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When men get together, they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts. However, they talk about a lot, like their newest computer, how to repair their car, or even business.
Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women, jump to computer games, then continue to the sport of the season. They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting(吹牛). Men seldom call each other to chat.
When man meets woman, he usually wants to make a good impression. Many single men try hard to carry on amusing, fun, and pleasant conversations. They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.
Some men, either out of nervousness or ignorance, spend most of the time talking about themselves, often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work. Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.
When women get together, they talk about feelings and relationships, their work and their family. They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk, then listen. Women often call each other to chat. Conversation is an important part of most women’s lives.
As relationships progress, however, many a man turns on the television and forgets how to talk. This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says, “You never talk to me anymore. ” Some men start talking. Many, however, mainly discuss their own achievements and problems.
When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects: feelings, family, relationships, friends and her work, many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves. Pretty soon, the man is back to staring at the television each night, wondering where his relationship has gone. The woman is talking to her friends, mom, sister, or neighbor, often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.
【语篇概述】文章介绍男性和女性谈论的话题往往是不一样的。
1. What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?
A. They like to talk about practical matters.
B. They are willing to expose their inner thoughts.
C. They prefer to take adventurous travels.
D. They often call each other to chat about work.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“However, they talk about a lot, like their newest computer, how to repair their car, or even business. ”可知男性喜欢谈论实际问题。
2. Which can replace the underlined part “brag about” in Paragraph 4?
A. show off B. dream about
C. put forward D. care for
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的宾语their achievements, 可知是炫耀自己的成就。“brag about”相当于“show off”。
3. What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?
A. Family. B. Jokes.
C. Friends. D. Work.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第四段的句子“their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work. ”和第五段的句子“When women get together, they talk about feelings and relationships, their work and their family. ”可知男性和女性谈论的共同的话题是工作。
4. What is the best title of this passage?
A. How a man makes a good impression on a woman.
B. Good relationship between men and women.
C. Men talk; women talk; do they talk together?
D. Talking, the women’s main tool in communication.
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知文章分别介绍男性和女性谈论的话题以及男性和女性相互交流的情况。所以Men talk; women talk; do they talk together? 是合适的标题。
