Part B Reading
Eyes Can Speak
Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared at,he may feel uncomfortable.
The same in daily life. If you are looked 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 toward other’s stare with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring 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 dominate you, you will feel disconcerted. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.Quite the contrary.
In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that words cannot express.
Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation.
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Exercises
Task One Answer the following questions according to the text.
1. Why is it said that eyes can speak?
2. What will you do if you are looked at for more than necessary in daily life?
3. What is the man’s attention if he glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds?
4. What is the function of eye contact when people are engaged in conversation?
5. How should eye contact be done in fact?
Task Two Match the words.
1. contrary A. turn sth. away
2. former B. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another person
3. attentive C. being the first mentioned of two things or people
4. avert D. opposite in nature, tentency or direction(https://www.daowen.com)
5. admire E. regard sb./sth. with respect, pleasure, etc.
6. convey F. having a position on the other side
7. opposite G. person, animal or thing that is injured, killed
8. victim H. have control of or a very strong influence on
9. dominate I. confused; upset or embarrassed
10. disconcerted J. giving attention (to sb./sth.); watchful
Task Three Complete the sentences by using the words from Task Two.Change the word forms if necessary.
1. The_______________suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.
2. She is full of_______________for her teacher.
3. They_______________the joyous news to us soon.
4. He’ll go to great lengths to get his child back from his_______________wife.
5. You think you are clever; on the_______________, I assure that you are very foolish.
6. Women are no longer_______________by the men in their relationships.
7. The two politicians represent_______________poles of the political spectrum.
8. He was_______________to find his fellow diners already seated.
9. Efforts are being made to_______________war and find a diplomatic solution.
10. The vast majority of the_______________audience applauded these sentiments.
Task Four Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
Task Five Order the words to make a sentence.
Task Six Translate the following sentences into English and use the given words or phrases.
