafoodzy, com

Oktoberfest

From September 16 to 26, the Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel will host its 12th Oktoberfest celebration featuring plenty of German beer and sauerkraut(泡菜). True to the original festival in Munich, the hotel will erect a large marquee (capable of holding 1,300 people) and will feature a live band from the Bavaria region. Tickets will cost 258 yuan per person from Sunday to Thursday and 288 yuan for Friday and Saturday. They are available in the hotel lobby or online.

TEL :021-6275-0000 ext 2366        www. Oktoberfestrzj.com

Pizza with a royal twist

Le Royal Mridien Shanghai’s signature Italian restaurant, Favola, welcomes its new master pizza chef Francesco Sanna. Francesco has over 13 years’ experience working at top restaurants in Italy as well as at the five-star international hotel’s restaurants in Paris.

TEL: 021-3318-9999 ext 7778         www. pizzaxzq, com

Organic breakfast, solar power

In pursuit of a greener world, the Shanghai Hotel is forging ahead with environmentally friendly programs and features expected to significantly lower energy consumption. The hotel has launched various green technologies to reduce its energy consumption such as water-saving systems and solar lighting. The hotel’s restaurant also offers a special menu with over 30 kinds of organic food to encourage a healthy diet.

TEL: 021-6248-0088               www. organicwy, com

Earth stone massage

The Spa promotion at the Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan hotel this September and October aims to pamper you with body scrub therapy as a free complement to its signature earth stone massage. Hot stones stimulate circulation and transport oxygen to tired and tense muscles, while the full body massage leaves you feeling tension free. The spa is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m..

TEL:021-2321-8888         www. stonecc.com

1. From the passage above, which of the following websites can you buy tickets from?

A. www. seafoodzy, com                 B. www. Oktoberfestrzj.com

C. www. pizzaxzq.com                    D. www. stonercc.com

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Before Francesco Sanna came to China, he only works in Italy.

B. Francesco studied cooking for 13 years.

C. The Shanghai Hotel offers organic food to encourage a healthy diet.

D. You can enjoy only 30 kinds of organic food in the Shanghai Hotel.

3. If you want to relax your tired and tense body, you can dial _____________.

A. TEL: 021-6359-9999 ext 4210          B. TEL: 021-2321-8888

C. TEL: 021-6248-0088                  D. TEL: 021-3318-9999 ext 7778

 

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