Question

When you wave to a friend, you are using body language. When you smile at someone you mean to be friendly. When you put one finger in front of your mouth, you mean “be quiet.”

Yet, people in different countries may use different body languages.

Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt hungry and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he meant to say, “ Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to drink,

first tea, then coffee then milk, but no food.

The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was ready to leave the restaurant when another man came in. The man put his hands on his stomach, and this body language was good enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat.

Finally the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。

1.How many persons were mentioned in this story?

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2.What do you mean if you put one finger in front of your mouth?

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3.Why did the Englishman feel sorry at first?

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4.Did the Englishman have the meal finally?

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5.What body language can you use if you want to show you’re friendly ?

Answer 1

1.Three.

2.Be quiet.

3.Because he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry.

4.Yes, he did.

5.Smile at someone

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章说的是有关身势语的问题，手语的应用非常广泛，但不同的国家身势语所表达的含义是不同的，文中就用一个英国人在意大利遇到的情况说明了这个问题。

1.身势语，但服务员不太明白，后面来他看到另个人用手指着肚子，这是服务员明白了，所以这个英国人就学着另一个人的样子，这是服务员明白了。所以文中提到了3个人。故答案是Three.

2. you put one finger in front of your mouth, you mean “be quiet.”可知把一只手指放在嘴的前面是保持安静的意思。可知答案是Be quiet.

3. Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry.。可知他很难过是因为他不能告诉服务员他饿了。故答案为Because he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry.

4. a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat.Finally the Englishman had his meal in the same way可知最后吃饭了，故答案Yes, he did.

5. you smile at someone you mean to be friendly可知当你朝某人笑的时候，显示出你很友好。.故答案是Smile at someone

考点：文化类短文阅读。