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1、Themeaningofsilencecarriesamongculturegroups阅读理解答案. Themeaningofsilencecarriesamongculturegroups.Silencemaybethoughtful,ortheymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalsoshowstubbornness,uneasiness,or,worry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsasextremel
2、yuncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofilleverygap(间隙)withconversation.Personsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandingaperson’sneeds. ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamongpeople,justassometraditionalChineseand
3、Thaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenapersonfromoneoftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimplied(暗示)isthatthepersonwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.Inthesecultures,silenceisacallforreflection. Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhende
4、alingwithconflictsamongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeop lewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenpartiesaboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsaregivenbyapersoninauthorityrather
5、thanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimorher.Instillanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority,personsinAsianculturemayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,particularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority. Nursesandothercare-giversn
6、eedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhentheycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshouldrecognizetheirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatient’ssilenceisnotinterruptedtooearlyorallowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthehe
7、aling(治愈)valueofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassi stinthecareofpatientsfromtheirownandfromothercultures. 32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsilenceinconversations? A.Itimpliesanger. B.Itpromotesfriendship. C.Itisculture-specific D.Itiscontent-based 33.Whichofthefollowingpeo
8、plemightconsidersilenceasacallforcarefulthought
