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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonAnswerSheet1(10points)
Historyhasservedupimportantlessonsthatshowwhathappenswhenacompanyorindividualtriestoavoid_1_theexistenceofacrisis.Look_2_totheExxonValdezoiltankerfiascowhenExxonchiefLawrenceBawlstonewalledjournalists._3_thatofficialsilencedidwasfuelthedistrustofthepublicandcauseabacklashwherecustomerscuttheirExxoncreditcards_4_disgust.The_5_sideofthecoinistheclassicJohnson&
Johnson(J&
J)Tylenoltamperingcase.Inthatinstance,wheresomekookpoisonedbottlesofTylenol,J&
J'
sCEOJamesBurkeacknowledgedthecrisis_6_itsfirstnightandorderedallTylenol_7_thesupermarketshelvesuntilthesituationwas_8_.
Nowwhichcorporateexecutivedoyouthinkcameoutontop?
Byacknowledgingthe_9_,JamesBurkewasabletogeteveryonemovingtogethertowardasolution.WithExxon'
s_10_toacknowledgetheValdezoilspill,everyonewas_11_inpointingtheblameversusworkingtogethertowardasolution.Acknowledgementupfrontnotonlyappeasesyourcustomers,butalso_12_theopportunityforyourcompetitorsto_13_orcapitalizeonfalserumors.Youremovethecompetitor'
strumpcard.BythetimeExxoncamearoundtoacknowledging_14_happenedwiththatoilspillinAlaska,ithadto_15_withthepublic-relationsnightmareofdispellingalloftheuntruthsthatdevelopedlivesoftheirownbeforethecompanycould_16_dealwiththerealproblemsituation.
_17_yourselfafavorandacknowledgeadisastrousincidentupfront.Thengettoworkmakingthingsworkbetter.Remember,byacknowledgingadisaster,wearen'
tsuggestingthatyou_18_andacceptblame.Acknowledgingthesituationismerelyanactofadmittingthatit_19_existandcreatesanatmosphere_20_tomovingtowardasolution.
1.A.abandoningB.acknowledgingC.accountingD.advancing
2.A.aboutB.backC.aroundD.with
3.A.AlltheB.TheallC.AllofD.All
4.A.inB.onC.atD.by
5.A.passiveB.persuasiveC.oppositeD.occasional
6.A.onB.atC.inD.by
7.A.offB.ofC.asideD.except
8.A.dissolvedB.resolvedC.revolvedD.involved
9.A.criticB.criticizeC.crisisD.critical
10.A.diffuseB.diffusionC.refuseD.refusal
11.A.dissolvedB.resolvedC.revolvedD.involved
12.A.estimateB.eliminateC.emigrateD.educate
13.A.shrinkB.strainC.spreadD.stain
14.A.thisB.whichC.thatD.what
15.A.dealB.disposeC.workD.handle
16.A.effectivelyB.efficientlyC.feasiblyD.formally
17.A.WorkB.DoC.TakeD.Make
18.A.apologizeB.appeaseC.applaudD.appeal
19.A.doB.doesC.didD.done
20.A.conduceB.conductibleC.conduciveD.conductive
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet1(40points)
Text1
Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:
hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.
Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopoly(垄断)andpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.
Onlyinthemostexceptionalcircumstancesisthelife-spanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.
ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;
his1939patentforcolorTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'
snormallifetherewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.
Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'
srightistoplagiarizeadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsontheidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.
Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost'
new'
ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityofnewtechnologythatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefromthelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.
21.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________________.
A.anapproachtopatents
B.theapplicationforpatent
C.theuseofpatents
D.theaccesstopatents
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Whenapatentbecomesoutofeffect,itcanbere-patentedifnecessary
B.Itisnecessaryforaninventortoapplyforapatentbeforehemakeshisinventionpublic
C.Apatentholdermustpublicizethedetailsofhisinventionwhenitslegalperiodisover
D.Onecangetallthedetailsofapatentedinventionfromalibraryattachedtothepatentoffice
23.GeorgesValensi'
spatentlasteduntil1971because__________________.
