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impressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnot
necessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,
tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogo
tomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmore
recordedmusicfromiTunes.
Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsareno
substituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthe
time,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,classical
instrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dance
troupes,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththe
recordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe
20thcentury.Theserecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,
andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday'
s
liveperformances;
moreover,theycanbe“consumed”atatime
andplaceofthelistener'
schoosing.Thewidespread
availabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtaboutacrisis
intheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.
Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogram
attractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.
Gilbert‘sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:
AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasaman
whoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicinto“amarkedly
different,morevibrantorganization.”Butwhatwillbethe
natureofthatdifference?
Merelyexpandingtheorchestra'
repertoirewillnotbeenough.IfGilbertandthePhilharmonic
aretosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetween
America‘soldestorchestraandthenewaudienceithopesto
attract.
21.WelearnfromParagraph1thatGilbert'
sappointment
has________.
[A]incurredcriticism
[B]raisedsuspicion.
[C]receivedacclaim
[D]arousedcuriosity.
22.TommasiniregardsGilbertasanartistwhois_______.
[A]influential
[B]modest
[C]respectable
[D]talented
23.Theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers
_________.
[A]ignoretheexpensesofliveperformances
[B]rejectmostkindsofrecordedperformances
[C]exaggeratethevarietyofliveperformances
[D]overestimatethevalueofliveperformances
24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrueof
recordings?
[A]Theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality.
[B]Theyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic.
[C]Theyhelpimprovethequalityofmusic.
[D]Theyhaveonlycoveredmasterpieces.
25.RegardingGilbert‘sroleinrevitalizingthe
Philharmonic,theauthorfeels______.
[A]doubtful
[B]enthusiastic
[C]confident
[D]puzzled
Text2WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankofAmericain
August,hisexplanationwassurprisinglystraightup.Rather
thancloakinghisexitintheusualvagueexcuses,hecame
rightoutandsaidhewasleaving“topursuemygoalof
runningacompany.”Broadcastinghisambitionwas“verymuch
mydecision,”McGeesays.Withintwoweeks,hewastalkingfor
thefirsttimewiththeboardofHartfordFinancialServices
Group,whichnamedhimCEOandchairmanonSeptember29.
McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedupgavehimtime
toreflectonwhatkindofcompanyhewantedtorun.Italso
sentaclearmessagetotheoutsideworldabouthisaspirations.
AndMcGeeisn‘talone.InrecentweekstheexecutivesatAvon
andAmericanExpressquitwiththeexplanationthattheywere
lookingforaCEOpost.Asboardsscrutinizesuccessionplans
inresponsetoshareholderpressure,executiveswhodon'
tget
thenodalsomaywishtomoveon.Aturbulentbusiness
environmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousoflettingvague
pronouncementscloudtheirreputations.
Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotakehold,deputy
chiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethejumpwithoutanet.In
thethirdquarter,CEOturnoverwasdown23%fromayearagoas
nervousboardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,accordingto
LiberumResearch.Astheeconomypicksup,opportunitieswill
aboundforaspiringleaders.
Thedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookforabetter
oneisunconventional.Foryearsexecutivesandheadhunters
haveadheredtotherulethatthemostattractiveCEO
candidatesaretheoneswhomustbepoached.SaysKorn/Ferry
seniorpartnerDennisCarey:
“Ican‘tthinkofasingle
searchI'
vedonewhereaboardhasnotinstructedmetolook
atsittingCEOsfirst.”
Thosewhojumpedwithoutajobhaven'
talwayslandedintop
positionsquickly.EllenMarramquitaschiefofTropicanaa
decadeago,sayingshewantedtobeaCEO.Itwasayearbefore
shebecameheadofatinyInternet-basedcommoditiesexchange.
RobertWillumstadleftCitigroupin2005withambitionstobea
CEO.Hefinallytookthatpostatamajorfinancialinstitution
threeyearslater.
Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfortop
performers.Thefinancialcrisishasmadeitmoreacceptableto
bebetweenjobsortoleaveabadone.“Thetraditionalrule
wasit'
ssafertostaywhereyouare,butthat'
sbeen
fundamentallyinverted,”saysoneheadhunter.“Thepeople
who'
vebeenhurttheworstarethosewho'
vestayedtoo
long.”
26.WhenMcGeeannouncedhisdeparture,hismannercanbest
bedescribedasbeing________.
[A]arrogant
[B]frank
[C]self-centered
[D]impulsive
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,seniorexecutives'
quitting
maybespurredby______.
[A]theirexpectationofbetterfinancialstatus
[B]theirneedtoreflectontheirprivatelife
[C]theirstrainedrelationswiththeboards
[D]theirpursuitofnewcareergoals
28.Theword“poached”(Line3,Paragraph4)mostprobably
means_______.
[A]approvedof
[B]attendedto
[C]huntedfor
[D]guardedagainst
29.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_______.
[A]topperformersusedtoclingtotheirposts
[B]loyaltyoftopperformersisgettingout-dated
[C]topperformerscaremoreaboutreputations
[D]it'
ssafertosticktothetraditionalrules
30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?
[A]CEOs:
WheretoGo?
[B]CEOs:
AlltheWayUp?
[C]TopManagersJumpwithoutaNet
[D]TheOnlyWayOutforTopPerformers
Text3Theroughguidetomarketingsuccessusedtobethatyou
gotwhatyoupaidfor.Nolonger.Whiletraditional“paid”
media–suchastelevisioncommercialsandprint
advertisements–stillplayamajorrole,companiestodaycan
exploitmanyalternativeformsofmedia.Consumerspassionate
aboutaproductmaycreate“earned”mediabywillingly
promotingittofriends,andacompanymayleverage“owned”
mediabysendinge-mailalertsaboutproductsandsalesto
customersregisteredwithitsWebsite.Thewayconsumersnow
approachtheprocessofmakingpurchasedecisionsmeansthat
marketing'
simpactstemsfromabroadrangeoffactorsbeyond
conventionalpaidmedia.
Paidandownedmediaarecontrolledbymarketerspromoting
theirownproducts.Forearnedmedia,suchmarketersactasthe
initiatorforusers‘responses.Butinsomecases,one
marketer'
sownedmediabecomeanothermarketer'
spaidmedia
–forinstance,whenane-commerceretailersellsadspaceon
itsWebsite.Wedefinesuchsoldmediaasownedmediawhose
trafficissostrongthatotherorganizationsplacetheir
contentore-commerceengineswithinthatenvironment.This
trend,whichwebelieveisstillinitsinfancy,effectively
beganwithretailersandtravelproviderssuchasairlinesand
hotelsandwillnodoubtgofurther.Johnson&
Johnson,for
example,hascreatedBabyCenter,astand-alonemediaproperty
thatpromotescomplementaryandevencompetitiveproducts.
Besidesgeneratingincome,thepresenceofothermarketers
makesthesiteseemobjective,givescompaniesopportunitiesto
learnvaluableinformationabouttheappealofother
companies'
marketing,andmayhelpexpandusertrafficforall
companiesconcerned.
Thesamedramatictechnologicalchangesthathaveprovided
marketerswithmore(andmorediverse)communicationschoices
havealsoincreasedtheriskthatpassionateconsumerswill
voicetheiropinionsinquicker,morevisible,andmuchmore
damagingways.Suchhijackedmediaaretheoppositeofearned
media:
anassetorcampaignbecomeshostagetoconsumers,other
stakeholders,oractivistswhomakenegativeallegationsabout
abrandorproduct.Membersofsocialnetworks,forinstance,
arelearningthattheycanhijackmediatoapplypressureon
thebusinessesthatoriginallycreatedthem.
Ifthathappens,passionateconsumerswouldtrytopersuade
otherstoboycottproducts,puttingthereputationofthe
targetcompanya
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