题文
Rather than talk about how he feels, often a man would express his love by buying the woman cosmetics (化妆品), or bringing home a flower, or giving up the control of the remote (遥控器).And when men do talk, they’d prefer to talk about actions rather than emotions. For example, a lot of men would choose to express their long-range faith in a relationship by talking about next summer’s vacation plans, not by starting a conversation about undying love.
Men just prefer to say their plans with plane tickets, rather than poetry. It’s one of the reasons why men are more comfortable talking at work (the practical world) than they are at home (the castle that emotion built). But you can bring out his great communicator by making him feel more like he’s operating in the work mode, even when the topic at hand is your love life.
When men talk less and women want more, the conflict can escalate. Like when a policeman is questioning an unwilling witness, more silence equals more questions. A full 65 percent of men we surveyed recently told us that they don’t want their partners to ask them more questions about themselves.
It’s clear that some men are just tired of feeling like they’re on the witness stand. They’re not necessarily hiding anything; many men simply prefer not to have to tell confusing feelings that they may not even understand themselves.
An age-old method can make things better: back off a little, give him room to operate in a conversation, and he’s more likely to open up.
小题1:According to the author, men feel more comfortable when talking .A．actionsB．feelingsC．long-term friendshipD．conversations小题2:How can women communicate more successfully with men?A．They may give men a surprise by buying plane tickets.B．They can ask men if they have a great time during working.C．They might create a warm home environment first of all.D．They can give men the feeling that they are talking at work.小题3:The underlined word “escalate” has the similar meaning to .A．decreaseB．disappearC．changeD．increase小题4:From the text it can be inferred that .A．women are better at writing poems about emotions than menB．it is natural for women to be fond of finding the faults of menC．men are more interested in learning more about their partnersD．men prefer to pour out their hearts in a forgiving environment 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:D
解析
本文叙述了人们在交流时，男士更喜欢用行动来向女士表达感情，男士更愿意谈的是行动而不是感情，女士和男士交流最多的是工作上的事情，而男士如果给一个宽松的环境他们很容易敞开心扉。
小题1:细节理解题。根据And when men do talk, they’d prefer to talk about actions rather than emotions. 故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据t’s one of the reasons why men are more comfortable talking at work (the practical world) than they are at home (the castle that emotion built).故选D。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据When men talk less and women want more, the conflict因为前面说的多与少是矛盾的，所以可以猜出它是“增长”的意思，故选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据give him room to operate in a conversation, and he’s more likely to open up.在宽松的坏境下，男士更容易敞开心扉，故选D。
点评：做推理题干扰选项的特点夸大事实：一是对于原文中的细节或论断的某方面程度进行了夸大处理。二是无中生有：捏造原文并不存在的信息，并以此作为依据进行推理。三是掺入常识：根据考生已有的常识是正确的，但却不是基于文章。四是推理过头：引申过度，使结论过于绝对化。知道了这些特点在容易排除干扰项进而做出正确的判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Rather than talk abo.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
