A.to win… has been shot | B.winning…shooting |
C.having won…is shooting | D.to win…are to be shot |
2 . Dogs are often said to look like their owners, but the breed someone chooses could also reveal key aspects of their personality, psychologists claim.
They found that people
Corgi owners, such as the Queen, tend to be extroverted,
This could be because, like in a romantic relationship, we tend to
It could also
Dr. Lance Workman and Jo Fearon surveyed 1,000 dog owners via an online questionnaire on behalf of the Kennel Club.
The questions were designed to test the so-called “Big Five” traits that
Dr. Workman said there was a definite link between a dog’s
But it also has to suit your lifestyle, he added. If you’re going to get a(n)
Someone’s choice of dog could also reveal
The Queen’s
He said, “It takes a lot to get up and stand up in front of the number of people she does as often as she does, and give a good talk, and at the same time she has to be controlled as the head of state.
A.are aware of | B.are drawn towards | C.are compared to | D.are disrespectful to |
A.if | B.while | C.as if | D.because |
A.confess | B.propose | C.reflect | D.announce |
A.match | B.contrast | C.confuse | D.provide |
A.change | B.result in | C.be down to | D.interact with |
A.working | B.planning | C.indoors | D.outdoors |
A.combine | B.govern | C.outweigh | D.examine |
A.size | B.breed | C.temperament | D.origin |
A.subconsciously | B.knowingly | C.indifferently | D.distinctively |
A.figure out | B.team up | C.break down | D.fit in |
A.in common | B.to offer | C.at hand | D.on hold |
A.fashionable | B.luxurious | C.energetic | D.glamorous |
A.hidden | B.positive | C.negative | D.evident |
A.tolerance | B.capacity | C.talent | D.fondness |
A.Since | B.Whereas | C.For | D.As long as |
3 . Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, believed that men are divided into three classes: gold, silver and bronze. Vifredo Pateto, an Italian economist, argued that “the vital few” account for most progress. In the private sector, best companies struggle relentlessly to find and keep the vital few. They offer them fat pay packets, extra training, powerful mentors and more challenging assignments.
As the competition in business is getting increasingly fierce, companies are trying harder to nurture raw talent, or to poach it from their vitals. Private-equity firms rely heavily on a few stars. High-tech firms, for all their egalitarianism (平均主义), are ruthless about recruiting the brightest. Firms in emerging markets are desperate to find young high-flyers to cope with rapid growth and fast-changing environment.
Bill Conaty and Ram Charan’s recent book The Talent Masters provides a nice mix of portraits of well-known talent factories along with sketches of more recent converts to the cause. “Talent masters” are proud of their elitism. GE divides its employees into three groups based on their promise. Hindustan Unilever compiles a list of people who show innate leadership qualities. “Talent masters” all seem to agree on the importance of two things: measurement and differentiation. The best companies routinely subject employees to various “reviews” and “assessments.” But when it comes to high-flyers they make more effort to build up a three-dimensional picture of their personalities and to provide lots of feedback.
A powerful motivator is to single out high-flyers for special training. GE spends $1 billion a year on it. Novartis sends high-flyers to regular off-site training sessions. Many companies also embrace on-job training, speaking of “stretch” assignments or “baptisms by fire.” The most coveted are foreign postings: these can help young managers understand what it is like to run an entire company with a wide range of problems.
Successful companies make sure that senior managers are involved with “talent development.” Bosses of GE and P&G spent 40% of their time on personnel. Intel obliged senior managers to spend at least a week in a year teaching high-flyers. Involving the company’s top brass (高级职员) in the process prevents lower-level managers from monopolizing high-flyers and crates dialogues between established and future leaders. Successful companies also integrate talent development with their broader strategy to ensure that companies are more than the sum of their parts. P&G likes its managers to be both innovative and worldly. Goodyear replaced 23 of its 24 senior managers in two years as it shifted its target-consumers from carmakers to motorists.
Meanwhile, in their rush to classify people, companies can miss potential stars. Those who are singled out for special treatment can become too full of themselves. But the first problem can be fixed by flexibility; people who are average in one job can become stars in another. And people who become too smug can be discarded.
