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高二上学期期末实战模拟卷四
[主题阅读3]人与社会———肢体语言
(时间45分钟,满分50分)
Ⅰ.阅读(满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
A
Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.Silencesmaybethoughtful,or
theymaybeemptywhenapersonhasnothingtosay.Asilenceinaconversationmayalso
showstubbornness,uneasinessorworry.Silencemaybeviewedbysomeculturalgroupsas
extremelyuncomfortable;thereforeattemptsmaybemadetofileverygapwithconversaG
tion.PersonsinotherculturalgroupsvaluesilenceandviewitasnecessaryforunderstandG
ingapersonsneeds.
ManynativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartofcommunicatingamong
people,justassometraditionalChineseandThaipersonsdo.Therefore,whenaperson
fromoneoftheseculturesisspeakingandsuddenlystops,whatmaybeimpliedisthatthe
personwantsthelistenertoconsiderwhathasbeensaidbeforecontinuing.IntheseculG
tures,silenceisacalforreflection.
Otherculturesmayusesilenceinotherways,particularlywhendealingwithconflicts
amongpeopleorinrelationshipsofpeoplewithdifferentamountsofpower.Forexample,
Russian,French,andSpanishpersonsmayusesilencetoshowagreementbetweenparties
aboutthetopicunderdiscussion.However,Mexicansmayusesilencewheninstructionsare
givenbyapersoninauthorityratherthanberudetothatpersonbyarguingwithhimor
her.Instilanotheruse,personsinAsianculturesmayviewsilenceasasignofrespect,parG
ticularlytoanelderorapersoninauthority.
Nursesandothercaregiversneedtobeawareofthepossiblemeaningsofsilencewhen
theycomeacrossthepersonalanxietytheirpatientsmaybeexperiencing.Nursesshould
recognisetheirownpersonalandculturalconstructionofsilencesothatapatientssilence
isnotinterruptedtooearlyoralowedtogoonunnecessarily.Anursewhounderstandsthe
healingvalueofsilencecanusethisunderstandingtoassistinthecareofpatientsfrom
theirownandfromothercultures.
1.Whichofthefolowingpeoplemightregardsilenceasacalforcarefulthought?
A.TheChinese. B.TheFrench. C.TheMexicans. D.TheRussians.
2.Whatdoestheauthoradvisenursestodoaboutsilence?
A.Letitcontinueasthepatientpleases. B.Breakitwhiletreatingpatients.
C.Evaluateitsh