I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think?  What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me.  After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.
【小题1】The writer was shy as a child because of______.

I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think?  What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me.  After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university

1. 1.

   The writer was shy as a child because of______.

   1. A.
      awareness that life is shy
   2. B.
      lack of courage to speak out in public
   3. C.
      fear of others' attitude and reaction
   4. D.
      failure in his participation in class discussion
2. 2.

   "The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.

   1. A.
      life is attention-grabbing and divine
   2. B.
      God treats everything and everyone fairly
   3. C.
      everything in nature is in the favour of God
   4. D.
      the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy
3. 3.

   It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.

   1. A.
      didn't hesitate before sending the note
   2. B.
      wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result
   3. C.
      was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out
   4. D.
      believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life
4. 4.

   The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.

   1. A.
      rejection
   2. B.
      laughter
   3. C.
      regret
   4. D.
      horror
5. 5.

   The purpose of writing the text is to______.

   1. A.
      blame those who are shy and unconfident
   2. B.
      persuade people to have confidence in their career
   3. C.
      share the personal experience with the readers
   4. D.
      prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success

In management, fairness is a virtue. Numerous academic studies have shown that the most effective leaders are generally those who give employees a voice, treat them with dignity, and base decisions on accurate and complete information.

But there’s a hidden cost to this behavior. We’ve found that although fair managers earn respect, they’re seen as less powerful than other managers — less in control of resources, less able to reward and punish — and they may only have a slim chance of attaining certain key leadership roles.

Our research, which included lab studies and responses from hundreds of corporate decision makers and employees, began with the age-old question “Should leaders be loved or feared?” We went a step further, asking, “Can you have respect and power?” We found that it’s hard to gain both.

Consider Hank McKinnell and Karen Katen, two rising stars at Pfizer during the 1990s. McKinnell, who’d served as CFO and run the company’s overseas businesses, was known for his firm negotiating style and no-nonsense, occasionally harsh manner. Katen’s performance had also won her numerous promotions, and she headed Pfizer’s primary operating unit. She treated subordinates and colleagues with respect and was respected in turn

In 2001, when it came time for a new CEO, the two were among the top candidates. McKinnell was chosen. One analyst told Bloomberg, “Hank is the right guy for the job. He’s got a toughness about him.”

We heard this attitude expressed in a range of industries. Decisions about high-level promotions most often center on perceptions of power, not of fairness.

The same bias(倾向) was exhibited by students in a laboratory setting. Each witnessed a “manager” telling an employee about a compensation decision. Manager A communicated the decision rudely, Manager B with respect. The students were then assigned to work in a group led by the manager they’d observed; afterward they rated their leader’s power. Rude Manager A consistently scored higher than respectful Manager B — even though there was no difference in how they’d treated the participants themselves. Simply having witnessed the rude and respectful behavior was enough to create the bias.

We’ve long wondered why managers don’t always behave fairly, because doing so would clearly benefit their organizations. Studies show that the success of change initiatives depends largely on fair implementation. Our research suggests an answer. Managers see respect and power as two mutually exclusive (排他的) avenues, and many choose the latter.

57. It can be inferred from the text that Hank McKinnell _________.

A. overvalued power in management

B. stressed respect most in daily work

C. was fair and mild in management

D. could be very strict with his employees

58. What was exhibited by students in the laboratory setting?

A. Manager A had respectful behavior but got a lower score.

B. Manager B behaved respectfully and got a higher score.

C. Manager A had rude behavior but got a higher score.

D. Manager B behaved rudely and got a lower score.

59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Managers whose style is based on respect can’t gain power.

B. Companies can’t benefit from placing more value on fairness.

C. Powerful leaders are more likely to get promoted than respectful leaders.

D. Everyone sees respect and power as two mutually exclusive avenues.

60. Which could be the best title for the text?

A. How CEOs Stay Focused                                 B. What High-ambition Leaders Are

C. When Fair Bosses Get Ahead                                   D. Why Fair Bosses Fall Behind

Chanel’s work is without question part of the liberation of women．She threw out a jacket design to women twice during two distinct periods apart：the 1920s and the 1950s．She focused on styles, materials and articles of clothing that were worn by men and also, made sports clothes part of the language of fashion．She couldn’t afford the fashionable clothes of the period — so she made her own, using, say, the sports jackets and ties that were typically male style, where she was climbing her first social ladders．

Throughout the 1920s, Chanel’s social and professional progress continued, and her success grew to the status of legend．Probably the single element that most ensured Chanel’s being remembered is not a piece of clothing but a form of liquid gold — Chanel N°5, which was launched in 1923．It was the first perfume to bear a designer’s name．By the early 1930s she had almost married one of the richest men in Europe, the Duke of Westminster; when she didn’t, her explanation was, “there have been several Duchesses of Westminster．There is only one Chanel．”

It’s not by accident that she became associated with the modern movement that included Picasso, Stravinsky and Cocteau．Like those artists, she was determined to break the convention and invent a way of expressing herself．Cocteau once said of her that “she has, by a kind of miracle, worked in fashion according to rules that would seem to have value only for painters, musicians and poets．”

In the late 1960s, Chanel began her fashion revolution （变革） against society by aiming at the head, with hats．Her boyish “flapper （轻佻女郎）” creations were in sharp contrast to the “Belle Epoque” hats that were in fashion at the time, about which she asked, “How can a brain function under those things?” Actually, her sharp mind is clear in everything she did．She was always commenting：“Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes．Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind．One senses it．It is in the sky and on the road．”

1．The underlined sentence “she was climbing her first social ladders” probably means ______．

       A．she began to be well-known in the society

       B．she climbed the ladders in the jackets she made by herself

       C．she was trying hard to make her design special

       D．she found something better than her own design by climbing higher

2．What do you know about Chanel from Cocteau’s comment on her?

       A．Chanel also knew how to express herself by painting or music．

       B．Chanel had a sharp sense of art and used it in her fashion design．

       C．Chanel put the materials for painters, musicians and poets in fashion design．

       D．It was a miracle for Chanel to work out what could only be done by painters, musicians and poets．

3．Which is TRUE about Chanel N°5?

       A．It was produced with gold added．

       B．It showed her fashion revolution against society．

       C．It was the first fashion design to bear the designer’s name．

       D．It was likely to be the single element marking her unforgettable success．

4．Which can be the best title for the passage?

       A．Liberation of Women                            B．Life of Chanel

       C．Chanel, a Fashion Legend                     D．Fashion Is to Be Sensed

I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think?  What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.

This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?

The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There's nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn't shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don't need to be either.

I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.

One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it's still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!

Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me.  After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.

1.The writer was shy as a child because of______.

A．awareness that life is shy

B．lack of courage to speak out in public

C．fear of others' attitude and reaction

D．failure in his participation in class discussion

2."The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.

A．life is attention-grabbing and divine

B．God treats everything and everyone fairly

C．everything in nature is in the favour of God

D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn't shy

3.It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.

A．didn't hesitate before sending the note

B．wouldn't regret sending the note despite the result

C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out

D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life

4.The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.

A．rejection          B．laughter           C．regret            D．horror

5.The purpose of writing the text is to______.

A．blame those who are shy and unconfident

B．persuade people to have confidence in their career

C．share the personal experience with the readers

D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success