1. The author mentions the needs for talent of different firms in the second paragraph to show that _________.A.the need for talent is universal |
B.there is a cut-throat competition among them |
C.the economy is more prosperous than before |
D.the need for talent is confined to high-tech firms |
A.How the well-known talent factories classify their staff. |
B.How the talent factories and recent converts to the cause are like. |
C.How to identify and recruit talent. |
D.How to keep and foster elite employees. |
A.checking and evaluating them frequently |
B.compelling the senior managers to instruct the high-flyers |
C.moving them into the positions that display their strengths |
D.providing them with training or special mentoring classes |
A.making sure that its senior managers spend enough time on personnel |
B.changing the company’s strategy according to the status quo of talent |
C.replacing most of the senior managers regularly to avoid monopoly |
D.grooming future leaders from high-flyers rather than from lower-level managers |
A.The importance of equality. |
B.The necessity of flexibility. |
C.The drawbacks of elitism. |
D.The harm of self-conceit. |
A.that…that | B.what…what | C.all…that | D.how…all |
A.if it didn’t slip her mind |
B.if it weren’t to slip her mind |
C.had it not slipped her mind |
D.shouldn’t it slipped her mind |
A.what once was America | B.which once was America |
C.what America once was | D.where once was America |
A.But for his help, I wouldn’t have done such a wonderful job in English. |
B.His house, all the windows of which face south, enjoys great sunshine. |
C.Not until the result turned out to be so serious that he realized his fault. |
D.It is at this moment that he made the most important decision in his life. |
8 . In the future, we will be competing against medically-enhanced workers who can work longer and harder than us. Artificial intelligence will make it easier to monitor our every move in the office. This may sound like science fiction, but it’s a likely
The report, which
According to PwC, these forces will result in four potential futures: one where “humans come first,” one where “innovation
In the future world where corporations reign, PwC states that “human effort is
This is a world where performance is everything, and workers will need to create every
Seventy percent of the workers surveyed said that they would undergo
To visualize this
But you don’t need a fake news report to see this future; real news reports about augmented bodies in the office have existed for some time. Companies in the U.S. and Europe are already offering microchip implants to workers, so they can enter company buildings and get their chips from the vending machine with the
PwC predicts that the idea of a cyborg workforce will go from science fiction novelty to mainstream in the next few decades.
“So implants at work are already possible and happening and people will use it
A.dimension | B.vision | C.integrity | D.reality |
A.drew upon | B.counted on | C.signed in | D.made up |
A.availability | B.scarcity | C.rivalry | D.privatization |
A.demolish | B.induce | C.alter | D.shape |
A.exceeds | B.offsets | C.rules | D.withdraws |
A.dwarfed | B.maximized | C.converted | D.marginalized |
A.wellbeing | B.priority | C.emotions | D.ideology |
A.fantasy | B.interference | C.advantage | D.expertise |
A.resented | B.welcomed | C.ventured | D.overcame |
A.reassurance | B.violation | C.reformation | D.treatments |
A.dream | B.expectation | C.responsibility | D.perspective |
A.corporate-dominated | B.career-oriented | C.human-centered | D.cognitive-enhanced |
A.wave | B.pulse | C.check | D.strike |
A.urgently | B.socially | C.privately | D.solely |
A.farther | B.closer | C.longer | D.shorter |
9 . Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?
Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristic that instruct and inspire people. A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.
The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts(催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountain top. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr, we might still have segregated(隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain and the committee meetings endless.
1. Although heroes may come from different cultures, they .A.generally possess certain inspiring characteristics |
B.probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people |
C.are often influenced by previous generations |
D.all unknowingly attract a large number of fans |
A.they have a vision from the mountaintop |
B.they have warm feelings and emotions |
C.they can serve as empowering examples of noble principles |
D.they can make all people feel stronger and more confident |
A.they are popular only among certain groups of people |
B.their performances do not improve their fans morally |
C.their primary concern is their own financial interests |
D.they are not clear about the principles they should follow |
A.are good at demonstrating their charming characters |
B.can move the masses with the skill and the charm |
C.are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships |
D.can provide an answer to the problems of their people |
A.be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities |
B.not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices |
C.take place if there were heroes to lead the people |
D.produce leaders with attractive personalities |
A.having died | B.to have died | C.to be dying | D.being dead |