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I knew a man who was asked to be the
new dean (
院
长
) of
the college of business of
a large
university. When he first arrived, he studied the
situation the college faced and felt
that what it needed most was money. He
recognized
that he
had
a
unique
capacity to
raise money, and he
developed a real sense of vision about fund-
raising as his primary
function.
This created a problem in the college
because past deans had focused mainly on
meeting
day-to-day
faculty
needs.
this
new
dean
was
never
there .
He
was
running
around the country trying to raise
money for research .But he was not attending to
the
day-to-day things as the previous
dean had. The faculty, who were used to working
with
the person at the top , had to
work through his administrative assistant.
The faculty became so upset with his
absence that they sent a delegation to the
president
of
the
univerisity
to
demand
a
new
dean
or
a
fundamental
change
in
his
leadership
style . the president , who knew what the dean was
doing, said. “relax, he h
as a
good administrative assistant. Give him
some more time”
Within
a
short
time.
The
money
started
pouring
in
and
the
faculty
began
to
recognize the vision . it
wasn’t long until every time they saw the dean,
they would say “get
out of here!we
don’t want
to see you. Go out and bring
in more funds. Your administative
assistant runs this office better than
anyone else”
This man
admitted
to me later that
the mistake
he made
was
not doing
enough
team
explaining
,
enough
educating
about
what
he
was
trying
to
accomplish.
From
him
,
I
learn
a
powerful
lesson.
We
need
to
constantly
be
asking
ourselves, “what is
neede out
there, and what is my unique
strengt
h?”
16
、
the new dean
thought that the most important thing for him to
do was to ___
A gain a sense of vision
B
set up a primary goal
C win the trust
of the faculty
D raise money
17
、
the new dean
was different from the past deans in that___
A
、
he
was less responsible
B he didn’t attend
to daily things
C he had an
administrative assistant
D he
didn
’t like to talk with
others
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18
、
we can learn
from the passage that the faculty____
A
、
was
not well paid for their work
B didn’t
understand the new dean’s ideas at first
C had a conflict with the
president of the university
D didn’t
want to work with the a
dministrative
assistant
19
、
the faculty
would ask the new dean to get out because
they_____
A
、
were upset by
his deadership style
B
wanted to get rid of him
C were unhappy
with his explanation
D wanted him to
bring back more money
20
、
what was the
mistake the new dean realized he had made?
A he was absent all the year around
B he was
insensitive to the faculty’s need
C he didn’t communicate well with the
faculty
D he didn’t work
hard to accomplish his goal
Passage2
Is new
technology damaging our ability to communicate ?
fingers flying,we can blog
(
写博克文章
),
email,
and
enter
chat
rooms.
But,
as
we
type
our
millions
of
words,
something
is
being
lost
.
As
our
virtual
skills
increase,
I
wonder
if
our
ability
to
communicate using speech is on the
decline.
Young people send me dozens of
emails from schools and universities .They often
attach long lists questions,to which
they want detail reponses. Time is short. So my
reply
is usually that they can phone me
and I will do my best to answer.
They
very rarely do , at least partly because their
oral and telephone skills are less
developed than their ability to type
,text and email. Yet to adapt an old business
saying a
meeting is worth five phone
calls and a phone call is worth five emails.
Direct communication can quickly lead
to bonding and trust .people are more likely to
reveal what they are thinking when they
actually speak to another person. Most are wary
of committing themselves in writing.
The great tragedy , of coures, is that
the phone was invented before the it
had been the other way around, internet
forums would now be filled with the news.”have
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you
heard(type, type, type)? There is this amazing new
device (type , type).Now you can
talk
directly with people (type, type, type).without
all this ty
ping “ Marketing would do
the
rest and collgees would be rushing
to develop new courses in telephone skills .
But , as it is , we are stuck with the
supremacy of the typed word and it is getting in
the
way
of
our
ability
to
look
people
in
the
eye
and
talk .
we
should
reconsider
the
technology
in
which
the
speed
of
our
fingers
is
more
important
than
the
quality
of
our
voices.
21
、
According to
the author , young people today don’t
A
、
like to
communicate using speech
B
、
like to
communicate with people
C
、
know how to
communicate with people
D
、
know how to ask
questions in communication
22
、
According to
paragraph 3, compared with meetings , email are
A
、
more efficient
B more
interesting
C less
efficient
Dless interesting
23 in paragraph 4, “wary
of
“ can be replaced by
A good at
B
happy
about
C
used to
D cautious about
24
、
the author
believes that if the phone had been invented after
the computer, people
would
A be eager to learn how to use the
phone
B be glad to have
both means of communication
C still
prefer typing words on the computer
D show little interest in the phone
25
which
of
the
following
can
be
best
reflect
the
author’s
attitude
towards
the
communication using type words today ?
A concerned
B
curious
C indifferent
D impatient
Most Americans
are very conscious of their health and try to
maintain a nutririous diet
and
daily
routines
to
maintain
good
,
for
many
years
the
tobacco
amd
liquor
industries
have
tried
to
project
the
image
of
style
and
fashion
for
those
who
use
their
products.
