Why do you feel encouraged when your teacher gives you a smile? How do you know your mother is ______ when she frowns (皱眉)? In both cases, the person is telling us something not with ______, but with facial expressions.
Facial expressions are one or more movements on a person’s ______, such as frowning, raising one’s eyebrows (眉毛), and nose and lip movements. They ______ people’s feelings.
Scientists at Oxford University have shown that humans have 80 muscles (肌肉) on their faces. These muscles can create more than 7,000 expressions on the face. However, there are six main kinds of facial expressions that are ______ in all cultures: happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, anger and disgust (厌恶).
Facial expressions are very important to ______. One study at UCLA, in the US, showed that in most conversations, over 93 percent of the communicating is done without speaking.
If people can ______ facial expressions, they may be better at knowing what other people are feeling, so they can understand others better. Someone who does not ______ a certain type of food usually will make a face when they see or taste it. Frowning can express people’s worry or anger ______. Raised eyebrows and open eyes show surprise.
However, there are some taboos (禁忌) for reading people’s facial expressions. For example, it is not a good idea to stare at someone for a long time while reading his or her facial expressions.They may think you are ______.
1. | A．surprised | B．excited | C．happy | D．angry |
2. | A．words | B．actions | C．expressions | D．gestures |
3. 4. | A．mean | B．create | C．express | D．design |
5. | A．common | B．different | C．special | D．usual |
6. | A．understanding | B．imagination | C．conversation | D．communication |
7. | A．recognize | B．read | C．watch | D．notice |
8. 9. | A．clearly | B．differently | C．happily | D．carefully |
10. | A．polite | B．rude | C．cute | D．kind |
