阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第23～26题要求从所给的6个选项中为规定段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27～30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。 Talking 1. It’s common knowledge
that women talk more than men. Most men think their girlfriends’ conversations
are like following a ball of string through a labyrinth of point less
assumption, needless imaginative leaps and obscure thoughtful observation before
eventually finding that it leads back to the starting point. 2.
Quite often this is the case. But we have reason behind our chatter and if
you’d only join in occasionally you’d understand why we do it. Your version of
discussion is like scoffing a hamburger: it’s fast, efficient and gets the job
done. We prefer to see conversing as a good meal—focusing on every
mouthful. 3. So when you say: "Amanda and Steve are splitting
up," you think that is enough. You’ve conveyed information quickly and now
you’re ready to do something else. You have blindly ignored the endless
potential of a richly satisfying subject. A woman’s version of the news would
involve a discussion of why they split up, whether anyone could have predicted
it was about to happen, who was actually at fault, whether Amanda will sell the
flat, whether Steve will carry on working in the same office, and who Amanda
might eventually have children with. It isn’t enough to merely use words as a
way of conveying facts. For us, it isn’t over until our throats wear out—because
only through talking do we reach understanding. 4. Only last
night I was in the bath, chatting to my boyfriend. We were discussing the summer
ahead. Could we afford a holiday If so, where would we go Should I get some
brochures Did we want a villa or a hotel Should it be July or August To me,
these were issues of interest and importance. We couldn’t possibly know what we
wanted if we hadn’t agreed first, I outlined these concerns at length, only for
him to reply: "There’s no point in discussing it till we know if we can afford
it." Brief. Factual. But completely depressing. It’s a trait common to most men,
though. When I speak to my dad on the phone, I ask what’s been happening he
says: "Oh... nothing special." Then my Mum comes on and says: "You’ll never
guess what happened last night. Well, John and Sheila came for dinner, and
honestly, his ex-wife, well..." 5. To you, it’s something of
little importance, but to us it’s a vital insight into the nature of existence.
And although yon do your best to avoid taking part, you can’t run for ever,
because women are useful for many pleasant things, not just conversation. So
unless you make the effort to join in occasionally, you may find that one day
those pleasant things suddenly and unexpectedly disappear. And in their place
will be silence you foolishly thought you wanted. A. Attitudes towards
taking B. The helpful way of talking C. The reason of women’s
chattering D. Women talk more than men E. The pleasure from the
talking F. The examples happened among my parents, my boy friends and
me In the opinion of women, talking is not only the way of ______.