Unit 4 Body language Period 3 Learning about Language课后阅读作业. 阅读理解AWe convey information through the position and movement of the body. We often use gestures or body movements to stress what we are saying. For example, when I lecture, I often use my hands to emphasize(强调)points or point to something on the blackboard. Some people use them more than others. The victory sign, the OK sign, the goodbye wave and the blowing of a kiss are all popular gestures in America. It is important to recognize, however, that most gestures are not universally recognized. For example, although the OK gesture means acceptance in America, it has other meanings in other cultures. In France it means worthlessness. And in Greece, it is considered obscene(淫秽的). There are some sex differences in nonverbal behavior. In American culture, men tend to sit or stand with legs apart and hands outward, while women tend to keep legs together and hands at their sides. Women are also better than men at understanding nonverbal gestures. A nonverbal behavior is to have the tongue just slightly protruding(突出)from the mouth. A study showed that people were less willing to approach others who had their tongues showing. Perhaps this is why people often tend to avoid individuals with bad nonverbal behaviors. When we make decisions about other people, we learn to recognize nonverbal cues(提示)and understand them along with nonverbal information. 【语篇概述】世界各地的手势语你了解吗? 了解它们不管是对我们出国旅游还是避免交流中的误解, 都大有裨益。阅读本文了解一下吧。1. From the passage we can know that_. A. body language in America is more popular than in other countriesB. the different cultures share the same body languageC. the same gestures in different cultures may have different meaningsD. body language is more important than words【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第一段最后三句For example, although the OK gesture means acceptance in America, it has other meanings in other cultures. In France it means worthlessness. And in Greece, it is considered obscene. 可知同样的手势语在不同文化里的含义可能不同, 故选C。2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Womens body language is easier to understand. B. Women have a better understanding of body language than men. C. In American culture, men care more about their gestures than women. D. In American culture, men and women always employ the different gestures. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句Women are also better than men at understanding nonverbal gestures. 可知, 女士比男士对于手势语的理解更好, 故选B。3. It may be concluded from this passage that_. A. body language can completely replace wordsB. different cultures share different nonverbal behaviorsC. body language sounds louder than verbal informationD. body language can be helpful for us to communicate with each other【解析】选D。推理判断题。由整篇文章的内容可知, 体态语对于我们的交流是有用的, 故选D。BWeChat, the Chinese social media smartphone app, saw an increase in user numbers of 41 per cent year on year to 500 million at the end of 2014, in a sign that parent company Tencent is extending its reach for the mobile Internet. Revenue grew 24 per cent to 20. 98 billion yuan, slightly higher than forecasts, driven mainly by online gaming revenues. It is unclear how much WeChat contributed to Tencents revenues but the apps growth is a strong indicator of the companys long-term health as it tries to adjust its business to be more suitable for mobile devices. “We extended our leadership in games and online media, and made breakthroughs in emerging platforms such as online security and mobile payments, ”Ma Huateng, Tencent chairman, said in a statement. WeChat is the second highest ranked app in China, behind QQ, Tencents another chatting app, which claimed to have 815 million registered monthly users at the end of 2014. However, that figure is more than the total number of Internet users in China, which the government puts at 649 million. Tencent has been reluctant to monetise WeChat by flooding it with advertising, which could impair efforts to increase the user base. But this is expected to change. Some analysts anticipated that advertising would be introduced on a large scale later this year. Early attempts to test ads on the service have not always gone smoothly. After a BMW ad was introduced on some usersfeeds in January, many users who were not targeted by the luxury brands marketing complained of“discrimination”by Tencents data mining algorithm. They claimed it unfairly profiled them as not wealthy or successful enough to view the sought-after BMW ad. 【语篇概述】文章主要讲述了腾讯公司是如何在网络上发展和盈利的, 以及微信用户不断增加的情况。4. What is the main driving force of the Tencents income growth? A. QQ. B. WeChat. C. Online gaming. D. Advertisements. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的driven mainly by online gaming revenues, 可知腾讯的年收入主要是来自游戏, 应选C。5. What can we learn from the passage? A. WeChat contributed most to Tencents profits. B. WeChat is ranked behind app QQ in China. C. Tencent wants to earn more through QQ. D. More