Question

    Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those who are watching. Here are some common body actions and the impressions they create:

● Fiddling (好动) — Playing with your watch or a pen looks like you’re bored or impatient.

● Clock watching — It looks like you’re to move on to something else.

● Tapping — Tapping your feet or fingers suggests you are impatient or nervous.

● Staring — An unblinking (不眨眼的) stare conveys threatening or violent behaviour.

● Legs crossed or body hunched (弓背，耸肩) — Closing up your body profile — becoming smaller — looks like you lack confidence.

● Arms crossed — If you keep your arms folded during communication, you appear to be defending yourself against the others.

● Touching your face — When you have your hand in front of your mouth, you appear very shy.

● Rubbing your nose, looking away — People who are lying often rub their nose or look away when speaking.

● No eye contact — If you won’t look the other speaker in the eye, you seem to have low interest or a lack of confidence. (Don’t forget staring above.)

How you communicate with your body language is just as important as what you say. Watch your body language and control the unconscious messages you might be sending.

1.According to the passage, effective communication includes all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A.knowing what to say

B.sending unconscious messages to other people

C.saying the right thing at the right time

D.getting information from the other speaker’s body language

2.Which of the following people looks shy according to the passage?

A. B.

C. D.

3.If you want to show confidence when communicating, you should ______.

A.cross your legs or hunch your body

B.avoid direct eye contact

C.look the other speaker in the eye

D.keep touching your face

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A.How to make a good impression on others

B.Can you read body language?

C.Control your body language for effective communication

D.How to send effective information through body language

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。有效的沟通不仅仅意味着知道说什么和什么时候说。交流包括你的肢体语言向他人发送的微妙信号。文章介绍了一些常见的身体动作和它们给人的印象以及控制你的肢体语言的重要性。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中的Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those who are watching.可知，有效的沟通不仅仅意味着知道说什么和什么时候说。交流包括你的肢体语言向观看你的人发送的微妙信号。由此可知，向他人发送无意识的信息不是有效的沟通。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据文章中● Touching your face — When you have your hand in front of your mouth, you appear very shy.可知，摸脸——当你把手放在嘴边时，你会显得很害羞。再结合选项照片可知，C项图片中的人看起来害羞。故选C。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章中● No eye contact — If you won’t look the other speaker in the eye, you seem to have low interest or a lack of confidence.可知，没有眼神交流——如果你不看说话人的眼睛，你会显得兴趣低或缺乏自信。由此可知，如果你想在交流时表现出自信，你应该看着对方的眼睛。故选C。

4.

主旨大意题。根据第一段中的Here are some common body actions and the impressions they create:及最后一段How you communicate with your body language is just as important as what you say. Watch your body language and control the unconscious messages you might be sending.可知，文章主要介绍了一些常见的身体动作和它们给人的印象以及控制你的肢体语言的重要性。由此可知，C. Control your body language for effective communication(控制你的肢体语言以达到有效的沟通)适合做本文最佳标题。故选C。