“Mind your own business” we’re told“Don’t talk about others behind their backs”The problem with this advice is thatnot only is it unrealisticit’s also counterproductive(起反作用的)

??? Common sense holds that gossip(流言蜚语)hurts people’s feelings and damages relationshipsBut recent research shows the opposite—that strong communities and relationships between people would be impossible without gossip

??? Gossip is a way for people to let you know the limits of social behavior“If you move into a community and your neighbor tells you how the former homeowner never dealt with his rubbish properlyhis gossip is letting you in on something”says DrRalph Rosnow of Temple University“Gossip saysthese are the boundaries and you are crossing themYou’re not abiding by the rules and you’d better get back in line” Seen this waygossip is a way to communicate criticism(批评)without conflict(冲突)giving you a chance to change your behavior without losing face

??? On the other handwhat about ill-willed gossipthe kind that puts other people down? Gossip is hearing something we like about someone we don’t andin nearly every country in the worldgossip magazines have huge numbers of readersAccording to researchershoweverthis kind of gossip also has a good side because it helps us put our own problems in perspective(正确地)“If we read bad news about well-known peopleor get the frightful details of our neighbors’ bad situation over a cup of coffeeour own problems begin to pale in comparison(对比)”says DrJack Levin of Northeastern University

??? Howeverthat doesn’t mean that gossip is necessarily a good thingeitherResearchers found that people who gossip a lot tend to feel like they’re under a lot of stressThis might be because while they’re busy talking about other peoplethey’re also busy thinking what other people are saying about them
1.What is the purpose of the text?

ATo encourage us to spread gossip about others

BTo prevent us from spreading gossip about others

CTo make a comparison between good gossip and bad gossip

DTo recognize certain positive functions of gossip

2.According to the passagepeople in general think that__________

Ait’s a bad habit to gossip

Bnobody pays attention to gossip

Cnot all the gossip you hear is worth believing

Dit’s necessary to have a nice gossip with a friend or neighbor

3.The underlined phrase “abiding by” in Paragraph 3 most probably means“________”

Amaking??? ????????????? ????????????? Bbreaking??? ????????????? ????????????? Cobeying??? ????????????? Dchanging

4.It could be learned from the passage that__________.

A. people under much stress enjoy gossiping about others.

B. in a way gossip helps us deal with our own problems.

C. in fact most people tend to believe gossip.

D. the more there is gossip, the stronger relationships become between people.

 

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