【题目】 Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.

1What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Affecting each other.B.Powerful to show one's feelings.

C.Attractive to the others.D.Being gentle to people around.

2When copying others' body language, one usually can ______.

A.send wrong messagesB.hide true feelings

C.win others' acceptanceD.avoid misunderstanding

3What might happen if you try to mirror your boss's body language?

A.You will appear very attractive.B.It will help to soften his position.

C.You will seem unacceptably proud.D.It will be a good way to build trust.

4What is the main idea of the text?

A.It is important to copy the others' gestures.

B.Why women are regarded as better talkers.

C.Men is not good at nonverbal communication.

D.Mirroring body language can be a useful tool.

【题目】Teenagers learn by taking on more and more responsibility gradually. For many parents, this involves giving their children a limited amount of control over financial decisions.

If you give your teen some pocket money regularly, take the time to teach them how to manage their money. 1Consider providing extra income opportunities to help them learn that money is something you earn, not something you can get for nothing.

2Discuss with them such issues as what the car can be used for, who is responsible for gas and maintenance, and who can actually drive the car. Show them how auto insurance works.

Get them involved with your daytoday personal finance decisions, such as grocery shopping. 3 Show them how to comparison shop, pointing out how much money you save through comparing prices and using coupons. Let them sit with you while you pay the bills, so they can see how much all the monthly expenses add up to.

Encourage teens to save their money toward a major purchase. Besides, you can offer to reward them for their savings. 4

5You might even consider showing them your bills when you pay them. Too often, young adults who get their first credit card consider it as free money and find themselves in debt very quickly. Make them understand that the D|S50 they charge today costs a lot more if they don’t pay it off quickly.

A.Another effective tool is to get them involved in the car buying process.

B.It’s easier to spend money than to earn it.

C.Finally, it is important to show teens how credit cards work.

D.Establish an agreement on what the pocket money covers.

E.This is a great way to teach them the relationship between building a savings account and the positive rewards that follow.

F.Without money, you can’t do anything.

G.Have them help you with the grocery list.

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