广东省汕头市2015年高三第一次模拟考试 英语试题（Word版）
第一部分 英语知识应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Recently, I was told that managing is mostly common sense．Though I agree with this 1 in general，it leads me to a few very 2 conclusions．
In the IT field，entry level jobs are technical．As an engineer's career 3 , they become much more technical，with more responsibilities，and hopefully higher pay． 4 ，some of these engineers are promoted to 5 ，which is very non-technical．As mentioned above, these management jobs are more common sense by mostly 6 and evaluating daily tasks．
The surprising reality is that most managers didn't go into the IT field to do management work. These managers were never properly 7 and maybe not even interested in playing such a role. 8 ，engineers have a tendency to be more unsociable, which perhaps will have a negative influence on the relationship between other staff and them．While this may be good for a(n) 9 , it can be very bad for a manager with staff 10 to them．As a result，engineers 11 to managers are more likely to be bad managers．
Therefore，from my point of view, young people who 12 want to become engineers really need to 13 if you'd like to be in management．The only 14 of being a manager over an engineer is the higher salary while the disadvantage is that managers will lose their 15 edge(优势)．
1． A．decision B．subject C．idea D．discussion
2． A．popular B．amazing C．annoying D．disappointing
3． A．exists B．appears C．decreases D．grows
4． A．Eventually B．Successfully C．Systematically D．Temporarily
5． A．position B．research C．satisfaction D．management
