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  3. It has been justly said that while "we speak with our vocal organs we (1)_____ with our whole bodies," All of us communicate wit

It has been justly said that while "we speak with our vocal organs we (1)_____ with our whole bodies," All of us communicate wit

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问题     It has been justly said that while "we speak with our vocal organs we (1)_____ with our whole bodies," All of us communicate with one another (2)_____, as well as with words. Sometimes we know what we’re doing, as with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate that we (3)_____ But most of the time we’re not aware that we’re doing it. We gesture with eyebrows or a hand, meet someone else’s eyes and (4)_____. These actions we (5)_____ are random and incidental. But researchers (6)_____ that there is a system of them almost as consistent and comprehensible as language, and they conclude that there is a whole (7)_____ of body language, (8)_____ the way we move, the gestures we employ, the posture we adopt, the facial expression we (9)_____, the extent to which we touch and the distance we stand (10)_____ each other.
    The body language serves a variety of purposes. Firstly it can replace verbal communication, (11)_____ with the use of gesture. Secondly it can modify verbal communication. Loudness and (12)_____ of voice is an example here. Thirdly ’it regulates social interaction: turn taking is largely governed by non-verbal (13)_____. Finally it conveys our emotions and attitudes. This is (14)_____ important for successful cross-culture communication.
    Every culture has its own body language, and children absorb its nuances (15)_____ with spoken language. The way an Englishman crosses his legs is (16)_____ like the way a male American does it. When we communicate with people from other cultures, the body language sometimes help make the communication easy and (17)_____, such as shaking hand is such a (18)_____ gesture that people all over the world know that it is a signal for greeting. But sometimes the body language can cause certain misunderstanding (19)_____ people of different cultures often have different forms behavior for sending the same message or have different (20)_____ towards the same body signals.

选项 A、signs
B、gestures
C、movements
D、signals
答案D
解析 本题要求结合上下文，并运用交际常识做出选择。sign指用手、头等做的示意动作；gesture仅指手势；movement表示任何的身体动作，signal表示手势、声音等传递信息的信号、暗号。文章要表达的意思是：交谈时该谁说了，是由非语言性的信号决定的；所以应选signal。
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