D

　　The meaning of silence carries among culture groups. Silence may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or, worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(間隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs.

　　Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.

　　Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority, persons in Asian culture may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

　　Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

　　32. What does the author say about silence in conversations?

　　A. It implies anger.

　　B. It promotes friendship.

　　C. It is culture-specific

　　D. It is content-based

　　33. Which of the following people might consider silence as a call for careful thought?

　　A. The Chinese. B. The French.

　　C. The Mexicans. D. The Russians.

　　34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?

　　A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.

　　B. Break it while treating patients.

　　C. Evaluate its harm to patients.

　　D. Make use of its healing effects.

　　35. What may be the best title for the text?

　　A. Sound and Silence

　　B. What it means to be silent

　　C. Silence to Native Americans

　　D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold

　　32.【解析】C

　　推測(cè)題。原文定位第一段, 可以得知A選項(xiàng)不全面，沉默不只代表一個(gè)意思;同理，可排除B選項(xiàng);此段反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)“Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups…”，“ Persons in other cultural groups value…” 可得知，沉默在不同文化中的意義是不同的，而不是根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容變化的，由此可以排出D，得出正確答案C。

　　33.【解析】A

　　細(xì)節(jié)題。題干的意思是“在哪國人的文化中，沉默代表要求對(duì)方仔細(xì)考慮?”定位第二段“ Therefore…person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.” 中文意思為，在中國和泰國文化中，silence代表說話人想在繼續(xù)會(huì)話之前讓傾聽者考慮他說過的話。所以可以得出答案A。

　　34.【解析】D

　　細(xì)節(jié)題。對(duì)應(yīng)文章最后一段。答案可以在段落主題句中可以分析出來—第一句和最后一句。尤其是最后一句“ A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients…”作者認(rèn)為，了解沉默的治愈價(jià)值有助于更好地照顧病人。所以，是建議護(hù)士利用沉默的治愈價(jià)值的。而A，B選項(xiàng)出現(xiàn)在第2句so that后面的部分。用了否定詞not，是作者所不建議的。C選項(xiàng)在文中并未提及。

　　35.【解析】B

　　主旨題。文章為總分的結(jié)構(gòu)，可從第一段入手。定位文章第一句 “The meaning of silence caries among culture groups.” 即可得知全篇都在講沉默代表的意義，不同的文化意義不同。文中并沒提到聲音與沉默的關(guān)系，所以不選A;文章講了不同國家沉默代表的意義，不局限于Native Americans，排除C;而D 選項(xiàng)是一句諺語，“說話是銀，沉默是金”，文章并沒有對(duì)比兩者的重要性。因此只能選B。