题文
It takes less than six seconds to leave a first impression. It is said that we ought not judge a book by its cover, but come on, isn’t it the color, the design, the layout, and the title that draw us to pick up a book we’ve never heard of before? Notice what your assumptions are about a person when you are first introduced to her or him.Something that most of us don’t take notice of is how we stand or walk. Let’s say you are going for a job interview. Within seconds you have already said a lot about yourself by the way you walk. The majority of us walk around everyday without paying any attention to what we are saying even though we are not uttering a word. There is a lot that can be said about body language from the clothes you wear to the gestures you make.
I took notice of this topic recently as I recalled something about changing my posture to improve my level of confidence. I was about to venture on a new project, which would take me out of my comfort zone. My gremlins (小精灵) were having a field day with me uttering all kinds of reasons why I couldn’t do a good job with this new opportunity. I tucked in my tummy (收缩肚子) , put my shoulders back , held my head high , and took a walk. Soon thereafter, I felt so much better. I approached the project with new possibility. Wow, what a difference ! Try it !
The ability to capture your audience when you walk into a room is sure to start you off on the right foot when going on an interview. Non-verbal signals have five times the impact of verbal (言语的)signals. So you can count on losing your audience when you walk in with head down dragging your feet regardless how much you try to change it.
小题1:In the first paragraph the author intends to tell us .A．we shouldn’t judge a book by its coverB．a person’s appearance can be misreadC．the first impression really means a lotD．we should focus more on a person’s qualities小题2:The author approached his project with new possibility after .A．his gremlins stopped talking B．he got rid of all his negative thoughtsC．he walked out of his comfort zoneD．he changed his posture to improve his confidence小题3:According to the author , when we go for a job interview , we .A．shouldn’t say a lot about ourselvesB．shouldn’t walk with our head high upC．should pay enough attention to our body language and gestureD．should only pay attention to the way we walk within the first few seconds小题4:The author probably believes that .A．non-verbal signals are more important than verbal signalsB．non-verbal signals are not so easy to catchC．we mainly rely on verbal signals during an interviewD．we shouldn’t pay too much attention to our non-verbal signals小题5:What is mainly talked about in the passage?A．How to prepare for a job interviewB．The way we walk says a lot about us.C．How to read a person from the way he walks.D．How complicated body language is. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
文章讲述了肢体语言的重要性。小题1:C 段落大意题。第一段主要就是讲述的第一印象的重要性。故C正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据第三段4,5行I tucked in my tummy (收缩肚子) , put my shoulders back , held my head high , and took a walk.可知D正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据第2段最后2行There is a lot that can be said about body language from the clothes you wear to the gestures you make.可知在面试时，我们要注意肢体语言的重要性。
小题4:A 细节题。根据最后一段第2行. Non-verbal signals have five times the impact of verbal (言语的)signals.可知A正确。
小题5:B 主旨大意题。文章主要讨论的是我们的肢体语言说明了我们身上的很多东西。故B正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“It takes less than s.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
