1、4He was condemned to seven years in jail.5I made the acquaintance of him at a party.6He had a good disguise, but as soon as he spoke he betrayed himself.7The puter bought yesterday is superior to my former one.8He tried to pass himself off as a qualified doctor.9Generally (general) speaking, we have
2、 much work to do every day.10In terms of his own situation, he has to give up this chance.11We should do some exercises about reading prehension, which could help improve our reading skills.12While listening (listen) to the lesson, they made notes.完成句子1This new film is said to_be_adapted_from_a_nove
3、l by Jane Austen.据说这部新影片是根据简奥斯汀的一本小说改编的。2I_hesitated_for_a_moment/while before I offered my seat to her.我犹豫了一会儿,然后把座位让给她。3During our vacation in the seaside city, we made_the_acquaintance_of some foreigners from America.在海滨城市度假期间,我们认识了几位来自美国的外国人。4In_terms_of finance, his pany has great advantage.从财力
4、方面讲,他的公司有很大优势。5Generally_speaking,_we enjoyed the trip.总的来说,我们这次旅行很愉快。6Some lazy persons usually pass_off_themselves_as disabled ones to get help from others.一些懒惰的人通常把自己假扮成残疾人以得到他人的帮助。7While_discussing_the_plan,_they found it practical.当讨论这项计划时,他们发现它很实用。.阅读理解The Pygmalion Effect refers to the phenom
5、enon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people, often children or students, the better they perform.How about the theory in the workplace?Prof.Dov Eden from Tel Aviv Universitys Faculty of Management,conducted some experiments.In one of Prof.Edens experiments,he divided bank branch man
6、agers into two groups.One group of managers was told that their employees were preeminent;_the other group was told nothing about their employees performance potential.When Prof.Eden analyzed performance results, he found a significant difference between the branches.There had been no preexisting di
7、fferences between the employees, but the branch managers,who were led to expect more, got more their branches scored higher in terms of profitability (收益)and overall economic success.His findings confirm that the “Pygmalion Effect” can be created among leaders and subordinates(下属)Subordinates get a
8、3to1 boost(增强)in their performance success rate if their leader expects more from them, says Prof.Eden.“Success” is determined by many related factors, such as pleting a course,a performance rating on the job,or grades in a training program.But “if a leader has high expectations, it doesnt mean that
9、 a subordinate will perform three times as well, ”Prof.Eden says.“It means that he or she will have a three times greater chance of being aboveaverage.”Study results indicate that when a manager expects a lot from an employee, the managers leadership style changes and subsequently boosts the employe
10、es selfconfidence.The Pygmalion research expands based on studies of the “experimenter effect” in the 1960s, the notion that an investigator can unintentionally influence the oute of an experiment in significant ways.语篇解读:本文向我们介绍了一个“皮格马利翁效应”的实验。1Prof.Edens experiments prove that _.Ahigh expectations
11、 can lead to good performanceBmanagers performance influences subordinates behaviourCtheres little difference between employeespotentialDsuccess in the workplace is mainly determined by profitability解析:选A根据文章第三段和第四段的描述可知,实验证明了“对下属有期望和对下属的潜力不了解的调查结果证明了期望是行动的动力”。2From the text we can infer that _.Aone
12、s potential can only be stimulated under pressureBthe Pygmalion Effect can be applied to different social fieldsCthe managers should change their leadership styles frequentlyDthe more expectation,the higher efficiency选B从第一段的“ .often children or students .”到下文的workplace,可知“皮格马利翁效应”可用于不同的社会领域。3The und
13、erlined word “preeminent” in the second paragraph means “_”Aoutstanding BimportantCmodest Dprepared选A根据下文的“ .the other group was told nothing about their employees performance potential.”可推知这里是说这组经理被告知自己的员工是“优秀的,突出的”。4Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?AProf.Eden is
14、not the first person to study the “Pygmalion Effect”BA subordinate will perform three times as well if the manager has high expectations.CProper leadership style change of managers can boost the employees selfconfidence.DThe “Pygmalion Effect” is the further study of the “experimenter effect”选B根据文章第五段的叙述“But if a leader has high expectations, it doesnt mean that a subordinate will perform three times as well,Prof.Eden says.It means that he or she will have a three times
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