Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Hundreds of years ago, Charles Darwin predicted that facial expressions of emotion are 【1】. If you’ve ever seen an episode of the popular US TV drama Lie To Me, you will really understand facial expressions. The leading actor of the show, Dr. Cal Lightman has spent 20 years studying nonverbal communication and facial expressions, which allows him to point out other people’s studying nonverbal communication and facial expressions which allows him to point out other people’s 【2】 and on many occasions, to be skilled at tricking in order to get the truth.

Is there really much truth behind this science of 【3】 human emotions through expressions? Paul Ekman, a(n) 【4】 psychologist whose work focuses on mapping facial expressions, is Lie To Me’s scientific advisor and the following are some of his explanations.

Hand-to-face gesture indicates a lie.

Each micro-expression is unique to 【5】 specific emotions because the person is often unaware of doing it. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that they are lying when someone uses a hand to hide part of his face. The person could be holding back information but you may better consider looking at other more important clues rather than just the simple hand-to-face gesture.

A liar refuses eye contact.

People look away when they are thinking carefully and considering each word before it is spoken, not just when they are 【6】 an excuse. Oblique eyebrows are a very reliable 【7】of sadness and few people can make this 【8】 expression, so it is actually never faked.

Guilty knowledge technique is 【9】.

Lightman often uses the guilty knowledge technique, mentioning something that only the guilty person will know about and show a(n)【10】. This is often used in polygraph exams: “Was the person strangled, shot or stabbed to death?” Only the killer knows and is likely to respond physiologically when the actual weapon is mentioned.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】BC

【2】AC

【3】ABC

【4】AD

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】A

【9】CD

【10】AB

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了Paul Ekman通過一些面部表情來解釋人的情感。

【1】考查形容詞。分析句子可知，本句為主系表結構，所以空處應填形容詞，再由“If you’ve ever seen an episode of the popular US TV drama Lie To Me, you will really understand facial expressions.”可知，空處填universal“普遍的”。故填BC。

【2】考查名詞。由“people’s ”可知，空處應填名詞。再由“be skilled at tricking”可知，空處應填名詞deception“欺騙”。故填AC。

【3】考查動名詞。of為介詞后接動名詞作賓語，由“explanations”可知，空處填interpreting“解釋”。故填 ABC。

【4】考查動名詞。Paul Ekman是一名出名的心理學家。所以空處應填形容詞renowned“出名的”修飾名詞psychologist。故填AD。

【5】考查動名詞。to為介詞，后接動名詞作賓語。signaling“示意”符合句意。故填 B。

【6】考查名詞。分析句子可知，本句為現(xiàn)在進行時，由“excuse”可知，inventing“編造”符合句意。故填C。

【7】考查形容詞。reliable為形容詞修飾名詞。由“Oblique eyebrows，

sadness”可知，空處填名詞indication“反映”。故填D。

【8】考查形容詞。分析句子可知，空處應填形容詞，由“few”可知，空處填involuntary“非自愿的”。故填A。

【9】考查形容詞。本句為主系表結構，空處應填形容詞，effective“有效的”符合句意。故填CD。

【10】考查名詞。a后接名詞，由“respond”可知，空處填名詞reaction“反應”。故填AB。