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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.

AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.

Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandasignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutch(荷兰语)andalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericansmeetings.

InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudontspeakatall.Itsalreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyourerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.

IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地的)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,itshardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandtheresunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.

Incontrast,whentheresmorehomogeneity，perhapsitseasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample，amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyitseasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyourelesswellacquaintedwith.

1．Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?

A．TheDutch.B．Americans. C．TheEnglish.D．TheJapanese.

2．WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinconversation?

A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.

B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.

C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.

D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.

3．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?