Question

Perhaps the most astonishing theory to come out of kinetics，the study of body movement,was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell.He believes that physical appearance Is often culturally programmed.In other words,we learn our looks;we are not born with them.

A baby generally unformed facial features.A baby,according to Birdwhistell,learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around family and friends．This helps explain why the people of some regions of the United States look so much lilke．New Englanders or Southerners have certain common facial characteristics that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学)．The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth,it is learned later．In fact，the final mouth shape is not formed until well after permanent(永久的)teeth are set．For many，this can be well into adolescence(青春期)．A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike．We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas．In the United States，for example，the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently．In New England they smile less，and in the western part of New York State still less．Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly，partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peach Tree Street jn Atlanta，Georgia．People in densely(稠密地)populated urban areas also tend to smile and greet each other in public less than people in rural areas and small towns．

1.The passage might be taken out of a book dealing with______

A．physics

B．health

C．chemistry

D．body movement

2.Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance_______．

A．has little to do with culture	B．is decided by our parents
C．can be infiuenced by culture	D．varies from place to place

3.Ray Birdwhistell can tell what region of the United States a person is from by     .

A．the way he or she talks	B．how he or she raises his or her eyebrows
C．what he or she likes best	D．how much he or she laughs

4.According to the passage，people who live_______are more friendly.

A．in the north	B．in the country
C．in New York City	D．in densely populated areas

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

1.从文章首句可知，本文是关于身体运动的理论。

2.从文章第一段第二句可知，他认为人的外表相貌特征是由文化编程的，即受文化影响。

3.第二段该教授说我们从周围人那里了解自己的相貌，然后说美国不同地区的人微笑频率不同，由此可知，根据一个人笑的频率可大致了解对方来自美国的哪个地区。

4.文章后一句说“在人口稠密的市区生活的人在公共场所微笑及打招呼比在农村及小镇的人少”。