2021年黑龙江省高考英语总复习阅读理解.docxVIP

2021年黑龙江省高考英语总复习：阅读理解

1.Alotofusloselifestoughbattlesbystartingafrontalattack-whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whowasonhistrappedwaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSamsbeinglate-seriousillnessathome-herealizedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn*tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.

Yes,thebosswas.Samenteredtheofficeat9：35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom；everyonewashardatwork.Samssupervisorcameuptohim.Suddenly,Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand.Howdoyoudo!nhesaid,ImSamMaynard.Imapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?”

Theroomexplodedinlaughter,exceptthatthesupervisorhadtoclampoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob-withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin,alaugh.

Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyignored,meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,sayingno,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,itstheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialoguemaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligionstolerancethanpeopleinanyotherform.

WhywasSamlateforhisjob?D

Becausehewasseriouslyillathome.

B-Becausehereceivedanultimatum.

Becausehewasbusyapplyingforanewjob.

Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.

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