Question

    Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.

The most obvious forms of mirroring are yawning and smiling. When you see someone yawn, you are likely to yawn immediately. Smiling is also pretty contagious-seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.

Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.

Women have the natural ability to pick up and understand body signals. Therefore, it is not surprising that a woman is more likely to mirror another woman than a man is to mirror another man. That's why women are regarded as better talkers, even if they might not really have more close friends.

It is interesting that when a man tries to mirror a woman's body language while she is talking, he may seem to her as caring, intelligent and attractive.

Mirroring body language is an excellent way to build trust and understanding quickly. If you want to set up a connection with a new person, mirror his or her gestures, sitting position, tone of voice and talking pace. This will make them feel that there is something about you that they like.

While mirroring body language gains you acceptance, you still need to take into consideration your relationship with the person you are mirroring. If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant. However, if you want to defeat those who are trying to prove superior to you, mirroring their body language will help defeat them and change their position.

1.What does the underlined word “contagious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.Affecting each other. B.Powerful to show one's feelings.

C.Attractive to the others. D.Being gentle to people around.

2.When copying others' body language, one usually can ______.

A.send wrong messages B.hide true feelings

C.win others' acceptance D.avoid misunderstanding

3.What might happen if you try to mirror your boss's body language?

A.You will appear very attractive. B.It will help to soften his position.

C.You will seem unacceptably proud. D.It will be a good way to build trust.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.It is important to copy the others' gestures.

B.Why women are regarded as better talkers.

C.Men is not good at nonverbal communication.

D.Mirroring body language can be a useful tool.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了模仿身体语言是一种联系和建立理解的方式。它是我们在不知不觉中使用的强大工具。模仿身体语言是一种非语言方式来表达“我和你一样，我有同样的感觉”。研究表明，有同样感受的人更容易相互信任、理解和接受。并说明了不同性别、关系的人对他人模仿自己肢体语言的看法。

1.词义猜测题。根据后文seeing a smiling person makes you want to smile too.可知看到一个微笑的人也会让你想要微笑。由此可知，微笑具有感染性，可以让人们相互影响。划线单词意思为“相互影响”。故选A。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段Mirroring body language is a nonverbal way to say “I am like you, I feel the same”. Research shows that people who experience the same feelings are likely to trust, understand and accept each other.可知镜像身体语言是一种非语言方式来表达“我和你一样，我有同样的感觉”。研究表明，有同样感受的人更容易相互信任、理解和接受。由此可推知，模仿别人的肢体语言往往能赢得别人的认可。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中If you are in a lower social position and are mirroring the body language of your boss, he will view you as arrogant(狂妄).可知如果你的社会地位较低，却模仿老板的肢体语言，他会认为你很傲慢。由此可知，如果你试图模仿老板的肢体语言，你会显得傲慢。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段Mirroring body language is a way to bond and to build understanding. It is a powerful tool that we use without even knowing it.可知模仿身体语言是一种联系和建立理解的方式。它是我们在不知不觉中使用的强大工具。结合文章还说明了模仿身体语言是一种非语言方式来表达“我和你一样，我有同样的感觉”。研究表明，有同样感受的人更容易相互信任、理解和接受。并说明了不同性别、关系的人对他人模仿自己肢体语言的看法。由此可知，这篇文章的主旨是模仿身体语言是一个有用的工具。故选D。