Question

【题目】阅读理解。

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people instinctively ___________ work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.

In any case, despite so much evidence to the ___________, many managers still agree to Theory X. They believe, ___________ , that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from ___________ without consultation. This, of course, makes for authoritarian (专制的) managers.

Different cultures have different ways of ___________ people. Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making—all members of the department or work group are asked to ___________ to this process. This is management by the collective opinion. Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things, which are based on general ___________. Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional ___________ managers cannot.

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without ___________ managers first. This empowerment (授权) has been part of the trend towards downsizing: ___________ the number of management layers in companies. After de-layering in this way, a company may be ___________ with just a top level of senior managers, front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public. Empowerment takes the idea of delegation (委托) much further than has ___________ been the case. Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to ___________ that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.

Another trend is off-site or ___________ management, where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Project managers evaluate the ___________ of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.

【1】A. desire B. seek C. lose D. dislike

【2】A. contrary B. expectation C. degree D. extreme

【3】A. vice versa B. for example C. however D. otherwise

【4】A. outside B. inside C. below D. above

【5】A. replacing B. assessing C. managing D. encouraging

【6】A. refer B. contribute C. object D. apply

【7】A. agreement B. practice C. election D. impression

【8】A. bossy B. experienced C. western D. male

【9】A. asking B. training C. warning D. firing

【10】A. doubling B. maintaining C. reducing D. estimating

【11】A. honored B. left C. crowded D. compared

【12】A. economically B. traditionally C. inadequately D. occasionally

【13】A. deny B. admit C. assume D. ensure

【14】A. virtual B. ineffective C. day-to-day D. on-the-scene

【15】A. opinion B. risk C. performance D. attractiveness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】A

【10】C

【11】B

【12】B

【13】D

【14】A

【15】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是说明文，介绍了现代社会中一种新型管理理论——授权管理及其作用。

【1】考查动词辨析。根据后半句＂....will do anything to avoid it＂可知人们本能上不喜欢工作，他们为逃避工作可以做任何事情。故D项正确。

【2】考查名词辨析。to the contrary相反的；to the degree在某种程度上；to the extreme走向极端。此处是说，无论如何，尽管很多证据与这个理论相反，很多管理人仍然同意X理论。故A项正确。

【3】由后面的例子他们认为如果要员工效率高，就需要给与他们不断的监督可知此处是举例说明。故B项正确。

【4】考查副词辨析。根据后句可知，此处是说，他们的决定是来自上而下的，没有任何商量的余地。故D项＂above上面的＂正确。

【5】考查动词辨析。根据前段可知本文讨论的是管理学的理论，此处是说，不同的文化中有不同的管理人的方法。故C项正确。

【6】考查动词短语辨析。refer to提到，谈到；contribute to做贡献；导致；object to反对；apply to适用于。此处是说，亚洲人使用的是协商式的管理方法，所有人都被要求对管理的过程作出自己的贡献。故B项正确。

【7】考查名词辨析。agreement同意；practice练习，做法；election选举；impression印象。此处是说，亚洲人使用协商式的管理方法，这种方法是建立在共同协商基础之上的，西方人也想模仿这样的管理方法。故A项正确。

【8】考查形容词辨析。根据前半句＂....women will become more effective managers than men....＂可知有些专家认为女性比男性管理更高效。因为女性更有亲和力，比男性管理人更容易与别人达成一致的目标。故D项正确。

【9】考查动词辨析。根据前句＂... encourage employees to use their own initiative... ＂（鼓励员工使用自己的首创精神），也就是说在作出决定的时候不用先请示上级经理。故A项正确。

【10】考查动词辨析。根据＂the trend towards downsizing＂（缩小规模的趋势）可知，也就是要减少管理层的数量，可以直接做出决定而不需要请示上级。故动词＂reduce减少＂符合语境。

【11】考查形容词短语。be honored with被授予；be left with留下，剩下；be crowded with挤满；be compared with与……相比；通过这种方法，公司只剩下高层管理者和前线的与公众直接联系的一线管理人。省略了很多中央环节，提高了管理的效益。故B项正确。

【12】考查副词辨析。economically经济地；traditionally传统地；inadequately不充分地；occasionally偶尔地；根据后句＂Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control＂可知授权管理是一个新型的管理方法，与传统的管理模式不一样。故B项正确。

【13】考查动词辨析。deny否认；admit承认；assume假定，设想；ensure保证，确保；授权管理是一种新型的管理方法，省略了中央管理环节，保证了整个商业计划被采用。根据句意可知D正确。

【14】virtual虚拟的；ineffective低效的；day-to-day日常的；on-the-scene现场的。根据后句＂where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses＂可知在这种新型的管理方法中，人们都是通过邮件和网络联系，说明这种一种新型通过虚拟网络进行的管理方法。故A项正确。

【15】考查名词辨析。opinion观点；risk冒险；performance表现；attractiveness魅力；根据后半句中＂in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them＂可知我们评价员工的表现是根据他们的产品而不是他们的工作时间。故C项正确。