题型:任务型阅读 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
广东省深圳市2017年英语中考模拟冲刺(二)
We are always using body language in our daily lives. When we have a conversation with someone, we may be using more body language than words. However, the same body language may mean different things in different countries. That's why people sometimes cannot understand each other.
Pointing to one part of the body can have different meanings in different cultures. For example, in the USA people point to their heads when they think someone is clever. However, in Europe it means “He or she is stupid or something is wrong with his or her head”. In our Chinese culture, nodding our head up and down means “yes” and shaking our head from side to side means “no”. However, in some parts of Greece and Turkey, it means just the opposite. In England or the USA, when you raise your hand and make a circle with the thumb and the second finger, it means “Everything is all right”. However, if we do this in France or Belgium, it means “You're worth zero”. In Greece or Turkey, we should not make this gesture, or we are thought to be very rude (粗鲁的).
The meaning of gestures can also change over time. In the 1960s, the “V” sign meant “peace”. However, during the World War II, it meant “victory”. In Greece, it is an insulting sign. It will be very rude of you to make this gesture in front of a woman.
Though the meaning of body language is different, there are some expressions having the same meaning throughout the world, such as smiling and crying.
Which gesture will Americans make when they try to say “Everything is all right”?
When people are driving, they like listening to music on the radio in the car. Music makes the ride interesting. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
There is a kind of wonderful road in Japan- melody road. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} When you drive on it, you can hear nice songs. There are three melody roads in Japan. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} When you drive on it, you can hear the song Memories of Summer. Lots of drivers like this road very much. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Many people drive their cars to the road only because they want to listen to the nice song.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} The designer (设计者) of this road says, "You can hear the beautiful song best when your speed (速度) is 50 kilometers an hour".
A. You must follow the traffic rules. B. They say the song keeps therm relaxed. C. It is a road with musical notations (乐谱). D. But do you know roads can play music too? E. But to hear the music, you can't drive too fast. F. One of them is near the city of Numata and it's about 175 meters long. |
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