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1、Passage1Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,thenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlonger,andyouhavemadeadifferentstatement.Holditfor3seconds,andthemeaninghaschangedagain.Foreverysocialsituation,thereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson'sgazewithoutbeingintimate,r
2、ude,oraggressive.Ifyouareonanelevator,whatgaze-timeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestion,considerwhatyoutypicallydo.Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemup(打量)andtoassurethemthatyoumeannothreat.Sincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteraction.Youneedtoemitasign
3、altellingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.Soyoucutoffeyecontact,whatsociologistErringGoffman(1963)calls"adimmingofthelights."Youlookdownatthefloor,attheindicatorlights,anywherebutintoanotherpassenger'seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronanelevator,youwillmaketheotherpersonexceeding
4、lyuncomfortable,andyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.Ifyouholdeyecontactformorethan3seconds,whatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstance,amanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner.Theytypicallygazeateachotherforabout3secondsatatime,thendroptheireyesdo
5、wnfor3seconds,beforelettingtheireyesmeetagain.Butifonemangivesanothermana3-second-plusstare,hesignals,"lknowyou","laminterestedinyou,"or"YoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou."Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___.A)everyglancehasitssignifica
6、nceB)staringatapersonisanexpressionofinterestC)agazelongerthan3secondsisunacceptableD)aglanceconveysmoremeaningthanwords2.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois___.A)tolookintoanotherpassenger'seyesB)toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengersC)tosignalyouarenotathreattoanyoneD)tokeep
7、adistancefromotherpassengers3.By"adimmingofthelights"(Line13,Para.1)ErvingGoffmanmeans___.A)closingone'seyesB)turningoffthelightsC)ceasingtoglanceatothersD)reducinggaze-timetotheminimum4.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolong,hetendstofeel___.A
