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(2019·金华十校高三调研)Can I talk about salary at work? In a word: yes. The HR company Insperity put it in a recent blog post: Can your employees discuss their salaries or wages with their co-workers? Yes. Even if you have a company policy against it? Yes.
The freedom to discuss your salary at work is a protected right under the labor law. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protects your right to discuss the conditions of your employment, including issues related to safety and pay, even when you’re not protected by a union.
Talking about salary with colleagues can be uncomfortable, since there’s such a taboo about discussing money matters, but it’s an important step towards achieving equal pay for equal work. One barrier, however, stems from how we think of our own financial worth. Too many people I talk to wrongly consider their salary a reflection of their worthiness, a statement about their skills, experience, or value. At the end of the day, if we can all separate our self-worth from our salaries a bit more, it’ll become easier to talk frankly with our colleagues.
Asking about money outright can be tough, so one trick I’ve picked up along the way is to ask for your colleagues to confirm or deny. For instance, you might volunteer your salary first and ask “Does that sound right to you？” by way of comparison. Or, let’s say you’re interviewing for a promotion to become a manager. You might ask a fellow manager about the kind of salary you should expect by saying, “I’m seeing salaries for this kind of position ranging from $65，000 to $70，000—does that seem accurate to you？” This way, even if your colleague isn’t comfortable sharing their salary outright, they can help you identify if your expectations are appropriate.
1．What makes co-workers uncomfortable to talk about salaries? A．The safety issue. B．The labor law.
C．The wrong idea about salaries. D．The reflection of their worthiness.
2．What does “taboo” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?
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A．A prohibited practice. C．A general agreement.
B．A firm belief. D．A social custom.
3．What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? A．One of my interview experiences. B．My way of asking about money. C．The method of raising questions. D．An example of getting promoted.
4．What can be the best title for the text? A．How to Discuss Salaries at Work B．Ways of Talking about Salaries C．Do Salaries Stand for Self-worth? D．Can Salaries Be Talked about at Work?
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“Hope has proved a powerful predictor of outcome in every study we’ve done so far，” said Dr. Snyder, a psychologist.
In a study with 3，920 college students, Dr. Snyder found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first term was a more accurate predictor of their college grades than their SAT
scores or their grade point averages in high school. “Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them，” Dr.Snyder said. “When you compare the equal learning ability and past school achievements of students, you will find that what sets them apart is hope.”
In seeking a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr.Snyder went beyond the usual belief that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right. “This idea is not concrete enough; It fails to clarify two key components of hope，” Dr.Snyder said. “Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.”
Despite the wisdom in the old saying “where there’s a will, there’s a way”， Dr.Snyder has found that the two are not necessarily connected. In a study of people from 18 to 70 years old, Dr.Snyder discovered: only about 40% of the people were hopeful in the technical sense of believing they typically had the energy and means to accomplish their goals; about 20% of the people believed in their ability to find the means to attain their goals, but said they had little will to do so; another 20% had the opposite pattern, saying they had the energy to motivate themselves but little
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confidence that they would find the means; the rest had little hope at all, reporting that they typically had neither the will nor the way.
“It’s not enough just to have the wish for something，” said Dr.Snyder. “You need the means, too. On the other hand, all the skills to solve a problem won’t help without the willpower to do it.”
5．What does Dr.Snyder think can best predict a freshman’s academic performance? A．His SAT scores. B．His high school grades. C．His level of hope. D．His family background.
6．What does the underlined word “concrete” in the third paragraph probably mean?
A．Clear. C．Universal.
B．Pure. D．Popular.
7．What did Dr. Synder say about the old saying “where there’s a will, there’s a way”？
A．It is quite realistic.
B．It is not inspiring to students. C．It is totally wrong.
D．It is not always true in reality.
8．What can be the most suitable title for the passage? A．No Pain, No Gain
B．Hope Emerges as the Key to Success C．Will Gets It Going
D．Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Ⅱ.完形填空
I had no idea she would be there. My apologies for her __1__ had been prepared. When my teacher announced we would be having a(n) __2__mother-daughter tea, I felt __3__ I would not be serving my mother at this special event. So I will never forget __4__ the beautifully decorated gym—and there she was, sitting calmly, and __5__！ As I looked at her, I imagined all the arrangements this __6__ woman must have had to make to be able to be with me for that one hour.
Who was __7__ Granny? She was ill in bed, and Mom had to do everything for her. How did Mom get here? We didn’t own a car, and she couldn’t __8__ a taxi. It was
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(浙江专用)2020高考英语二轮复习 题型重组练(七)
