专四阅读详解 心之所愿 无事不成.docx

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专四阅读详解心之所愿无事不成

星期2Tuesday

Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.心之所愿，无事不成。

学习内容

题材

词数

建议时间

错误统计

做题备忘

TextA

体育运动

517

6.5分钟

/6

TextB

教育管理

400

5分钟

/5

TextC

女性时尚

398

6分钟

/4

TextD

经济手段

540

7.5分钟

/5

今日练习

TextA

Maybeyouryouthgrouphastalkedabouttakingeveryonetothemountainsthiswinterfortheirannualskitrip.Youcan’twaittogo…Butthere’sjustonelittlething:

you’veneversnowboardedbefore!

Well,havenofear.Ifweweresittingnexttoeachotheronthebusrideintothemountains,here’swhatI’dtellyou:

Ifyoucan,learnwhenthesnowissoft.Iknowsnowboardingonfreshsnowisn’talwaysanoption,butyou’regoingtobefallinglikecrazyduringthefirstweekend.Sinceyou’redesiredtofall,thequestionbecomes:

Wouldyouratherfallonconcreteoradowncomforter?

There’sthatmuchofadifference,sotryboardingrightafterasnowstorm.

Ridethehigh-speeddetachablelifts.Allthebigresortshavethem:

high-speeddetachablequadliftsthatslowtoacrawljustbeforeyoudropyourseatintothebench.Theolderdouble-chair-liftsandtriple-chair-liftsarehardertodealwithbecausetheydon’tslowdownwhenyougeton.It’salsomucheasierdisembarkingfromahigh-speeddetachablequadwhenyoureachthetopbecausetheliftslowswaydown.You’llalsofrustrateyourselfbyridingpomasandT-bras,soavoidthemaswell.

Youshouldalsobeg,borroworstealwristguardsandahelmet.Well,don’tstealthem,butwristguardsshouldbestandardequipmentforbeginnersnowboarders.Mostbrokenboneshappenwhenboarderstrytobreaktheirfallbystickingtheirarmsout,butthismaneuveroftenresultsinjuries.And,ofcourse,you’vegottoprotectyourhead.

Learntofalltherightway.Sincefallingisagiven,learntofallintherightway.Whenyoufeelyourselfstartingtoloseyourbalance,getaslowaspossible—almostlikeyou’reslidingintosecondbase.Letyourbodyabsorbtheblow.Bendyourkneeswhileresistingtheurgetostickoutyourarmstobreakyourfall.Ifyoucan“getdown”themomentyoufeelyourselflosingyourbalance,you’llprobablycrashwithoutexperiencinginjury.

Getgoodinstruction.Iamallforfriends-teachingtheirfriends,butsometimesit’sbesttoleavetheinstructiontotheprofessionals.Friendsmaybegreatboardersbuthorribleinstructors,andmanycan’ttellyouwhatyou’redoingwrong.

Ifyoucanaffordit,takeasnowboardclassfromthelocalskischool.Snowboardinstructionhasimprovedalotinthelastfewyears.Whilesomepeoplewanttofigureitoutontheirown,butIstillrecommendaclassforthefirstdayortwo.

Don’tgetdiscouraged.Youcancountonthefirstdaybeingtheworstday.Everyonehasahardtimeatfirst,butthegoodnewsisthatsnowboardinghasareallyfastlearningcurve,especiallycomparedtoskiingandsurfing.Youshouldfeeltremendousprogressbytheendoffirstdayorsecondday.

Well,thereyouhaveit.Snowboarding’sagreatsport,andyou’regoingtogethooked.Justbesuretogiveyourselfafewdaystoadjusttomakingyourboardcarvethosebigturns.

1.Whyshouldbeginnerstrysnowboardingrightafterasnowstorm?

[A]Becausethatmaypreventthemfromgettingseriouslyinjured.

[B]Becausetheywillfallonsnowjustlikefallingontheconcrete.

[C]Becausetheycanlearnhowtoboardfaster.

[D]Becausetheweatherisbestforthemtolearnsnowboarding.

2.Whichliftwouldbebetterforabeginner?

[A]Double-chair-lifts.[B]T-bars.

[C]Triple-chair-lifts.[D]Quadlifts.

3.Theauthorseemstodisapprovethat

[A]beginnersmustfalldownmanytimesduringthefirstweek.

[B]beginnersshouldhavestandardequipments.

[C]whenyouloseyourbalance,youshouldprotectyourhead.

[D]whenyouloseyourbalance,youshouldstretchoutyourarms.

4.Whenyoudecidetolearnsnowboarding,you’dbetter

[A]practiceondowncomforter.

[B]askforhelpfromyourfriends.

[C]attendasnowboardclass.

[D]practiceonconcrete.

5.“…thegoodnewsis…comparedtoskiingandsurfing”inPara.9means

[A]tolearnsurfingisslowerthantolearnsnowboarding.

[B]tolearnskiingiseasierthantolearnsnowboarding.

[C]tolearnsurfingisfasterthantolearnskiing.

[D]tolearnsnowboardingisslowerthantolearnsurfing.

6.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardssnowboarding?

[A]Indifferent.[B]Approving.

[C]Negative.[D]Objective.

