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阅读理解考研英语二真题
阅读理解考研英语二真题
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Evenintraditionaloffices,"thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,"saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehnShestartedspinningoffexamples."IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslikeJourney,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidnttalkaboutenergy;wedidnttalkaboutpassion."
Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabularyisvery"team"-oriented-andnotbycoincidence."LetsnotforgetsDorts-inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,itsstillabigdeal.Itsnotexplicitlyconscious;itstheideathatImacoach,andyouremyteam,andwereinthistogethec.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamandtheywanttowin".
Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning-and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegiancetothefirm."Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:
Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,"saidKhurana
Thisnewfocusonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasinglylouddebatesoverwork-lifebalanceThe"mommywars"ofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillcanthaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandbergsLeanIn,whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslikeunplug,offline,life-hack,bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehomeButifyourworkisyour"passion,"youIIbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbed
Butthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:
Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,companiesdependonit,andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbitAsNunbergsaid,"Youcangetpeopletothinkitsnonsenseatthesametimethatyoubuyintoit."Inaworkplacethatsfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaningofficespeakcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourwork-andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare
31.AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelanguagehasbecome________
[A]moreemotional
[B]moreobjective
[C]lessenergetic
[D]lessenergetic
[E]lessstrategic
32."team"-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto________
[A]historicalincidents
[B]genderdifference
[C]sportsculture
[D]athleticexecutives
33.Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto________
[A]revivehistoricalterms
[B]promotecompanyimage
[C]fostercorporatecooperation
[D]strengthenemployeeloyalty
34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn_________
[A]voicesforworkingwomen
[B]appealstopassionateworkaholics
[C]triggersdcbatesamongmommies
[D]praisesmotivatedemployees
35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?
[A]Managersadmireitbutavoidit
[B]Linguistsbelieveittobenonsense
[C]Companiesfindittobefundamental
[D]Regularpeoplemockitbutacceptit
答案:
31.Amoreemotional
32.Csportsculture
33.Dstrengthenemployeeloyalty
34.Avoicesforworkingwomen
35.Ccompaniesfindittobefundamental
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Thepowerandambitionofthegiantsofthedigitaleconomyisastonishing-AmazonhasjustannouncedthepurchaseoftheupmarketgrocerychainWholeFoodsfor$l3.5bn,buttwoyearsagoFacebookpaidevenmorethanthattoacquiretheWhatsAppmessagingservice,whichdoesnthaveanyphysicalproductatall.WhatWhatsAppofferedFacebookwasanintricateandfinelydetailedwebofitsusersfriendshipsandsociallives.
FacebookpromisedtheEuropeancommissionthenthatitwouldnotlinkphonenumberstoFacebookidentities,butitbrokethepromisealmostassoonasthedealwentthrough.Evenwithoutknowingwhatwasinthemessages,theknowledgeofwhosentthemandtowhomwasenormouslyrevealingandstillcouldbe.Whatpoliticaljournalist,whatpartywhip,wouldnotwanttoknowthemakeupoftheWhatsAppgroupsinwhichThereaMaysenemiesarecurrentlyplotting?
ItmaybethatthevalueofWholeFoodstoAmazonisnotsomuchthe460shopsitowns,buttherecordsofwhichcustomershavepurchasedwhat.
Competitionlawappearstobetheonlywaytoaddresstheseimbalancesofpower.Butitisclumsy.Foronething,itisveryslowcomparedtothepaceofChangewithinthedigitaleconomy.Bythetimeaproblemhasbeenaddressedandremedieditmayhavevanishedinthemarketplace,tobereplacedbynewabusesofpower.Butthereisadeeperconceptualproblem,too.Competitionlawaspresentlyinterpreteddealswithfinancialdisadvantagetoconsumersandthisisnotobviouswhentheusersoftheseservicesdontpayforthem.TheusersoftheirServicesarenottheircustomers.Thatwouldbethepeoplewhobuyadvertisingfromthem-andFacebookandGoogle,thetwovirtualgiants,dominatedigitaladvertisingtothedisadvantageofallothermediaandentertainmentcompanies.
Theproducttheyresellingisdata,andwe,theusers,convertourlivestodateforthebenefitofthedigitalgiants.Justassomeantsfarmthebugscalledaphidsforthehoneydewtheproducewhentheyfeed,soGooglefarmsusforthedatathatourdigitallivesyield.Antskeeppredatoryinsectsawayfromwheretheiraphidsfeed;Gmailkeepsthespammeoutofourinboxes.Itdoesntfeellikeahumanordemocraticrelationship,evenifbothsidesbenefit.
