13.Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships.For example,in American culture,the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A woman's smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion across cultures.For example,many people in Russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper.Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities).Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough.In Southeast Asian culture,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions,but we should not attempt to"read"people from another culture as we would"read"someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rather,there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted.For example,in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with friends,Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others.The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits,we may make the mistake of"reading"the other person incorrectly.
25.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S?C
A.Love
B.Politeness
C.Joy
D.Thankfulness
26.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile canB.
A.show friendliness to strangers
B.be used to hide true feelings
C.be used in the wrong places
D.show personal habits
27.What should we do before attempting to"read"people?B
A.Learn about their relations with others
B.Understand their cultural backgrounds
C.Find out about their past experience
D.Figure out what they will do next
28.What would be the best title for the test?C
A.Cultural Differences
B.Smiles and Relationship
C.Facial Expressiveness
D.Habits and Emotions.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,開篇向我們介紹了不同國家微笑所代表的意義,微笑可以隱藏人們的真實(shí)情緒,而后文則介紹了面部表情所表達(dá)給我們的意義,不同的文化差異可能使我們的表情被誤解.
解答 25.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段For example,in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.可知在美國微笑是用來表示愉快的,故選C.
26.B 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第一段結(jié)尾In Southeast Asian culture,a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.可知在越南人們可以帶著微笑講述一個(gè)悲傷的故事,說明微笑可以用來隱藏真實(shí)的情緒,故選B.
27.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions.Rather,there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted.可知不同文化背景的人的面部表情存在文化差異,因此在閱讀人之前應(yīng)該了解他們的文化背景,故選B.
28.C 主旨大意題,本文主要向我們講述了不同文化背景的人的面部表情所表現(xiàn)的內(nèi)容,故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)社會(huì)文化類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).