2007年同等学力申硕考试英语真题及答案(8)

新浪教育 /2010-03-09

B. gives evidence that money buys happiness

C. rejects the relation between money and happiness

D. shows that lottery brings people happiness

48. The word “ illusory ”( para.4 ) is closest in meaning to “ ” .

A. dramatic B. ordinary C. drastic D. imaginary

49. According to Lucas , richer people ’ s happiness .

A. comes from their high income

B. may not be directly related to their high income

C. is boosted by their high income

D. is not derived from their high income

50. According to Oswald , a more important factor in bringing about happiness may be good .

A. health B. feelings C. marriage D. salaries

Passage Five

When Frand Dale look over as publisher of Los Angeles Herrald-Examiner , the organization had just ended a ten-year strike. There was much bitterness and as he told us. “ Everybody that I found there had lost their curiosity , they ’ d lost their cutting edge , there was no interest , they just hung on ... I had a real problem. ” His very first task was to introduce himself to everybody , to thank them for their loyalty to that point , and to allow them to express their concerns and frustrations. To questions like “ What makes you think you can make this thing go ?” he responded ,“ I don ’ t know yet , but in thirty days I ’ ll come back to you and let you know what I ’ ve found. ” He recruited a task force of the best people from throughout the Hearst Corporation to do a crash study , and in thirty days he had a written report on what needed to be done , which he shared with the staff. He had taken the all-important first steps to establish mutual trust , without which leadership would not have been possible.

Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together. The accumulation of trust is a measure of the legitimacy of leadership. It cannot be demanded or purchased ; it must be earned. Trust is the basic ingredient of all organizations , the lubrication that maintains the organization and it is as mysterious and difficult a concept as leadership—and as important.

One thing we can say for sure about trust is that if trust is to be generated , there must be predictability , the capacity to predict another ’ s behavior. Another way of putting it is to say that organizations without trust would resemble the ambiguous nightmare of Kafka ’ s The Castle , where nothing can be certain and nobody can be relied on or be held responsible. The ability to predict outcomes with a high probability of success generates and maintains trust.

51. What was Frand Dale ’ s problem when he became the publisher of Los Angeles Herrald-Examiner ?

A. He had lost interest in his publishing career.

B. He found it hard to introduce himself to everyone.

C. Los Angeles Herrald-Examiner was in extreme difficulty.

D. Los Angeles Herrald-Examiner was on a ten-year strike.


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