山东省滨州市邹平县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第一次达清测试试题（一区，无答案）考试时间60分钟，60分一、阅读理解。（每题2分，共20分）Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussion,however,makesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboosinaparticularculture.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistory,art,andcustoms.Theyexpectquestionsaboutyourfamilyandbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartform,andtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthem,argumentscanbeinteresting—andtheycancoverprettymuchoranytopic—aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligentmanner.IntheUnitedStates,businesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopics,includingopinionsaboutwork,family,hobbies,andpolitics.InJapan,China,andKorea,however,peoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughts,feelings,oremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmoniousbusinessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuild.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.Itisconsideredrude,forexample,toaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneralrule,it'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionwithyourbusinessfriends.Thiscangetyouintotrouble,evenintheUnitedStates,wherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inaddition,discussingone'ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld,althoughbecarefulnottocriticiseanationalsport.Instead,befriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.1．Theunderlinedword“harmonious”mostprobablymeans________.A．CompetitiveB．friendlyandpeacefulC．originalD．sensitive2．PeoplefromAsiaaremoreprivateintheirconversationwithothersbecause________.A．theydon'twanttohavetheirgoodrelationshipwithothersharmedB．theydon'twanttosharetheirfeelingswithothersC．theydon'twanttotalkmuchwithothersD．theyareafraidtoarguewiththeirothers3．Thewriterthinkspoliticsandreligionare________forbusiness.A．cheerfultopicsB．TaboosC．rudetopicsD．wisetopics4．Whichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthor?A．Sports.B．Children.C．Personalfeelings.D．Families.5．Whatshouldyoudowhentalkingaboutsportswithyourpartnerfromanothercountry?A．Praiseyourowncountry'ssports.B．Criticizeyourowncountry'ssports.C．Praisethesportsofyourpartner'scountry.D．Criticizethesportsofyourpartner'scountry.BSmalltalkisaveryshortconversationusedbyindividualtokilltimeandmaketheotherpersonfeelcomfortableinhispresence.However,sometimesyoushouldbecarefulofyourtopics.Therearecertain“safe”topicsthatpeopleusuallydiscuss.Theweatherisprobablythenumberonethingthatpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwelldiscuss.Sometimesevenfriendsandfamilymembersdiscusstheweatherwhentheymeetorstartaconversation.Anothertopicthatisgenerallysafeiscurrentevents.Aslongasyouarenotdiscussingacontroversial_issue,_suchasarecentlawconcerningequalrights,itisusuallysafetodiscussthat.Entertainmentandsportsnewsisanothergoodtopic.Ifthereissomethingthatyouandtheotherpersonhaveincommon,thatmayalsobeacceptabletotalkabout.Forexample,ifthebusisextremelyfullandtherearenoseatsavailable,youmighttalkaboutthereasonswhy.Similarly,peopleinanofficemightcasuallydiscussthenewpaintorfurniture.Therearealsosomesubjectsthatarenotconsideredacceptablewhenmaking...
