【正文】 However, ‘ he opened his eyes wide’ is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like ‘ they stretched out their tongues!’ “ Stretching out your tongue” in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’ s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. 10 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. We can easily understand what people’ s gestures mean. B. Words can be better understood by older people. C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not. D. It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes. 2. People’ s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ____________. A. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently B. people speaking different languages have different facial expressions C. people of different ages may have different interpretations D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions 3. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________. A. gestures can be used to express feelings B. gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelings C. words are often more difficult to understand than gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings 4. In the same culture, people ____________. A. hardly ever fail to understand each other’ s ideas and feelings B. are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds C. almost all have the same understanding of the same thing D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings 5. The best title for this passage can be ____________. A. Gestures B. Feelings C. Gestures and Feelings D. Culture and Understanding (Key: 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C) Passage 10 (課外 ) 07 年 1 月題 We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’ t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “ Very dirty floors.” “ Yes. I’ m glad they’ ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “ But aren’ t you working late?” Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “ Thank you.” Outside, Mum told me, “ Kate is fine. No fever.” “ You saw her, Mum?” “ Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’ s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.” 1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ____________. A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patient D. to surprise the storyteller 2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ____________. 11 A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner 3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? A. It is a children’ s hospital. B. It has strict rules about visiting hours. C. The nurses and doctors there don’ t work hard. D. A lot of patients e to this hospital every day. 4. Why did Mum go to see Kate in the hospital? A. To give her some message about Dad. B. To make sure her room was clean. C. To check that she was still there. D. To find out how she was. 5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? A. Polite. B. Patient. C. Changeable. D. Clever. (Key: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D) Passage 11 (Unit 8 Activity 11) 04 年 7 月題 Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are PAT 2 (Pets As Therapy) dogs. Doctors and nurses are recognising the benefits of pets more and more — particularly for children, people with mental illnesses and elderly people who are separated from their own pets or have had to give up their pets. Stroking and playing with a pet is a calming experience and something to look forward to. One hospital reported that a man with a mental illness, who hadn39。t spoken for years, first stroked and played with a visiting dog and then started talking to it. Today, around 4,500 dogs and 50 cats and their volunteer owners are at work in the UK bringing fort and pleasure to over 100,000 people in hospital. There are many other ‘ working dogs’ 5. There are guard dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs and dogs for the blind. Disabled people benefit greatly. Take the case of Alan Smythe6, who has to visit hospital every month. Some things7 are difficult for him because he is in a wheelchair. But his life has altered dramatically since he got a dog, Tess, from the charity 39。Dogs for the Disabled39。. ‘ She helps me to get dressed, and she brings me my socks and sh