Most
have
leamed
,
however,
that
the
dangers
caused
to
health
by
tobacco
and
alcohol can no longer be
denied or ignored. The campaigns to alert the
public to the evils
of these two social
drugs have been untense and effective. However,
most people dislike
being wamed that
they shouldn’t do something. It is a kind of
psycholgical resistance.
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Yet, all
tobacco and liquor priducts must now contain a
waming on the
waming is simple, but
the message is clear, smoking are hazardous to
wording
may vary, but it is phrased in
such a way as to draw the attention of the
domsumet to the
danger. On TV all
tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every
ad in a magazine must
display the
wamning. There, are many public notices on trains
and buses giving out the
warning that
smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung
and heart diseases .
The warning
against alcohol consumption is of a different kind
.it goes out especially
to
women
who
are
pregnant
and
anyone,operating
a
car
or
electrical
machinery.
A
pregnant
woman
can
cause
damage
to
her
baby
by
drinking
alcohol
.Also
anyone
operating
a
machine
runs
the
risk
of
an
accident
which
could
be
fatal.
Such
warning
appear on all wine bottles and even an
apparently harmless can of beer.
26 Tobacco and liquor ads try to make
people believe that smoking and drinking will
A make them look
fashionable
B help them
keep a nutritious diet
C
make them conscious of their health
D show their healthy images to others
27 in the case
of smoking and drinking , most people
A ignore the campaigns against them
B are aware of the dangers they cause
C do not really believe
their dangers
D participate in
campaigns against them
28
it can be inferred from the passage that the
campaign against smoking is
A short-lived
B long-standing
C widespread
D well organized
29
Tobacco
advertising is
A
popularized
B
restricted
C
banned
D disliked
30 warnings against drinking are usally
directed at
A civilians
B
car drivers
C
young
people
D some
groups of people
Today,
there
is
no
such
ting
as
a
“typical”
college
of
all
ages
are
enrolled
in colleges .
Though
the
concept
of
college
may
be
the
same
for
all
students
,
the
stress
and
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future goals
are different. The college student most people
think of usually range in age
from
18-21,and are most often away from home for the
first time. As a result , they now
have
choices and no parent to tell them what to do .
They are responsiblefor their own
lives, needing to learn to manage their
time and find a job, while attending school. They
enter this new world with the
anticipation of freedom, fun and a good job after
graduation.
The new faces
in the college are usually 30 years old or older
,and are returning to
school after
several years away. They are starting their
college education, after raising a
family and are now ready to do
something for themselvees. Their lives are
considerably
different from their
younger classmates. They have been on their own
for a while , and are
concerned about
family, responsibilities, work, and the adjustment
of being back in school
after
some
years .
Most
importan
to
them
are
the
hopes
of
a
new
career
or
a
job
promotion after they
graduate.
Though they may come to
college for different reasons, the resulet is the
same. It is
their
chance
to
make
a
better
life
for
themselves
or
their
families .
As
the
younger
generation is looking for freedom in
their lives, those who are returning to school
also see
freedom. The same
opportunities were not available 20 years ago.
So in our colleges and universities,
there is a new sense of hope and dreams ,where
once stood only the youth of our
future, they are now joined by people of all ages
who
share the dreams of a better life.
31 the passage is mainly
concern about with the change of
A college administration
B college student
C college courses
D college life
32 in the past college students usually
A lived with their parents
B found good jobs easily
C had much time to spare
D had no burden of raising
a family
33 college
students of the new type
A
enjoy freedom once again B are worried about their
parents
C aim at a new job
or promotion D study harder than other students
34 one thing that the
younger and older college students share is
A their hope for a better
life
B equal job
opportunities
C
their future plans
D
chances to get promotion
35
The author seems to approve of
A college students raising a family
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B college
students living on their parents
C older people going back to college
D
the students’ struggle for freedom
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2008
年阅读理解真题
I knew a man
who
was asked to be the new dean
(
院
长
) of the
college of
business of a large
university. When he first arrived, he studied the
situation
the
college
faced
and
felt
that
what
it
needed
most
was
money
.
He
recognized that he had a unique
capacity to
raise money
, and
he developed a
real sense of vision
about fund-raising as his primary function.
This created a problem in the college
because
past deans
had
focused
mainly on meeting
day-to-day
faculty
needs
.
this
new
dean
was never there .
He
was running around the country trying to raise
money for research
.But
he
was not attending
to
the
day-to-day things
as the
previous dean
had. The
faculty,
who
were
used
to
working
with
the
person
at
the
top
,
had
to
work
through his
administrative assistant.
The
faculty
became
so
upset
with
his
absence
that
they
sent
a
delegation
to
the
president
of
the
univerisity
to
demand
a
new
dean
or
a
fundamental change in his leadership
style . the president , who knew what the
dean was doing, said. “relax, he has a
good administrative assistant. Give him
some more time”
Within a short time. The money started
pouring in and the faculty began
to
recognize the vision . it wasn’t long until every
time
they saw the dean, they
would say “
get
out
of here!
we don’t want
to see you.
Go out
and
bring in
more
funds.
Your administative assistant
runs this office better than anyone
else”
This
man
admitted
to
me
later
that
the
mistake
he
made
was
not
doing
enough
team
building,
enough
explaining
,
enough
educating
about
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