题目内容
7.Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil at the age of 21.The name of the company is Semco.It sold parts for ships.Semler Junior worked like a mad man,from 7:30am to midnight every day.One afternoon,while he was visiting a factory in New York,he fell down.The doctor said,"There's nothing wrong with you.But if you continue like this,you'll find a new home in our hospital."Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the ways his workers worked too.He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong.He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary,like receptionists and secretaries.
He changed the office:instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else.And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want.As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semco has flexible (灵活的)working hours:the employees decide when they need to arrive at work.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
It sounds perfect,but does it work?The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues (收入)have gone from 35million to 212million.The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?
Semler says it's because of"peer pressure".Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else.If someone isn't doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue.In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children,and expects them to act like responsible adults.And they do.
69.Where is Ricardo Semler's company?B.
A.In New York
B.In Brazil
C.In the UK
D.The passage doesn't mention it.
70.Why did Semler change the way he and his employees worked?BecauseD.
A.he became mad
B.he had to stay in hospital
C.his father asked him to do so
D.he realized the danger of overworked(过度工作)
71.Semler made a variety of changes in his company ExceptB.
A.the workers decide when they need to arrive at work.
B.the workers have fewer holidays than before.
C.the workers can decorate their workplace as they like.
D.the workers can use the company's machines to do their own projects.
72.What"s the main idea of Paragraph 5?A
A.Ricardo Semler's method of running the company was successful.
B.Ricardo Semler's idea sounded perfect but not practical(实用的)
C.The company earned a lot of money
D.The reason for Ricardo Semler's success
73.The underlined"they"in the last paragraph refers toB.
A.adults
B.Semler's workers
C.flexible working hours
D.Semco's revenues
74.C is the most important in Semler's company?C
A.Money
B.Rule
C.Responsibility
D.Hard work.
分析 本篇文章讲述了Ricardo Semler的故事.他在接手父亲的公司后,拼命工作,结果身体一度垮掉.于是他改变了自己的管理方式,给了员工更多的自由,也使他们有了更多的责任意识,培养了他们负责的态度,由此公司无论从规模上,还是效益上都有了显著的增长.
解答 69.B细节理解题.根据Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil at the age of 21可知 Ricardo Semler的公司在巴西,故选B.
70.D细节理解题.根据文章首段内容可知Semler 因工作过度而身体一度垮掉,"got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed the ways his employees worked too.",于是他接受了医生的警告从而改变了自己以及员工的工作方式.故选D.
71.B细节理解题.从文章第二段可知Semler裁掉了秘书、接待员等缩减了人员开支,还允许雇员自主安排办公环境、自己制定工资标准,给了他们更多的自由,根据第四段Semco has flexible (灵活的)working hours可知他们的工作时间更为灵活,由此可知A、C、D选项内容正确,而B选项内容文中没有涉及,故选B.72.A细节理解题.根据可知,故选A.
73.B细节理解题.根据上一句:换句话说,里卡多•塞姆勒把他的员工当作成人而不是孩子,希望他们做负责任的成年人,可知此处指的是他的员工确实这样做了,故选B.
74.C推理判断题.根据文章末段and expects them to act like responsible adults.And they do.可知Semler的管理措施为的是培养员工的责任感,故选C.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.
| A. | keep it | B. | to keep it | C. | to keep | D. | keep |