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 reply. You’ve 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 manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩), “So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you’re 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 U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.
There’s 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 U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers，men，women，and even with superiors. You 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 relationships? Small talk.
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don’t have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely 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.
1. The author introduces the topic of the passage by __________.
A. raising an interesting question
B. telling a small jokes
C. making comparisons
D. describing an interesting scene
2.What do we know about German people?
A. They usually make small talk in work breaks.
B. They don’t make so much small talk.
C. They hate making small talk.
D. They are good at making small talk too.
3. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A. The role small talk plays in work settings.
B. American workers’ attitude towards superiors.
C. The special meaning of small talk.
D. American workers’ ability to make progress.
4.What does “backfire” underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A. be difficult B. be helpful
C. have the opposite effect D. have a good result
高三英语阅读理解困难题
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 reply．You’ve 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 manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩)，“So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean，you’re 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 U．S．，and you feel jealous of people you’re your colleague who can do it well．
There’s 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 U．S．and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers，men，women，and even with superiors．You 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 relationships? Small talk．
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U．S．to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk．Watch how others do it．You don’t have to mimic what they do；in fact，that would likely 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______．
A. raising an interesting question
B．describing an interesting scene
C.making comparisons
D．telling a small jokes
2.What do we know about German people?
A．They usually make small talk in work breaks．
B．They hate making small talk．
C．They don’t make so much small talk．
D．They are good at making small talk too．
3.What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A．American workers’ ability to make progress．
B．American workers’ attitude towards superiors．
C．The special meaning of small talk．
D．The role small talk plays in work settings．
4.What does“backfire”underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A．be difficult B．be helpful
C．have a good result D．have the opposite effect
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
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 reply. You’ve 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 manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩), “So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you’re 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 U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.
There’s 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 U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers，men，women，and even with superiors. You 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 relationships? Small talk.
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don’t have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely 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.
1. The author introduces the topic of the passage by __________.
A. raising an interesting question
B. telling a small jokes
C. making comparisons
D. describing an interesting scene
2.What do we know about German people?
A. They usually make small talk in work breaks.
B. They don’t make so much small talk.
C. They hate making small talk.
D. They are good at making small talk too.
3. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A. The role small talk plays in work settings.
B. American workers’ attitude towards superiors.
C. The special meaning of small talk.
D. American workers’ ability to make progress.
4.What does “backfire” underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A. be difficult B. be helpful
C. have the opposite effect D. have a good result
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
--- What do you think of the new manager of your department?
--- Oh, he is ________ manager who’s pleasant to work with. I mean, it is ______ pleasure to work with him.
A. the; \ B. a; a C. a; the D. \; a
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
Tiny microbes (微生物) are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone (石灰石), with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa.
Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi (霉菌) and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root.
The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2 from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees' leaves and in the form of limestone, the mineral in the soil makes it more suitable for agriculture.
The discovery could lead to reforestation projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India.
The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2 as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future&Emerging Technologies(FET)scheme.
Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the research, said："By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech, safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries."
1.The passage is mainly introducing ______ .
A.some useful natural fungi and bacteria
B.the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists
C.a newly-found tree in West Africa
D.a new way to deal with greenhouse gas
2.Which of the following is True about tiny microbes?
A.Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil.
B.CO2 can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria.
C.The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become.
D.Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil.
3.What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.Carbon dioxide. B.Soil.
C.Carbon. D.Limestone.
4.According to the passage, what can we infer?
A.The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth.
B.Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem.
C.Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years.
D.West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Tiny microbes(微生物) are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone(石灰石), with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa.
Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi(霉菌) and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root.
The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2 from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees’ leaves and in the form of limestone, the mineral in the soil makes it more suitable for agriculture.
The discovery could lead to reforestation(重新造林) projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India.
The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2 as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future&Emerging Technologies(FET) scheme.
Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburgh’s School of GeoSciences, who led the research, said:“By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech, safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries.”
1.The passage is mainly introducing .
A. some useful natural fungi and bacteria
B. a new way to deal with greenhouse gas
C. a newly-found tree in West Africa
D. the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists
2.Which of the following is True about tiny microbes?
A. Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil.
B. CO2 can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria.
C. The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become.
D. Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A. Carbon dioxide.
B. Carbon.
C. Soil.
D. Limestone.
4.According to the passage, what can we infer?
A. The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth.
B. Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years.
C. Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem.
D. West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world.
5.According to the passage, the Iroko-bacteria method .
A. can be used to improve the farming land
B. can save a lot of seriously destroyed woods
C. has been popularized in Bolivia, Haiti and India
D. should be spread all around the world in the future
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
If your job requires a lot of sitting, you could be putting your health at danger.
The American Journal of Epidemiology (流行病学) did a study in 2010 on the correlation (相互联系) between sitting and an individual's physical health. In the study, 53,440 working men and 69,776 working women were surveyed on their time spent sitting. The subjects were all disease free when employed. The researchers identified 11,307 deaths in men and 7,923 deaths in women during the 14-year follow-up.
The findings: Women who reported sitting for more than six hours per day had an approximately 40 higher all-cause death rate than those who reported less than three hours a day, and men had an approximately 20 higher death rate.
Well, now's a fine time to get this information. But why didn't they tell me this years ago? I would have planned on taking a more active job instead of the sedentary (坐着的) job of an editor.
So what can you do if you have to work for a living at a job that requires a lot of sitting? Here are some ideas:
Take frequent breaks. It is recommended that workers vary activities, change their position, and take short breaks every 20 minutes to rest muscles and increase blood circulation. Get a standing desk. Some studies have shown that working from an upright position may be better for health. The serious fitness people can even purchase a treadmill (跑步机) desk. It only goes about one mile per hour. Have a walking meeting. If your group is kind of small, going for a walk while discussing topics is a good alternative.