A.nobodywouldofferanyrewardforhispatentpriortothattime
B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime
C.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolorprogrammes
D.thecolorTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime
24.Theword"
plagiarize(Line5,Para.5)mostprobablymeans"
_______________"
A.stealanduse
C.makepublic
B.giverewardto
D.takenandchange
25.Fromthepassagewelearnthat__________________.
A.aninventionwillnotbenefittheinventorunlessitisreducedtocommercialpractice
B.productsareactuallyinventionswhichweremadealongtimeago
C.itismuchcheapertobuyanoldpatentthananewone
D.patentexpertsoftenrecommendpatentstoothersbyconductingasearchthoughdeadpatents
TextTwo
AmitaiEtzioniisnotsurprisedbythelatestheadingsaboutschemingcorporatecrooks(骗子).AsavisitingprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchoolin1989,heendedhisworktheredisgustedwithhisstudents'
overwhelminglustformoney."
They'
retaughtthatprofitisallthatmatters,"
hesays."
Manyschoolsdon'
tevenofferethics(伦理学)coursesatall."
Etzioniexpressedhisfrustrationabouttheinterestsofhisgraduatestudents."
Byandlarge,IclearlyhadnotfoundawaytohelpclassesfullofMBAsseethatthereismoretolifethanmoney,power,fameandself-interest."
Hewroteatthetime.Todayhestilltakestheblamefornoteducatingthese"
business-leaders-to-be."
"
IreallyfeellikeIfailedthem,"
IfIwasabetterteacher,maybeIcouldhavereachedthem."
EtzioniwasarespectedethicsexpertwhenhearrivedatHarvard.Hehopedhisworkattheuniversitywouldgivehiminsightintohowquestionsofmoralitycouldbeappliedtoplaceswhereself-interestflourished.Whathefoundwasn'
tencouraging.Thosewouldbeexecutiveshad,saysEtzioni,littleinterestinconceptsofethicsandmoralityintheboardroom-andtheirprofessorwasmetwithblankstareswhenheurgedhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.
EtzioniseestheexperienceatHarvardasaneye-openingoneandsaysthere'
smuchaboutbusinessschoolsthathe'
dliketochange."
Alotofthefacultyteachingbusinessarebadnewsthemselves,"
Etzionisays.Fromofferingclassesthatteachstudentshowtolegallymanipulatecontracts,toreinforcingthenotionofprofitovercommunityinterests,Etzionihasseenalotthat'
slefthimshakinghishead.Andbecauseofwhathe'
sseentaughtinbusinessschools,he'
snotsurprisedbythelatestrashofcorporatescandals."
Inmanywaysthingshavegotalotworseatbusinessschools,Isuspect,"
saysEtzioni.
Etzioniisstillteachingthesociologyofrightandwrongandstillcallingforethicalbusinessleadership."
Peoplewithpoormotiveswillalwaysexist."
Hesays."
Sometimesenvironmentsconstrainthosepeopleandsometimesenvironmentsgivethosepeopleopportunity."
Etzionisaystheboomingeconomyofthelastdecadeenabledthoseindividualswithpoormotivestogetrichbeforegettingintrouble.Hishopenow:
thatthecriesforreformwillprovidemorefertilesoilforhislong-standingmessagesaboutbusinessethics.
26.WhatimpressedAmitaiEtzionimostaboutHarvardMBAstudents?
A.Theirkeeninterestinbusinesscourses.
B.Theirintensedesireformoney.
C.Theirtacticsformakingprofits.
D.Theirpotentialtobecomebusinessleaders.
27.WhydidAmitaiEtzionisay"
IreallyfeellikeIfailedthem"
(Line4,Para.2)?
A.Hewasunabletoalerthisstudentstocorporatemalpr