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Accordingtothelatestresearchinthe'UnitedStatesofAmerica,menandwomentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicate.ProfessorDeborahTannenofGeorgetownUniversity,hasnoticedthedifferenceinthestyleofboy'sandgirl'sconversationsfromanearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls'conversationislessdefinitethanboys'andexpressesmoredoubts.Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversations,mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts—althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,forwoman,privatetalkingisawaytoestablishandtestintimacy.Formen,privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalkingshow.Whenamanteachesawoman,saysProfessorTannen,hewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledge,andhencemorepowerinconversation.Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Shesayswomenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers.Althoughtheresearchsuggestsmentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethanwomen,ProfessorTannensays,womenactuallyencouragethistohappenbecausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationship.Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthatthebrainispre¬programmedforlanguage.Asweareusuallytaughttospeakbywomen,itseemslikelythatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias(倾向性)initsprogramming,otherwisemalespeechpatternswouldnotariseatall.1.Intheopinionofthewriter,womenencouragementotalkbecauseA.itwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationshipB.itwillhelptoestablishstatuswiththeirlistenersC.itwillhelptoexpressmoreclearlyD.itwillhelptocommunicatebetter2.Thereare_______inlittlegirls'conversationthaninboys'.A.fewerdoubtsB.moredemandsC.moredoubtsD.feweruncertainties3.Somescientistsbelievethatbrainispre-programmedforlanguage.Thewordpreprogrammedmeans_______.A.programmedalreadyB.programmedbeforeoneisbornC.programmedearlyD.programmedbywomen4.Inprivateconversation,womenspeakA.thesamethingsasmenB.lessthanmenC.morethanmenD.asmuchasmen5.Thethemeofthisarticleis_______.A.womenarenaturallymorehelpfulB.menandwomentalkdifferentlanguagesC.mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmoreD.littlegirls'conversationislessdefiniteInthelasttwohundredyearstherehavebeengreatchangesinthemethodofproductionofgoods.Thisisnowalsotrueofthebuildingindustry;formechanizationhasbeenintroduced.Systembuildingcansavebothtimeandmoney.Theprincipleofsystembuildingisthatthebuildingismadefromasetofstandardunits.Theseareeithermadeatthebuilding-siteoratafactory.Somedesigners,infact,arestandardizingthedimensionsofrooms.Theyaremadeinmultiplesofasinglefixedlength,usuallytencentimeters.Thisiscalledamodular(标准件的)system,anditmeansthatmanufacturescanproducestandardizedfittingsatalowercost.Themostimportantfactaboutsystembuildingisitsspeed.Aten-storeyflat,forexample,canbecompletedinfourmonths.Thereareseveralnewmethodsofsystembuilding.Oneisthepanelmethod.Inthiscase,theconstructioncompanysometimeserectsafactoryonthesite.Thewallsandfloorsofthebuilding,calledpanels,arecastinahorizontalorverticalposition.Conduitsforelectricalwiresandsleevesforpipesarecastinthepanelswhentheyarebeingmade.Themouldsformakingthesecastingsaresituatedallaroundthebuilding.Aftertheconcretepanelsarecast,theyareallowedtosetandhardenforaweek.Nexttheyareliftedbyatowercraneontoanysectionofthebuilding.Therethepanelsarecementedtogetherattheirjointsandthefloorcoveringislaid.Afterthepanelshavebeencementedtogether,thecraneliftsacaseintothearea.Itcontainsallthefittingstobeinstalled,suchaswash-basins,radiatorsandpipes.Finishingtradesmen,suchasplumbers,plasterers,paintersandelectricians,followbehindtocompletethework.Insomebuildingdevelopments,insomecountries,wholeflatswithinternalfeaturesliketheirbathrooms,bedroomsandconnectingstairs,andweighingasmuchastwentytons,arecarriedtothebuilding-siteready-made.Agiantoverheadcraneisusedtoliftthemintoposition.Inthefuture,thismethodmaybecomemorewidespread.1.Themaindifferencebetweenpanelmethodandthemethoddiscussedinthelastparagraphis_______.A.thelatterusesready-madeinternalfeaturesB.panelsarecastinalevelpositionC.theformerisusedtobuildwallsandfloorswhilethelattertoconstructbathroomsorbedroomsD.theformerismoreexpensivethanthelatter2.WhichofthesestatementsisTRUEofsystembuilding?A.Itemploysmoremen.B.Itisdifficultanddangerous.C.Itcansavebothtimeandmoney.D.Itmeanslessmechanization.3.Accordingtothepassage,theprincipleofsystembuildingisthat_______.A.constructionmethodsaresaferB.buildingsaremadefromasetofstandardizedunitsC.similarbuildingscanbeproducedD.allunitsareproducedonthesite4.Theusualfixedlengthinthemodularsystemis_______.A.twentycentimetersB.tenmillimetersC.fiftycentimetersD.tencentimeters5.Whatliftstheconcretepanelsontothebuilding?A.Cranes.B.Man-power.C.Pulleys.D.Hydraulicjacks.1.A2.C3.B4.D5.B1.A2.C3.B4.D5.AThestandardofliv