江苏高考英语真题任务型阅读.docx

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江苏高考英语真题任务型阅读

2013卷

第四部分：

任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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QuietVirtue:

TheConscientious

Theeverydaysignsofconscientiousness（认真尽责）—beingpunctual,carefulindoingwork,self-disciplined,andscrupulous（一丝不苟的）inattendingtoresponsibilities—aretypicalcharacteristicsofthemodelorganizationalcitizen,thepeoplewhokeepthingsrunningastheyshould.Theyfollowtherules,helpout,andareconcernedaboutthepeopletheyworkwith.It’stheconscientiousworkerwhohelpsnewcomersorupdatespeoplewhoreturnafteranabsence,whogetstoworkontimeandneverabusessickleaves,whoalwaysgetsthingsdoneondeadline.

Conscientiousnessisakeytosuccessinanyfield.Instudiesofjobperformance,outstandingeffectivenessforalmostalljobs,fromsemi-skilledlabortosalesandmanagement,dependsonconscientiousness.Itisparticularlyimportantforoutstandingperformanceinjobsatthelowerlevelsofanorganization:

thesecretarywhosemessagetakingisperfect,thedeliverytruckdriverwhoisalwaysontime.

AmongsalesrepresentativesforalargeAmericancarmanufacturer,thosewhoweremostconscientioushadthelargestvolumeofsales.Conscientiousnessalsooffersabuffer（缓冲）againstthethreatofjoblossintoday’sconstantlychangingmarket,becauseemployeeswiththisqualityareamongthemostvalued.Forthesalesrepresentatives,theirlevelofconscientiousnessmatteredalmostasmuchastheirsalesindeterminingwhostayedon.

Thereisanairaroundhighlyconscientiouspeoplethatmakesthemseemevenbetterthantheyactuallyare.Theirreputationfordependabilityinfluencesmanagers’evaluationsoftheirwork,givingthemhigherevaluationsthanobjectivemeasuresoftheirperformancewouldpredict.

Butconscientiousnessintheabsenceofsocialskillscanleadtoproblems.Sinceconscientiouspeopledemandsomuchofthemselves,theycanholdotherpeopletotheirownstandards,andsobeoverlyjudgmentalwhenothersdon’tshowthesamehighlevelsofmodelbehavior.FactoryworkersinGreatBritainandtheUnitedStateswhowereextremelyconscientious,forexample,tendedtocriticizeco-workersevenaboutfailuresthatseemedunimportanttothosetheycriticized,whichdamagedtheirrelationships.

Whenconscientiousnesstakestheformoflivinguptoexpectations,itcandiscouragecreativity.Increativeprofessionslikeartoradvertising,opennesstowildideasandspontaneity（自发性）arescarceandindemand.Successinsuchoccupationscallsforabalance,however;withoutenoughconscientiousnesstofollowthrough,peoplebecomemeredreamers,withnothingtoshowfortheirimaginativeness.

题型自主分析：

1、原词重现（信息查找）：

2、词性转换（信息加工）：

3、提炼概括（信息归纳）：

2012卷

第四部分:

任务型阅读（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

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HappinessAdvantage”Effect

InJuly2010Burt’sBees,apersonal-careproductscompany,wasgoingthroughenormouschangeasitbeganaglobalexpansioninto19newcountries.Inthiskindofhigh-pressuresituation,manyleadersbothertheirassistantswithfrequentmeetingsorfloodtheirin-boxeswithurgentdemands.Indoingso,managerslifteveryone’sanxietylevel,whichactivatesthepartofthebrainthatprocessesthreatsandstealsresourcesfromtheprefrontalcortex（大脑皮层）,whichisresponsibleforeffectiveproblemsolving.

Burt’sBees’sthen-CEO,JohnWolfgang,tookadifferentapproach.Eachday,he’dsendoutanpraisingateammemberforworkrelatedtoglobalmarketing.He’dinterrupthisownpresentationstoremindhismanagerstotalkwiththeirteamsaboutthecompany’svalues.Heaskedmetofurtherathree-hoursessionwithemployeesonhappinessinthecourseoftheexpansioneffort.Asonememberoftheseniorteamtoldmeayearlater,Wolfgang’semphasisondevelopingpositiveleadershipkepthismanagersactivelyinvolvedandloyalastheysuccessfullytransformedthecompanyintoaglobalone.

Thatoutcomeshouldn'tsurpriseus.Researchshowsthatwhenpeopleworkwithapositivemind-set（思维模式）,performanceonnearlyeverylevel---productivity,creativity,involvement---improves.Yethappinessisperhapsthemostmisunderstooddriverofperformance.Forone,mostpeoplebelievethatsuccesscomesbeforehappiness.“OnceIgetapromotion,I’llbehappy,”theythink.Or,“OnceIhitsalestarge,I’llfeelgreat.”Butbecausesuccessisamovingtarget—assoonasyouhityourtarget,youraiseitagain-----thehappinessthatresultsfromsuccessdoesnotlastlong.

Infact,itworkstheotherwayaround:

Peoplewhohaveapositivemind-setperformbetterinthefaceofchallenge.Icallthisthe“happinessadvantage”–everybusinessoutcomeshowsimprovementwhenthebrainispositive.I'veobservedthiseffectinmyroleasaresearcherandlecturerin48countriesontheconnectionbetweenemployeehappinessandsuccess.AndI’mnotalone:

Inananalysisof225academicstudies,researchersfoundstrongevidenceofcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenlifesatisfactionandsuccessfulbusinessoutcomes.

