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--就某事發表觀點（篇章4）閱讀下面短文，根據題目要求用英文回答問題。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：人們不會直接結束對話第2-7段how:實驗過程第8-10段why實驗啟示：我們應該直接結束對話/原因40.Wherewerethetwopartsofthestudycarriedout?原文：Thefirstpartwasanonlinesurveythatasked806peoplewhethertherewasamomentrecentlytheyhadwantedtoendaconversationwithaclosefriendandtoestimatewhenthatmomentwasinrelationtowhenthetalkreacheditsconclusion.Thesecondpartinvolved252peoplepairedupwithstrangersinalabtochataboutwhatevertheyfeltlikeforanywherebetweenoneand45minutes.答案：Onlineandinalab.40/41題目解答技巧：1原文定位2加工信息3訂正語法（人稱/時態）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)原文觀點總結：Takentogether,theresultssuggestthatwearen’tveryskilledatestimatingeachothers’desiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.ThaliaWheatley,asocialpsychologistatDartmouthCollegesaysthefindingsareimportant,addingthatconversationsare“anelegantexpressionofjointcooperation”.However,shesays,“Itallfallsapartattheendbecausewejustcan’tfigureoutwhentostop.”Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyou’rechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.“Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.Somaybe,stoptryingandjustrelaxandenjoytheconversation.”答題思路：shouldendtheconversationdirectly:1.itispointless/ineffective/timeconsuming/awasteoftimearen’tskilledatestimatingother’sintentionofwhentoendhavenoideaofother’sintentionofwhentowrapup...2.beastraightforwardperson3.can’tfocusontheconversation4.theconversationwillfallapartintoembarrassmentshouldn’tendtheconversationdirectly:1.isimpolite/rude/tointerruptothers2.harmtheself-respectoftheotherperson3.reducetheirwillingnesstocommunicate4.ruinrelationship/breakthebond總結觀點類寫作結構：觀點

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