福建高考英語仔細閱讀習題(一)

　　In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would put his thumb up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his / her thumb up, it means “Everything is all right”. However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting and should not be used there.

　　In the United States, raising your clasped hands above your head means “I’m the champion” or “I’m the winner”. It is the sign prizefighters make when they win a fight. When a leading Russian statesman(政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans misunderstood and thought he meant he was a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign of friendship.

　　In the United States, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger in a circle and the other three fingers spread out means “Everything is O.K.” and is frequently used by astronauts and politicians. In France and Belgium, it can mean “You’re worth nothing.”

　　There are other nonverbal signals that people should be aware of when they go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans usually feel comfortable when speaking with someone if the distance between them is about eighteen inches to arm’s length. Anything closer makes them feel uncomfortable.

　　When talking to Americans, it is also important to make eye contact. If you look down when talking to an American, he / she may feel that you are embarrassed, afraid, or trying to hide something.

　　In addition to knowing how to communicate nonverbally in a country, it is important to know what you and he cannot discuss. In the United States, there are certain topics to avoid when you first meet someone, For example, don’t ask people their age, weight, religion, marital status(婚姻狀況), how much money they earn, or how much something costs. You can talk about work, the weather, traffic problems, sports, food, news of the day, where one lives, consumer subjects (computers, car repairs, and so forth), and travel or vacation plans.

　　These few examples illustrate that your actions can speak louder than your words. In a particular cultural contest, what you say and what you don’t say are equally important.

　　1. Which of the following is true?

　　A. People all over the world only communicate verbally.

　　B. Most of our gestures have no meaning at all.

　　C. Some people think that 65 to 70 percent of our communication is nonverbal.

　　D. Gestures are the most common way to common way to communicate.

　　2. As we can see from the passage there are ______ kinds of nonverbal communication signals.

　　A. four B. five C. six D. seven

　　3. Please paraphrase the clause“…your actions can speak louder than your words.

　　A. Your deeds are better than your words

　　B. What you do is better than what you say

　　C. You try to show your best manners

　　D. you are better understood by your gestures than through your words

　　4. The main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, ______.

　　A. it is unimportant to know the language

　　B. it is important to know what you can talk about to a foreigner

　　C. to know how to communicate nonverbally is as important as to know the language

　　D. to communicate the rough gestures is more important than to know the language

　　福建高考英語仔細閱讀習題答案

　　當我們去一個國家時，知道用該國的語言交流誠然很重要，但知道怎樣通過手勢語交流也同樣重要。

　　1. B。判斷題。根據 According to a pioneer in nonverbal communication, only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal 可推知答案。

　　2. C。細節題。通讀全文就會知曉，本文談到了6種gestures。

　　3. D。推斷題。這句話的意思是：你的行動比你的話更有效，再聯想到本文談論在國外與人進行交流時gesture 的重要性。由此可推出答案為D。

　　4. C。主旨題。從文章結構和內容來看，第1句話When you are in another country, it is important to know the language, but it is equally important to know how to communicate nonverbally 就是主題句。

　　福建高考英語仔細閱讀習題(二)

　　The blue tits(山雀) have been inspecting the nest-box again this year. The male is the house-hunter but the female will make the final choice. He lands at the hole and turns his head to expose his white cheeks as a signal to attract the female from where she has been feeding.

　　Among many birds that nest in holes, the male has a light-coloured patch on its plumage(鳥羽) which acts as signal for drawing the female’s attention to a suitable nesting-place. Unlike the blue tit, the redstart(紅尾鴝) may be only the male that strikingly coloured and the female is not beautiful.

　　A few years ago I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood. The male was leading an interested female to holes that he had previously(先前) checked out. He sat at the entrance of each hole and put his head on to show off his white forehead, or his head in to reveal(顯露) his tail.

　　If the female failed to react to his visual signals, the male sometimes sang for extra effect, while gliding towards her on spread wings and tail. Once the female accepts by following the male through the hole the displays stop, you must be at the right place at the right time to watch them.

　　1. How do the blue tits choose their nest?

　　A. They choose their nest together.

　　B. The male chooses their nest.

　　C. The house-hunter chooses their nest.

　　D. The female chooses their nest.

　　2. The writer was lucky to see ________.

　　A. how the male made his tricks

　　B. how an interested female played with the male happily

　　C. what the male displayed and won the female

　　D. that the male tried his best but failed to attract the female

　　3. You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood ________.

　　A. at any time B. regularly C. in April D. occasionally

　　4. The writer is probably ________.

　　A. a bird expert B. a bird-hunter

　　C. a bird raiser D. a scientist

　　福建高考英語仔細閱讀習題答案

　　本文主要是講the male redstart 是怎樣使出渾身解數吸引the female入巢的。

　　1. D。細節題。從第1段第2句話The male is the house-hunter but the female will make the final choice 可以做出正確選擇。

　　2. C。判斷題。從第3段第1句I was lucky enough to spot a pair of redstarts in action in a Walsh wood 和文章第三、四段的內容可知答案為C。

　　3. D。語義理解題。根據 A few years ago I was lucky enough to…和…you must be at the right place at the right time to see them 可知答案為D。

　　4. A。推斷題。從文章內容來看，文中不僅提到了鳥的一些習性，而且對雄鳥如何吸引雌鳥入巢了解得很清楚，可見作者可能是一位研究鳥類的專家。

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