Question

Smiling
　　People smile at times. ____71______.Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also indicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:
_____72_____.Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communication shows being friendly in the United States. However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embarrassed. ____73____. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.
When a person from the United States might blush（臉紅）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to understand the meaning of smiling appropriately.____74______ Also; different cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very heartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. _____75_______.

A．Related to the smile is the laugh.

B．Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrassment.

C．Nonverbal communication is important because it is culture-related. It is based on different beliefs, religions, values and customs in different cultures.

D．However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.

E. In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the United States smile a lot.
F. Feelings of friendship exist everywhere but their expression varies.
G. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be different.

Answer 1

【小題1】G
【小題2】E
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析【小題1】G 根據下一句Depending on different cultures說明不同的國家，微笑的意思可能會不一樣。
【小題2】E 根據下一句Every one smiles at each other…說明美國人對別人笑得比較多，是為了表示出友好。
【小題3】B 根據上一句but also a way to avoid being embarrassed說明中國有時候笑是為了掩蓋尷尬。
【小題4】A 根據下一句different cultures have different meanings about laugh說明laugh是與微笑有聯系的。
【小題5】D 上一句說美國人會捧腹大笑，這句表示這個人與他們不一樣，因為這個人認為那樣做比較愚蠢。