英语三级练习题2

Reading： Passage A

Nonverbal communication has to do with gestures，movements and closeness of two people when they are talking．The scientists say that those gestures, movements and so on have meaning which words do not carry．

For example，the body distance between two speakers can be important North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking，while the South American often considers the North American to be “cold” or “distant\" because he keeps a greater distance

between himself and the person he is speaking to．The“eye contact”provides another example of what we are calling nonverbal communication. Scientists have observed that there is more eye contact between people who like each other than there is between people who don’t like each other. The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about．

On the other hand，too long a gaze can make people uncomfortable。 The eyes apparently play a great part in nonverbal communication．Genuine warmth or interest，shyness or confidence can often be seen in the eyes．We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness。

Someone who is always smiling，and with little apparent reasons, often makes us uneasy。 (2006。4）

Words and Expressions

movement closeness complain

[’mu:vmənt] ［'kləusnis］ ［kəm’plein]

n。 n。 v.

动作， 运动, 活动 接近, 极相似 抱怨, 发牢骚; 诉说

distant contact indicate amount gaze apparently genuine warmth shyness sign apparent uneasy

['distənt] ［'kɔntækt] ['indikeit］ [ə’maunt］ ［ɡeiz] ［ə'pærəntli］ ['dʒenjuin］ ［wɔ:mθ] [’ʃainis] ［sain] ［ə'pærənt］ [ʌn'i:zi］

adj。 n. v. v。 n。 v。 ad. adj.. n. n. n。 adj。. adj。。

有距离感， 非近亲的 接触, 与……接触，

与……联系

指示， 指出表明, 象征，暗示 总数, 总额

凝视， 注视， 盯着 显然地

真诚的， 由衷的 温暖亲切， 热情; 害臊, 羞怯, 胆怯 记号, 符号, 手势， 暗号，

表面的, 外观的， 心神不安的， 担心的, 不舒服的

Notes

1. North Americans often complain that South Americans are unfriendly because they tend to stand close to the North American when speaking，while the South American often considers the North American to be “cold” or “distant” because he keeps a greater distance between himself and the person he is speaking to．

北美人经常抱怨南美人不友好，因为南美人和北美人说话时总喜欢靠得很近；而南美人经常认为北美人“冷酷”、“有距离感”，因为他们和别人说话时总喜欢保持一定的距离。

这是一个并列复合句，while一词连接前后两个主从复合句，两句中分别含有that 引出的宾语从句和because 引出的原因状语从句。While 一词含有转折意思。

2。 The length of time that the person whom you are speaking to looks at your eyes indicates the amount of interest he has in the things you are talking about．

说话时对方看你眼睛的时间长短可以表明他对你所说的内容感兴趣的程度。 这是一个主从复合句，主句是：The length o f time indicates the amount of interest；that 引出定语从句,修饰The length of time； whom you are speaking to是定语从句，修饰the person; he has in the things you are talking about 是定语从句，修饰the amount of interest.

3。 We do not always consider a smile to be a sign of friendliness. 我们并不总是认为微笑是友好的象征。

consider 一词后可跟动词不定式to do sth。 也可跟动名词doing sth, 但意思是不同的.consider to do sth. 认为……;consider doing sth。 考虑……。 例如：

• I’ve never really considered getting married. 我从未真正考虑过结婚的事.

• I consider him to be worthy of confidence。 我认为他是值得信任的。

Exercise 1: Reading Comprehension

1．According to the passage,nonverbal communication ______. A。 is a method often used by people who cannot speak B。 can tell something that words cannot

C. can be used to talk with people who cannot hear D。 is less used than words 2．The South American ______.

A。 tends to keep a distance between himself and the person he is speaking to B。 usually stands close to the person he is talking to C. is often unfriendly when spoken to

D。 is often cold and distant when speaking 3．Which of the following is NOT true？

A. Less eye contact suggests distance in relation.

B。 The longer one looks at you，the more interest he has in you。 C。 There is more eye contact between people who like each other.

D。 Shorter eye contact shows more interest in what one is talking about. 4. Too long a gaze ______.

A. may upset people being looked at B. shows one’s great confidence C. indicates one’s interest in the talk D。 tells you how friendly one is

5。 Constant smiling without apparent reason ______。 A。 is a sign of one’s friendliness B。 is a sign of one’s unfriendliness C。 makes people feel happy

D。 makes people feel uncomfortable

Exercise 2: Exercises

Fill in the blanks with words and expressions given below. Change the form where necessary。 indicate distant apparently gaze contact complain amount movement uneasy genuine

1. There was a sudden ______ in the undergrowth。 2。 She never ______， but she’s obviously exhausted. 3. The time we spent together is now a ______ memory。 4。 I don’t have much ______ with my uncle。

5。 Research ______ that eating habits are changing fast. 6. You will receive a bill for the full ______。

7. I thought she ha retired, but ______ she hasn’t。 8。 Is the painting a ______ Picasso？ 9。 She ______ at him in amazement.

