Unit 2 Working the land using language课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　It may be difficult to understand non­verbal messages because different cultures have different expectations about eye contact, physical __1__， etc.

　　Let's consider eye contact. Children from many Latin American and Asian __2__ show respect by avoiding the glance of important persons. A teacher who's __3__ with this, however, might consider the lack of eye contact as a sign of __4__. For many American Indian children, __5__ a teacher in the eye and answering her question in front of the class is "showing off"．

　　Culture greatly __6__ attitudes towards physical contact, whether it's a handshake, hug, or pat on the back. In Asia, female friends __7__ hold hands and men casually (随便地) hug one another as they walk down the street.Americans, however, may feel __8__ with such public behavior. In some Asian cultures, affectionately patting a(n) __9__ head is strictly taboo (禁忌的), __10__ it can be acceptable behavior between adults and young children.

　　How __11__ should people stand to each other when they're having a conversation? In areas of the Middle East and South America, people stand very close when __12__.Europeans like to have __13__ distance between them, while some Africans __14__ even more space. You can __15__ great discomfort by standing too close to another person. Not being __16__ of this can even prevent someone from understanding or __17__ the ideas you're trying to get across.

　　To create a positive environment for communication, your non­verbal message must closely __18__ your verbal message. One way to do this is to carefully observe how children and families speak and __19__ around each other and with people they respect. This can __20__ clues about the true meaning of their non­verbal interactions.

　　语篇解读：本文为一篇说明文，讲述了不同的文化对眼神接触、身体接触等有不同的理解。另外，不同的文化对人与人之间站立距离远近的理解也有所不同。所以，要想真正了解一种文化，一定不要忽视无声语言所传达的信息。

　　1．A.exercise　　　　　　　　 　B．touch

　　C．education D．strength

　　解析：选B　physical touch意为"身体接触"。第6空后的"physical contact"亦是提示。

　　2．A.schools B．villages

　　C．homelands D．cultures

解析：选D　第一段已提到不同文化(different cultures)中人们对视线接触、身体接触