专题限时集训(七)推理判断之文章出处、读者对象A(2019·安徽省皖北协作区联考)About1.5billionpeoplespeakEnglisharoundtheworld
Butformorethan1.1billionofthem,Englishistheirsecondlanguage—oftenwithanoticeableaccent
“Someone'saccentreallyrevealsalotaboutwhotheyareandtheiridentity
Itwilltellpeoplewhattheirnativelanguageisandprobablywheretheycomefrom,”saysMarcPell,acommunication'sprofessoratMcGillUniversityinMontreal
AndaccordingtoPell,onereactiontoitcanbeabias(偏见)againstthatperson
Previousresearchthathasbeendoneelsewhereshowedthatpeoplewhohaveanaccenttendtobetrustedless,simplybecausetheyhaveanaccent
Butaccentsaren'ttheonlythingwelistenforwhenwehavetodecideifwetrustanotherperson
Toneofvoicealsoplaysarole
Pellandhisteamwantedtoknowifpeoplewouldtrustaconfidenttone,evenifitcamefromsomeonewithanaccent
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