单选题
People often show their feelings by the body
positions they adopt. These can contradict (同…矛盾) what you are saying,
especially when you are trying to disguise the way you feel. For example, a very
common defensive position, assumed when people feel threatened in some way, is
to put your arm or arms across your body. This is a way of shielding yourself
from a threatening situation. This shielding action can be disguised as
adjusting one's coif (束发帽) or watch strap. Leaning back in your chair especially
with your arms folded is not only defensive, it's also a way of showing your
disapproval, of a need to distance yourself from the rest of the
company. A position which betrays (显示) an aggressive attitude
is to avoid looking directly at the person you are speaking to. On the other
hand, approval and desire to cooperate are shown by copying the position of the
person you are speaking to. This shows that you agree or are willing to agree
with someone. The position of one's feet also often shows the direction of
people's thoughts. For example, feet or a foot pointing towards the door can
indicate that a person wishes to leave the room. The direction in which your
foot points can also show which of the people in the room you feel most
sympathetic towards, even when you are not speaking directly to that
person.
单选题
Body positions are used to show ______.
A.people's intentions
B.people's feelings
C.what people said
D.what people assumed
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第一段的第一句话“People often show their feelings by the body positions they adopt.”可知，通过人们的姿势就可以表现出他们的想法或感觉。故正确的答案为B。
单选题
To put your arms across your body is to show ______.
A.a threatening position
B.that you are angry
C.that you are defending yourself
D.that you are indifferent to what has happened
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第一段的第四句话“This is a way of shielding yourself from a threatening situation.”可知，胳膊交叉在胸前表示的是自己受到威胁，从而采取的一种保护措施。故正确的答案为C。
单选题
To copy the position of the person you are talking to is to show
______.
A.your disapprove of him
B.that you admire him very much
C.that you agree with him and want to cooperate with him
D.that you are willing to follow after him
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第二段第二句话“On the other hand, approval and desire to cooperate are shown by copying the position of the person you are speaking to.”可知，要是某人同意对方的观点，并且想和对方合作的话，他的姿势一般是和对方相同的。故正确的答案为C。
单选题
"To avoid looking directly at the person you are speaking to" indicates
you ______.
A.are very shy and timid
B.don't like to talk to that person
C.are willing to be inferior to that person
D.are aggressive and impolite to that person
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第二段第一句话“A position which betrays an aggressive attitude is to avoid looking directly at the person you are speaking to.”可知，暴露自己的挑衅或是不同意对方的姿势就是避免直视对方的眼睛。故正确的答案为D。