C   

 

Body Language in the United States

 

Most people shake hands and make eye contact when they meet people for the first time. Among very good friends, a woman may give another woman a little hug, and a man may kiss a woman quickly on the cheek. Males don’t hug one another, which, however, is changing. Men usually shake hands with the right hand. Sometimes they use the left hand to either cover the handshake or lightly hold the other person’s arm. This shows greater warmth and friendship. Most people wave hello or good -bye by extending the arm pale facing outward, and twisting the hand at the wrist. Another way is to raise the arm, palm outward, and move the whole arm and hand back and forth. This is important to know because in many other countries, the same movements mean “o”.

 

When people are waiting in a public place, such as the post office, they usually form lines. Some people get angry and complain if someone pushes their way into a line or jumps ahead of other people. Moreover, many women like men to open doors for them. They also like men to give up their seats on public transportation. However, some women do not like this type of behavior. They feel that men and women should be treated in the same way.

 

In the United States, it’s important to make direct eye contact in business and social situations. If you don’t make eye contact, people will probably think that you are bored or not interested. If there is silence in these situations, people usually try to make conservation. Periods of silence make many people uncomfortable. People in the United States usually stand about one arm’s length away from each other while talking or standing together. This space is called “the comfort zone”.

 

In the United States, mothers sometimes show that they are angry with children by shaking an index finger at them. People may show that they like children by patting them on the top of the head.

 

65. It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that in the United States __________.

 

A. males begin to hug each other now.

 

B. a man usually kisses a woman for greeting.

 

C. people only use right hands to shake hands

 

D. people wave good-bye as people in many other countries do 

 

66. Some women don’t like to be offered a seat by men because _______.

 

A. they think sitting is harmful for health.    

 

B. they prefer to stand rather than sit

 

C. they like to be treated equally           

 

D. they don’t need men’s favor

 

67. The third paragraph is mainly about________.

 

A. body language in public places          

 

B. impolite body language 

 

C. the comfort zone                     

 

D. body language in business and social life

 

68. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

 

A. It’s rude to cut in a line in the United States.

 

B. Eye contact plays an important role in social communication. 

 

C. In business situations, standing too close makes Americans uncomfortable.

 

D. In social situations, frequent silence makes people comfortable. 

 

69. In the United States, a mother sometimes shakes an index finger at her kids to show ______.

 

A. boredom            B. anger          C. love         D. satisfaction