Men speak more comfortably in public than women.

In private conversation, women speak

A.the same things as men

B.less than men

C.more than men

D.as much as men

A．Offer more creative and practical ideas than men.

B．Ask questions that often lead to controversy.

C．Speak loudly enough to attract attention.

D．Raise issues on behalf of women.

A．Offer more creative and practical ideas than men.

B．Ask questions that often lead to controversy.

C．Speak loudly enough to attract attention.

D．Raise issues on behalf of women.

听力原文： At an early age, little girls' conversation is less definite and expresses more doubts, while little boys use conversation to establish status with their listeners.

These differences continue into adult life. In public conversations, men talk more and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts, although they say things in a different style. For women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure of a relationship.

Teaching is one job where the differences between men's and women's ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. He uses his language to show this. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in.

But it doesn't suggest that women are naturally more helpful. Actually, women feel they achieve power by being able to help others.

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A．Boys tend to speak more than girls.

B．Girls are more expressive than boys.

C．Girls care more about their listeners.

D．Boys show more certainty about things than girls.

According to the late research in the United States of America, 【M1】______

men and women use so different languages that it is like people【M2】______

from two different cultures try to communicate. Professor Deborah【M3】______

Tannen of Georgetown University has noticed the difference in the

style. of boys' and girls' conversations from early age. She says that 【M4】______

little girls' conversation is less definite than boys and expresses 【M5】______

more doubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with

their listeners.

These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public

conversations, men talk more and interrupt the other speakers more. 【M6】______

In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amounts

-and they say things in different styles. Professor Tannen believes

that for women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy.

For men, private talking is a way to explore the power structure

of a relationship.

Teaching is one job the difference between men's and women's【M7】______

ways of talking shows. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor

Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence power 【M8】______

in conversation. When a woman teaches a woman, however, she is more 【M9】______

likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in. 【M10】______

【M1】

If you can speak very______English, you will have more chances to find a job than others.

A．correct

B．pure

C．proper

D．exact