题目
Semco
At 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father&39;s business in Brazil,Semco,which soldparts for ships.Semler Junior worked likea madman,from 7:30 a.m.,until midnight every day.One afternoon,while touring afactory in New York,he collapsed.The doctor who treated him said,“There&39;s nothing wrong with you.But if you continue like this,you&39;ll find a new home in our hospital.”Semler got the message.He changed the way he worked.In fact,he changed theway his employees worked too.
He let his workers take moreresponsibility 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.(46)______“Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests inreception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types lettersand dials the phone.”
He completely reorganized the office:instead of walls,they haveplants at Semeo,so bosses can&39;t shutthemselves away from everyone else.(47)______As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semler says,“We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there readingthe newspaper hour after hour.He doesn&39;t evenpretend to be busy.But when aSemco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oilare about to spill into the sea,Rubin springsinto action.(48)______That&39;s when heearns his salary.No one cares if he doesn&39;tlook busy the rest of the time.” Semcohas flexible working hours;the employeesdecide when they need to arrive at work.The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year.(49)______
It sounds perfect,but does it work? The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco&39;srevenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million.The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?
Semler says it&39;s because of“peerpressure”.Peer pressure makeseveryone work hard for everyone else.(50)______In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them toact like adults.And they do.
(46)
A.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects,and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year. B.Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work. C.This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company. D.And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want. E.He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. F.If someoneisn’t doing his job well,the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue.
(47)
A.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects,and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year. B.Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work. C.This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company. D.And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want. E.He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. F.If someoneisn’t doing his job well,the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue.
(48)
A.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects,and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year. B.Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work. C.This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company. D.And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want. E.He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. F.If someoneisn’t doing his job well,the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue.
(49)
A.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects,and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year. B.Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work. C.This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company. D.And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want. E.He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. F.If someoneisn’t doing his job well,the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue.
(50)
A.Also,Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects,and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year. B.Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work. C.This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company. D.And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want. E.He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them. F.If someoneisn’t doing his job well,the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue.
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第1题
A.He thinks his boss is terrible.
B.He thinks his boss is frank.
C.He thinks his boss is rude.
D.He thinks his boss is always wrong.
第2题
A.He thinks his boss is terrible.
B.He thinks his boss is frank.
C.He thinks his boss is rude.
D.He thinks his boss is always wrong.
第3题
The narrator's mother wants him to be______.
A.a farmhand
B.a great statesmen
C.like his father
D.like herself
第4题
A. John Smith, said his boss, was lazy.
B. John Smith said his boss was lazy.
第5题
A.requesting
B.planning
C.preparing
D.looking
第6题
Traffic Jams——No End in Sight
(1) Traffic congestion (拥堵) affects people throughout the world. Traffic jams cause smog in dozens of cities across both the developed and developing world. In the U. S., commuters (通勤人员 ) spend an average of a full working week each year sitting in traffic jams, according to the Texas Transportation Institute. While alternative ways of getting around are available, most people still choose their cars because they are looking for convenience, comfort and privacy.<br>
(2) The most promising technique for reducing city traffic is called congestion pricing, whereby cities charge a toll to enter certain parts of town at certain times of day. In theory, if the toll is high enough, some drivers will cancel their trips or go by bus or train. And in practice it seems to work: Singapore, London and Stockholm have reduced traffic and pollution in city centres thanks to congestion pricing.<br>
(3) Another way to reduce rush-hour traffic is for employers to implement flextime, which lets employees travel to and from work at off-peak traffic times to avoid the rush hour. Those who have to travel during busy times can do their part by sharing cars. Employers can also allow more staff to telecommute (work from home) so as to keep more cars off the road altogether.<br>
(4) Some urban planners still believe that the best way to ease traffic congestion is to build more roads, especially roads that can take drivers around or over crowded city streets. But such techniques do not really keep cars off the road; they only accommodate more of them.<br>
(5) Other, more forward-thinking, planners know that more and more drivers and cars are taking to the roads every day, and they are unwilling to encourage more private automobiles when public transport is so much better both for people and the environment. For this reason, the American government has decided to spend some $7 billion on helping to increase capacity on public-transportsystemsandupgradethemwithmoreefficienttechnologies.But<br>
environmentalists complain that such funding is tiny compared with the $50 billion being spent on roads and bridges.
Paragraph 1 __________ 查看材料
A.Paying to get in
B.Changing work practice
C.Not doing enough
D.A solution which is no solution
E.Closing city centres to traffic
F.A global problem
第7题
A.expect
B.decide
C.count
D.doubt
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