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专四阅读详解心之所愿无事不成
星期2Tuesday
Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.心之所愿,无事不成。
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TextA
体育运动
517
6.5分钟
/6
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教育管理
400
5分钟
/5
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女性时尚
398
6分钟
/4
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经济手段
540
7.5分钟
/5
今日练习
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Maybeyouryouthgrouphastalkedabouttakingeveryonetothemountainsthiswinterfortheirannualskitrip.Youcan’twaittogo…Butthere’sjustonelittlething:
you’veneversnowboardedbefore!
Well,havenofear.Ifweweresittingnexttoeachotheronthebusrideintothemountains,here’swhatI’dtellyou:
Ifyoucan,learnwhenthesnowissoft.Iknowsnowboardingonfreshsnowisn’talwaysanoption,butyou’regoingtobefallinglikecrazyduringthefirstweekend.Sinceyou’redesiredtofall,thequestionbecomes:
Wouldyouratherfallonconcreteoradowncomforter?
There’sthatmuchofadifference,sotryboardingrightafterasnowstorm.
Ridethehigh-speeddetachablelifts.Allthebigresortshavethem:
high-speeddetachablequadliftsthatslowtoacrawljustbeforeyoudropyourseatintothebench.Theolderdouble-chair-liftsandtriple-chair-liftsarehardertodealwithbecausetheydon’tslowdownwhenyougeton.It’salsomucheasierdisembarkingfromahigh-speeddetachablequadwhenyoureachthetopbecausetheliftslowswaydown.You’llalsofrustrateyourselfbyridingpomasandT-bras,soavoidthemaswell.
Youshouldalsobeg,borroworstealwristguardsandahelmet.Well,don’tstealthem,butwristguardsshouldbestandardequipmentforbeginnersnowboarders.Mostbrokenboneshappenwhenboarderstrytobreaktheirfallbystickingtheirarmsout,butthismaneuveroftenresultsinjuries.And,ofcourse,you’vegottoprotectyourhead.
Learntofalltherightway.Sincefallingisagiven,learntofallintherightway.Whenyoufeelyourselfstartingtoloseyourbalance,getaslowaspossible—almostlikeyou’reslidingintosecondbase.Letyourbodyabsorbtheblow.Bendyourkneeswhileresistingtheurgetostickoutyourarmstobreakyourfall.Ifyoucan“getdown”themomentyoufeelyourselflosingyourbalance,you’llprobablycrashwithoutexperiencinginjury.
Getgoodinstruction.Iamallforfriends-teachingtheirfriends,butsometimesit’sbesttoleavetheinstructiontotheprofessionals.Friendsmaybegreatboardersbuthorribleinstructors,andmanycan’ttellyouwhatyou’redoingwrong.
Ifyoucanaffordit,takeasnowboardclassfromthelocalskischool.Snowboardinstructionhasimprovedalotinthelastfewyears.Whilesomepeoplewanttofigureitoutontheirown,butIstillrecommendaclassforthefirstdayortwo.
Don’tgetdiscouraged.Youcancountonthefirstdaybeingtheworstday.Everyonehasahardtimeatfirst,butthegoodnewsisthatsnowboardinghasareallyfastlearningcurve,especiallycomparedtoskiingandsurfing.Youshouldfeeltremendousprogressbytheendoffirstdayorsecondday.
Well,thereyouhaveit.Snowboarding’sagreatsport,andyou’regoingtogethooked.Justbesuretogiveyourselfafewdaystoadjusttomakingyourboardcarvethosebigturns.
1.Whyshouldbeginnerstrysnowboardingrightafterasnowstorm?
[A]Becausethatmaypreventthemfromgettingseriouslyinjured.
[B]Becausetheywillfallonsnowjustlikefallingontheconcrete.
[C]Becausetheycanlearnhowtoboardfaster.
[D]Becausetheweatherisbestforthemtolearnsnowboarding.
2.Whichliftwouldbebetterforabeginner?
[A]Double-chair-lifts.[B]T-bars.
[C]Triple-chair-lifts.[D]Quadlifts.
3.Theauthorseemstodisapprovethat
[A]beginnersmustfalldownmanytimesduringthefirstweek.
[B]beginnersshouldhavestandardequipments.
[C]whenyouloseyourbalance,youshouldprotectyourhead.
[D]whenyouloseyourbalance,youshouldstretchoutyourarms.
4.Whenyoudecidetolearnsnowboarding,you’dbetter
[A]practiceondowncomforter.
[B]askforhelpfromyourfriends.
[C]attendasnowboardclass.
[D]practiceonconcrete.
5.“…thegoodnewsis…comparedtoskiingandsurfing”inPara.9means
[A]tolearnsurfingisslowerthantolearnsnowboarding.
[B]tolearnskiingiseasierthantolearnsnowboarding.
[C]tolearnsurfingisfasterthantolearnskiing.
[D]tolearnsnowboardingisslowerthantolearnsurfing.
6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssnowboarding?
[A]Indifferent.[B]Approving.
[C]Negative.[D]Objective.
