請依下文回答第 11 題至第 15 題 The clever fool syndrome would explain why one controversial study of Harvard Business School students found that, after a flying start, the alumni (presumably among the ablest young men of their day)gradually slipped back to the general level inside their chosen management __11__ . A Harvard graduate has no reason at all to suppose that he will manage more effectively than a less instructed contemporary. The Harvard man can only claim that he is more highly educated; and high education and high achievement in practical affairs don’t necessarily go together. John F Kennedy found that assembling America’s brightest brains in Washington neither got bills __12__ Congress nor avoided the Bay of Pigs; and many companies have discovered that business school diplomas are a thin __13__ against incompetence. An overwhelmingly large proportion of the highest and best American executives did study business. All this proves that an overwhelmingly large proportion of business-minded undergraduates got the real message,which is that a diploma will be good for their careers, starting with starting salaries. It does not follow that the education was of any other direct benefit either to the executive or his firm. __14__ , of course, that the schooling was wasted. As a general rule, the wise man recruits the finest intelligence he can find; and good minds are far better for good training. The question is only whether academic training in subjects that seem to have some connection with management __15__ the best education for managing, and that is something that nobody can prove either way. 【題組】11 (A) apparatuses (B) premonitions (C) assessments (D) hierarchies
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The antismoking lobby succeeded __(26)__ people knew without being told that cigarettes were killing
their friends and families. They demanded hard data about the risks of breathing in secondhand smoke.
They disbelieved glib assurances that cigarettes were __(27)__ and that the right to smoke __(28)__ the right
to breathe clean air. More important, antismoking activists changed our idea of what smoking is all about.
They uncooled the cigarette companies and their brands, forever __(29)__ smoking and death in all of our
minds. It was, perhaps, the first victory in the fight for our mental environment—an ecology as rife with
__(30)__ as any befouled river or cloud of smog. We long ago learned to watch what we dump into nature
or absorb into our bodies； now we need to be equally careful about what we take into our minds. 【題組】28. (A) superseded (B) superimposed (C) substituted (D) outnumbered
9. Effective business _____ should be clear and concise, respectful in tone, and formatted properly.
(A) collision (B) cooperation (C) correspondence (D) collusion
38 Upon seeing a poisonous snake, most people would stand _____ like stone, not knowing what to do, let alone
running away. (A) obstructed (B) obfuscated (C) petrified (D) prostrated
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Professor Dr. Juliane House, in her research journal, clearly differentiates between “languages for communication” and“languages for identification” and does not see any threat posed by ELF (English as Lingua Franca) to other national andregional languages. Her point is valid when a Sri Lankan talks to a Pakistani or a Bangladeshi talks to an Iranian, becauseall of the speakers use English as a neutral global language solely for communication purposes. However, the socio-cultural prejudice and superiority of the language may arise when an English person is conversing with a non-nativespeaker. Although the contemporary sway of English language over others is beyond any cavil, based upon the fact thatit is also the language of the Americans, the most developed and influential nation on the global map in the fields ofeducation, economics, defense technology and world trade, the fact remains that the seeds of English language’sflourishing crop were sown by the unjustifiable British colonialism and forced occupation over weaker nations.Moreover, if people living in the developing countries have started believing that their educational, economic and socialgrowth and future prospects totally depend upon developing English language proficiency, I am sorry to say, they arepsychological slaves and under threat. This dominance of language is utterly illegitimate. In relation to the issue, we are,definitely, exposed to the risk of a socio-cultural decline because in the audio-visual labs and libraries of our educationalinstitutions as well as language learning centers, the students are shown English movies, cartoons and TV serials andprovided English storybooks, etc., to develop their listening and reading skills and for building their vocabulary. Nonecan deny the fact that a nation’s literature, folk tales and entertainment media are the most vibrant sources of promotingits cultural norms, moral values and social ethics, and the positive and constructive process of learning a global language.
【題組】48 According to this passage, which of the following does NOT contribute to the predominance of English nowadays?
(A) English is selected by international enterprises as the sole official language. (B) English is often preferred as a medium for instruction in global academia. (C) English is the national language of the U.S.A. (D) English was promoted by the British during their colonial rule over many countries.
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