2015年MPA联考英语阅读练习及答案7
We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem isthat these words and gestures can be understood in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does
laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way
different animals show the same feelings. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example,
often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because they are
born with those behavior patterns.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the
world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like “he went pale and
begin to tremble” suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got
a very big shock. 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”! Sticking out your
tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.
Even in the same culture, people differ in 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.
1. According to the passage, ___.
A. we can hardly understand what people’s gestures mean
B. we can not often be sure what people mean when they describe their
feelings in words or gestures
C. words can be better understand by older people
D. gestures can be understand by most of the people while words can not
参考答案：D
2 People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood because ___.
A. people of different ages may have different understanding
B. people have different cultures
C. people of different sex may understand a gesture in a different way
D. people of different countries speak different languages
参考答案：B
3. In the same culture, ___.
A. people have different ability to understand and express feelings
B. people may have the same understanding of something
C. people never fail to understand each other
D. people are equally intelligent
参考答案：A
4. From this passage, we can conclude ___.
A. words are used as frequently as gestures
B. words are often found difficult to understand
C. words and gestures are both used in expressing feelings
D. gestures are more efficiently used than words
参考答案：C
5. The best title for this passage may be ___.
A. Words and Feelings
B. Words, Gestures and Feelings
C. Gestures and Feelings
D. Culture and Understanding
参考答案：C
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