Americans are careful
about how and when they meet one another's eyes. In their 21 conversation, each eye contact (接触) 22 only about a second before one
or both persons look away. When two Americans look searchingly into each
other's 23 , emotions are heightened and
the relationship becomes more intimate (亲密的). 24 , they carefully avoid this,
except in proper occasions.
Proper street behaviors
in the United States require a nice 25 of attention and inattention.
You are 26 to look at a passer-by just
enough to show that you're aware of his presence. If you look too 27 , you appear too proud; if you
look too much, you are too curious (好奇的).
Usually 28 happens is that people
watch each other until they are about eight 29 apart, at which point both
cast down their eyes. In England the polite listener stares at the 30 attentively and blinks (眨眼) his eyes occasionally
as a sign of 31 .That eye-blink says 32 to Americans, who expect the
listener to nod or to 33 something-such as
"mm---hum".
Americans living abroad 34 find local behaviors hard to
understand. Such complaints (抱怨)can often be 35 . "People there were 36 . They stared right at me on
the street, they looked me 37 . I kept wondering whether I
was 38 or not." They don't 39 that people in some places
think nothing of staring at
40 on the street.
21.A. private(私人的)B. normal C.
public
D. secret
22.A. remains B. lasts
C.
continues
D. stays
23.A. eyes B.
ears
C.
legs
D. mouths
24.A. But B.
However
C.
Therefore
D. So
25.A. balance B. record
C.
chance
D. memory
26.A. allowed B. permitted C.
required
D. supposed
27.A. little B. much
C.
few
D. many
28.A. which B. that
C.
what
D. who
29.A. centimetersB. kilometers C.
inches
D. feet
30.A. speaker
B. worker
C.
lecturer
D. listener
31.A. interest B. love
C.
hate
D. curiosity
32.A. anything B. something C.
nothing
D. no
33.A. cry B.
interrupt
C.
murmur (whisper) D. shout
34.A. seldom B. hardly
C.
hard
D. sometimes
35.A. heard B. said
C.
read
D. written
36.A. exciting B. surprising C.
disturbing D.
encouraging
37.A. left to rightB. back and forth C. more or less D. up and down
38.A. uncombed(未梳头) B.
undressed
C. untouched
D.
unnoticed
39.A. see B.
know
C.
tell
D. hear
40.A. another B. other
C.
the others
D. others