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学年度湖北省补习学校联合体大联考英语2

2014—2014学年度湖北省补习学校联合体大联考英语2

高考英语

2014-01-111328

C

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagohardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.

Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanmeanlobbying（游说）andformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery（奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

59.Officepolitics（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto______.

A.thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

B.thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

C.theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

D.thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

60.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybeequaltohisjobbut______.

A.givehisbossagoodimpression

B.honestandloyaltohiscompany

C.getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

D.avoidbeingtoooutstanding

61.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingtoplaythegame（Line4,Para.5）?

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A.Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

B.Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C.Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

D.Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

62.Itistheauthor’sviewthat_______.

A.speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature

B.self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

C.hardworkcontributesverylittletoone’spromotion

D.manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

D

George,whenyourbigbrotherandyourlittledogandIwalkedyouuptoschooltoday,youhadnoideahowIwasfeeling.

   Youweresoexcited.Youhadpackedandunpackedyourpencilsandsafetyscissorsinyourbackpackadozentimes.Iamreallygoingtomissthoselazymorningswhenwewavedyourbrotherandsisterofftoschool.

    Becauseyouaremyyoungest,Ihadlearnedafewthingsbythetimeyoucamealong.Ifoundoutthattheseeminglyendlessdaysofbabyhoodaregonelikelightning.Iblinked（眨眼）,andyouroldersiblings（兄弟姐妹）weresettingoffforschoolaseagerlyasyoudidthismorning.Iwasoneoftheluckyones;Icouldchoosewhethertoworkornot.Bythetimeitwasyourturn,theshiningprizesofcareeradvancementandadoubleincomehadlosttheirbrightness.Asplash（溅水）inthepoolwithyouinyourbrightredbootsor"justonemore"rereadingofyourfavoritebook,FrogandToadAreFriends,meantmore.Youdidn'tgotopreschoolandIhopethatdoesn'tholdyouback.Youlearnednumbersbyhelpingmecountthesodacanswereturnedtothestore.

    Ihavetoadmitthatinmymind'seye,animageofmyselfwhileyou'reinschoolhasdeveloped.IseemyselfupdatingallthephotoalbumsandstartingthatnovelIalwayswantedtowrite.Asthesummerwounddownandmorefrequentquarrelseruptedbetweenyouandyoursiblings,Iwaslookingforwardtotoday.Andthenthismorning,Iwalkedyouupthesteephilltoyourclassroomandyougavemeoneofyourcharacteristicallyfierce,too-tighthugs.ThistimeyouwerereadytoletgobeforeIwas.

    Maybesomedayyouwilldeliverakindergartenertothefirstdayofschool.Whenyouturnatthedoortowavegood-bye,heorshewillbetoodeepinconversationwithanewfriendtonotice.Evenasyousmile,you'llfeelsomethingwarmonyourcheek...

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthethirdparagraph?

  A.Whenyoureachtheschoolage

  B.Whenyoudecidewhethertoworkornot

C.Whenyouwereborn

  D.Whenyouhaveyourownfamily

64.Whichsentencefromthepassagebestdescribeshowthewriterfeltonthatmorning?

  A.Animageofmyselfwhileyou'reinschoolhasdeveloped.

B.Iwaslookingforwardtotoday.

  C.Iwasoneoftheluckyones.

  D.ThistimeyouwerereadytoletgobeforeIwas.

65.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutGeorge'sfamilyaccordingtotheletter?

  A.George'sparentsgavebirthtothreechildren

B.Theyrecyclesodacans

C.TheGeorgesisadoubleincomefamily

  D.Thechildrenhadmoreargumentsduringthesummer

66.Thepassagetriestoshowus________.

  A.howexcitedachildwillbeonhisfirstdaytoschool

B.howamotherplansherfuturelifeafterherchildrengotoschool.

C.howdeeplyamotherlovesherchild

D.howmanyeffortsamotherhasmadetoraiseachild

E

HolidayInnsandMcDonald’s,bothsawunmatchedgrowthinthe1960s.Theirgrowthopenedanotherdirectbusinessoperation—franchising（特许经营）.

Theseoperationshavethesamegeneralpattern.Thefranchisor,theparentcompany,firstestablishesasuccessfulretail（零售）business.Asitexpands,itseesaprofitpotentialinofferingotherstherighttoopensimilarbusinessunderitsname.Theparentcompany’smethodsandmeansofidentificationwithconsumersareincludedinthisright.Theparentcompanysuppliesskill,andmaybuildandrentstorestofranchisees.Fortheseadvantagesthefranchiseepaysthefranchisoraconsiderablefee.However,someoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesaredifferent.

Byextendinga“proven”marketingmethod,aparentcanprofitinseveralways.First,thefranchisee’spurchasepricegivestheparentanimmediatereturnontheplan.Thenthesaleofsuppliestothefranchiseeprovidesacontinuingsourceofprofits.Asnewbusinessesareaddedandthecompany’sreputationspreads,thevalueofthefranchiseincreasesandsalesoffranchisesbecomeeasier.Thesnowballingeffectcanbedramatic.Suchgrowth,too,bringsintoplaytheeconomiesofscale（规模经济）.Regionalornationaladvertisingthatmightbefinanciallyimpossibleforafranchisorwith20franchisescouldbeprofitableforonewith40.

Theparent,then,findsimmediategainsfromtheopportunitytoexpandmarketsonthebasisofreputationalone,withouthavingtoputupcapitalortaketheriskofowningretailstores.Addedtothisadvantageisalessobviousbutmaterialone.Skilled,responsibleretailmanagersarerare.Peoplewhoinvesttheircapitalinfranchises,though,probablycomeclosertotheidealthandopaidmanagers.Infact,thefranchiseeisanindependentstoreoperatorworkingforthefranchisor,butwithoutanindependent’sfreedomtodropsuppliesatwill.Ofcoursethefactory’scostsofsellingsuppliesareless.Butalsocertainlythefranchiseebuyinggoodsthathavehadbroadconsumeracceptancewillnotcasuallychangesupplies,evenwhenthecontractpermits.Ifthehamburgerisnotwhatthecustomerexpected,theymaynotreturn.Havingpaidforthegoodwill,thefranchiseewon’tthoughtlesslydestroyit.

Franchisingmaygiveyoutheideathatasafranchisor,youneedonlytorelaxintherockingchair.Franchising,however,hasproblemstobesolved.

67.Franchisingreferstoabusinessoperationinwhichasuccessfulparentcompany___________.

      A.sellsname—brand（名牌）goodstoaprivateinvestor.

      B.rentsprovenideasandtechniquesforinvestment

      C.sellstheright,theguidancetoabusinessunderitsname

      D.takesnoadvertisingresponsibilityforindividualinvestors

68.TheadvantagesoffranchisingtotheparentcompanyareallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.

      A.animmediateinvestmentreturn

      B.theownershipofadditionalretailstores

      C.theprofitfromthesaleofsupplies

      D.thepossibilityofprofitableadvertising

69.Thepassagemainlytellsreaders___________.

A.thebenefitsoffranchisingtothefranchisor

B.theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffranchising

      C.theunmatchedeconomicgrowthinthe1960’s

      D.someregionalandnationalbusinessoperation

70.Whatwilltheauthorprobablydiscussafterthelastparagraph?

      A.Moreadvantagesoffranchising.

      B.Risksofinvestmentbesidesfranchising.

      C.Thestandardofconsumeracceptance.

      D.Negativeaspectsrelatedtofranchising.

第四部分：

书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

完成句子（共2014小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

   阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71.---Whydidyougobackupstairs?

  IthoughtI____________________________（忘了关窗户）.  （leave）

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