Anothercommonmisunderstandingisthatourgenetics,ourenvironment,oracombinationofthetwodetermineshowhappyweare.Tobesure,bothfactorshaveanimpact.Butone’sgeneralsenseofwell-beingissurprisinglyunstable.Thehabitsyouform,thewayyouinteractwithcolleagues,howyouthinkaboutstress---allthesecanbemanagedtoincreaseyourhappinessandyourchancesofsuccess.

题型自主分析：

1、原词重现（信息查找）：

2、词性转换（信息加工）：

3、提炼概括（信息归纳）：

2011卷

第四部分：

任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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WhenShouldaLeaderApologizeandWhenNot?

WhyDifficult?

Whenwewrongsomeoneweknow,evennotintentionally,wearegenerallyexpectedtoapologizesoastoimprovethesituation.Butwhenwe’reactingasleaders,thecircumstancesaredifferent.Theactofapologyiscarriedoutnotmerelyattheleveloftheindividualbutalsoattheleveloftheinstitution.Itisaperformanceinwhicheveryexpressionmattersandeverywordbecomespartofthepublicrecord.Refusingtoapologizecanbesmart,oritcanbestupid.So,readinesstoapologizecanbeseenasasignofstrongcharacterorasasignofweakness.Asuccessfulapologycanturnhateintopersonalandorganizationalharmony—whileanapologythatistoolittle,toolate,ortooobviouslystrategiccanbringonindividualandinstitutionalruin.What,then,istobedone?

Howcanleadersdecideifandwhentoapologizepublicly?

WhyNow?

Thequestionofwhetherleadersshouldapologizepubliclyhasneverbeenmoreurgent.Duringthelastdecadeorso,theUnitedStatesinparticularhasdevelopedanapologyculture—apologiesofallkindsandforallsortsofwrongdoingsaremadefarmorefrequentlythanbefore.Morenewspaperwritershavewrittenaboutthegrowingimportanceofpublicapologies.Morearticles,cartoons,advicecolumns,andradioandtelevisionprogramshavesimilarlydealtwiththesubjectofprivateapologies.

WhyBother?

Whydoweapologize?

Whydoweeverputourselvesinsituationslikelytobedifficult,embarrassing,andevenrisky?

Leaderswhoapologizepubliclycouldbeaneasytarget.Theyareexpectedtoappearstrongandcapable.Andwhenevertheymakepublicstatementsofanykind,theirindividualandinstitutionalreputationsareindanger.Clearly,then,leadersshouldnotapologizeoftenorlightly.Foraleadertoexpressapology,thereneedstobeagood,strongreason.Leaderswillpubliclyapologizeifandwhentheythinkthecostsofdoingsoarelowerthanthecostsofnotdoingso.

WhyRefuse?

Whyisitthatleaderssooftenrefusetoapologize,evenwhenapublicapologyseemstobeinorder?

Theirreasonscanbeindividualorinstitutional.Becauseleadersarepublicfigures,theirapologiesarelikelytobepersonallyuncomfortableandevenprofessionallyrisky.Leadersmayalsobeafraidthattheadmissionofamistakewilldamageordestroytheorganizationforwhichtheyareresponsible.Therecanbegoodreasonsforhangingtoughintoughsituations,asweshallsee,butitisahigh-riskstrategy.

题型自主分析：

1、原词重现（信息查找）：

2、词性转换（信息加工）：

3、提炼概括（信息归纳）：

2010卷

第四部分：

任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeenseekingtounderstandthemysteryofthe‘‘sixthsense"ofdirection．Bytryingoutideasandsolvingproblemsonebyone，theyarenowgettingclosertooneanswer．

Onefunnyideaisthatanimalsmighthaveabuilt-incompass（指南针）．

Ourearthitselfisabigmagnet（磁体）．Soalittlemagneticneedlethatswingsfreelylinesitselfwiththebigearthmagnettopointnorthandsouth．Whenpeoplediscoveredthatideaaboutathousandyearsagoandinventedthecompass，itallowedsailorstonavigate（航海）onoceanvoyages,evenundercloudyskies.

Actuallytheideaofthelivingcompasscamejustfromobservinganimalsinnature．

Manybirdsmigratetwiceayearbetweentheirsummerhomesandwinterhomes．Someofthemflyforthousandsofkilometersandmostlyatnight．Experimentshaveshownthatsomebirdscanrecognizestarpatterns．Buttheycankeeponcourseevenundercloudyskies．Howcantheydothat?

Acommonbirdthatdoesnotmigratebutisgreatatfindingitswayhomeisthehomingpigeon．Notallpigeonscanfindtheirwayhome．Thosethatcanareverygoodatit，andtheyhavebeenwidelystudied．

Oneinterestingexperimentwastoattachlittlemagnetstothebirds’headstoblocktheirmagneticsense—justasaloudradiocankeepyoufromhearingacalltodinner．Onsunnydays,thatdidnotfoolthepigeons．Evidentlytheycanusethesuntotellwhichwaytheyaregoi