Unit7Manproposes,Goddisposes.谋事在人，成事在天。学习内容题材词数建议时间得分统计做题备忘PartAText1商业经济390/10Text2科普知识411/10Text3社会生活461/10Text4社会生活436/10PartB科普知识502/10PartC文化教育402/10PartADirections：Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Text1AnewmaladyisrunningrampantlyincorporateAmerica:managementphobia.Manypeopledon’twanttobemanager,andmanypeoplewhoaremanagersareitchingtojumpoffthemanagementtrack—orhavealready.“Ihatedallthemeetings,”saysa10-yearaward-winningmanager,“AndIfoundthemoreyoudidforpeoplewhoworkedforyou,themoretheyexpected.Iwasacounselor,motivator,financialadviserandpsychologist.”Withtechnologychanginginawink,wecanneverslackoffthesedaysifwe’reonthetechnicalside.It’sararepersonwhocanmanagetokeepuponthetechnicalsideandhandleamanagementjob,too.Inaddition,withScottAdams’popularcartooncharacteraswellasmanytelevisionsituationcomediesroutinelyportrayingmanagersasmoronsorenemies,theyjustdon’tgetmuchrespectanymore.Supervisingotherswasalwaysatoughtask,butinthepastthatstresswasoffsetbyhopesforcareermobilityandfinancialrewards.Alongwithasizablepayraise,peoplechosenasmanagerswouldbeginanearlyautomaticclimbupthecareerladdertolucrativeexecutiveperks:stockoptions,companycars,clubmemberships,plusthekeytoexecutivewashroom.Butintoday’sglobal,morecompetitivearena,amanagersitsonaninsecureperch.Restructuringhaveeliminatedlayerafterlayerofmanagementascompaniescametoviewtheirorganizationsascollectionsofcompetenciesratherthanhierarchies.Therearefarfewerrungsonthecorporateladderformanagerstoclimb.Inaddition,managerialjobsdemandmorehoursandheadachesthaneverbeforebutofferslimfinancialpaybacksandperks.Inanageofentrepreneurship,whenthemostpraisedpeopleinbusinessarethoselaunchingsomethingnew,managementseemslikeaninvisible,thanklessrole.Employersarelookingforpeoplewhocandothings,notforpeoplewhomakeotherpeopledothings.Managementlayoffshavedonemuchtoerodeinterestinmanagerialjobs.Withmorepeoplewaryofjoiningmanagement,arecorporationsbeinghurtorworryingaboutdevelopingfutureleaders?Nomanyare.Whileemployershavedismissedalotofmanagers,theybelieveasurpluslingersonatmanycompanies.“Anotherreasoncompaniesaren’tshortofmanagers”,contendsRobertKelley,aCarnegieMellonUniversitybusinessprofessor,“isthatsomanyworkerstodayareself-managed,eitherindividuallyorviateams,youdon’tneedamanager.”1.Thewordsof10-yearaward-winningmanagerimpliesthat[A]managerialjobsdemandmorehoursandoffermoreheadaches.[B]managersshouldnotdotoomuchbeyondthescopeofhisjob.[C]beingamanagerrequiresmanyotherskillsbesidesmanagement.[D]apersoncangetalotofdevelopmentinamanagementrole.2.Theword“perk”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans[A]privileges.[B]status.[C]mobility.[D]rungs.3.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsappliestotoday’smanagers?[A]Theirstresscanbereducedbythefinancialandemotionalrewards.[B]Theybegintoneglecttheirdevelopmentonthetechnicalside.[C]Theydon’tfeelsecureintheirpositionsbecauseofthereductionincompanyhierarchies.[D]Theyarenotrespectedanymorebythemediadespiteoftheirhardefforts.4.Whichskilldoemployersvaluemostinthisageofentrepreneurship?[A]Management.[B]Creativity.[C]Cooperation.[D]Diligence.5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat[A]thelossofinterestinthemanagerialjobswoulddamageAmericancorporateculture.[B]moreandmoremanagerswouldbelaidoffinordertorelievethefinanci...
