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1、第一部分选修 8Unit 1.阅读理解A(2016山东潍坊高三一模，D)You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago.With a few minutes to spare between meetings，you go to get a quick cup of coffee.“Hey, David, how are you？”one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.“Good，thank you，Dr.Greer，”you rep
2、ly.Youve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm，and this seems like a great opportunity.But as you start to think of something to say，your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.“So, Arnold，”your colleague says to your boss，in such a casual mann
3、er that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩)，“So whats your Super bowl prediction? I mean，youre a Niners fan, right？”The conversation moves on，and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee.You know how important small talk is in the US.，and you feel jealous of people whore your colleague
4、who can do it well.Theres nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture.People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the US.and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do itwith peers，men，women，and even with superiors.Yo
5、u can be the most technically skilled worker in the world，but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work.And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationshi
6、ps? Small talk.What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the US.to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨炼)your own version of Americanstyle small talk.Watch how others do it.You dont have to mimic what they do；in fact，that would lik
7、ely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic.But if you can develop your own personal version，that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable and competence.()1.The author introduces the topic of the passage by_.Araising an interesting questionBdescribing an interesting sceneCm
8、aking comparisonsDtelling a small jokes()2.What do we know about German people?AThey usually make small talk in work breaks.BThey hate making small talk.CThey dont make so much small talk.DThey are good at making small talk too.()3.What makes people from other countries surprised in American profess
9、ional culture?AAmerican workers ability to make progress.BAmerican workers attitude towards superiors.CThe special meaning of small talk.DThe role small talk plays in work settings.()4.What does“backfire”underlined in the last paragraph mean?ABe difficult.BBe helpful.CHave a good result.DHave the op
10、posite effect.【主旨大意】本篇为说明文。题材为人际交往。文章以作者假设的一个场景开始，逐步展示闲聊在美国社会中在维持人际关系方面的作用，并教给外来文化背景的读者如何学会闲聊进而融入美国社会。1【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据开头几段，作者假设你置身于一个场景，所以，选B。2【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据“Your colleague says to your boss，in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe.”得知，你的同事用一种很随意的方式和老板谈话，使得你的德国精神退缩了。可以看出，严谨
11、的德国人不习惯这种方式。3【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“People from other countries with superiors.”可知，外来文化背景的人，看到美国人在闲聊中能和其他人甚至是上司都能自然地交流，他们都很惊讶。4【答案】D【解析】猜测词义题。根据最后一段，“你不必刻意模仿别人，因为如果他们感觉你不真实的话，(模仿)就会起反作用”。B(2016湖南师大附中高三上学期第三次月考，C) The United States does not require business to pay workers who are sick or caring for a
12、 new baby.President Obama and some other US.lawmakers want to change timeoff policies.Supporters say paid leave is the right thing to do.Opponents say it will kill economic growth.In 2014, the United Nations reported that Papua New Guinea(巴布亚新几内亚) and the US.are the only two out of 185 countries in
13、the world that do not offer workers paid time off to care for newborns.However, several state governments and some private businesses in the US.have provided the benefits for their workers.Not every American agrees that requiring businesses to pay workers for leave is a good idea.Tricia Baldwin is a
14、 business woman.She is secretary and treasurer for her familys company.Her company employs 400 workers.She says giving all of them paid leave would ruin her company.Instead, Reliable Contracting gives paid leave to employees who have stayed with the company for at least five years.She says paid leav
15、e is simply another government order that adds more costs to doing business.President Obama supports paid leave for workers.Recently, he proposed a measure called the Healthy Family Act.It would allow workers to earn up to seven paid days of sick leave a year to care for themselves or family members
16、.Mr.Obama also wants Congress to approve a measure giving all workers six weeks of paid leave to have and care for a new baby.US.lawmakers who support the proposed measure say paid leave is good for the families and for businesses.Representative Don Beyer says paid leave is an encouragement to parents to return to the job.Mr.Beyer says tr
