Unit 2单元话题语法填空专项练习-2022-2023学年高一英语必修第一册单元重难点易错题精练（外研版2019）

Unit 2单元话题语法填空专项练习 (名校最新真题) （2022·黑龙江·齐齐哈尔市第八中学校高一阶段练习）语法填空 At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try ____1____ (measure) how long it lasts. Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at ____2____ (many). But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs ____3____ (dramatic) across cultures. ____4____ one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when silence in conversation stretches ____5____ four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silence of 8.2 seconds—nearly ____6____ (two) as long as in American meetings. In Japan, it ____7____ (recognize) that the best communication is when you don't speak at all. In the US, it may originate from the history of coloni