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Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss’s cretary to determine his mood. If he ate nails for breakfast, it is not a good idea to ask him for something. Even without the boss’s cretary, there are keys to timing: don’t approach the boss when he’s on deadline; don’t go in right before lunch, when he is apt to be distracted and rushed; don’t go in just before or after he has taken a vacation. If you’re mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first. And don’t let a particular concern open the floodgates for all your accumulated frustration. The boss will feel that you think negatively about the company and it is hopeless trying to change your mind. Then, maybe he will dismiss you. Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear. The employee has to get his point across clearly in order to make the boss understand it.Your boss has enough on his mind without your adding more. If you can’t put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem. People who frequently prent problems without solutions to their boss may soon find they can’t get past the cretary.To deal effectively with a boss, it’s important to consider his goals and pressures. If you can put yourlf in the position of being a partner to the boss, then he will be naturally more inclined to work with you to achieve your goals.小题1:What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A．Prent problems.B．Propo your solution.C．Put yourlf in the boss’s position.D．Make the issue clear.小题2:If you want to ask the boss for anything, it is important to find out first _________.A．how he is feeling.B．whether the boss had breakfast.C．whether he is on deadline.D．whether he had taken a vacation.小题3:What is the best title of the passage?A．How to Propo Your Solution.B．Never Give in to Your Boss.C．How to Argue with Your Boss.D．Learn to Understand Your Boss.小题4:From the passage, we can infer that_____________.A．you don’t go into the boss’s office when you are angryB．you can prent the boss with a problem only.C．when you offer advice to your boss, don’t think of the troubles he may have.D．when you go into the boss’s office, keep your voice all the time.小题5:It is necessary to make clear to the boss ___________.A．what problems he has.B．why you are mad.C．what position you are in the company.D．what you really want to talk to him about 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题2:A小题3:C小题4:A小题5:D

解析

小题1:考查主旨要义。根据文章第四段中的If you can’t put forward an immediate solution, at least suggest how to approach the problem可知，.本段的中心思想是，在提出问题时也要提出问题的解决办法。故选B。小题2:考查细节理解。根据文章的第一段中的Before you argue with your boss, check with the boss’s cretary to determine his mood.可知，要了解老板的心情。故选A。小题3:考查文章的标题。本文叙述了如何和你的老板讨论事情并给出了一些建议。故选C。小题4:考查推理判断。根据文章第二段中的If you’re mad, that will only make your boss mad. Calm down first.可知，但你生气时，进老板的办公室和他谈话，只能使老板更加生气。所以选 A。小题5:考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的Terrible disputes can result when neither the employer nor the employee knows what is the problem the other wants to discuss. Sometimes the fight will go away when the issues are made clear.可知Ｄ正确。【文章大意】本文叙述了如何和你的老板讨论事情，本文给出了一些建议，一是如果你在自己心情不好时不要去找老板理论那样会把事情弄得更糟。二是应该双方都应清楚对方想要说什么。三是在提出问题时也要提出问题的解决办法。四是从老板的位置看问题，设身处地，老板才会愿意帮助你。

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