湖北省黄冈市高考英语一轮 阅读理解训练题(2)(含解析)
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黄冈市2014高考英语一轮(精品)阅读理解训练题(2)附解析阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
AOne day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he's no longer here.”One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.There was a mirror inside the coffin. Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes.Your life changes when you change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.56. The writer's purpose in writing the article is to tell us that ________.A. the harder we work, the more successful we will becomeB. our work and life are closely connected with othersC. changing our lives is down to ourselvesD. we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development57. People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because ________.A. there was nothing but a mirror insideB. they could see their own souls insideC. their closest colleague lay insideD. what was inside told a great truth58. Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?A. The company boss.B. A worker who liked to make fun of others.C. The director in charge of production.D. A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.59. What can we conclude from the article?A. The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.B. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.C. The employees' lives depended on the attitude of their boss.D. The employees got angry after the funeral.参考答案56— C D A B*********************************************************结束(2011·四川卷,E) In business, there's a speed difference:It's the difference between how important a firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy(策略)and how fast the company actually moves.The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain_an_edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What's more, the firms that“slowed down to speed up ”improved t heir top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a threeyear period.How did they disobey the_laws_of_business_physics,_taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what “slower ” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operational speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lowerquality products and services.In our study, higherperforming companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, Stuck to tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.提速,似乎是历来公司老总们所追求的,增加效益更是他们的最终目标。