英语六级 2024年12月·第2套 Part III Section A 完形填空（选词填空）试卷排版
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真题卷第2套(2024-12) • 英语六级
Part III Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Ever been talking about something important with someone you care about and found the discussion frustrating instead of fruitful? Negative energy can then cast a 26 over your efforts to build a shared understanding.
In fact collaborative problem-solving conversations require skills. Strong listening skills are essential. Sprinkling in positivity via appreciation, 27 smiles, and warm comments helps. So does the essential ability to keep your emotional tone in the calm zone. If the tone of a dialogue heats up and anger erupts, the dialogue 28 from collaborative to adversarial, and progress is likely to come to an immediate 29 .
In addition, effective dialogue generally has another important characteristic: symmetry.
Symmetry in dialogue refers to the balance of how much each partner talks. Are you each getting equal airtime? When one participant does most of the talking, this asymmetry or lack of balance tends to become annoying to one or both of you. The silent partner 30 tires of only listening, while the talker can feel 31 . Usually, both would prefer more equal give and take.
Different rates of speech and levels of voice volume can 32 symmetry as well. The faster or louder partner can easily begin taking up more airtime. The slower-talking or softer-voiced one can have trouble getting the floor.
Conversations also lose balance when one partner's opinions count more than the other's. One person's input may carry more sway because their style of expression is more 33 . One viewpoint may tend to get lost because it is expressed more 34 .
If either partner fairly consistently 35 or evaporates, modifying the pattern will be helpful. The dialogue will feel more productive, and at the same time, the relationship overall is likely to feel more positive.
A)affectionate
B)approximately
C)elapses
D)erode
E)flattered
F)flips
G)halt
H)overburdened
I)predominates
J)propagate
K)scenario
L)shadow
M)tentatively
N)typically
O)vigorous
选文出处：本文选自2020年12月22日刊登在Psychology Today（《今日心理学》）上的一篇名为“Four Characteristics of Effective Conversations”（《有效交流的4个特点》）的文章。