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The phrase "stereotyped in structure" in Paragraph 2 probably means______.

A. sentences of this kind have a variety of meanings
B. this kind of sentences have no content at all
C. the structure of these sentences is always changing
D. sentences of this kind usually have a fixed structure

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The phrase "phatic communication" in Paragraph 3 can be explained as______.

A. exchange of ideas
B. explanation of facts
C. exchange about health or the weather
D. exchange for maintaining social relationship

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Mrs. P sneezes violently. Mrs. Q says "Bless you!" Mrs. P says "Thank you. " Again, this hardly seems to be a case of language being used to communicate ideas, but rather to maintain a comfortable relationship between people. Its function is to provide a means of avoiding a situation which both parties might otherwise find embarrassing. No factual content is involved. Similarly, the use of such phrases as "Good morning" or "Pleased to meet you" , and ritual exchanges about health or the weather, do not communicate ideas in the usual sense.
Sentences of this kind are usually automatically produced, and stereotyped in structure. They often state the obvious(e. g. "Lovely day" ) or have no content at all(e. g. "Hello") .
They certainly require a special kind of explanation, and this is found in the idea that language is here being used for the purpose of maintaining good relationship between people. The anthropologist(人类学家) Bronislaw Malinowski created the phrase "phatic communication" to refer to this social function of language, which arises out of the basic human need to signal friendship—or, at least, lack of hatred. For someone to withhold these sentences when they are expected, by staying silent, is a sure-sign of distance, alienation(疏远) , or even danger.
These illustrations apply to English and to many European languages. But cultures vary greatly in the topics which they permit as phatic communication. The weather is not as universal a conversation-filler as the English might like to think. For example, Rundi women (In Burundi, Central Africa) , upon taking leave, are quite often heard to say, routinely and politely, "I must go home now, or my husband will beat me. " Moreover, phatic communication itself is far from universal. Some cultures say little; and prefer silence, as in the case of the Paliyans of southern India, or the American of Colombia.
What is the subject of the passage？

A. Language used to communicate ideas.
B. Differences between English and other languages.
C. A special social function of language use.
D. Relationship between language and culture.

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We can infer from the passage that______.

A. in order to keep fit, we should spend as little time and money as possible on food
B. nibbling between meals is a bad habit that will throw our body out of condition
C. if other members of our family get fat quite easily, we probably will too
D. we can eat as much as we want and leave it to our body to select what it needs

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If we love sweet things, it's probably due to -_____.

A. our body's needs
B. our parents' influence
C. our basic instinct
D. the taste of the food

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The phrase "stereotyped in structure" in Paragraph 2 probably means______.

A. sentences of this kind have a variety of meanings B. this kind of sentences have no content at all C. the structure of these sentences is always changing D. sentences of this kind usually have a fixed structure

The phrase "phatic communication" in Paragraph 3 can be explained as______.

We can infer from the passage that______.

If we love sweet things, it's probably due to -_____.

A. sentences of this kind have a variety of meanings
B. this kind of sentences have no content at all
C. the structure of these sentences is always changing
D. sentences of this kind usually have a fixed structure