2 . Too much eye contact is instinctively felt to be rude, and in a business context, it may also be regarded as a purposeful intention to make “ the other” feel at a disadvantage. So unless you have in mind doing one of those things, it’s better to _______too much eye contact.
Too little,_______, can make you appear uneasy, unprepared, and insincere. In its analysis of patients, _______, for example, one large county hospital found, that 9-out-of-10 letters included mention of poor doctor-patient eye contact, a failure which was generally interpreted as “_______of caring.”
“Just the right” amount of eye contact---the amount that produces a feeling of mutual _______and trustworthiness---will vary with situations, settings, personality types, gender and cultural differences. As a general rule, though, direct eye contact ranging from 30% to 60% of the time during a conversation---more when you are listening, less when you are speaking---should make for a _______ productive atmosphere.
And did you know these other facts about eye contact？
● We reduce eye contact when we are talking about something shameful or _______, when we are sad or depressed，and when we are accessing internal thoughts or emotions.
● We increase eye contact when dealing with people we like, _______ , or who have power over us. In more _______conversations we naturally look at each other more often and hold that gaze for longer periods of time. In fact, we ________relationships by the amount of eye contact exchanged: the greater the eye contact，the closer the relationship.
● We avoid eye contact in elevators, subways, crowded buses or trains-in elevators we face the door, in the others we stare at our smartphones-because it helps us ________the insecurity of having our personal space invaded.
● The biggest body language myth（错误观念）about liars is that they avoid eye contact. While some liars (most often, children) find it difficult to lie while looking directly at you，many liars actually try to “________” that they are not lying by making too much eye contact and holding it too long.
Eye contact is so powerful a force because it is connected with humans’ earliest ________patterns. Children who could attract and maintain eye contact, and therefore increase attention, had the best chance of being fed and cared for. Today, newborns ________lock eyes with their caregivers, and the power of that infantile eye contact still has its impact on the adult mind. Whether it's shifty-eyed guilt or wide-eyed innocence, we automatically assign enormous ________to the signals we give and get when we look into each other in the eyes.
1. | A．create | B．avoid | C．block | D．occupy |
2. | A．in the meantime | B．in an instant | C．on the other hand | D．without doubt |
3. | A．complaints | B．instructions | C．questions | D．expectations |
4. | A．intention | B．shift | C．lack | D．complication |
5. | A．efficiency | B．awareness | C．reaction | D．appreciation |
6. | A．comfortable | B．right | C．direct | D．different |
7. | A．mysterious | B．embarrassing | C．distinctive | D．dishonest |
8. | A．admire | B．conquer | C．consult | D．attract |
9. | A．powerful | B．purposeful | C．private | D．natural |
10. | A．establish | B．improve | C．value | D．judge |
11. | A．protect | B．convey | C．master | D．manage |
12. | A．imagine | B．ensure | C．prove | D．require |
13. | A．behavior | B．survival | C．working | D．eating |
14. | A．instinctively | B．fiercely | C．similarly | D．instantly |
15. | A．relief | B．trust | C．surprise | D．joy |
