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--就某事发表观点（篇章4）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。Anewstudyasksthequestion:Doconversationsendwhenpeoplewantthemto?Theanswerisno.Thestudyincludedtwoparts.Thefirstpartwasanonlinesurveythatasked806peoplewhethertherewasamomentrecentlytheyhadwantedtoendaconversationwithaclosefriendandtoestimatewhenthatmomentwasinrelationtowhenthetalkreacheditsconclusion.Thesecondpartinvolved252peoplepairedupwithstrangersinalabtochataboutwhatevertheyfeltlikeforanywherebetweenoneand45minutes.67percentoftherespondentsinthefirstpartofthestudysaidtheywantedtheconversationtoendbeforeitactuallydid,andmosthadsecretlywishedthechathadbeeneither50percentlongeror50percentshorterthanitwas.“Whateveryouthinktheotherpersonwants,youmaywellbewrong,”saysAdamMastroianni,apsychologyresearcheratHarvardUniversityandthestudy’sleadauthor.“Soyoumightaswellleavewhenitseemsappropriate,becauseit’sbettertobeleftwantingmorethanless.”Inthesecondpartofthestudy,nearly70percentofthepeoplereportedwantingtheconversationtobeoverbeforeitended.Justtwopercentoftheconversationswrappedupatatimebothpeoplewerehappywith,and30percentofthemendedwhenoneofthepartieswanted.Theresearchersalsoaskedstudyparticipantstoguesswhentheirconversationalpartnershadwantedtostoptalking.Thoseguesseswerewrong,eitheroverorunderestimatingtheotherperson’sdesiretocontinuethetalk,byabout64percentoftheconversation’sactuallength.Takentogether,theresultssuggestthatwearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.ThaliaWheatley,asocialpsychologistatDartmouthCollegesaysthefindingsareimportant,addingthatconversationsare“anelegantexpressionofjointcooperation”.However,shesays,“Itallfallsapartattheendbecausewejustcan’tfigureoutwhentostop.”Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyou’rechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.“Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.Somaybe,stoptryingandjustrelaxandenjoytheconversation.”40.Wherewerethetwopartsofthestudycarriedout?41.Inwhatwayweretheparticipants’guesseswronginthesecondpartofthestudy?42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.It’seasytofindapropertimetoendaconversationwithaclosefriend.43.Ifyoudesiretoendaconversation,wouldyoutelltheotherpersondirectly?Whyorwhynot?(Inabout40words)Newstudyasksthequestion:Doconversationsendwhenpeoplewantthemto?Theanswerisno.Thestudyincludedtwoparts.Thefirstpartwasanonlinesurveythatasked806peoplewhethertherewasamomentrecentlytheyhadwantedtoendaconversationwithaclosefriendandtoestimatewhenthatmomentwasinrelationtowhenthetalkreacheditsconclusion.Thesecondpartinvolved252peoplepairedupwithstrangersinalabtochataboutwhatevertheyfeltlikeforanywherebetweenoneand45minutes.67percentoftherespondentsinthefirstpartofthestudysaidtheywantedtheconversationtoendbeforeitactuallydid,andmosthadsecretlywishedthechathadbeeneither50percentlongeror50percentshorterthanitwas.“Whateveryouthinktheotherpersonwants,youmaywellbewrong,”saysAdamMastroianni,apsychologyresearcheratHarvardUniversityandthestudy’sleadauthor.“Soyoumightaswellleavewhenitseemsappropriate,becauseit’sbettertobeleftwantingmorethanless.”Inthesecondpartofthestudy,nearly70percentofthepeoplereportedwantingtheconversationtobeoverbeforeitended.Justtwopercentoftheconversationswrappedupatatimebothpeoplewerehappywith,and30percentofthemendedwhenoneofthepartieswanted.Theresearchersalsoaskedstudyparticipantstoguesswhentheirconversationalpartnershadwantedtostoptalking.Thoseguesseswerewrong,eitheroverorunderestimatingtheotherperson’sdesiretocontinuethetalk,byabout64percentoftheconversation’sactuallength.Takentogether,theresultssuggestthatwearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.ThaliaWheatley,asocialpsychologistatDartmouthCollegesaysthefindingsareimportant,addingthatconversationsare“anelegantexpressionofjointcooperation”.However,shesays,“Itallfallsapartattheendbecausewejustcan’tfigureoutwhentostop.”Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyou’rechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.“Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.Somaybe,stoptryingandjustrelaxandenjoytheconversation.”第一段what：人们不会直接结束对话第2-7段how:实验过程第8-10段why实验启示：我们应该直接结束对话/原因40.Wherewerethetwopartsofthestudycarriedout?原文：Thefirstpartwasanonlinesurveythatasked806peoplewhethertherewasamomentrecentlytheyhadwantedtoendaconversationwithaclosefriendandtoestimatewhenthatmomentwasinrelationtowhenthetalkreacheditsconclusion.Thesecondpartinvolved252peoplepairedupwithstrangersinalabtochataboutwhatevertheyfeltlikeforanywherebetweenoneand45minutes.答案：Onlineandinalab.40/41题目解答技巧：1原文定位2加工信息3订正语法（人称/时态）41.Inwhatwayweretheparticipants’guesseswronginthesecondpartofthestudy?原文：Thoseguesseswerewrong,eitheroverorunderestimatingtheotherperson’sdesiretocontinuethetalk,byabout64percentoftheconversation’sactuallength.答案：42.Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.It’seasytofindapropertimetoendaconversationwithaclosefriend.原文：Takentogether,theresultssuggestthatwearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyou’rechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.“Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.答案：Accordingtothepassate,itisnoteasy/difficulttofindapropertimetoendaconversationwithaclosefriends,becausewearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desireaboutwhentoendaconversation.43.Ifyoudesiretoendaconversation,wouldyoutelltheotherpersondirectly?Whyorwhynot?(Inabout40words)原文观点总结：Takentogether,theresultssuggestthatwearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.ThaliaWheatley,asocialpsychologistatDartmouthCollegesaysthefindingsareimportant,addingthatconversationsare“anelegantexpressionofjointcooperation”.However,shesays,“Itallfallsapartattheendbecausewejustcan’tfigureoutwhentostop.”Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyou’rechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.“Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.Somaybe,stoptryingandjustrelaxandenjoytheconversation.”答题思路：shouldendtheconversationdirectly:1.itispointless/ineffective/timeconsuming/awasteoftimearen’tskilledatestimatingother’sintentionofwhentoendhavenoideaofother’sintentionofwhentowrapup...2.beastraightforwardperson3.can’tfocusontheconversation4.theconversationwillfallapartintoembarrassmentshouldn’tendtheconversationdirectly:1.isimpolite/rude/tointerruptothers2.harmtheself-respectoftheotherperson3.reducetheirwillingnesstocommunicate4.ruinrelationship/breakthebond总结观点类写作结构：观点

原因1+解释(原因2+解释)答案1：Yes.Firslty,Itisawasteoftimetocontinuetheconversationaswearenotskilledatestimatingwhentheotherpersonwantstowrapitup.Secondly,Ithinkitineffectivetocontinuetheunwantedtalk,whichcan’tgetmefocusedandwillendupwithemb