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4科闫友创,让岑引义忘曷!阅读表达一就某事表达个人观点(篇章4)阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题Anewstudyasksthequestion:DoconversationsendwhenpeoplewantthemtoTheanswerisno.Thestudyincludedtwoparts.Thefirstpartwasanonlinesurveythatasked806peoplewhethertherewasamomentrecentlytheyhadwantedtoendaconversationwithaclosefriendandtoestimatewhenthatmomentwasinrelationtowhenthetalkreacheditsconclusion.Thesecondpartinvolved252peoplepairedupwithstrangersinalabtochataboutwhatevertheyfeltlikeforanywherebetweenoneand45minutes.67percentoftherespondentsinthefirstpartofthestudysaidtheywantedtheconversationtoendbeforeitactuallydidandmosthadsecretlywishedthechathadbeeneither50percentlongeror50percentshorterthanitwas.WhateveryouthinktheotherpersonwantsyoumaywellbewrongJsaysAdamMastroianniapsychologyresearcheratHarvardUniversityandthestudysleadauthor.Soyoumightaswellleavewhenitseemsappropriatebecauseitsbettertobeleftwantingmorethanless.”Inthesecondpartofthestudynearly70percentofthepeoplereportedwantingtheconversationtobeoverbeforeitended.Justtwopercentoftheconversationswrappedupatatimebothpeoplewerehappywithand30percentofthemendedwhenoneofthepartieswanted.Theresearchersalsoaskedstudyparticipantstoguesswhentheirconversationalpartnershadwantedtostoptalking.Thoseguesseswerewrongeitheroverorunderestimatingtheotherpersonsdesiretocontinuethetalkbyabout64percentoftheconversationsactuallength.Takentogethertheresultssuggestthatwearentveryskilledatestimatingeachothersdesiresaboutwhentoendaconversation.ThaliaWheatleyasocialpsychologistatDartmouthCollegesaysthefindingsareimportantaddingthatconversationsareanelegantexpressionofjointcooperation”.Howevershesays“Itallfallsapartattheendbecausewejustcantfigureoutwhentostop.”Mastroiannisayshistakeawayisthattryingtoguesswhatsomeoneyourechattingwithwantsisalmostpointless.Youreallyhavenoideawhentheotherpersonwantstogo.Somaybestoptryingandjustrelaxandenjoytheconversation.WherewerethetwopartsofthestudyearnedoutInwhatwayweretheparticipants5guesseswronginthesecondpartofthestudyPleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatementthenunderlineitandexplainwhy.Ifseasytofindapropertimetoendaconversationwithaclosefriend.IfyoudesiretoendaconversationwouldyoutelltheotherpersondirectlyWhyorwhynotInabout40words。
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