英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇05: 身体姿势会说话(含答案)
<p> 5. <span word="Posture">Posture</span> <span word="Talks">Talks</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="casualness">casualness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="virtue">virtue</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="desks">desks</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="backsides">backsides</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="desks">desks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressing">expressing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="individuality">individuality</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> . <span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="posture">posture</span> <span word="slumping">slumping</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="behavior">behavior</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="casual">casual</span>, <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="sincere">sincere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span>, <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="slouch">slouch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span> -<span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span>. <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="sloppy">sloppy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reflecting">reflecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alertness">alertness</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="casualness">casualness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="negatively">negatively</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="erect">erect</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countriesin">countriesin</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="slouching">slouching</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> . <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="thatcrossing">thatcrossing</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="okay">okay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span> . <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ankle">ankle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="insult">insult</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> , <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cons">cons</span> <span word="idered">idered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> , <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buddha">Buddha</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>. <span word="Moving">Moving</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="apology">apology</span>.</p>
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