2023年英语专四考试阅读备考练习题及答案.pdf

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saidthewords.Wordsdoprovideuswithsome

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othersourcesthatitwouldhinderoureffectiveness

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wordsalone.Wordsareusedtodescribeonlyasmall

partofthemanyideasweassociatewithanygiven

message.Sometimeswecangaininsightintosomeof

thoseassociationsifwelistenformorethanwords.

Wedontalwayssaywhatwemeanormeanwhatwesay.

Sometimesourwordsdontmeananythingexcept“Im

lettingoffsomesteam.Idontreallywantyoutopay

closeattentiontowhatImsaying.Justpayattention

towhatImfeeling.”Mostlywemeanseveralthings

atonce.Apersonwantingtopurchaseahousesaysto

thecurrentowner,“Thisstephastobefixedbefore

Illbuy.”Theownersays,“Itsbeenlikethatfor

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years.”Actually,thestephasntbeenlikethatfor

years,buttheunspokenmessageis:“Idontwantto

fixit.Weputupwithit.Whycantyou?”Thesearch

foramoreexpansiveviewofmeaningcanbedeveloped

ofexaminingamessageintermsofwhosaidit,when

itoccurred,therelatedconditionsorsituation,and

howitwassaid.

Wewoulddowelltolistenforhowmessagesare

presented.Thewords,“Ifsurehasbeennicetohave

youover,”canbesaidwithemphasisandexcitement

orritualistically.Thephrasecanbesaidonceor

repeatedseveraltimes.Andthemeaningsweassociate

withthephrasewillchangeaccordingly.Sometimesif

wesaysomethinginfrequentlyitassumesmore

importance;sometimesthemorewesaysomethingthe

lessimportanceitassumes.

A.theyuseproperwordstocarrytheirideas.

B.theybothspeaktrulyoftheirownfeelings.

C.theytrytounderstandeachothersid