人教版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第一册 Unit4 单元测试.docVIP

PAGE17 / NUMPAGES17 Unit4 Body Language单元测试 第一部分:阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The mysterious science of reading gestures is explained using practical explanations and clear images. Gestures are products of both genetic (and environmental influences. Understanding our gestures is not as difficult as some people would have you believe. All human beings use them and so actually have a “built-in” ability to recognise and read it. Fingers crossed it. Generally this means “wishing for good luck or fortune”. Another explanation could be seen as “here’s hoping”. The gesture probably has Christian origins where the gesture was believed to get away from evil. As such, people believe that crossing the fingers when telling a lie somehow gets away from the evil of the lie. Some historians believe that crossing your fingers is a hidden or secret way of making the Christian sign of the cross—a perfect way of defeating evils. As a gesture it has both good and bad meanings. Luck or lies. Waving the first finger Mothers and teachers are common users with this hand gesture. In general, it is used to warn a single person. It is a change of the “you” gesture. If translated into language it would say “Stop whatever you are doing and pay attention to me. I am your superior and I am warning you!” Classed as a “silent” parent to child gesture, it is not completely allowed in an formal occasion where it will be explained as rude. Some psychologists believe that it has a meaning of the whip. 1. What can we infer from the first paragraph? A. Reading gestures is secret. B. Gestures are formed in daily life. C. Some people make reading gestures difficult on purpose. D. It is hard to explain gestures by images. 2. If a Christian crosses his fingers, he wants to___________. A. show he isn’t lucky B. wish to succeed C. gets away from the evil of the lie D. cross the street 3. If your mum waves her first finger, she wants to____________. A. wish for g