Question

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(孤立的） faces and isolated bodies(with faces blurred out （模糊的))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(微妙地） influences which emotion they read.

___ 5.____And if you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.

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

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

C. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.．

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.G

5.F

【解析】

试题分析：文中主要讲了身体语言相关的信息和科学研究。

1.根据But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? 可知这里想说当你做这些时，你的脸和身体一起工作来告诉你的朋友你很高兴见到他们，故选B。

2.根据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.”可知这里想说研究这些混合的信息，对于科学家来说，没有什么新发现。故选C。

3.根据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.可知这里想说他们展示了一些照片，生气和惊恐的脸和生气和惊恐的的身体是相匹配的。故选D。

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

可知这里想说生气的身体，胳膊和肩膀成一定角度，好像准备打架，故选G。

5.根据And if you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.可知这里想所以，你的身势语对于你告诉别人你的感觉，很重要。故选F。

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