(B)

Have you ever wondered why you sometimes take an almost immediate liking to a person you have just met? We often get the first  impression of a people based on the color of a person’s skin or the  manner in which he or she dressed. Meaning is conveyed not only by  words or verbal languages but also by nonverbal communication  systems, such as body behaviors. Nonverbal communication is important because we use the actions of  others to learn about their affective emotional states .Our emotions are reflected in our posture, face, and eyes—be it fear, joy, anger, or sadness—so we can express them without ever saying a word .For this reason, most of us rely heavily on what we learn through our eyes.

Nonverbal communication is significant in human interaction because it is usually responsible for the first impressions. More  importantly, those first messages usually influence the perception(感知) of everything else that follows. Even how we select friends and sexual partners is grounded in first impressions with nonverbal communication.

Nonverbal communication is important because it is culture-related. It is based on different beliefs, religions, values and customs in different cultures. When, where, how, and to whom people display his or her specific nonverbal behaviors is greatly affected by culture and context. Culture determines what the appropriate nonverbal behavior is. For example, feelings of friendship exist everywhere but their expression varies. It may be appropriate in some countries for man to embrace each other and for women to hold hands; in other countries these displays of affection may be shocking. Each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal communication. What is acceptable in one culture may be completely unacceptable in another. One culture may determine that snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable; another may consider this gesture rude.

46. What is the best title of the passage?

A.　　　　Nonverbal communication and first impression

B.　　　　Nonverbal communication is culture-related

C.　　　　Nonverbal and verbal communication

D.　　　 The importance of nonverbal communication

47. We can know a person’s feeling through our eyes because_________.

A.　　　　we can see a person’s feeling on his face.

B.　　　　a person’s emotions can be reflected through eyes.

C.　　　　a person’s feeling can be reflected through his body languages

D.　　　 we can see a person’s feeling through his posture

48. Which of the following statements is not True?

A.　　　　Meaning can be conveyed both by words and body language.

B. We can use nonverbal communication to learn about a person’s emotional states.

C.　　　　We often get the first impression by what a person says.

D.　 The first impression can affect what we will do in the following.

49. How many reasons are mentioned in the text to show nonverbal

communication is important?

A. 2　　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　C. 4　　　　　　　D.5

50. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?

A. we can use different ways to express friendship

B. each culture has its own specific interpretation on nonverbal

communication

C. snapping fingers to call a waiter is acceptable

D. learning a country’s culture is very important.

46. D             根据第二、三、四段的首句可知本文所讲述的主要内容。

47. C　            根据文中第二段可知答案。

48. C             根据文中第三段可知C项错误。

49. B             文中二、三、四段为原因。

50. B            本段所举的例子都证明了B项，再则根据本段第一句也可推出答案。

(C)

Turning Waste into Energy

Everyday rubbish could provide a valuable source of energy thanks to a clever new invention Smelly methane(沼气)gas expelled from landfill sites containing tones of rotting household waste could be used to produce a valuable energy resource In Europe alone landfill tips can produce 94 billion cubic meters of methane per year but currently only one per cent of what could be a valuable source of energy is used，the rest is burnt off to prevent an explosive build-up of gas.

Methane gas forms when organic matter breaks down and is drawn off from large rubbish tips by pipes sunk into the middle of the waste.Until now this process wasn’t possible on small sites because the pipes allowed oxygen to seep(渗入)in and that stopped the breakdown process.

Viktor Popov of the Wessex Institute of Technology has now developed a system to modify existing landfill sites by making them airtight while the methane is extracted from sunken wells.The site is covered by a special three-layered skin whose two outer layers are made of clay with a pressurized layer of carbon dioxide gas in the middle.As the methane is sucked out through a central well it is replaced by carbon dioxide from the middle layer rather than oxygen，allowing the breakdown process to continue.

Unfortunately there are no plans to use the power of methane even though Popov claims his invention could provide a valuable source of energy over the next 20 years.

51.The passage mainly introduces __________to us

A.how to make methane

B.a new way to make use of rubbish-

C.the valuable things in rubbish

D.the amount of rubbish being reused

52.From the passage we can see that____________.

A.in Europe 94 billion cubic meters of methane is produced every year

B.some of the waste must explode if it is not burnt off

C.99%of the methane has been burnt off in Europe

D.only a very small part of the rubbish is used in Europe

53.In this passage the underlined word “that” refers to“ _________”.

A.methane gas    B.the long pipe    C.oxygen  D.waste

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

A.Oxygen can cause the breakdown process to stop.

B.When the methane is sucked out，oxygen will enter from the middle layer.

C.Carbon dioxide doesn’t affect the breakdown process.

D.The dew invention has not been put into use

55.According to the passage，what is the public’s attitude towards the use of methane power?

A.Favorable.   B.Unfavorable.    C.Responsive.    D Indifferent.

51.【解析】文章主要介绍了一种新发明8利用生活垃圾生产沼气。

52.【解析】仅欧洲本身的垃圾每年就能生产94billion立方米的沼气，但只有l%得到利用。

53.【解析】根据前面的管道让氧气渗入判断that指氧气。

54.【解析】当沼气被吸出来时，氧气不会进入到中间一层，所以该项错误。

55.【解析】由最后一句话得知，这个新发明没有得到广泛的推广。