Who talks more, then, women or men? The seemingly contradictory(矛盾的)evidence is shown by the difference between what I call publ

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问题     Who talks more, then, women or men? The seemingly contradictory(矛盾的)evidence is shown by the difference between what I call public and private speaking. More men feel comfortable doing "public speaking", while more women feel comfortable doing "private speaking". Another way of capturing these differences is by using the terms report-talk and rapport-talk.
    For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport(友好)a way of establishing connections and relationships. Emphasis is placed on displaying similarities and matching experiences. From childhood, girls criticize their fellows who try to stand out or appear better than others. People feel their closest connections at home, or in settings where they feel at home—with one or a few people they feel close to and comfortable with—in other words, during private speaking. But even the most public situations can be approached like private speaking.
    For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve independence and negotiate(谈判)and maintain status in a hierarchical(分等级的)social order. This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through verbal performance such as storytelling, joking, or giving information. From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention. So they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups made up of people they know less well-in the broadest sense, "public speaking". But even the most private situations can be approached like public speaking, more like giving a report than establishing rapport.
It can be concluded from men’s and women’s childhoods that______.

选项 A、there is a striking contrast in personality between men and women
B、men and women grow up seeing themselves connecting to others in profoundly different ways
C、men and women talk in different ways because of their different backgrounds
D、the way of speaking reflects the characteristics of different sexes.

答案B

解析 第二段第三句话:女孩子从孩提时代起就对那些抛头露面,显得比别人优越的同伴进行批评;第三段第二句:男人从孩提时代起就学着用谈活这种方式来吸引并保持别人的注意力。从语境来看,他们的孩提时代说明他们在成长过程中,自已与他人的联系方式不一样,因此选B。
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