31.AccordingtoParagraph1,FacebookacquiredWhatsAppforits.
[A]digitalproducts
[B]userinformation
[C]physicalassets
[D]qualityservice
32.LinkingphonenumberstoFacebookidentitiesmay.
[A]worsenpoliticaldisputes
[B]messupcustomerrecords
[C]posearisktoFacebookusers
[D]misleadtheEuropeancommission
33.Accordingtotheauthor,competitionlaw.
[A]shouldseverthenewmarketpowers
[B]mayworsentheeconomicimbalance
[C]shouldnotprovidejustonelegalsolution
[D]cannotkeeppacewiththechangingmarket
34.CompetitionlawaspresentlyinterpretedcanhardlyprotectFacebookusersbecause.
[A]theyarenotdefinedascustomers
[B]theyarenotfinanciallyreliable
[C]theservicesaregenerallydigital
[D]theservicesarepaidforbyadvertisers
35.Theantsanalogyisusedtoillustrate.
[A]awin-winbusinessmodelbetweendigitalgiants
[B]atypicalcompetitionpatternamongdigitalgiants
[C]thebenefitsprovidedfordigitalgiants’customers
[D]therelationshipbetweendigitalgiantsandtheirusers
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Whenthegovernmenttalksaboutinfrastructurecontributingtotheeconomythefocusisusuallyonroads,railways,broadbandandenergy.Housingisseldommentioned.
Whyisthat?
Tosomeextentthehousingsectormustshouldertheblame.Wehavenotbeengoodatcommunicatingtherealvaluethathousingcancontributetoeconomicgrowth.Thenthereisthescaleofthetypicalhousingproject.Itishardtoshoveforattentionamongmultibillion-poundinfrastructureproject,soitisinevitablethattheattentionisfocusedelsewhere.Butperhapsthemostsignificantreasonisthattheissuehasalwaysbeensopoliticallycharged.
Nevertheless,theaffordablehousingsituationisdesperate.Waitinglistsincreaseallthetimeandwearesimplynotbuildingenoughnewhomes.
Thecomprehensivespendingreviewoffersanopportunityforthegovernmenttohelprectifythis.Itneedstoputhistoricalprejudicestoonesideandtakesomestepstoaddressoururgenthousingneed.
Therearesomeindicationsthatitispreparingtodojustthat.Thecommunitiesminister,DonFoster,hashintedthatGeorgeOsborne,ChancelloroftheExchequer,mayintroducemoreflexibilitytothecurrentcapontheamountthatlocalauthoritiescanborrowagainsttheirhousingstockdebt.Evidenceshowsthat60,000extranewhomescouldbebuiltoverthenextfiveyearsifthecapwerelifted,increasingGDPby0.6%.
Ministersshouldalsolookatcreatinggreatercertaintyintherentalenvironment,whichwouldhaveasignificantimpactontheabilityofregisteredproviderstofundnewdevelopmentsfromrevenues.
Butitisnotjustdowntothegovernment.Whilethesemeasureswouldbewelcomeintheshortterm,wemustfaceuptothefactthattheexisting?
4.5bnprogrammeofgrantstofundnewaffordablehousing,settoexpirein20XX,isunlikelytobeextendedbeyondthen.TheLabourpartyhasrecentlyannouncedthatitwillretainalargepartofthecoalition’sspendingplansifreturnstopower.Thehousingsectorneedstoacceptthatweareveryunlikelytoeverreturntoeraoflarge-scalepublicgrants.Weneedtoadjusttothischangingclimate.
36.Theauthorbelievesthatthehousingsector__
[A]hasattractedmuchattention
[B]involvescertainpoliticalfactors
[C]shoulderstoomuchresponsibility
[D]haslostitsrealvalueineconomy
37.Itcanbelearnedthataffordablehousinghas__
[A]increaseditshomesupply
[B]offeredspendingopportunities
[C]sufferedgovernmentbiases
[D]disappointedthegovernment
38.AccordingtoParagraph5,GeorgeOsbornemay_______.
[A]allowgreatergovernmentdebtforhousing
[B]stoplocalauthoritiesfrombuildinghomes
[C]preparetoreducehousingstockdebt
[D]releasealiftedGDPgrowthforecast
39.Itcanbeinferredthatastablerentalenvironmentwould_______.
[A]lowerthecostsofregisteredproviders
[B]lessentheimpactofgovernment