2019年公共英语二级阅读理解训练题3

2019年公共英语二级阅读理解训练题3

Different countries have different cultures.A same gesture may havedistinct meanings indifferent countries.For instance，in Africa，people knock at the table withtheir fingers to

call waiters which is considered as impolite in China.In western countries.if you make a circlewith your thumb and the index finger(食指)，and then raise the other three

fingers.youare suggesting “OK”.The same gesture，however，means “money” in Japan while makesBrazilian people feel insulted(受侮辱的).With that in mind，you’d better learn abouttheir custom before travelling to foreign countries. Greeting is an important part ofcommunication between

people.When greeting someone，Americans tend to holdout their hands and look directly into his/her eyes andthen

smile.However.sometimessuch behavior might bring nothing but misunderstanding in other countries.A handshake might not be accepted and looking others right in theeye Can have

different meanings. Asian people regard physical contact asembarrassin9;therefore，they do not shake hands.They have their ownways of greeting people.For Japanese，a slight bow

of the head is enough.In Korea，women do not shake hands or hug with people;whilemen might shake hands accompanied by nodding the head once.In western Asia，Muslims do not make bodycontacts with women yet hug is generally accepted among men.Same thing happens on eye contact.In manycountries，

people avoid direct eye contact to showrespect.This can cause misunderstanding，too.In fact. students have been regarded as lacking respectfor their American teachers exactly because

they failed to make eye contactswith their teachers. Though

different cultures seem to havedifferent ways of

greeting.smiling is taken as the universal gesture of friendliness.Smiling indicates happiness or agreement(同

意)andit can also be used to mean “Excuse me ”or “Please”.Sowhen you are not sure what to do，just smile.

(6)When two Japanese men meet，they might greet each other by __________

A. shakingeach other

B. huggingeach other

C. kissingeach other on both cheeks

D. bow

ingtheir heads

(7)If an American makes an “OK"gesture to a Japanese，then the Japanese probably think that__________

A. theyhave agreed on something

B. theAmerican feels happy

C. theAmerican insults him

D. theAmerican wants money

(8)What will be regarded asimpolite? __________.

A. Makea direct eye contact with an American

B. Tryto hug a Muslim woman

C. Bowto a Japanese when you first meet

D. Smileto a French in order to show that you are happy