2020新疆一模数学答案及试题(新疆自治区2020年普通高考第一次适应性考试数学)

本句是一个复合句。“Talking about salary with colleagues”是动名词短语作第一个分句的主语;since引导原因状语从句。
译文:和同事谈论薪金会让人不舒服,因为谈论钱的事情是一个禁忌,但是这是朝着实现同工同酬目标迈进的重要一步。
1.What makes coworkers 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.
解析:C 考查推理判断。根据第三段第二句“One barrier, however, stems from how we think of our own financial worth”和对第三段的整体理解可推知,对薪金的错误看法导致同事间谈论薪金时感到不舒服,故选C项。
2.What does “taboo” underlined in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.A prohibited
practice.
C.A general
agreement.
解析:A 考查词义猜测。根据第三段第一句中的“Talking about salary with colleagues can be uncomfortable”可知,和同事谈薪金让人不舒服,并结合常识可推知,谈论钱的事情是一个禁忌,故选A项。