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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习社会文化阅读理解精练（4）社会文化（阅读理解）由(xx北京,C)改编SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve’snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn’tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettyplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithex
2、pectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there’snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI’mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI’mfinished.That’swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatB
3、etty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimec
4、uttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangero
5、usstereotyping(思维定式).Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin—andne
6、verfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That’swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle—tinylittlething
7、slikemicrosecondsofpause—canhaveagreateffectonone’slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems—eveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.1.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?( )A.B
8、ettywastalkative.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.2.Accordingtothepassage,whoarelikely
