Gossip also can have a third effect：it strengthens unwritten，unspoken rules about how people should act.Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group.Translated into high school terms，this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said，then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.The dos and don’ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.

　　The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation.The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news，think about why you want to gossip and what effects your“juicy story”might have.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了传言的危害和人们为什么喜欢传闲话。

　　1．The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to ________．

　　A．introduce a topic

　　B．present an argument

　　C．describe the characters

　　D．clarify his writing purpose

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。根据文章第三段的Many of our conversations are gossip. (我们的话题A。]

　　★2.An important negative effect of gossip is that it ________．

　　A．breaks up relationships

　　B．embarrasses the listener

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