1.(单选题)—Couldyougiveusaspeechonmanagementfunctionssomedaythisweek—________________.
A.That's a good idea
B.No, I already have plans
C.I'd love to, but I'm busy this week
正确
答案解释 解析：本题考核“拒绝他人”的交际用语。拒绝他人的答语通常有“I'm afraid…/No, …/I'd love to, but…”，所以答案是C。
2.(单选题)—Isitpossibleforyoutoworkouttheplantonight
—__________
A.I'll do that.
B.I think so.
C.I'd love to.
正确
答案解释 解析：本题考核“询问可能性”的交际用语。常用的答语一般使用I think…/I don’t think…等句型表达可能或否定。根据第一说话人传递的信息，这是询问能否完成任务，所以答案是B。
3.(单选题)______hisangertheemployeescalledhimMr.Thunder,buttheylovedhim.
A.Due to
B.In spite of
C.Because
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答案解释 译文：因为他脾气暴躁，员工们称他为雷霆先生，但也很喜欢他。解析：Due to意为“由于，因为”；In spite of“尽管”；Because“由于，因为”。due to和in spite of 后连接名词或名词短语，都能与“his anger”连用，due to/in spite of his anger，而because需连接句子。根据语境，应选择词意“因为”，所以答案是A。
4.(单选题)TheHumanResourceManagingDepartmentatHondaisgivenspecificinstructions______employthebestpossibleworkers.
A.how to
B.on what to
C.on how to
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答案解释 译文：本田公司的人力资源管理部门被给予如何聘用潜在的最好员工的具体指示。解析：此句为instruction引导的结构，后接on how to do…，所以答案是C。
5.(单选题)______CEOsspendplanning,themoreprofitabletheircompaniesare.
A.The more time
B.The more
C.The less time
正确
答案解释 译文：首席执行官们花费在规划上的时间越多，他们的公司就越有效益。解析：此句为the more… the more…引导的比较结构，根据句意，应选择表示更多时间，所以答案是A。
二、阅读理解：根据文章内容，判断正误（共50分）。WhoKilledNokia Nokiaexecutivesattemptedtoexplainitsfallfromthetopofthesmartphonepyramidwiththreefactors:1)thatNokiawastechnicallyinferiortoApple,2)thatthecompanywascomplacentand3)thatitsleadersdidn'tseethedisruptiveiPhonecoming. Ithasalsobeenarguedthatitwasnoneoftheabove.Nokialostthesmartphonebattlebecauseofdivergentsharedfearsamongthecompany'smiddleandtopmanagerswhichledtocompany-wideinertiathatleftitpowerlesstorespondtoApple'sgame. Basedonthefindingsofanin-depthinvestigationand76interviewswithtopandmiddlemanagers,engineersandexternalexperts,theresearchersdiscoveredacultureoffearduetotemperamentalleadersandthatfrightenedmiddlemanagerswerescaredoftellingthetruth. Thefearthatfrozethecompanycamefromtwoplaces.First,thecompany'stopmanagershadaterrifyingreputation.SomemembersofNokia'sboardandtopmanagementweredescribedas“extremelytemperamental”andtheyregularlyshoutedatpeople“atthetopoftheirlungs”.Itwasverydifficulttotellthemthingstheydidn'twanttohear.Secondly,topmanagerswereafraidoftheexternalenvironmentandnotmeetingtheirquarterlytargets,whichalsoimpactedhowtheytreatedmiddlemanagers. Topmanagersthusmademiddlemanagersafraidofdisappointingthem.Middlemanagersweretoldthattheywerenotambitiousenoughtomeettopmanagers'goals. Fearingthereactionsoftopmanagers,middlemanagersremainedsilentorprovidedoptimistic,filteredinformation.Thus,middlemanagersdirectlyliedtotopmanagement. Worse,acultureofstatusinsideNokiamadeeveryonewanttoholdontovestedpowerforfearofresourcesbeingallocatedelsewhereiftheydeliveredbadnewsorshowedthattheywerenotboldorambitiousenoughtoundertakechallengingassignments. Beyondverbalpressure,topmanagersalsoappliedpressureforfasterperformanceinpersonnelselection.Thisledmiddlemanagerstooverpromiseandunderdeliver.Onemiddlemanagertoldusthat“youcangetresourcesbypromisingsomethingearlier,orpromisingalot.It'ssaleswork.” Whilemodestfearmightbehealthyformotivation,abusingitcanbelikeoverusingadrug,whichrisksgeneratingharmfulsideeffects.Toreducethisrisk,leadersshouldcoordinatewiththevariedemotionsofthestaff.Nokia'stopmanagersshouldhaveencouragedsafedialogue,internalcoordinationandfeedbacktounderstandthetrueemotionintheorganization.操作提示：正确选T，错误选F。1.NokialostthesmartphonebattlebecauseitstechnologyisnotasgoodasthatofApple.(1)2.Nokia'smiddlemanagerswerefranktotellthetruth,butthetoponesdidn'tlistentothem.(2)3.Nokia'stopmanagersweretoomoodytohearanythinggoodbutharsh.(3)4.MiddlemanagersinNokiadeliveredresultsmorethantheypromisedearlier.(4)5.Nokia'stopmanagersshouldhavehadbetterconversationtechniquestoencourageinternalcoordinationandtruth.(5)
1.
A.T
B.F
2.
A.T
B.F
3.
A.T
B.F
4.
A.T
B.F
5.
A.T
B.F
正确
答案解释
解析：
1.这是一道细节题。一般对于细节题，我们需要查找信息所对应的句子或者句群。此题信息对应文章第二段的第二句话，即“智能手机大战失败的原因是公司内部散发着的恐惧”，所以选F。
2. 这是一道细节题。此题信息对应文章第三段的最后一句话，即“frightened middle managers were scared of telling the truth”，所以选F。
3. 这是一道归纳总结题。此题对应文章第四、五、六段的内容，文章中提到“高层名声糟糕，大声吼叫下属；中层保持沉默或提供虚假信息”，所以选T。
4. 这是一道细节题。文章第七段已经告知读者“This led middle managers to over promise and under deliver.”，所以选F。
5. 这是一道细节题。文章最后一段的最后一句话已经告知读者高层应该建立良好的沟通方式，所以选T。
