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Thefirstruleofsayingnotothebossisdon'
tsayno.Sheprobablyhassomethinginmindwhenshemakessuggestions,andit'
suptoyoutofindoutwhat.Thesecondruleisdon'
traisethestakesbychallengingherauthority.Thatissueisalreadydecided.Thethirdruleistobereadytociteoptionsandconsequences.Theboss'
ssuggestionsmightbeappropriate,buttherearealwaysconsequences.Shemightnotknowaboutthepagesbackingupthatneedattention,oraboutthedesignerwhohadtogohomesick.Tellhershecanhavewhatshewants,butexplaintheconsequences.Understandwhatshe'
stryingtoaccomplishandproposeaPlanBthatwillmakeithappenwithoutdestroyingwhatyou'
vedonesofar.
Here'
sanothercase.Yourleast-favoritereportersuggestsadumbstoryidea.Thisoneshouldbeeasy,butit'
snot.Ifyousayno,evenpolitely,youriskinhibitingfurtherideas,notjustfromthatreporter,butfromotherswhoheardthatyouturneddowntheidea.Thisscenarioiscommoninnewsroomsthatlackasystematicwaytofilterstorysuggestions.
Twostepsarenecessary.First,youneedasystemforhowstoriesareproposedandreviewed.Reporterscantoleraterejectionoftheirideasiftheybelievetheyweregivenafairhearing.Your
gutreaction
(本能反应)anddismissiverejection,evenofaworthlessidea,mightnotqualifyassystematicorfair.
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Whatifmyideaisturneddown?
Howarepeopleexpectedtoreact?
Isthereanappealprocess?
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situationsbeforetheyhappen,youcanreachunderstandingthatwillhelpeaseyououtofconfrontations.
47.
Insteadofdirectlysayingnotoyourboss,youshouldfindout__________.
48.
Theauthor'
ssecondwarningisthatweshouldavoidrunningagreaterriskby__________.
49.
Onewayofrespondingtoyourboss'
ssuggestionistoexplainthe__________toherandofferanalternativesolution.
50.
Toensurefairnesstoreporters,itisimportanttosetupasystemforstoriesto__________.
51.
Peoplewholearntoanticipate"
situationswillbeabletoreachunderstandingandavoid__________.
SectionB
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:
areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?
TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey'
rebad.Yettheconsensusamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigration,bothlegalandillegal,providesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplabor,lowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomes,andleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweentheperceptionofimmigrants'
impactontheeconomyandthereality?
Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestrainthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicservices,likeschools,hospitals,andjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofrace,arguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'
sfearsandinsecurities.There'
ssometruthtoalltheseexplanations,buttheyaren'
tquitesufficient.
Togetabetterunderstandingofwhat'
sgoingon,considerthewayimmigration'
simpactisfelt.Thoughitsoveralleffectmaybepositive,itscostsandbenefitsaredistributedunevenly.DavidCard,aneconomistatUCBerkeley,notesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants'
low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers–meatpackingplantsinNebraska,forinstance,oragriculturalbusinessesinCalifornia.Granted,theseproducers'
savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystore,buthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?
Asforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigration,these,too,areconcentrated.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBorjas,aHarvardeconomist,immigrationreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%between1980-2000.
Amonghigh-skilled,better-educatedemployees,however,oppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmost,inotherwords,wasthe
fiscal
(财政的)burdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasreinforcedbyanotherfinding:
thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfiscalburdendecreased,asoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990s,whichcurbedimmigrants'
accesstocertainbenefits.
Theironyisthatforalltheoverexciteddebate,theneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffected–say,low-skilledworkers,orCaliforniaresidents–theimpactisn'
tallthatdramatic."
Theunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtodominateourperceptions,"
saysDanielTichenor,apoliticalscienceprofessorattheUniversityofOregon."
Butwhenallthosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbers,itendsupbeinganetpositive,butasmallone."
Toobadmostpeopledon'
trealizeit.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A)
Whetherimmigrantsaregoodorbadfortheeconomyhasbeenpuzzlingeconomists.
B)
TheAmericaneconomyusedtothriveonimmigrationbutnowit'
sadifferentstory.
C)
Theconsensusamongeconomistsisthatimmigrationshouldnotbeencouraged.
D)
Thegeneralpublicthinksdifferentlyfrommosteconomistsontheimpactofimmigration.
53.InwhatwaydoestheauthorthinkordinaryAmericansbenefitfromimmigration?
Theycanaccessallkindsofpublicservices.
Theycangetconsumergoodsatlowerprices.
Theycanmixwithpeopleofdifferentcultures.
Theycanavoiddoingmuchofthemanuallabor.
54.Whydonativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromillegalimmigration?
Theyhavegreaterdifficultygettingwelfaresupport.
Theyaremorelikelytoencounterinterracialconflicts.
Theyhaveahardertimegettingajobwithdecentpay.
Theyarenomatchforillegalimmigrantsinlaborskills.
55.Whatisthechiefconcernofnativehigh-skilled,better-educatedemployeesabouttheinflowofimmigrants?
Itmaychangetheexistingsocialstructure.
Itmayposeathreattotheireconomicstatus.
Itmayleadtosocialinstabilityinthecountry.
Itmayplaceagreatstrainonthestatebudget.
56.Whatistheironyaboutthedebateoverimmigration?
A)Eveneconomistscan'
treachaconsensusaboutitsimpact.
Thosewhoareopposedtoitturnouttobenefitmostfromit.
Peoplearemakingtoobigafussaboutsomethingofsmallimpact.
D)Thereisnoessentialdifferencebetweenseeminglyoppositeopinions.
PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
PictureatypicalMBAlecturetheatretwentyyearsago.Initthemajorityofstudentswillhaveconformedtothestandardmodelofthetime:
male,middleclassandWestern.Walkintoaclasstoday,however,andyou'
llgetacompletelydifferentimpression.Forastart,youwillnowseeplentymorewomen–theUniversityofPennsylvania'
sWhartonSchool,forexample,boaststhat40%ofitsnewenrolmentisfemale.Youwillalsoseeawiderangeofethnicgroupsandnationalsofpracticallyeverycountry.
Itmightbetempting,therefore,tothinkthattheoldbarriershavebeenbrokendownandequalopportunityachieved.But,increasingly,thisapparentdiversityisbecomingamaskforanewtypeofconformity.Behindthedifferencesinsex,skintonesandmothertongues,therearecommonattitudes,expectationsandambitionswhichriskcreatingasetofclonesamongthebusinessleadersofthefuture.
Diversity,itseems,hasnothelpedtoaddressfundamentalweaknessesinbusinessleadership.Sowhatcanbedonetocreatemoreeffectivemanagersofthecommercialworld?
AccordingtoValerieGauthier,associatedeanatHECParis,thekeyliesintheprocessbywhichMBAprogrammesrecruittheirstudents.Atthemomentcandidatesareselectedonafairlynarrowsetofcriteriasuchasprioracademicandcareerperformance,andanalyticalandproblemsolvingabilities.Thisisthencoupledtoaschool'
spictureofwhatadiverseclassshouldlooklike,withtheresultthatpassport,ethnicoriginandsexcanallbecomeinfluencingfactors.Butschoolsrarelydigdowntofindoutwhatreallymakesanapplicantsucceed,tocreateac