单选题 Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as not to offend anyone, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships. So, what should we do? The simple answer is to thoroughly learn unique cultural norms for physical contact. In nonverbal communication terminology (术语), physical contact and the study of touching are generally referred to as haptics. Haptics in communication often suggest the level of intimacy. They are usually classified into two groups: high-contact and low-contact. Asia and quite surprisingly the United States, Canada and Britain belong to low-contact cultures. People from the rest of the world, such as Latin America, are considered to be in high-contact cultures, where they tend to expect touching in social interactions and feel more comfortable with physical closeness. Despite the classification, there are more complex factors such as relational closeness, gender, age, and context that can affect how someone views physical contact. One common French custom of greetings is cheek-kissing, but it is mostly restricted to friends, close acquaintances and family members. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness. However, gender matters more for them because cheek-kissing often only happens between women or a man and a woman but not two men. In contrast, in certain Arabian, African, and Asian countries, men can publicly hold hands or show physical affection as signs of brotherhood or friendship while these behaviors may suggest a romantic relationship in other parts of the world. Although men’s touching is more normal in these cultures, physical contact between persons of opposite sexes who are not family members is negatively perceived in Arabian countries. These factors could definitely affect the degree to which someone is comfortable with tactile (触觉的 ) communication and physical intimacy. Therefore, if you are someone who loves to show physical affection, you should not be afraid to show it or drastically change your behaviors—just ask for consent beforehand!

单选题 What does the author say in the first paragraph about physical contact?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，虽然避免一切身体接触以免冒犯任何人听起来很稳妥，但缺乏接触可能意味着人际关系中的冷淡态度或漠不关心。由此可见，缺少身体接触会让人觉得你在人际交往中表现得不够热情，故答案为C)。第一段未提到身体接触越来越重要的相关内容，故排除A)；第一段第二句表明，有些人会为了避免冒犯别人而避免所有的身体接触，但并未提及这些人现在是否接受身体接触的行为，故排除B)；第一段没有提到身体接触会引发不同背景的人的不同反应，故排除D)。

单选题 What does physical contact in communication suggest?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】推理判断题。由第二段最后一句可知，触觉指的就是身体接触和对触碰的研究。第三段第一句提到，交流中的触觉通常暗示着亲密程度。由此可知，答案为D)。文章中未提及社会阶层和身体接触之间的关系，故排除A)；B)中提到的有礼貌并未在文中出现，故排除；文章第五、六段提及家庭成员之间的身体接触，但不涉及家庭背景，故排除C)。

单选题 What do we learn about people in high-contact cultures?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】推理判断题。定位句指出，来自世界其他地区的人，如拉丁美洲人，被认为处于高接触文化中，他们往往会在社交互动中期待接触，并对身体上的亲近感到更舒适。由此推断出，触摸是高接触文化中的人在社交时的一种典型行为和习惯，属于一种文化规范，故答案为B)。A)在文中未提及，故排除；定位句中提到高接触文化中的人对身体上的亲近感到更舒适，而C)提到的是看重人与人之间的亲密关系，与定位句中身体上的亲近不是一个概念，故排除C)；D)中的更开放没有在文中提及，故排除。

单选题 What do we learn about social customs in Arabian countries?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，在某些阿拉伯、非洲和亚洲国家，男性可以公开握手或有身体上的亲近行为，并将其视为兄弟情谊或友谊的象征，而在世界其他地区这些行为可能暗示恋爱关系。由此可见，在阿拉伯国家，男性可以在公共场合通过身体接触来表达友谊，故答案为A)。B)在文中并未提及，故排除；C)中的negatively perceived在第六段最后一句中出现，该句指出非家庭成员的异性之间的身体接触会被消极地理解，并非不熟悉的人之间的身体接触，因此该项内容与原文不相符，故排除；第四段最后一句提到还有一些更复杂的因素，如关系亲密度、性别、年龄和背景，可能会影响人们对身体接触的看法，而不是影响人们表达喜爱的方式，因此排除D)。

单选题 What does the author tell us to do concerning tactile communication?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】推理判断题。定位句指出，有些因素会影响人们对触觉交流和身体亲密的舒适程度。这就意味着不同人对身体接触的接受度是不一样的。因此，作者在下一句提出建议，如果你是一个喜欢表现身体亲近的人，要在有身体接触之前征得对方允许，故答案为D)。A)“重视非语言交流”和B)“首先学会使用合适的身体语言”在文中没有提及，故排除；C)提及的性别差异只是影响人们对身体接触接受度的众多因素之一，除此之外，还有年龄、背景等。因此，仅仅注意性别差异是不够的，故排除C)。