1.According to the text, the study in 2010 ______.
A. found men reporting shorter sitting time than women
B. surveyed more men than women on their daily sitting time
C. identified fewer deaths in men than in women during the 14-year follow-up
D. discovered correlation between sitting and physical health in men and in women
2.We can infer from the text that the author did not recommend ______.
A. using a standing desk B. resting one's muscles
C. quitting sedentary jobs D. taking a walk while discussing
3.What does the underlined word "subjects" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Things being discussed. B. People being studied.
C. Areas of knowledge being learned. D. Objects being painted.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Your job could be killing you.
B. Working out leads to health risks.
C. Long-time sitting is positively associated with health.
D. A study on sitting time and physical health was completed.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
There are labels（标签） inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water．The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat．If you do as the directions on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time．
Many clothes today must be dry cleaned．Dry cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made．Well-made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily better made．They do not always fit better．Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．
1.If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that ______．
A．don’t fit you B．don’t last long
C．need to be dry cleaned D．can be washed
2.The labels inside the clothes tell you______．
A．how to keep them looking their best B．how to save money
C．whether they fit you or not D．where to get them dry cleaned
3.We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes ______．
A．are always worse made B．must be dry cleaned
C．can not be washed D．can sometimes fit you better
4.The best title for the passage should be ______．
A．Buy Less Expensive Clothes B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping
C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—How are you getting along with your German, Kate？
—Oh, Mr．Black, I’m so tired of it．Maybe I should drop out _____ it kills me．
A．when B．after C．while D．before
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
While working in Southeast Asia in the mid 1990’s, I became a branch manager in a factory. At the beginning, I used human relations principles, such as putting myself into the others place to help gain trust. After a few months, I was told that the factory team members liked and trusted me.
Then the owner, seeing how everyone thought well of me, believed that I could become an instrument of change to carry out his several unpopular programs. The factory members resisted and eventually saw me as a puppet controlled by the owner. The more I insisted that they ‘follow orders’ the more they found ways to weaken the new changes.
Finally, I was replaced by a manager who knew enough to please both masters. Even though the owner did not like the fact that his new changes were not immediately applied, the new manager gained his power by the support received from his team together with an intention to find a way. What I learned was that your team must always see you as supportive of their needs, even to the extent that the owner may not be pleased that you are unable to follow their wishes. At the end of the day, if your people do not follow you then you are no longer in charge and will be replaced.
At first I blamed my boss for putting me in such a position. Then in honest reflection, I began to realize that he had probably hoped that I would have found some middle ground. What I could have done was to first obtain their advice about why they did not wish to follow the new policy changes, and then I should have used my influence with both the owner and team members to find a better way.
Though, in fact it is a painful lesson for me, it has served me well along my career path!
1.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Obeying is the best quality.
B. Giving is always a pleasure.
C. Appreciating others will benefit a lot.
D. Dealing with relationship is important.
2.The underlined word “puppet” has the similar meaning to .
A. instrument B. assistant
C. wretch D. winner
3.Which is the right order according to the passage?
a. He was removed from his position.
b. He got on poorly with the coworkers.
c. He carried out the orders of the owner.
d. He became a branch manager.
f. He was believed in not only by coworkers but leaders.
A. a, b, d, c, f B. f, d, c, b, a
C. d, f, c, b, a D. d, c, f, b, a
4.From the third paragraph we can infer that .
A. the new manager carried out the programs at once
B. the new manager got on badly with workers
C. workers need to be recognized and supported
D. you should make full use of your power
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
While working in Southeast Asia in the mid 1990’s, I became a branch manager in a factory. At the beginning, I used human relations principles, such as putting myself into the others place to help gain trust. After a few months, I was told that the factory team members liked and trusted me.
Then the owner, seeing how everyone thought well of me, believed that I could become an instrument of change to carry out his several unpopular programs. The factory members resisted and eventually saw me as a puppet controlled by the owner. The more I insisted that they ‘follow orders’ the more they found ways to weaken the new changes.
Finally, I was replaced by a manager who knew enough to please both masters. Even though the owner did not like the fact that his new changes were not immediately applied, the new manager gained his power by the support received from his team together with an intention to find a way. What I learned was that your team must always see you as supportive of their needs, even to the extent that the owner may not be pleased that you are unable to follow their wishes. At the end of the day, if your people do not follow you then you are no longer in charge and will be replaced.
At first I blamed my boss for putting me in such a position. Then in honest reflection, I began to realize that he had probably hoped that I would have found some middle ground. What I could have done was to first obtain their advice about why they did not wish to follow the new policy changes, and then I should have used my influence with both the owner and team members to find a better way.
Though, in fact it is a painful lesson for me, it has served me well along my career path!
1.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Obeying is the best quality.
B. Giving is always a pleasure.
C. Appreciating others will benefit a lot.
D. Dealing with relationship is important.
2.The underlined word “puppet” has the similar meaning to .
A. instrument B. assistant
C. wretch D. winner
3.Which is the right order according to the passage?
a. He was removed from his position.
b. He got on poorly with the coworkers.
c. He carried out the orders of the owner.
d. He became a branch manager.
f. He was believed in not only by coworkers but leaders.
A. a, b, d, c, f B. f, d, c, b, a
C. d, f, c, b, a D. d, c, f, b, a
4.From the third paragraph we can infer that .
A. the new manager carried out the programs at once
B. the new manager got on badly with workers
C. workers need to be recognized and supported
D. you should make full use of your power
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析