全优课堂2017届高考总复习限时规范训练：选修8 unit 1《A land of diversity》（新人教版含解析）
<p> 第一部分 选修 8 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 1</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2016山东潍坊高三一模，<span word="D">D</span>)</p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>.<span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span>，<span word="you">you</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="David">David</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>？”<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Good">Good</span>，<span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>，<span word="Dr">Dr</span>.<span word="Greer">Greer</span>，”<span word="you">you</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>.<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>，<span word="your">your</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>.</p><p> “<span word="So">So</span>, <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span>，”<span word="your">your</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="cringe">cringe</span>(畏缩)，“<span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="prediction">prediction</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>，<span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Niners">Niners</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>, <span word="right">right</span>？”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="on">on</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="S">S</span>.，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="jealous">jealous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.<span word="People">People</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>—<span word="with">with</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>，<span word="men">men</span>，<span word="women">women</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>? <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>.</p>
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