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  3. Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as

Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as

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问题     Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as not to offend anyone, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships.
    So, what should we do? The simple answer is to thoroughly learn unique cultural norms for physical contact. In nonverbal communication terminology (术语), physical contact and the study of touching are generally referred to as haptics.
    Haptics in communication often suggest the level of intimacy. They are usually classified into two groups: high-contact and low-contact.
    Asia and quite surprisingly the United States, Canada and Britain belong to low-contact cultures. People from the rest of the world, such as Latin America, are considered to be in high-contact cultures, where they tend to expect touching in social interactions and feel more comfortable with physical closeness. Despite the classification, there are more complex factors such as relational closeness, gender, age, and context that can affect how someone views physical contact.
    One common French custom of greetings is cheek-kissing, but it is mostly restricted to friends, close acquaintances and family members. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness. However, gender matters more for them because cheek-kissing often only happens between women or a man and a woman but not two men.
    In contrast, in certain Arabian, African, and Asian countries, men can publicly hold hands or show physical affection as signs of brotherhood or friendship while these behaviors may suggest a romantic relationship in other parts of the world. Although men’s touching is more normal in these cultures, physical contact between persons of opposite sexes who are not family members is negatively perceived in Arabian countries.
    These factors could definitely affect the degree to which someone is comfortable with tactile (触觉的 ) communication and physical intimacy. Therefore, if you are someone who loves to show physical affection, you should not be afraid to show it or drastically change your behaviors—just ask for consent beforehand!
What do we learn about social customs in Arabian countries?
选项 A、Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.
B、Non-traditional romantic relationships are simply unacceptable.
C、Physical contact between unfamiliar people is negatively perceived.
D、People of different ages and genders show affection in different ways.
答案A
解析 细节辨认题。定位句提到，在某些阿拉伯、非洲和亚洲国家，男性可以公开握手或有身体上的亲近行为，并将其视为兄弟情谊或友谊的象征，而在世界其他地区这些行为可能暗示恋爱关系。由此可见，在阿拉伯国家，男性可以在公共场合通过身体接触来表达友谊，故答案为A)。B)在文中并未提及，故排除；C)中的negatively perceived在第六段最后一句中出现，该句指出非家庭成员的异性之间的身体接触会被消极地理解，并非不熟悉的人之间的身体接触，因此该项内容与原文不相符，故排除；第四段最后一句提到还有一些更复杂的因素，如关系亲密度、性别、年龄和背景，可能会影响人们对身体接触的看法，而不是影响人们表达喜爱的方式，因此排除D)。
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