Body language makes up 50% of a conversation, whether we mean it to or not. Since people don't always
say what they mean at work, Robert Phipps, a UK body language expert, tells you how to understand it.
         If someone has the same idea as yours, they'll often have the same posture (姿势) as yours. But if a
person's body and feet are turned away from you even though they're looking at you, it means they'd rather be
moving the way their feet are pointing.
         Most people cross their arms if they have different ideas. So even if someone says they agree with you,
if they then cross their arms they really don't. So try to find out what's the matter with them or draw them out
by handing them something to look at or asking them to do something, such as writing something down.
         If you're training someone, it's useful to know how their mind works. If a person's eyes move up and to
the left while you're talking to them, they think of information actively, if the eyes only move left they think of
sounds, but eyes moving to the right and down shows they learn through their feelings.
        When people are lying, they don't often use their hands naturally but make a lot of hand-to-face gesture
(手势). Hands or fingers covering the mouth means what they are saying is not true.
         Tilting (倾斜) the head to the side shows and interest in what's being said. When people drop their heads,
they are showing they don't agree with you. Using a hand to support (支撑) your head means you're feeling
tired.

1. It's important to study body language because _________.

A. not everything can be talked about to others
B. not everyone can speak the same language
C. sometimes people aren't going to talk with each other
D. sometimes what we say is different from what we mean

2. Someone's body turning away means _________.

3. What shall we watch if we want to read somebody else's mind?

A. His eyes.
B. His head.
C. His hands.
D. His feet.

4. What will you do if you find the other drops his head while listening to you?

A. Begin talking about something else.
B. Try to find out what his real idea is.
C. Ask him to read something instead.
D. Let him have a rest for a while.

    Animals, including insects, do not have a language like ours. They do not talk to each other in words and
sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have ways of communicating with each other.
    Can you see the rabbit's tail which is moving up and down? When rabbits see this white tail moving up
and down, they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making
a sound. It has done this by using its body language.
    Many other animals use this kind of language. When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself
look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot
tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the
bees where the food is.
    Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A
cat purrs when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes
we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like "Oh" or "Ah!" when we are frightened or
pleased or when we drop something on our toes. 
    But we have something that no animals have-a large number of words that have the meanings of things,
actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other all kinds of different information in words and
sentences, which no other animals can do. No other animals have so wonderful a language as we have.

1. It can be learned from the text that ______.

A. animals do have a language like that of human beings
B. all animals have their own ways of communicating with each other
C. some animals say things by words as human beings do
D. animals know how to protect themselves

2. A rabbit uses its tail to ______.

A. warn other rabbits of danger
B. tell other rabbits where food is
C. make itself look fierce
D. help itself to run fast

3. What does the underlined phrase "this kind of language" refer to?

A. Moving up and down.
B. Making no sound.
C. Body language.
D. Doing a little dance.

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Animals don't have a language like ours.
B. A cobra shows his anger by body language.
C. Some animals can make sounds.
D. Man is unlucky because of their language.