問題詳情

Male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication.47And women andmen have different past experiences. From the time they are born, they are treateddifferently, talked to differently, and talk differently as a result. 48 Andwhen they become adults, they travel in different worlds, reinforcing patternsestablished in childhood. These cultural differences include different expectationsabout the role of talk in relationships.Everyone knows that as a relationship becomes long-term, its terms change. 49 Many women feel, “After all this time, you should know what I want without mytelling you." Many men feel, “After all this time, we should be able to tell eachother what we want."These incongruent expectations capture one of the key differences between menand women.50 Though everyone has both these needs, women often have a relativelyneed for independence.Being understood without saying what you mean gives a payoff in involvement, andthat is why women value it so highly.
47. 
(A)But women and men often differ in how they expect them to change.
(B) Boys and girls grow up in different worlds, even if they grow up in thesame house.
(C) Culture is simply a network of habits and patterns gleaned from pastexperience.
(D) Different habits have repercussions when men and women talk about theirrelationship.

參考答案

答案:C
難度:適中0.518519
統計:A(16),B(31),C(70),D(11),E(0)

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