2016年高考英语二轮复习专题讲练测：（测）专题07 阅读理解Ⅳ：篇章结构题（解析版）_高考复习指南

2016年高考英语二轮复习专题讲练测：（测）专题07 阅读理解Ⅳ：篇章结构题（解析版）

　　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.

　　12. 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

　　【答案】

　　12.D

　　12. 篇章结构题。根据第一段“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.”句意——你是芝加哥德国公司在美国的