大学英语读写教程第1册unit-8-阅读理解三篇

大学英语读写教程第1册unit-8-阅读理解三篇unit8Part1ReadingcomprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassagefollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.D.Manywomenwenttoworkinordertofindahusband.WhatwasmarriageinmanyJapanesepeople'seyesinearly1980s?Itwastheendoftheirromance.Itwasthebeginningofahappylife.Itwasasocialresponsibilityonehastofulfill.Itwasthehighestpointoftheirromanticrelationship.WhichofthefollowingwasthemaincauseformostJapanesewomenintheearly1980stotakefulladvantageoftheirbeforemarriage?Theybelievedtheywouldnolongerhaveahappylifemarriage.Theyknewtheycouldnotbeasdominantasbeforegettingmarried.Theyshouldnotgobeyondacceptablesocialstandardsmarriage.Theywouldnolongerhavetimetoworkaftermarriage."Theperceivedsexroles"inthelastparagraphmostprobablyreferstothefactthatthewife .hadtoobeythehusbandinthefamilyhadtosupportthehusbandandhisfamilycouldmakedecisionsoneverythinginthefamilycouldquestionsomeofthehusbands'decisionsQuestions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Leadershipistheabilityofapersontoguidepeopleinagrouptowardachievingataskathand.Ibelievethatleadersaretheyarenotbornandapersoncanalwaysbeagoodleaderifhemakesfulluseofthefollowinglistofleadershipstrengths.Firstly,taskexecution(实施)isoneofthemostimportantleadershipstrengths.Comingupwithabrilliantideaandexecutingthatideaaretwocompletelydifferentthings.Bringinganideatolifeisaloteasiersaidthandone.Anideareallycomestolifeonlywhenitisexecutedtoperfection.Forthis,youneedtobeateamplayer.Thereisafinelinebetweenhavingfollowersthatfollowoutofrespectandhavingfollowersthatfollowyoubecausetheyhavenochoice.Anykindofdisagreementintheteamwillaffecttheendresultandtheefficiencyofperformingthetask.Secondly,beforeyougoontoputanykindofstrategyintoyouneedtounderstandandyouwishtoachieve.Thisisimportantbecausetheexpectationsoftheentiregroupwillrideonyourshoulders.Thus,oneoftheimportantleadershipstrengthsistohaveaveryclearvisionabouthowtogoaboutaathand,keepingthelong-termandshort-termgoalsandconsequencesinmind.Youneedtobepracticalyetoptimisticaboutthepossibilitiesinvolvedinanytaskandmusttakeintoconsiderationalltherisksinvolved.Thirdly,beingtheleaderdoesnotmeanthatyouownthepeopleyouworkwith.Manypeopletendtogetcarriedawayanddonotlistentotheirteammembers.Thiscangoagainstthemasthemembersthentendtoloserespectfortheirleader.Youneedtogenuinelylistentoyourteammembersbecausetheyaretheonlyonesthatwilltellyouifyougowrongatanypointoftime.Furthermore,listeningwillmakesurethatyouconnectwithteammembersonapersonallevel,whichwillimprovetheperformanceofyourteamgreatly.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasoftheleadershipstrengths?Lendinganeartoteammembers.Performingataskinaperfectway.Acceptingmistakeswithgoodgrace.Planningforthefuturewithacleargoal.AccordingtoParagraph2,agoodleadershould .leadhisfollowerswithabsoluteauthoritymakehisfollowersfollowhimoutofrespectbeabletofindoutwhoisatruefollowerintheteamfocusoncreatingnewideasinsteadofexecutingthemWhatdoes"envision"mostprobablymeaninParagraph3?Toremainoptimisticaboutfutureresults.Tofocusallhisattentiononlong-termgoals.Tomeettheexpectationsoftheentireteammembers.Toforecastthepossibleachievementsandconsequences.Whichofthefollowingshouldbeavoidedasagoodleader?Holdingarealisticattitude.Consideringshort-termgoals.Thinkingaboutthebadresultsofaplan.Ignoringdisagreementfromhisteammembers.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeaboutbecomingagoo