英语等级考试 作文练习资料.docx

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ISSUE152-"Theonlyresponsibilityofcorporateexecutives,providedtheystaywithinthelaw,istomakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheircompanies."

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GenerallyIcanidentifywiththespeaker'sperspectivethatcorporateexecutivesshouldshouldertheresponsibilitytomakeasmuchmoneyastheycanfortheircompaniesonconditionthattheirconductsarelegal.Nonetheless,socomplicatedistheissueconcerningthedutyofcorporateexecutivesthatotherviewpointscouldbeequallytenablefromdifferentangles.AsfarasIthink,corporateexecutivesoughttotakeawiderangeofresponsibilities,notjustmakingmoney.

Inmostcases,makingprofitsforthecompaniesremainthesinglemostimportantobjectiveforcorporateexecutivesprovidedthattheirconductsstaywithinthelaw.Afterall,havingastrongandhealthycashflowisgenerallyaguaranteeforcompaniestopursuefurtherdevelopmentandthusincreasetheirmarketshares.Acorporateexecutiveisauthorized,bymajorshareholders,asthechiefmanagerinacompanytorunbusinessforthebenefitsofshareholders,namelymakemoremoneyforshareholders.Therefore,aslongastheirconductiswithinthelaw,itisnaturalthatmakingmoneycertainlyseemstheultimategoalforthem.Forexample,therearealargenumberofbusinessmagnets,suchasWarrantBuffet,SteveJobs,DonaldTrump,tonameafew,prosperingtheirownbusinessintheglobalmarket,andyetnotasingleoneofthemdoesn’tincludemakingmoneyintheirchiefresponsibilities.

Nevertheless,tobeaneffectiveandresponsiblemanager,he/sheneedstotakeintoaccountmorethanjustmakingmoney.Usuallytheexecutivealsoneedstotakeontheresponsibilityforanalyzingtherisksinvolvedinthemoney-orientedpolicywhichmaynotalwaysbebeneficialforthecompany’slong-termdevelopment,especiallywhentheeconomyisenjoyingaboom.Duetotheopportunitiesprovidedbytheboomingeconomy,businessmayseektoexpandblindly.Ifcorporateexecutivesaremerelymoney-oriented,theymayoverlookthepotentialhazardsinmakingmoney.Forexampletheymayseektoincreasemoreliabilitiesandupgradetheirmarketsharesduetothepositivepicturetheeconomygivestothem,hopingtomakeasmuchmoneyaspossible-------adangerousandrecklessapproachwhichcouldresultsinovervaluingthecompaniesstrengthandoncethemarketcrashes,bankruptcymaybedoomedtocome.The2008financialcrisismayproveagoodexample.Beforetheeconomicdownturn,everythingseemsjusttoogood:

interestrateisstable,there'snosignofinflationandcommerceisprospering.Blindedbytheretinaoftheeconomy,executivesonlyshouldertheresponsibilityofmakingmoney,resultingincountlessbusinessgoingbankruptoncethemarket'sbubbleisburst,despitethefactthatthoseapproachesbythemarewithinthelaw.

Moreover,companyexecutivesarealsoresponsibleforstrengtheningmoraleandcreatingapositivesocialimageforthecorporation.Companiesaresupposedtoprovidesocialreturnsbecausetheyaccumulatewealthfromsociety.Oncetoomuchwealthismountedinonecompanywithoutitcontributingasinglepennytosociety,ordinarypeoplemayfeelthatthecompanyisnotbeingresponsibleandwillchoosenottopurchaseproductsorservicesfromsuch“cheapskate”.Andbeyondthat,companyexecutivesshouldalsocarefullyconsidertheexactamountoflaborcosts.Atrade-offbetweenprofitsandlaborcostscouldbetricky,butiftheexecutivemerelywantsprofits,whichroughlyequalthedifferencebetweenincomeandallkindsofcost,includinglaborcosts,thosegenerallyprovidedaswagesorsalariesforemployees,he/sheislikelytoreducethelaborcosts,thuscontractingthebenefitstheemployeesshouldget.Thisinturn,inalllikelyhoods,willcausediscontentednessamongemployeesanddecreaseinmorale,leadingtolesscompetitiveproductivity.

Inanutshell,despitethestrongjustificationinthespeaker'sconclusionthatcorporateexecutivesaresupposedearnasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheirowncompanies,providedtheyobeythelaw,there'reotherresponsibilitiesthatneedshoulderingandoncethey’reoverlooked,itishardtomaintainthemarketstrengthofthecompanies.

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ARGUMENT103-BlueCityHighwayhadalwaysbeennotoriousforitstightcurvesandpoorroadwayvisibility,andtheaccidentratetherewasgenerallyveryhigh.Lastyearthehighwaywasredesignedtobroadenthecurvesandimproveroadwayvisibility.Driversreportthattheynowfeelmuchsaferdrivingonthehighwayandthattheredesignhasbeenabigimprovement.Butthenumberofaccidentsonthehighwayhasnotbeensignificantlylowerinthesixmonthssincetheredesignthanitwasinthesixmonthsbeforetheredesign.Therefore,theredesignclearlydidnot