英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读 题目答案及解析
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Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as not to offend anyone, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships.
So, what should we do? The simple answer is thoroughly learn unique cultural norms for physical contact. In nonverbal communication terminology (术语), physical contact and the study of touching are generally referred to as haptics.
Haptics in communication often suggest the level of intimacy. They are usually classified into two groups: high-contact and low-contact.
Asia and quite surprisingly the United States, Canada and Britain belong to low-contact cultures. People from the rest of the world, such as Latin America, are considered to be in high-contact cultures, where they tend to expect touching in social interactions and feel more comfortable with physical closeness. Despite the classification, there are more complex factors such as relational closeness, gender, age, and context that can affect how someone views physical contact.
One common French custom of greetings is cheek-kissing, but it is mostly restricted to friends, close acquaintances and family members. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness. However, gender matters more for them because cheek-kissing often only happens between women or a man and a woman but not two men.
In contrast, in certain Arabian, African, and Asian countries, men can publicly hold hands or show physical affection as signs of brotherhood or friendship while these behaviors may suggest a romantic relationship in other parts of the world. Although men’s touching is more normal in these cultures, physical contact between persons of opposite sexes who are not family members is negatively perceived in Arabian countries.
These factors could definitely affect the degree to which someone is comfortable with tactile (触觉的) communication and physical intimacy. Therefore, if you are someone who loves to show physical affection, you should not be afraid to show it or drastically change your behaviors—just ask for consent beforehand!
46. What does the author say in the first paragraph about physical contact?
Its role in interpersonal relationships is getting increasingly important.
","It is becoming more acceptable to many who used to think it offensive.
","Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.
","It might prompt different responses from people of different social backgrounds.
"]解析：C。由题干中的first paragraph和physical contact可定位至第1段第2句：为了不冒犯到别人，避免所有的身体接触听起比较稳妥，但毫无身体接触可能意味着在人际关系中态度会有些冷淡或不近人情。由此可知，关于身体接触，作者表示缺乏身体接触可能表明在人际交往中缺乏热情。C项中的Its absence对应原文中的lack of touching，lack of warmth是原文中cold attitudes的同义替换，故C项正确。
错项排除：A项利用interpersonal relationships进行干扰，但原文并没有提到身体接触在人际交往中越来越重要，increasingly important在文中无依据，故A项错误。B项利用acceptable进行干扰，但原文是在询问多大程度的身体接触可以被接受，并没有说越来越被众人接受，故B项错误。D项在首段未提及，故排除。
47. What does physical contact in communication suggest?
What social class people belong to.
","How civilized the communicators are.
","What family background people come from.
","How close the communicators’ relationships are.
"]解析：D。由题干中的physical contact in communication suggest可定位至第3段第1句：在交际中，身体接触往往意味着亲密程度。D项内容是对本句的同义改写，故D项正确。
错项排除：A、B、C三项中的social class、civilized和family background在文中均未提及，故错误。
48. What do we learn about people in high-contact cultures?
They are sensitive to the way people express their emotions.
","They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.
","They attach great importance to close ties among people.
","They tend to be more open in interpersonal relationships.
"]解析：B。由题干中的high-contact cultures可定位至第4段第2句：来自世界其他地区的人，如拉丁美洲，则被认为处于高接触的文化中，他们倾向于期望在社交互动中进行身体接触，身体上的亲密接触会让他们感到更自在。由此可知，高接触文化的人会将身体接触视为人际交往中的习惯，故B项正确。
错项排除：A项中的sensitive在文中没有依据，故排除。C、D两项过度推断，原文只是说高接触文化的人倾向于期望在社交互动中进行身体接触，身体上的亲密接触会让他们感到更自在，这并不代表他们非常重视人与人之间的亲密关系或者他们在人际交往中更为开放，故C、D两项错误。
49. What do we learn about social customs in Arabian countries?
Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.
","Non-traditional romantic relationships are simply unacceptable.
","Physical contact between unfamiliar people is negatively perceived.
","People of different ages and genders show affection in different ways.
"]解析：A。由题干中的Arabian countries可定位至第6段第1句：相比之下，在阿拉伯、非洲和亚洲的某些国家，男性可以在公开场合牵手或用肢体语言表现亲密，以表示兄弟情谊或友谊，而在世界其他地方，这些行为可能意味着恋爱关系。由此可知，在阿拉伯国家的社会习俗中，男性之间可以在公共场合通过身体亲昵来表现友谊，故A项正确。
错项排除：B项利用romantic relationships进行干扰，但原文说的是男性之间的一些身体接触在世界其他地方可能意味着恋爱关系，这并非阿拉伯国家的社会习俗，也没有说到在阿拉伯国家不可接受，故B项错误。C项利用negatively perceived进行干扰，原文第6段第2句说到，在阿拉伯国家，非家庭成员的异性之间的身体接触被认为是不可接受的，并不是陌生人之间的身体接触，故C项错误。D项在原文中未提及，也不是有关阿拉伯国家的社会习俗，故错误。
50. What does the author tell us to do concerning tactile communication?
Lay emphasis on nonverbal communication.
","Learn to use appropriate body language first.
","Pay attention to the differences between genders.
","Take other people’s preference into consideration.
"]解析：D。由题干中的tactile communication可定位至最后1段。这些因素肯定会影响一个人对触觉交流和身体亲密的自在程度。因此，如果你是一个喜欢表现身体亲密接触的人，不用害怕表现出来，也不用彻底改变你的行为——只要事先征得同意就可以了！由此可知，关于触觉交流，作者建议我们考虑到其他人的偏好，故D项正确。
错项排除：A项并不是作者建议人们要做的事情，也不是文章讨论的重点，故排除。原文最后1句说到，如果你是一个喜欢表现身体亲密接触的人，不用害怕表现出来，也不用彻底改变你的行为，并不是说要学会使用适当的身体语言或注意到性别差异，故B、C两项错误。
英语四六级 | 四级阅读-仔细阅读题目答案及解析（完整版）
