题目内容
阅读文章后,从第54至58题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
Most people call it "body language" —the clues(线索) to the meaning that we get from gesture, facial expressions, posture —everything that isn't spoken.Experts call it "nonverbal communication," but it means the same thing: a second source of human communication that is often more reliable to understanding what is really going on than the words themselves.
Understanding body language is important to success, whether in the business world or in our personal lives.However, most of our ideas about body language are wrong, according to modern communication research.
There is a belief that people with shifty (变化的) eyes are probably lying.As Paul Ekman says, "When we asked people how they could tell if someone was lying, too much blinking(眨眼) and shifty eyes were the winners.But sometimes people act like that because they are shy.Liars pretend to be calm in order not to be caught.
Ekman goes on to argue against such a wrong belief.Although this kind of body language is probably an expression of nervousness, it is not always because the person is lying.Shyness can, for example, make people shift their eyes.To understand what someone's behavior means, you have to watch them carefully.
There is also a belief that when meeting someone, the more eye contact, the better.As a result people would like to make initial (开始的) contact in formal situations, like a job interview, by staring fixedly at the other human.Yet Ekman points out that most of us are comfortable with eye contact lasting a few seconds, but any eye contact that is longer than that can make us nervous.
In short, you must carefully consider the speaker and the speaking environment.Experts suggest that unless you know about someone's basic communication style, you will have little hope in understanding their true feelings through body language.In other words, body language carries important but not always true messages.
【小题1】According to the passage, body language is _____.
A.a language that is not spoken | B.a clue to get the meaning |
C.a reflection of people's behaviors | D.a source of human communication |
A.blinking | B.lying | C.staring | D.pretending |
A.there is no doubt that a liar has shifty eyes |
B.people sometimes blink because of shyness |
C.eye contact lasting a few seconds can make us nervous |
D.understanding body language is more helpful in business |
A.1. | B.2. | C.3. | D.4. |
A.body language is trustworthy in telling who is lying |
B.body language helps us better understand other people |
C.sometimes we can't judge a person by watching his body language |
D.the speaker and the speaking environment are important to a person's body language |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】B
【小题5】C
解析
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We all hate speed cameras,don’t we?They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents;they just make money for the government.They trick us,cost us cold hard cash,disturb us from driving properly and are unfair.
Well,here’s a surprising thing:what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives?It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France,a country with a historically poor record of road safety.
There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example,but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory(强迫的)seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995.
Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time,or 4.9 percent less than2004.Comparing road deaths to populating in 2005,that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806.
And guess what?Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years.
Okey, you know the arguments on the increased traffic safety and cameras. for-inco me, but in seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A theer-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on.
Traveling on the highways,it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when one few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming There’s even all official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly
Maybe it is because of such transparency by government,rather than the secrecy too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy their life thanks to speed cameras
【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that .
A.speed cameras cost us our lives |
B.speed cameras help HS drive properly |
C.most people think speed cameras are good for slowing drivers down |
D.most people think speed cameras are used to make money for the government |
A.blood alcohol limit lowering | B.speed limit obeying |
C.camera location updating | D.seat belt wearing |
A.honesty | B.openness | C.innocence | D.strictness |
A.lunch time last long with drunk people rushing back to office |
B.people drive at a speed of less than 130 km/h |
C.drivers drive according to the traffic lights |
D.police conduct traffic in streets |
A.The argument on speed cameras
B The drivers in France hating speed cameras
C.France does successfully in controlling road accidents
D.France takes many measures in controlling road accidents