TextB
TheMastersofBusinessAdministration(MBA),thebest-knownbusinessschoollabel,isanintroductiontogeneralmanagement.ThetraditionalMBA,Harvardstyle,hasremainedlargelyunalteredsincethe1950s,andseekstoprovideathoroughknowledgeofbusinessfunctionsthroughthecasestudy—afeatureincidentallyborrowedfromlawschool.Inasimilarfashiontolawschool,thegraduatemanagementprogramstrainstudentstothinkinaparticularway,ultimatelyteachingfuturebusinessleadershowtoanalyzeproblemsquicklyandcontriveconcisesolutions.However,businesscomprisesmorethanmerelymanipulatingnumbersorsourcingrationalanswerstoproblems.Today,bothcompaniesandschoolsareincreasinglyawarethatbusinessisahumanactivity;it’sultimatelybyandaboutpeople.
JohnQuelchisabusinessschoolinsiderwhodetectsthelimitationsofthetraditionalsyllabus.AccordingtoQuelch,leadershipisanareathatschoolshavenotfullyaddressed.“Thebasictechnicaltrainingmanagersneedismorewidespread.Butleadershipskillsareinshortsupply.Thiscouldbecomeamajorconstraintonthespeedwithwhichmultinationalcompaniescanexpand,”hesays.
Leadershipisnotoriouslyhardtoteach,butprogramsdohavethecapacitytoprovideagroundinginnon-businessareasandpersonalgrowth.“Youwanttoproducegraduateswhowillbeeffective.Todothis,theyneedtoknowtheirownskills.Ourjobisnotonlytocramfinancedowntheirthroats,buthelpsdevelopthemaspeople,”explainsLeoMurray,directorofCranfieldSchoolofManagementintheU.K.
Cranfieldusesphilosophyinitscore,whichsince1997hasofferedaneveninglectureseriesincludingbothAristotelianandpresent-daythinking.Self-awarenessiscrucialattheschool,whichwillgrantthethemeevenmorespace.“Theseissueshelppeoplethink,”statesMurray.Thebetteryouunderstandyourself,goesthelogic,thebetteryoucanmanageothers.TheSaidBusinessSchool(SBS)atOxfordUniversitychampionsamoreintegratedapproach.JohnKay,SBSdirector,iskeentoleveragetheintellectualmightofthewideruniversity.Accesstofacultyfromotherdisciplinesincludingphilosophy,politicsandeconomics,hebelieves,couldgiveSBSanedgeoverotherschool.Thesearesurelystepsintherightdirection.Butthereismore.Infuture,developingagutinstinctforbusinessmaybeasimportantasunderstandingthefigures.TocreateanMBAtomeetthechallengesofthe21stcenturybusinessschoolswillhavetotryharder,andtheyknowit.
7.Whichqualityoftoday’sMBAishighlyvalued?
[A]Athoroughknowledgeofbusinessfunctions.
[B]Theabilitytodocasestudy.
[C]Thecapacityofmanipulatingnumbers.
[D]Somethingotherthantechnicaltraining.
8.Whatisthemainrestrictiononthedevelopmentofmultinationalcompanies?
[A]Traditionalsyllable.
[B]Unawarenessofbusinessschools.
[C]Lackinginleadershipskilltraining.
[D]Basictechnicaltraining.
9.AccordingtoLeoMurry,howcanschoolsprovidemoreeffectivegraduate?
[A]Byteachingthemleadership.
[B]Byknowingtheirskills.
[C]Bycrammingdownfinance.
[D]Bydevelopingthemasindividuals.
10.Cranfieldofferseveninglectureseriesonphilosophyto
[A]teachphilosophicalimplicationsoffinancetheories.
[B]promotethecandidates’leadership.
[C]testamoreintegratedapproachtoMBAeducation.
[D]competewiththeSaidBusinessSchool.
11.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat
[A]traditionalMBAprogramsstressthecandidates’workingexperience.
[B]technicaltrainingaloneisinadequatefortoday’sbusinessleaders.
[C]leadershipcanneverbetaughtinMBAprograms.
[D]agutinstinctforbusinessisunreliableindecision-making.
TextC
Right-handringsarethenewassertionoffemalefreedom.
Assoonasjournalistsstartwritingaboutadvertisingcampaigns,youknowtheadsareworking.
IntheUnitedStatesrightnow,youcanhardlyopenamagazinewithoutreadingaboutthe“latesttrendinjewellery”—theright-handdiamondring.
Accordingtothesenewsitems,economicallyindependentwomen,liketheonesseenonSexandtheCity,arenolongerwaitingforamantobuythemarockfortheringfingeroftheirlefthand.Marriedornot,theyarebuyingtheirowndiamonds,andwearingthemontherighthandasasymboloftheirindependence.
Salesofringsareindeedup,butnotall(andmaybenone)ofthisshouldbetracedtoanewwaveinfeministthinking.
Infact,thetrendcanbetracedtoSeptember2003,whenthegiantDeBeersdiamondcompanylaunchedamassiveadvertisingcampaignacrosstheUScalled“WomenoftheWorld,RaiseYourRightHand”.
Accordingtotheads,whichappearintop-tenmagazinessuchasVogue,wearingadiamondontherighthandmeansyouareindependentandfree.
Obviously,theideaistogetwell-paidwomentobuytheirowndiamonds,somethingtheytraditionallydonotdo.ButinrecentmonthsSarahJessicaParker,fromSexandtheCity,hasbeenspottedwithamonster-sizedright-handring,ashasnewlyseparatedHalleBerry.FemalebandDestiny’sChildwroteasongabouttheirright-handrings,withthelyrics:
“Ibuymyowndiamonds,Ibuymyownrings.TherockI’mrocking,Iboughtitforme.”
Theideaofusingfeminismtosellstufft
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