If you can speak English, you know a lot of English words. You can read, speak and understand. But there is another kind of language you need to know-body language.
All over the world, people “talk” with their hands, heads and eyes. When Japanese people meet, they bow(鞠躬).When Indians meet, they put their hands together. What do American and British people do?
Americans are more informal(非正式的)than the British. They like to be friendly. They use first names, they ask questions and they talk easily about themselves. When they sit down，they like to relax in their chairs and make themselves comfortable.
British people are more reserved (保守的),they take more time to make friends. They like to know you before they ask you something about your home.
When British and American people meet someone for the first time, they shake hands. They do not usually shake hands with people they know well. Women sometimes kiss their women friends, and men kiss women friends. When a man meets a man friend, he just smiles and says “hello”. Men do not kiss each other or shake hands. Even fathers and sons do not often kiss each other.
【小题1】People can communicate with each other using .| A．only words | B．only body language |
| C．only the English language | D．not only words but also body language |
| A．handshake and kiss can not be used in greeting | B．people can “talk” with their hands, heads and eyes |
| C．only a few people use body language | D．body language is more often used by people than words |
| A．they are quite conservative (保守的） | B．they don’t like people to go to their homes |
| C．they are not as friendly as the Americans | D．they find it more interesting to stay alone |
| A．kiss each other | B．bow to each other | C．put their hands together | D．just smile |
| A．men always kiss their women friends when they meet |
| B．people would like to shake hands whenever they meet their friends |
| C．women are likely to kiss each other while men aren’t |
| D．fathers and sons often kiss each other |
When you speak, write a letter, or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate with words.
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| A．People can communicate in many other ways. |
| B．But do you know people also communicate without words? |
| C．When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. |
| D．Magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. |
| E．Other things can also carry messages. |
Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, homeless dogs lead a different kind of life. The expression “to lead a dog’s life” describes a person who has an unhappy life.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person becomes successful at a particular time of his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new skills. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things.
Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary(结婚纪念日). She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he says sorry.
Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?| A．How to take care of dogs. | B．The reasons why Americans love dogs. |
| C．Expressions with the word dog. | D．A dog-eat-dog world. |
| A．Every dog has its own life. |
| B．Every dog wants to be successful one day. |
| C．Older people do not like to learn new things. |
| D．Everyone can get success in some period during lifetime. |
| A．“He is in the doghouse” | B．“He leads a dog’s life” |
| C．“He lives in a dog-eat-dog world” | D．“Every dog has its day” |
| A．it rains cats and dogs |
| B．we’re leading a dog’s life |
| C．we are having the dog days of summer |
| D．we’re in the dog’s house |
| A. If you say someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that someone is important and you are fond of him/her. B. If we can’t do something well, we can practice again and again. Practice makes perfect. After plenty of practice, we will be perfect in what we do C. People want to do something impossible or they want to get something that they can’t get. We will say they cry for the moon. D. When we do something, we think it’s very easy to finish this work, and we will say, “It is a piece of cake.” E. The temperature of the cucumber (黄瓜) is always cooler than the temperature outside. So if a person can be very calm when he meets difficulties, we say he is as cool as a cucumber. F. Americans usually put peas (豌豆) and carrots together to make the dish beautiful. If two persons always get together, we say they are like peas and carrots. |
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