1 . Much information can be conveyed, purely through our eyes, so the expression “eyes also talk” is often heard.
Can you recall any experience that further proves this statement? On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger, but not make eye contact. If he senses that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.
It is the same in daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry about other's staring at you that way. Eyes do convey information, right？
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is showing affection for her.
However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive.
If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uneasy. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.
In fact, continuous eye contact happens between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show love that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
1. What may a person usually do on a bus?| A．Glance at a stranger with eye contact. | B．Use eyes to talk to a stranger politely. |
| C．Glance at a stranger without eye contact. | D．Talk to a stranger politely after a quick glance. |
| A．He thinks that he is honest. | B．He wants to control the victim. |
| C．He feels uneasy about others’ eye contact. | D．He looks straight at the victim for too long a time. |
| A．He likes her eyes. | B．He admires her. |
| C．He knows her well. | D．He makes contact with her. |
| A．Eyes Can Also “Talk” | B．How to Make Eye Contact |
| C．Different Ways of Expressing Thoughts | D．The Importance of Body Language |
2 . One of the most firmly established idea of manliness(男子汉) is that a real man doesn’t cry. Although he might cry a bit at a funeral, he is expected to quickly regain control. Crying openly is for girls. One study found that women cry significantly more than men do—five times as often, on average, and almost twice as long per period.
Historically, however, men usually cried, and no one saw it as shameful. For example, in the Middle Ages, knights(骑士) cried only because they missed their girlfriends. In The Knight of the Cart, no less a hero than Lancelot cries at a brief separation from Guinevere. There’s no mention of the men in these stories trying to hold back or hide their tears. They cry in a crowded hall with their heads held high. Nor do other people make fun of this public crying; it’s universally regarded as an expression of feeling to show love.
So where did all the male tears go? The most obvious possibility is that this is the result of changes as we moved from an agricultural(农业的) society to one that was urban(城市的)and industrial(工业的). In the Middle Ages, most people spent their lives among those they had known since birth. If men cried, they did so with people who would sympathize(同情). But from the 18th to 20th centuries, the population became increasingly urbanize, and people were living in the midst of thousands of strangers. Furthermore, changes in the economy required men to work together in factories and offices where expressions of feelings and even personal conversations were discouraged as time wasting.
Yet human beings weren’t designed to hide their feelings, and there’s reason to believe that restraining tears can be harmful to your well-being. Research from the 1980s has suggested a relationship between stress-related illnesses and not enough crying. Crying is also, somewhat related with happiness and wealth. Countries where people cry the most tend to be richer and more confident.
1. In history, people considered it ________ for men to cry in public.| A．manly | B．shameful | C．acceptable | D．funny |
| A．By offering descriptions. | B．By asking questions. |
| C．By comparing facts. | D．By listing numbers. |
| A．Tony who lives alone and never expresses himself. |
| B．Peter who is outgoing but sometimes cries in public. |
| C．Arthur who is under great stress but never shed a tear. |
| D．Adam who sometimes cries but quickly regain control. |
| A．Men Don’t Cry. Why? | B．Crying Is for Women |
| C．Who Cry More? Men or Women? | D．Crying Makes a Weak Man |
