Ⅰ. 阅读理解
If you want to get everything done smoothly and be successful in social life, you need to express the proper body language, with or without having to say anything else. You will certainly notice a whole new reaction from people if you use the power of body language.
Relax your shoulders, keep your hands at your sides (never inside your pockets) and breathe slowly. Have a warm, welcoming facial expression as if you look forward to communicating. Depending on the situation, you may smile when appropriate.
Face the other person or your audience and keep eye contact as much as possible throughout the talk. Nodding and leaning your head closer can show that you are listening.
Do not fold your arms, look down at the floor or put your hands in your pockets. These can show that you are uninterested. If you have any comments, you can show them in negative but respectful ways like raising your eyebrows.
A lot of your body language can show how confident, interested, bored, angry or nervous you are. Keeping your head up throughout the entire conversation can show that you are very interested in the conversation at hand.
You may feel free to use a few hand gestures to stress a point. If you’re listing things, it’s better to use each of your fingers as you mention each item to help your audience keep track.
Pacing will help you create more ground if you have a larger crowd to communicate with. It will also show confidence on your part as you think of more things to say.
Be very careful when touching the other person since you are crossing the boundaries (界限) of body language through actual contact. Remember that in body language, it is your body that does the talking for you.
【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了肢体语言在人们生活中的作用。
1. According to the text, if you find a listener raising his eyebrows, he may _______.
A. try to show his anger
B. want to give his own opinion
C. not understand what you say
D. want to prove his confidence
【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第四段“If you have any comments. . . like raising your eyebrows. ”一句可知选B。
2. If you’re interested in the conversation when talking with the audience, you should behave in the following ways EXCEPT _______.
A. keeping eye contact as much as possible
B. keeping your head up
C. keeping your hands inside your pockets
D. nodding and tilting your head closer
【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第三段可知, 如果“你”对谈话感兴趣, 应该尽可能多地在谈话中进行目光接触, 以及点头或者将头部靠近, 表示“你”在认真倾听, 因此A、D两项表述正确。由第五段最后一句可知, B项表述正确。故选C。
3. What’s the author’s suggestion if you have a larger crowd to communicate with?
A. To fold your arms.
B. To shake hands with every person.
C. To look down at the floor.
D. To walk at a slow pace.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知, 如果与“你”交流的人较多, 建议“你”能慢慢移动步子去跟不同的人交流, 故选D。
4. What is the most suitable title for the text?
A. The Power of Body Language
B. The Attraction of Body Language
C. The Origin of Body Language
D. The Understanding of Body Language
【解析】选A。标题归纳题。文章第一段尤其是第二句就点明了文章的主题。本文主要介绍了肢体语言在人们生活中的作用, 它可以帮助人们在交谈中反映他们的内心世界, 故A项符合主题。
