2017高考英语阅读理解专项练习及答案

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英语是1983年被正式列入高考科目，以原始分计入总分。下面是小编整理的高考英语阅读理解，希望能帮到大家!

　　famous theory

Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally(文化的)programmed. In other words, we learn our looks ---- we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed face features(特征). A baby, according to Bird whistle, learns where to set the eyebrows(眉毛)by looking at those around ---- family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgi le in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.

Bird whistle believes physical appearance

little to do with culture.

much to do with culture. ever changing.

different from place to place

rding to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed

re birth.

soon as one's teeth are newly set.

time after new teeth are set.

nd 15 years old.

Bird whistle can tell what area of the United States a person is from by

much he or she smiles.

he or she raises his or her eyebrows.