考研英语历年真题（2015年英语二真题及答案）(3)

时间：2020-08-31

　　Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”

　　Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”

　　These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.

　　This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed. 内容来自dedecms

　　But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are. 本文来自织梦

　　31.According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become 织梦内容管理系统

　　A. more emotional

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　　B. more objective

　　C. less energetic 本文来自织梦

　　D. less strategic 织梦好，好织梦

　　32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to

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　　A. historical incidents 织梦内容管理系统

　　B. gender difference 织梦好，好织梦

　　C. sports culture 内容来自dedecms

　　D. athletic executives

　　33. Khurana believe that the importation of terminology aims to 织梦好，好织梦

　　A. revive historical terms copyright dedecms

　　B. promote company image 本文来自织梦

　　C. foster corporate cooperation

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　　D. strengthen employee loyalty

　　34. It can be inferred that Leam In 织梦内容管理系统

　　A. voices for working women

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　　B. appeals to passionate workaholics

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　　C. triggers debates among mommies

　　D. praises motivated emproyees

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　　35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak? 本文来自织梦

　　A. Managers admire it but avoid it 织梦好，好织梦

　　B. Linguists believe it to nonsence 本文来自织梦

　　C. Companies and it to be fundamental 内容来自dedecms

　　D. Regular people mock it but accept it copyright dedecms

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　　Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June ,along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent,as good news.And they were right.For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace.We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.

　　However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked.There was a big jump in the number of people who repot voluntarily working part-time.This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent)above its year ago level. 本文来自织梦

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