We chat with our colleagues all the time when we have lunch, gossip in the tearoom, or leave work together. Sharing your personal life brings you closer to your coworkers and builds trust within your team. But revealing too much about yourself to colleagues, managers or human resources staff can cause difficulties and even endanger your work.
It's important to keep the right balance between getting along with colleagues and maintaining your privacy. “Communication in the office is tricky and complicated. You can neither spread chatter, nor be too silent and shut yourself off from others,” said Yang Yudan, deputy HR director at P&G.
According to her, there are several safe topics to talk about with colleagues during the break, such as the weather or movies. Women like to talk about makeup and clothing, while men are fond of sports and online games. But discussing your private life, such as relationship, habits or health conditions, is a potential minefield.
Liang Kun, 26, had to resign from his job at a trading company in Guangzhou last week after discussing his income with colleagues during a lunch break. “I didn't realize it was such a serious issue until a senior member of staff went to find the boss, asking why I got a higher salary than her,” said Liang. “Then our HR told me that according to the employee handbook it is forbidden to talk about salary in the office.” HR expert Yang also reminds us that paychecks are your own business. It is unwise to share this information with others, no matter how close you are.
To summarize, Yang advises office workers to be more aware of the image they project when talking to colleagues, “When you share your personal life, it will be recorded on your invisible resume and may slow down your career progressing.”
小題1:The author quoted Yang Yudan in the text to ________.
A.show his admiration for her
B.make an argument with her
C.support his own viewpoint
D.build up his fame
小題2:What can be inferred from the fact that Liang Kun had to resign his job according to the text?
A.It was unwise for him to share information with others.
B.He broke the rules made by the company.
C.He was such an honest person that he told the truth.
D.He treated his colleagues as family members.
小題3:What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To draw people's attention to their behaviors in public.
B.To advise office workers to be aware of the image they project.
C.To make you believe that communication in the office is complicated.
D.To warn you to be careful of invisible trouble while talking about your privacy to colleagues.
小題4:Which would be the best title for the text?
A.At Work, Keep It to Yourself
B.Keep the Right Balance
C.Share Your Personal Life with Others
D.Safe Topics to Talk about

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A

小題1:答案:C 推理判斷題。文章第二段和第三段論述的中心是第二段的“It's important to keep the right balance between getting along with colleagues and maintaining your privacy.”由此可推知,作者引用Yang Yudan的話是為了支撐自己的觀點(diǎn)。故答案選C項(xiàng)。
小題2:答案:B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段的“...said Liang.‘Then our HR told me that according to the employee handbook it is forbidden to talk about salary in the office.’”可知,Liang Kun從公司辭職是因?yàn)樗`背了公司的制度。故答案選B項(xiàng)。
小題3:答案:D 寫作目的題。文章的最后一段總結(jié)全文,根據(jù)最后一句的“...‘When you share your personal life,it will be recorded on your invisible resume and may slow down your career progressing.’”可知,作者寫本文的目的是提醒公司的員工留意因討論私人生活而可能帶來的負(fù)面影響。故答案選D項(xiàng)。
小題4:答案:A 標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知,作者主要通過列舉實(shí)例表明,在公共場合談?wù)撍缴羁赡軙䦷砗芏嘭?fù)面影響,告誡公司員工應(yīng)予以留意。故答案選A項(xiàng)。
長難句子分析
“I didn't realize it was such a serious issue until a senior member of staff went to find the boss,asking why I got a higher salary than her,”said Liang.
句子整體主干為,
賓語從句中有not...until結(jié)構(gòu)。(直到……才);
有非謂語動詞作伴隨狀語。
句意:梁說:“我還沒有意識到這個(gè)嚴(yán)重的問題,直到一個(gè)高級員工找到老板,問為什么我的工資比她的高。”
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