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推理题

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2011text2

26.WhenMcGeeannouncedhisdeparture;hismannercanbestbedescribedasbeing_____

A.arrogant

B.frank

C.self-centered

D.impulsive

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______

A.topperformersusedtoclingtotheirposts

B.loyaltyoftopperformersisgettingout-dated

C.topperformerscaremoreaboutreputations

D.it’ssafertosticktothetraditionalrules

WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup.Ratherthancloakinghisexitintheusualvagueexcuses,hecamerightoutandsaidhewasleaving“topursuemygoalofrunningacompany.”Broadcastinghisambitionwas“verymuchmydecision,”McGeesays.Withintwoweeks,hewastalkingforthefirsttimewiththeboardofHartfordFinancialServicesGroup,whichnamedhimCEOandchairmanonSeptember29.

McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedupgavehimtimetoreflectonwhatkindofcompanyhewantedtorun.Italsosentaclearmessagetotheoutsideworldabouthisaspirations.AndMcGeeisn’talone.InrecentweekstheNo.2executivesatAvonandAmericanExpressquitwiththeexplanationthattheywerelookingforaCEOpost.Asboardsscrutinizesuccessionplansinresponsetoshareholderpressure,executiveswhodon’tgetthenodalsomaywishtomoveon.Aturbulentbusinessenvironmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousoflettingvaguepronouncementscloudtheirreputations.

Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputychiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethejumpwithoutanet.Inthethirdquarter,CEOturnoverwasdown23%fromayearagoasnervousboardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,accordingtoLiberumResearch.Astheeconomypicksup,opportunitieswillaboundforaspiringleaders.

Thedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookforabetteroneisunconventional.ForyearsexecutivesandheadhuntershaveadheredtotherulethatthemostattractiveCEOcandidatesaretheoneswhomustbepoached.SaysKorn/FerryseniorpartnerDennisCarey:

”Ican’tthinkofasinglesearchI’vedonewhereaboardhasnotinstructedmetolookatsittingCEOsfirst.”

Thosewhojumpedwithoutajobhaven’talwayslandedintoppositionsquickly.EllenMarramquitaschiefofTropicanaadecadeage,sayingshewantedtobeaCEO.ItwasayearbeforeshebecameheadofatinyInternet-basedcommoditiesexchange.RobertWillumstadleftCitigroupin2005withambitionstobeaCEO.Hefinallytookthatpostatamajorfinancialinstitutionthreeyearslater.

Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortopperformers.Thefinancialcrisishasmadeitmoreacceptabletobebetweenjobsortoleaveabadone.“Thetraditionalrulewasit’ssafertostaywhereyouare,butthat’sbeenfundamentallyinverted,”saysoneheadhunter.“Thepeoplewho’vebeenhurttheworstarethosewho’vestayedtoolong.”

2011text3

33.TheauthorindicatesinParagraph3thatearnedmedia______

A.inviteconstantconflictswithpassionateconsumers

B.canbeusedtoproducenegativeeffectsinmarketing

C.mayberesponsibleforfiercercompetition

D.deserveallthenegativecommentsaboutthem

Thesamedramatictechnologicalchangesthathaveprovidedmarketerswithmore（andmorediverse）communicationschoiceshavealsoincreasedtheriskthatpassionateconsumerswillvoicetheiropinionsinquicker,morevisible,andmuchmoredamagingways.Suchhijackedmediaaretheoppositeofearnedmedia:

anassetorcampaignbecomeshostagetoconsumers,otherstakeholders,oractivistswhomakenegativeallegationsaboutabrandorproduct.Membersofsocialnetworks,forinstance,arelearningthattheycanhijackmediatoapplypressureonthebusinessesthatoriginallycreatedthem.

2011text4

38.ItissuggestedinParagraph3thatchildlessfolks____

A.areconstantlyexposedtocriticism

B.arelargelyignoredbythemedia

C.failtofulfilltheirsocialresponsibilities

D.arelesslikelytobesatisfiedwiththeirlife

Inasocietythatsopersistentlycelebratesprocreation,isitanywonderthatadmittingyouregrethavingchildrenisequivalenttoadmittingyousupportkitten-killing?

