Question

选词填空，并翻译划线句子

Unit 4  Body language

Yesterday another student and I, 1. our university’s student association, went to meet this year’s international students. After half an hour of waiting. I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around 2.. I went forward to greet them. After being introduced, they greeted each other in different ways, causing some 3. and culture mistakes.

As I get to know more intemational friends, I learn more about this cultural “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. In the same way that people 4. with spoken language, they also express their feelings through physical distance, actions or 5.. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to others 6. they meet. However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries 7. others closely and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands, but some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, who prefer to bow.

These actions are simply ways in which cultures have developed. I have seen, however, that cultural customs for body language are very general—not all members of a culture 8. in the same way. 9., though, studying international customs can certainly help 10. difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads.

Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

11.

Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands, but some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, who prefer to bow.

12.

Answer

1.representing

2.curiously

3.misunderstanding

4.communicate

5.postures

6.as soon as

7.approach

8.behave

9.In general

10.avoid

11.各种文化背景下人们互致问候的方式不尽相同，身体接触和相互间距的程度也不尽相同。

12.现在世界上大多数人见面都会相互握手问候，但有些文化（背景下的人）会采取另外一些寒暄方式。比如，日本人就更愿意鞠躬。

【解析】

本文是一篇任务型阅读。本文主要是通过作者的亲身经历，介绍了由于文化的不同，导致的身势语的巨大差异。

1.考查语篇理解及现在分词作定语。句意：昨天，我和另一名学生代表我们大学的学生联合会会见了今年的留学生，根据句意可知此处应填representing，represent“代表”。故填representing。

2.考查语篇理解及副词。句意：我看到几个年轻人进入等候区好奇地四处打量着，根据句意可知此处应填curiously，意为“好奇地”。故填curiously。

3.考查语篇理解及名词。句意：介绍之后，他们互相以不同的方式问候，引起了一些误解和文化错误，根据句意可知此处应填misunderstanding，意为“误解”。故填misunderstanding。

4.考查语篇理解及动词搭配。句意：同样，人们用口与交流的时候，也会通过人与人之间的距离，举止和姿势来表达情感。根据句意可知此处考查短语communicate with与…….交流。故填communicate。

5.考查语篇理解及名词复数。句意：同样，人们用口与交流的时候，也会通过人与人之间的距离，举止和姿势来表达情感，根据句意可知此处应填postures，意为“姿势”。故填postures。

6.考查语篇理解及连词。句意：例如，英国人通常不会一遇见其他人就会靠的很近。根据句意可知此处应填短语as soon as意为“一……就”。故填as soon as。

7.考查语篇理解及代词。句意：然而，来自于西班牙，意大利和南美的国家的人会很靠近对方，更有可能触摸对方。根据句意可知此处应填approach，意为“靠近，接近”。故填approach。

8.考查语篇理解及动词。句意：一个文化中，并不是所有的成员行为举止都一样，根据句意可知此处应填behave，意为“行为，举止”。故填behave。

9.考查语篇理解及介词短语。句意：然而，总的来说，学习一些国际惯例确实有助于避免在当今国际文化交流的世界中所遇到的交流上的困难，根据句意可知此处应填in general,意为“总的来说”。故填In general。

10.考查语篇理解及动词。句意：然而，总的来说，学习一些国际惯例确实有助于避免在当今国际文化交流的世界中所遇到的交流上的困难，根据句意可知此处应填avoid,意为“避免”。故填avoid。

11.考查语篇理解及句子翻译。翻译时注意Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.其中的部分否定结构not all cultures(并不是所有的文化)，以及倒装句nor are they comfortable（他们也不会感到舒适）以及in the same way“用同样的方式”。故译文为：各种文化背景下人们互致问候的方式不尽相同，身体接触和相互间距的程度也不尽相同。

12.考查语篇理解及句子翻译。翻译时注意Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands, but some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, who prefer to bow.，其中的around the world

意为“世界各地”；greet each other by shaking hands“通过握手来问候彼此”；as well“也”,以及prefer to“更喜欢……”。故译文为：现在世界上大多数人见面都会相互握手问候，但有些文化（背景下的人）会采取另外一些寒暄方式。比如，日本人就更愿意鞠躬。