2016年12月英語六級(jí)暑期閱讀復(fù)習(xí)題及答案
Eye Language
Just back from a tour of several Arabian Gulf1countries, a woman recalls how jumpy she felt talkingto men there. "Not because of what they said," sheexplains, "but what they did with their eyes." Insteadof the occasional blink, Arabs lowered their lids soslowly and languorously that she was convincedthey were falling asleep. In Japan eye contact is a keyto the way you feel about someone. And the less of it, the better. What a Westerner considersan honest look in the eye , the Oriental takes as a lack of respect and a personal affront. Evenwhen shaking hands or bowing — and especially when conversing6 — only an occasional glanceinto the other person's face is considered polite. The rest of the time , great attention shouldbe paid to fingertips, desktops,and the warp and woof of the carpet. "Always keep your shoesshined in Tokyo," advises an electronics representative who has spent several days there. "You can bet a lot of Japanese you meet will have their eyeson them."
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�、�. Do you understand the meaning of the following sentences relating to eye and could youexplain them in your own words ?
1. His eye s are bigger than his stomach.
2. He's got a black eye .
3. Mary spent the whole evening making eye s at other men.
4. The trip to Australia was quite an e ye -opener.
5. My wife and I don't see eye to eye on this matter.
6. She is always the apple of her father's eye .
�、�. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions:
1. The discovery of the murder weapon provided the key the mystery.
2. Please keep an eye the baby for me.
3. Can you look me the eye and say you didn't steal it?
4. For a moment her words didn't sink .
【參考答案】
�、�. 1. He is too greedy in asking for or taking morefood than he can eat.
2. He's been beaten by somebody and there is adark bruised skin around his eye.
3. Mary spent the whole evening looking at othermen amorously and seductively.
4. The trip to Australia was very enlightening andbrought some surprises to me.
5. I don't agree with my wife on this matter.
6. She is loved much by his father.
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Sleeping Position Reveals Personality Traits
Whether it's curled up in the fetal position, flat onthe stomach or stretched out across the bed, theway people sleep reveals their personality, a Britishsleep expert said. The expert has identified sixcommon sleeping positions and what they mean. "We are all aware of our body language when we areawake but this is the first time we have been able tosee what our subconscious says about us," he said. Crouched in the fetal position is the mostpopular sleep pattern and favored by 51 percent of women, according to the results of thestudy he conducted for a large hotel group. Fetal sleepers tend to be shy and sensitive whilepeople who assume the soldier position, flat on their back with arms at their sides, are quietand reserved. Sleeping on one's side with legs outstretched and arms down in what he refersto as the log, indicates a social, easygoing personality. But if the arms are outstretched in theyearning position, the person tends to be more suspicious. The free fall, flat on the tummywith the hands at the sides of the head, is the most unusual position. Only 6. 5 percent ofpeople prefer it and they are usually brash and gregarious. Unassuming, good listeners usuallyadopt the starfish position — on the back with outstretched arms and legs. The expert, whoidentified the positions by comparing personality traits of people.
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�、�. There a re some adjectives describing people's persona lity in the a rticle and please matchthem with phrases :( brash, unassuming, reserved, easygoing, suspicious, gregarious)
1. relaxed in manner and easy to deal with———
2. preferring to be with others rather than alone———
3. thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest, withoutbeing sure ———
4. confident in a rude or aggressive way———
5. showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment———
6. quiet and unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems———
�、�. Answer the following question:
How many sleeping positions have the expert identified and what are they?
【參考答案】
�、�. 1. easygoing 2. gregarious 3. suspicious 4.brash 5. unassuming 6. reserved
Ⅱ. There are six positions, they are fetal position,soldier position, log position, yearning position, freefall position and starfish position.
The“V”Sign
The palm-forward“V”sign, formed by raising andspreading the first two fingers1 ,has three differentmeanings in American culture.The most popularmeaning of the“V”sign was invented in 1941 by aBelgian, Victor De Lavalaye. Wanting a symbol forresistance to the Nazi2 occupation, he came upwith the single letter“V”, which stood not only for hisown first name3, but also for English victory, Flemish virijheid, and French victoire. Thesymbolism of the sign spread very quickly, and Winston Churchill4 used it constantly in publicappearance. Thus throughout the 1940 s and 1950 s, the gesture meant simply“victory”.Thesecond meaning came in the 1960 s. Because of its military implication, Americanantiwarprotestors used the sign sarcastically against the arms, so that it became known as the“ peacesign”. In the 1970s, the“V”sign , which had lost its military implication, was a commongreeting among freedom lovers, acid heads5, political radicals, and ultimately, young people ingeneral. So by about the middle of the 1970s, it ceased to give clue to the user’s philosophy.The third meaning is the oldest and least common. American children jokingly put “V”, whichresembles“ horns”, behind friends’heads in group snapshots. The are unknowingly reproducingsomething that southern Europeans would find highly offensive. This mischief, called“horns ofthe Devil”, is a variant of the European“ horns”gesture, which is obscene. Here the“V”signmeans“Your wife has been cheating on you ”or, when placed behind another’s head,“His wifehas been cheating on him”. In the United States, the gesture is typically given with the palmfacing the viewer. The British use both this version and an older, palm-backward version; thelatter is obscene in American culture, and corresponds to the American“ finger”6 . Churchill gotsome surprised stares in 1941 when, evidently unaware of the vulgar usage, he gave thepalm-backward“V”to British troops. In England today you could have to be a social hermit notto understand the distinction. Astonishingly, however, Margaret Thatcher7 repeatedChurchill’s error after her victory in the 1979 election.
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Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with proper words :
American children______________________ ( 開玩笑地) put“V”,which______________________ ( 類似)“ horns”,
behind friends’heads in group ______________________( 快照) . Theyare______________________ ( 無意中地) reproducing
something that southern Europeans would find highly______________________ ( 無禮的`) .
This mischief, called“ horns of the Devil”, is a ______________________( 變體) of theEuropean
“ horns”gesture, which is______________________ ( 淫穢的) .
�、�. Exp lain the fo llowing phras es in bold typ e in yo ur own words :
1. If you kee p yo ur fin ge rs crossed , you ______________________.
2. If you are all fin ge rs a nd thumbs , you ______________________ .
3. If you ha ve a finger in every pie , you______________________ .
4. If you thumb a lift, you______________________.
【參考答案】
1. jokingly / resembles / snapshots / unknowingly /offensive / variant / obscene
2. 1. hope that something will happen the way youwant2. are clumsy or awkward with your hands
3. are involved in everything that is happening
4. try to get a free ride in a motor vehicle ; hitchhike
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