2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（33）

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（33）及答案阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AAwomanfromJapanwastellingafriendabouthertriptotheUnitedStates.ThewomanhadvisitedmajorbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesinNewYorkCityandChicago.“IstudiedEnglishbeforeIlefthome,”shesaid.“ButIstillwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEngl

2、ish.”Herproblemiseasytounderstand.Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkindsofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.Onesuchsayingis“getyour

3、acttogether”.Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry.Hemayshout,“Stopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.Or,iftheemployeriscalmer,hemaysay,“Letusgetouracttogether.”Eitherway,themeaningisthesame.Gettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganized.Inbusiness,itusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandord

4、erlyplanofaction.Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.But,itisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.Thedirectormayhavesaid,“Calmdown,now.Getyouracttogether.”WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.M

5、isterRogerssaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether.Now,thisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.Onecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreport,“GettingOurActTogether.”TheJapanesevisitorwasconfusedbyano

6、therexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeople.Itis“cuttothechase”.Sheheardthatexpressionwhensheattendedanimportantmeetingofonecompany.Oneofficialwasgivingaverylongreport.Itwasnotveryinteresting.Infact,somepeopleatthemeetingwerefallingasleep.Finally,thepresidentofthecompanysaid,“Cuttothechase

7、.”Cuttothechasemeanstostopspendingsomuchtimeondetailsorunimportantmaterial.Hurryandgettothegoodpart.Naturally,thissayingwasstartedbypeoplewhomakemovies.HollywoodmovieproducersbelievethatmostAmericanswanttoseeactionmovies.Manyoftheirmoviesshowscenesinwhichtheactorsch