Itdoesn’tseemquitefair,then,tocomparetheregretsofparentstotheregretsofthechildren.Unhappyparentsrarelyareprovokedtowonderiftheyshouldn’thavehadkids,butunhappychildlessfolksarebotheredwiththemessagethatchildrenarethesinglemostimportantthingintheworld:

obviouslytheirmiserymustbeadirectresultofthegapingbaby-sizeholesintheirlives.

40.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.havingchildrencontributeslittletotheglamourofcelebritymoms

B.celebritymomshaveinfluencedourattitudetowardschildrearing

C.havingchildrenintensifiesourdissatisfactionwithlife

D.wesometimesneglectthehappinessfromchildrearing

It’shardtoimaginethatmanypeoplearedumbenoughtowantchildrenjustbecauseReeseandAngelinamakeitlooksoglamorous:

mostadultsunderstandthatababyisnotahaircut.Butit’sinterestingtowonderiftheimagesweseeeveryweekofstress-free,happiness-enhancingparenthoodaren’tinsomesmall,subconsciouswaycontributingtoourowndissatisfactionswiththeactualexperience,inthesamewaythatasmallpartofushopedgetting“theRachel”mightmakeuslookjustalittlebitlikeJenniferAniston.

2010text1

21.ItisindicatedinParagraph1and2that____

A.artscriticismhasdisappearedfrombig-citynewspapers

B.English-languagenewspapersusedtocarrymoreartsreviews

C.high-qualitynewspapersretainalargebodyofreaders

D.youngreadersdoubtthesuitabilityofcriticismondailies

OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.

It isdifficulttothe pointof impossibilityforthe averagereaderunderthe ageof fortyto imagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers. Yetaconsiderablenumberof themostsignificantcollectionsof criticismpublishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepartofnewspaperreviews.Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswereoncedeemedsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies.

24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutCardusaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A.hismusiccriticismmaynotappealtoreaderstoday

B.hisreputationasamusiccritichaslongbeenindispute

C.hisstylecaterslargelytomodernspecialists

D.Hiswritingsfailtofollowtheamateurtradition

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowrotefortheManchester Guardianfrom 1917 untilshortlybefore hisdeathin1975, isnowknownsolelyasawriterofessaysonthegameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneofEngland'sforemostclassical-musiccritics,andastylistsowidelyadmiredthathisAutobiography（1947）becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin1967,thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.Yetonlyoneof hisbooksis nowinprint,andhisvastbodyofwritingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists.

IsthereanychancethatCardus’scriticismwillenjoyarevival?

Theprospectseemsremote.Journalistictastes had changed longbeforehisdeath,and postmodernreadershave little usefor therichly upholsteredVicwardian proseinwhich hespecialized.Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticismhasbeeninheadlongretreat.

2009text4

37.ItissuggestedinParagraph2thatNewEnglanders_____

A.experiencedacomparativelypeacefulearlyhistory

B.broughtwiththemthecultureoftheOldWorld

C.paidlittleattentiontosouthernintellectuallife

D.wereobsessedwithreligiousinnovations

TotakethisapproachtotheNewEnglandersnormallymeantostartwiththePuritans’theologicalinnovationsandtheirdistinctiveideasaboutthechurch-importantsubjectsthatwemaynotneglect.Butinkeepingwithourexaminationofsouthernintellectuallife,wemayconsidertheoriginalPuritansascarriersofEuropeancultureadjustingtoNewworldcircumstances.TheNewEnglandcolonieswerethescenesofimportantepisodesinthepursuitofwidelyunderstoodidealsofcivilityandvirtuosity.

2007text2

27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutintelligencetestingfromParagraph3?

A.peoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofintelligence

B.moreversionsofIQscoresarenowavailableontheInternet

C.thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybedifferent

D.scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhumanintelligence

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms:

theStanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales（bothcomeinadultandchildren’sversion）.Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant’sarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthementalagebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest（SAT）andtheGraduateRecordExam（GRE）,capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

2006text4

38.Intheauthor’sopinion,advertising___

A.emergesinthewakeoftheanti-happyart

B.isacauseofdisappointmentforthegeneralpublic

C.replacesthechurchasamajorsourceofinformation

D.cr