10. She felt ______ about leaving the children with them.

Exercise 3: Match each numbered item with the most closely related item； combining your answers with the line 1 make for 扮演……角色 2 make up 不要紧，没关系 3 never mind 决定， 下决心 4 mix up 取笑， 嘲弄 5 make out 迟睡，熬夜 6 make up one’s mind 充分利用 7 make way 混合，混淆 8 make the best use of 开路， 通过……方式， 前进 9 make sure 走向，冲向 10 make the most of 查明， 弄清楚 11 make use of 利用 12 make fun of 组成，构成， 编造， 弥补，赔偿 13 so on 等等 14 play a great part in 最好的利用 15 sit up 开列,书写；看出，辨认出

Passage B

We used both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be understood in different。

It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language。 So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feelings. Dogs,tigers and humans，for example，often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are born with those behavior patterns。

Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world。 In Chinese and in English literature， a phrase like \"he went pale and

began to tremble\" suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock．However， \"he opened his eyes wide” is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise。 In Chinese ”surprise” can be described in a phrase like \"they stretched out their tongues！\" Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike．

Even in the same culture，people differ in ability to understand and express feelings。

Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear，anger,love and happiness on people's faces．Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do。 (2005. 4）

Words and Expressions

gesture strike similarity behavior tremble emotion literature shock whereas describe tongue insult experiment recognize

［’dʒestʃə］ [straik] ［ˌsimi’læriti] ［bi’heivjə］ ['trembl] [i'məuʃən] ［’litərətʃə]

n. v。 n。 adj。 v. n. n。 n. v. conj。 v. n. v。 n。 v.

手势，姿势,表态 打， 击，攻击,抓伤 类似，相似 行为， 举止， 态度 发抖, 震颤，焦虑，担忧

感情，情感，激动 文学, 文学作品，文献，图书资料

冲击, 冲撞;震动，使震动，使震荡

鉴于，反之, 却, 而 描写， 描绘， 叙述 舌， 语言, 方言， 口语

侮辱, 羞辱 实验， 试验 认出， 识别， 认识

［ʃɔk］ ［hwɛər’æz] [di'skraib] [tʌŋ] ［’insʌlt] ［iks'perimənt] ［'rekəɡnaiz］

Exercise 4： Reading Comprehension

1。 According to the passage，_______。

A。 we can hardly understand what people's gestures mean

B。 we cannot often be sure what people mean when they describe their feelings in words or

gestures

C. words can be better understood by older people

D。 gestures can be understood by most of the people while words cannot 2. People's facial expressions may be misunderstood because _______. A。 people of different ages may have different understanding B。 people have different cultures

C. people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different way D。 people of different countries speak different languages

3。 In the same culture，_______。

A。 people have different ability to understand and express feelings B. people have the same understanding of something C. people never fail to understand each other D。 people are equally intelligent

4. From this passage, we can conclude _______。 A。 words are used as frequently as gestures B。 words are often found difficult to understand

C. words and gestures are both used in expre4ssing feelings D. gestures are more efficiently used than words 5. The best title for this passage may be ______。 A. Words and Feelings

B. Words, Gestures and Feelings C. Gestures and Feelings

D。 Culture and Understanding

Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with words and expressions given below. Change the form

where necessary. strike tremble describe insult whereas behavior recognize emotion tongue gesture 1。 I have never been so _______ in my life。 2. I _______ her by her red hair。

3。 He fell, _______ his head on the edge on the table. 4. It’s very rude to stick your _______ out at people。 5. He opened the letter with _______ hands.

6. Some of the studies show positive results， _______ others do not。 7。 They expressed mixed _______ at the news.

8。 The man was _______ as tall and dark， and aged about 20。 9. She finished what she had to say with a _______ of despair。

10。 His _______ towards her was becoming more and more aggressive。

Exercise 6: Match each numbered item with the most closely related item； combining

your answers with the line 1 use up 2 see through 3 send for 4 set out 5 settle down 6 shrink from 7 slow down 8 stand by 9 sum up 10 see… off 11 see to 12 send in

看破，看透

站在旁边，袖手旁观，支持，帮助 领人

总结,概括 出发， 开始 用光, 花光 放慢速度

负责，照料，注意，留心 建立，树立， 资助 定居

派人请,召唤, 索取 呈报,送来

13 set up 14 show in 15 shut out

给……送行 排除

退缩，畏缩