名校模拟卷（一）-2019-2020学年高中英语必修五【创新思维】同步AB卷(人教版)

名校模拟卷(一) 本试卷共１２０分,考试时间１００分钟. 第一部分 第二部分 第三部分 总　分 分数 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分４０分) 第一节(共１５小题;每小题２分,满分３０分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C和 D四个选项 中,选出最佳选项. A Youareanew managerattheAmericanbranchof yourGermanfirminChicago．Withafewminutestospare betweenmeetings,yougotogetaquickcupofcoffee． “Hey,David,how are you?”one ofthesenior partnersatthefirmasksyou． “Good,thankyou,Dr．Greer,”youreply．You􀆳ve reallybeenwantingtomakeaconnectionwiththesenior leadershipatthefirm,and this seemslike a great opportunity．Butasyoustarttothinkofsomethingtosay, yourAmericancolleaguebreaksintostealyourspotlight． “SoArnold,”yourcolleaguesaystoyourboss,in suchacasualmannerthatit makesyourGermansoul cringe(畏缩),“Sowhat􀆳syourSuperbowlprediction?I mean,you􀆳reaNinersfan,right?” Theconversation moveson,andyou walksilently backto yourdesk with yourcoffee．You know how importantsmalltalkisintheUS,andyoufeeljealousof peoplewhocandoitwell． There􀆳snothingsmallabouttherolethatsmalltalk playsinAmericanprofessionalculture．Peoplefromother countriesareoftensurprisedathowimportantsmalltalkis intheUSandhownaturallyandcomfortablypeopleseem to doit—with peers, men, women,and even with superiors．Youcanbethemosttechnicallyskilledworker intheworld,butyourabilitytoprogressinyourjobinthe UnitedStatesishighlydependentonyourabilitytobuild andmaintainpositiverelationshipswithpeopleatwork． And guess what skill is critical for building and maintainingtheserelationships?Smalltalk． Whatcanyoudoifyouarefromanothercultureand wanttolearnto usesmalltalkinthe US to build relationshipsandestablishtrust? Workhardtohone(磨 练)yourownversionofAmericanＧstylesmalltalk．Watch howothersdoit．Youdon􀆳thavetoimitatewhattheydo; infact,thatwouldlikelybackfirebecausepeoplewould seeyouasinauthentic(不可信的)．Butifyoucandevelop yourownpersonalversion,thatcangoalongwaytoward makingyoufeelcomfortableandcompetent． １．Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthepassageby　　 　　． A．offeringaplot B．describinganinterestingscene C．makingcomparisons D．tellingasmalljoke ２．WhatdoweknowaboutGermanp