17.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 realy been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership a 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(畏縮),"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 pople 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.a(chǎn)nd 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(磨練) 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.
28.The author introduces the topic of the passage byB.
A.offering a plot
B.describing n interesting scene
C.making comparisons
D.telling a small jokes
29.What do we know about German people?A
A.They don't make so much small talk.
B.They hate making small talk.
C.They usually make small talk in work breaks.
D.They are good at making small talk too.
30.What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?D
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.
31.What does"backfire"underlined in the last paragraph mean?B
A.have a warm atmosphere
B.have the opposite effect
C.have a good result
D.have a hard time.
分析 本文是社會文化類閱讀,你是一個新經(jīng)理在德國公司的美國芝加哥分公司,在會議間的幾分鐘休息時間,你會得到一個快速的一杯咖啡.本文以此展開,主要講述了美國式閑聊是什么樣子及人們對此的評價.
解答 28.答案:B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段和第三段內(nèi)容可知,本文通過描述一個有趣的場景來引出標(biāo)題.故選B.
29.答案:A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段提到Y(jié)ou'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可知,你在想與你的同事搞好關(guān)系,這是個好機會,但當(dāng)你在想在說些什么時,你的美國同事已經(jīng)開始要聊了,故選A.
30.答案:D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第六段提到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.a(chǎn)nd how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it-with peers,men,women,and even with superiors可知美國人在閑聊中所扮演的角色使得其它國家人的對美國的這種特殊的文化感到很吃驚,故選D.
31.答案:B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段提到Y(jié)ou don't have to mimic what they do;in fact,that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic你沒有必要模仿他們所做的,事實上因為人們認為你會不可靠而會起到反作用,故選B.
點評 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀,題目涉及推理判斷題,細節(jié)理解題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.