Question

We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facial 1. may also be2. in cross-cultural situations?

According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look3. a person's whole face 4. people from East Asia focus 5.on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked to6.the pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.

      The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a  7.number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they8. to have a more difficult time  9. the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.

      "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth10. , whereas Easterners11.the eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have12. in telling apart facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."

       Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a cultural13.in the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth 14. .

       The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) 15. the idea. Easterners use the eyes to16. emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners, 17., use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.

      The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more18. than previously thought. When it 19. communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves20. in translation.

21.   A. expressions     B. appearances           C. features                  D. differences

22. A. interesting      B. confusing              C. outstanding            D. surprising

23. A. across             B. for                          C. on                          D. into  

24.A. when               B. as                           C. while                      D. if

25.A. really             B. mainly                  C. slightly                   D. nearly

26.  A. make              B. turn                        C. get                         D. put

27. A. small               B. big                          C. fewer                     D. larger

28.A. need                B. attempt                  C. tend                       D. intend

29.  A. saying             B. telling                    C. knowing                  D. judging

30.A. in a different way    B. in equal measure  C. in turns                  D. alternatively

31. A. favor              B. approve                  C. find                      D. focus

32. A. difficulty         B. ability                      C. possibility               D. certainty

33. A. interest           B. gap                        C. similarity                D. concern

34. A. little                B. least                       C. less                        D. more

35. A. supports          B. opposes                  C. rejects                    D. counts

36.  A. make              B. create                     C. convey                   D. prove

37.  A. therefore         B. however                 C. although                D. moreover

38. A. separated        B. related                   C. expected                 D. complicated

39.  A. comes to         B. talks about             C. turns to                  D. gets to

40. A. puzzling          B. lost                        C. exciting                D. upset

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.B

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