3 Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.
E.分析:段落中近义结构的反复出现直接暗示段落中心E。
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get across (to)被理解;使人了解
e.g. Did your speech get across to the crowd?
你的演说听众理解吗?
比较:
put across 解释;表达
e.g.Im not putting my meaning across very well.
我未把我的意思解释清楚。
go away v.走开
neither adv也不
e.g. He answered me, but he spoke1 neither slowly nor clearly.
他回答了我的问题,但是他说得又快又不清楚。
A. Keep Your Voice Low All the Time
B. Put Yourself in the Boss’s Position
C. Propose Your Solution
F. Never Give in
4 Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can’t put forward an immediate2 solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently present problems without solutions to their bosses may soon find they can’t get past the secretary.
C.分析:段落中solution的重复出现,和段落中与该词语意相近的结构(how to approach the problem)的出现,共同揭示C是答案。
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put forward 提出(意见、建议),推荐;提名;把时针向前拨(= put on)
e.g. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
1860年,一个名叫威廉.娄的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。
at least adv.至少
at most adv.至多
approach vt, vi 走近, 开始考虑;开始着手, n. 接近, 方法
e.g. We approached the museum. 我们走近博物馆。
e.g. He approached the idea with caution. 他开始认真地考虑那个主意。
e.g. approaching 5 million 接近500万
A. Keep Your Voice Low All the Time
B. Put Yourself in the Boss’s Position
F. Never Give in
5 To deal effectively with a boss, it’s important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourself in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work you to achieve your goals.
分析:段落中直接出现了与B呼应的结构,所以直接确认答案B。
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源:考试大
incline: v. (常与to, towards连用)倾向于,使认为
e.g. What he said inclines me to think that he will agree to our plan.
他的话使我觉得他会同意我们的计划的
e.g. I incline to fatness. 我有些发胖。
对于该部分题注意利用语法和搭配句意判断答案。
A. to give the boss your advice
B. how he is feeling
C. the boss may have
D. what you really want to talk to him about
E. without suggesting a way to solve it
F. how unhappy you are
If you want to ask the boss for anything, it is important to find out first ________.
B.分析:find out后需要跟宾语,而B,D,F都可以作宾语成分,在借助搭配句意和原文:
Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss’s secretary to determine his mood。
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源:考试大
find out v.找出, 发现, 查明(真相等)
A. to give the boss your advice
C. the boss may have
D. what you really want to talk to him about
E. without suggesting a way to solve it
F. how unhappy you are
It is necessary to make clear to the boss____________
D.分析:make clear(把。。表述清楚)后需要跟宾语,而D,F都可以作宾语成分,借助搭配句意选择答案D。
A. to give the boss your advice
C. the boss may have
E. without suggesting a way to solve it
F. how unhappy you are
It is not wise to present the boss with a problem___________
E. 分析:根据搭配句意和对文章大意的理解选择E(作状语)
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Without: prep没有;缺乏
e.g. He won the first prize in the speech contest without much effort.
他没费多少劲就获得了演讲比赛一等奖。
e.g. Without a moments hesitation3, she jumped into the river to save the drowning girl.
她毫不犹豫地跳进河里去救快要溺死的女孩。
e.g. He went away without taking leave. 他不辞而别。
A. to give the boss your advice
C. the boss may have
F. how unhappy you are
You must be considerate (A级词汇)and think of the troubles__________
C.分析:根据搭配句意选择C(作定语)。
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think of: v. 考虑, 关心, 想起
think of..as..v. 把...看作
think highly of v. 看重;器重
think nothing of 轻视;认为无所谓
think out 想出;仔细考虑 (= think over)
think about v. 考虑, 回想
think over: v. 仔细考虑, 重新考虑
think up: v. 想出, 发明