【文章內容簡介】 your body language. To learn another language is more than just learning words and grammar. It involves （包括） learning about another culture too. Body language is different from culture to culture, so there is something that language learners should know about. Sometimes, cultural differences in body language can cause disfort or misunderstanding. For example, there are cultural differences in how much distance should be kept between two people who are talking with each other. If you would like people to keep a distance, you may feel very unfortable when someone keeps trying to stand close to you at a party. In some Asian countries, a smile can show embarrassment（尷尬） or apology. However, smiling back at a teacher who is unhappy with you, or someone whose foot you accidentally stepped upon is probably not a good idea in most Englishspeaking countries. In most countries, nodding your head means yes and shaking your head means no. However, nodding and shaking your head have the opposite meanings in Albania. Even speakers of the same language, such as British, American or Australian people, may not use the same body language .So learning how to understand and use body language is important to you to improve your municative abilities.（1）To learn another language, we need to learn its . A.wordsB.grammarC.cultureD.A, B amp。 C（2）Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank of the fourth paragraph? A.The world shines when a smile is on your face.B.Another example of misunderstanding is the use of the smile.C.Just smile, you will find the world is so peaceful and beautiful.D.Never forget to smile because it is sometimes better than an apology.（3）In Albania, shaking your head means . A.yesB.noC.thank youD.excuse me（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Body language is the same in every country.B.In every Asian country, a smile can show apology.C.Speakers of the same language use the same body language.D.You should keep a fortable distance when talking with someone.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】主要講了怎樣理解和使用肢體語言的重要性。 （1）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)To learn another language is more than just learning words and grammar. It involves （包括） learning about another culture 、語法和文化，故選D。 （2）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段Sometimes, cultural differences in body language can cause disfort or ，所以第四段講的是微笑帶來的誤解，故選B。 （3）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)However, nodding and shaking your head have the opposite meanings in ，搖頭是yes，故選A。 （4）細節(jié)題。根據(jù)there are cultural differences in how much distance should be kept between two people who are talking with each ，故選D。 【點評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細尋找答案。11．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 The Vine That Ate the South Kudzu is a fastgrowing vine （蔓生植物） that covers a large area in the southern United States. It is so mon that one might think it is a native plant, but it is not. Kudzu was brought to the United States from Japan in 1876. Many Americans thought it was beautiful, and they began to plant it. They didn39。t know it could grow up to a foot a day during the summer months. Nor did they know it would grow up and over anything in its path （路徑）. In Japan, kudzu experienced cold winters and a short growing season. But in the United States, it has a very long growing season with warm and wet southern weather. It is fine weather for the vine to grow fast. In the 1920s, people used the vine to feed farm animals. Ten years later, the government supported to plant kudzu because it kept soil （土壤） from washing away. However, by the 1950s, the government no longer wanted people to plant the vine. Twenty years after that, the government said it was a harmful plant. The vine grows up trees and buildings, making some beautiful shapes. However, trees die after kudzu covers them because they cannot get enough light. Scientists are looking for ways to kill the vine. They used poisons （毒藥）to kill the vine. However, some of the poisons made it grow even better. Scientists also find it difficult to dig up Kudzu. The plant is really tough. Because kudzu is so hard to kill, some people are making the best of it. So they try to find different uses for the vine. They find the vine can be used to make paper and baskets, it can be used to feed the goats, and it can even be eaten by people. Scientists are studying it in the hope that the vine can be used as a medicine. At the very least, kudzu serves as an example of the unexpected results that can e from nonnative plants.（1）We can learn from the passage that ________. A.kudzu mostly grows in the northern AmericaB.kudzu was brought to Japan from AmericaC.kudzu grows very fast in warm and wet weatherD.American government has never supported to plant kudzu（2）The underlined word tough in Paragraph 4 probably means ________. A.not easily brokenB.widely usedC.hard to growD.important to one39。s health（3）The last paragraph is mostly about ________. A.how quickly the vine growsB.how people use the vineC.why people want to kill the vineD.why people eat the vine（4）The writer uses the title The Vine That Ate the South most probably to ________. A.let readers know that kudzu is a vineB.interest readers in a humorous wayC.tell readers the vine is a kind of food160