TextB

TheMastersofBusinessAdministration（MBA）,thebest-knownbusinessschoollabel,isanintroductiontogeneralmanagement.ThetraditionalMBA,Harvardstyle,hasremainedlargelyunalteredsincethe1950s,andseekstoprovideathoroughknowledgeofbusinessfunctionsthroughthecasestudy—afeatureincidentallyborrowedfromlawschool.Inasimilarfashiontolawschool,thegraduatemanagementprogramstrainstudentstothinkinaparticularway,ultimatelyteachingfuturebusinessleadershowtoanalyzeproblemsquicklyandcontriveconcisesolutions.However,businesscomprisesmorethanmerelymanipulatingnumbersorsourcingrationalanswerstoproblems.Today,bothcompaniesandschoolsareincreasinglyawarethatbusinessisahumanactivity;it’sultimatelybyandaboutpeople.

JohnQuelchisabusinessschoolinsiderwhodetectsthelimitationsofthetraditionalsyllabus.AccordingtoQuelch,leadershipisanareathatschoolshavenotfullyaddressed.“Thebasictechnicaltrainingmanagersneedismorewidespread.Butleadershipskillsareinshortsupply.Thiscouldbecomeamajorconstraintonthespeedwithwhichmultinationalcompaniescanexpand,”hesays.

Leadershipisnotoriouslyhardtoteach,butprogramsdohavethecapacitytoprovideagroundinginnon-businessareasandpersonalgrowth.“Youwanttoproducegraduateswhowillbeeffective.Todothis,theyneedtoknowtheirownskills.Ourjobisnotonlytocramfinancedowntheirthroats,buthelpsdevelopthemaspeople,”explainsLeoMurray,directorofCranfieldSchoolofManagementintheU.K.

Cranfieldusesphilosophyinitscore,whichsince1997hasofferedaneveninglectureseriesincludingbothAristotelianandpresent-daythinking.Self-awarenessiscrucialattheschool,whichwillgrantthethemeevenmorespace.“Theseissueshelppeoplethink,”statesMurray.Thebetteryouunderstandyourself,goesthelogic,thebetteryoucanmanageothers.TheSaidBusinessSchool（SBS）atOxfordUniversitychampionsamoreintegratedapproach.JohnKay,SBSdirector,iskeentoleveragetheintellectualmightofthewideruniversity.Accesstofacultyfromotherdisciplinesincludingphilosophy,politicsandeconomics,hebelieves,couldgiveSBSanedgeoverotherschool.Thesearesurelystepsintherightdirection.Butthereismore.Infuture,developingagutinstinctforbusinessmaybeasimportantasunderstandingthefigures.TocreateanMBAtomeetthechallengesofthe21stcenturybusinessschoolswillhavetotryharder,andtheyknowit.

7.Whichqualityoftoday’sMBAishighlyvalued?

[A]Athoroughknowledgeofbusinessfunctions.

[B]Theabilitytodocasestudy.

[C]Thecapacityofmanipulatingnumbers.

[D]Somethingotherthantechnicaltraining.

8.Whatisthemainrestrictiononthedevelopmentofmultinationalcompanies?

[A]Traditionalsyllable.

[B]Unawarenessofbusinessschools.

[C]Lackinginleadershipskilltraining.

[D]Basictechnicaltraining.

9.AccordingtoLeoMurry,howcanschoolsprovidemoreeffectivegraduate?

[A]Byteachingthemleadership.

[B]Byknowingtheirskills.

[C]Bycrammingdownfinance.

[D]Bydevelopingthemasindividuals.

10.Cranfieldofferseveninglectureseriesonphilosophyto

[A]teachphilosophicalimplicationsoffinancetheories.

[B]promotethecandidates’leadership.

[C]testamoreintegratedapproachtoMBAeducation.

[D]competewiththeSaidBusinessSchool.

11.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat

[A]traditionalMBAprogramsstressthecandidates’workingexperience.

[B]technicaltrainingaloneisinadequatefortoday’sbusinessleaders.

[C]leadershipcanneverbetaughtinMBAprograms.

[D]agutinstinctforbusinessisunreliableindecision-making.

TextC

Right-handringsarethenewassertionoffemalefreedom.

Assoonasjournalistsstartwritingaboutadvertisingcampaigns,youknowtheadsareworking.

IntheUnitedStatesrightnow,youcanhardlyopenamagazinewithoutreadingaboutthe“latesttrendinjewellery”—theright-handdiamondring.

Accordingtothesenewsitems,economicallyindependentwomen,liketheonesseenonSexandtheCity,arenolongerwaitingforamantobuythemarockfortheringfingeroftheirlefthand.Marriedornot,theyarebuyingtheirowndiamonds,andwearingthemontherighthandasasymboloftheirindependence.

Salesofringsareindeedup,butnotall（andmaybenone）ofthisshouldbetracedtoanewwaveinfeministthinking.

Infact,thetrendcanbetracedtoSeptember2003,whenthegiantDeBeersdiamondcompanylaunchedamassiveadvertisingcampaignacrosstheUScalled“WomenoftheWorld,RaiseYourRightHand”.

Accordingtotheads,whichappearintop-tenmagazinessuchasVogue,wearingadiamondontherighthandmeansyouareindependentandfree.

Obviously,theideaistogetwell-paidwomentobuytheirowndiamonds,somethingtheytraditionallydonotdo.ButinrecentmonthsSarahJessicaParker,fromSexandtheCity,hasbeenspottedwithamonster-sizedright-handring,ashasnewlyseparatedHalleBerry.FemalebandDestiny’sChildwroteasongabouttheirright-handrings,withthelyrics:

“Ibuymyowndiamonds,Ibuymyownrings.TherockI’mrocking,Iboughtitforme.”

Theideaofusingfeminismtosellstufft