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Unit3DiverseCultures能力提升素养练习
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?