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1、浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（17）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.“ButIstillwas
2、notsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglish.”Herproblemiseasytounderstand.Americansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywhere.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkind
3、sofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.Onesuchsayingis“getyouracttogether”.Whenthingsgowronginabusiness,anemployermaygetangry.Hemayshout,“Stopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.Or,iftheemployeriscalmer,hemaysay,“Letusgetouracttogether.”Eitherway,themeaningist
4、hesame.Gettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganized.Inbusiness,itusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandorderlyplanofaction.Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.But,itisprobablethatitwasinthetheaterormovieindustry.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistak
5、es.Thedirectormayhavesaid,“Calmdown,now.Getyouracttogether.”WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.MisterRogerssaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether
6、.Now,thisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.Onecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreport,“GettingOurActTogether.”TheJapanesevisitorwasconfusedbyanotherexpressionusedbyAmericanbusinesspeople.Itis“cuttothechase”.Sheheardthatexpressionwhensheattendedanimpo
7、rtantmeetingofonecompany.Oneofficialwasgivingaverylongreport.Itwasnotveryinteresting.Infact,somepeopleatthemeetingwerefallingasleep.Finally,thepresidentofthecompanysaid,“Cuttothechase.”Cuttothechasemeanstostopspendingsomuchtimeondetailsorunimportantmaterial.H
8、urryandgettothegoodpart.Naturally,thissayingwasstartedbypeoplewhomakemovies.HollywoodmovieproducersbelievethatmostAmericanswanttoseeactionmovies.Manyoftheirmoviesshowscenesinwhichtheactor
