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daughterMeaganisaonetimehigh-levelsalesmanager.

Herearetheoldestandyoungestofthefivegenerationstheyidentify:

TheycalltheoldestgroupTraditionals,bornbefore1945.TheywereheavilyinfluencedbythelessonsoftheGreatDepressionandWorldWarTwo.Theyrespectauthority,setahighstandardofworkmanship,andcommunicateeasilyandconfidently.Butthey’realsostubbornlyindependent.Theywanttheiropinionsheard.

AttheotherextremearewhattheJohnsonscallLinksters,bornafter1995intotoday’smorecomplicated,multi-mediaworld.Theyliveandbreathetechnologyandareoftensocialactivists.

Youwon’tfindmany15-yearoldsintheofficesoflargecompanies,exceptasvolunteers,ofcourse,butquiteoldandquiteyoungworkersdocometogetherinsalesenvironmentslikebikeshopsandice-creamstores.

TheJohnsons,LarryandMeagan,representagenerationgapthemselvesintheirworkwithjobsiteissues.TheJohnsons’pointisthatastheaveragelifespancontinuestoriseandretirementdatesgetdelayedbecauseofthetighteconomy,peopleofdifferentgenerationsareworkingsidebyside,moreoftenbringingwiththemverydifferentideasaboutcompanyloyaltyandworkvalues.

Thefivegenerationsareheavilyinfluencedbyquitedifferentevents,socialtrends,andtheculturalphenomenaoftheirtimes.Theirexperiencesshapetheirbehaviorandmakeitdifficult,sometimes,formanagerstoachieveastrongandefficientworkplace.

LarryandMeaganJohnsondiscussallthisingreaterdetailinanewbook,“Generations,Inc.:

FromBoomerstoLinksters---ManagingtheFrictionBetweenGenerationsatWork,”publishedbyAmacomPress,whichisavailableinallgoodbookstorefromthisFriday.

1.Thetypeofgenerationgapinparagraph1referstothedifferenceinbeliefs________.

A.betweenmanagersandworkersB.amongfamilymembers

C.amongemployeesD.betweenolderandnewercompanies

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutTraditionals?

A.They’velearnedmuchfromwarandeconomicdisaster.

B.They’redifficulttoworkwithastheyarestubborn.

C.Theyrespecttheirbossandhopetoberespected.

D.They’reindependentworkerswithgreatconfidence.

3.Accordingtothepassage,theLinkstersareusually________.

A.foundworkingintheofficesoflargecompanies

B.influencedbymediaandtechnology

C.enthusiasticmulti-mediaactivists

D.ice-creamsellers

4.Accordingtothepassage,modernworkforcesaremorediversebecause________.

A.peoplewanttoincreasetheiraveragelifespan

B.manyyoungpeopleareenteringtheworkforce

C.employeeswithdifferentvaluescanbenefittheircompanies

D.retirementdatesarebeingdelayedforeconomicreasons

5.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.TopromoteanewbookbyLarryandMeaganJohnson.

B.Todescribethefivedifferentworkplacegenerations.

C.TointroducetheJohnsons’researchaboutdiverseworkforces.

D.Toidentifyamajorprobleminmodernworkforces.

【参考答案】1—5、CBBDA

【浙江省金华十校2020高考英语模拟试题】

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SochiVolunteers

46．Sochi2020VolunteerTrainingProgramwaslaunchedon．

A．30May2020B．11March2020C．16December2020D．19September2020

47．“WhiteStick"

MusicFestivaltookplacein．

A．SochiB．St．Petersburg

C．theUnitedKingdomD．Moscow

48．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．The25,000volunteerswerefromRussia．

B．WinnersofCulturalProgramCompetitionweren'

tknownuntil19September2020．

C．FromAugust,25toSeptember,8,youwereabletoenjoyWinterGamesinSochi．

D．FewoftheculturalactivitieswereintendedforcreatingatmosphereofSochiWinterGames．

49．Fromthetwoboxes,youcanlearnthattheactivitieswerelistedaccordingto．

A．importanceB．placeC．dateD．name

【参考答案】46—49、BDBC

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