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根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。

It’s natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. ____1._______ But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?

Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face, she might not believe what she sees of your body language doesn’t? match the feeling that your face shows.? 2.? Previously, they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”

???? When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out)that showed anger or fear. ___3._____

???? An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. ____4._____? A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.

???? These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read.

? ?? 5.? And if you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.

Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.

A. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.

B. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.

C. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.

D. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.

E. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.

F. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.F

2.A

3.G

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：

1. 根據But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages?? 可知這里想說當你做這些時，你的臉和身體一起工作來告訴你的朋友你很高興見到他們，故選F。

2.根據Previously, they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”可知這里想說研究這些混合的信息，對于科學家來說，沒有什么新發現。故選A。

3.根據To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out)that showed anger or fear.可知這里想說他們展示了一些照片，生氣和驚恐的臉和生氣和驚恐的的身體是相匹配的。故選G。

4.根據A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.

可知這里想說生氣的身體，胳膊和肩膀成一定角度，好像準備打架，故選D。

5.根據And if you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.可知這里想所以，你的身勢語對于你告訴別人你的感覺，很重要。故選B。

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