Question

Leadership is the most significant word in todays competitive business environment because it directs the manager of a business to focus inward on their personal abilities and style．Experts on leadership will quickly point out that“how things get done”influences the success of the outcomes and indicates a right way and a wrong way to do things．When a noted leader on the art of management，Peter Drucker,coined the phrase“Management is doing things right；leadership is doing the right things，”he was seeking to clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms．

When Stephen Covey,founder and director of the Leadership Institute，explored leadership styles in the past decade，he focused on the habits of a great number of higllly effective individuals．His Seven Habits of Highly Effective People became a popular bestseller very quickly. His ideas forced a reexamination of the early leadership example，which centered on the feature that was found in the character ethic(道德)and the personality ethic．The former ethic suggested success was founded on modesty,loyalty,courage，patience，and so on. The personality ethic suggested it was one’s attitude，not behavior,that inspired success, and this ethic was founded on a belief of positive mental attitude．In contrast to each of these ideas，Covey advocates that leaders need to understand universal principles of effectiveness，and he highlights how vital it is for leaders to first personally manage themselves if they are to enjoy any hope of outstanding success in their work environments；To achieve a desired vision for your business，it is essential that you have a personal vision of where you are headed and what you value．Business leadership means that managers need to“put first things first,” which implies that before leading others，you need to be clear on your own values，abilities，and strengths and be seen as trustworthy．

1.What does Peter Drucker’s phrase infer?

A．Leaders should be good at making right decisions．

B．Leaders should be good at doing things right．

C．Leaders should be good at ignoring distinctions．

D．Leaders should be skilled in predicting future．

2.Under what condition are people likely to succeed，in terms of what the personality ethic suggests?

A．When people have little determination，they will be successful．

B．When people have good behaviour，they will gain success．

C．If people have positive mental attitude, they are likely to succeed．

D．If people have negative mental attitude，they are certain to succeed．

3.How Can leaders enjoy outstanding success in their work environments，according to Stephen Covey?

A．Firstly they have to think highly of themselves．

B．They are supposed to benefit themselves．

C．They can not adjust themselves．

D．First they must manage themselves．

4.What is the meaning ofthe underlined word “vision”?

A．Bright future． B．Good beginning．

C．Good scenery．D．Pretty background．

5.To be good leaders．what must managers Pay close attention to?

A．Universal principles of effectiveness．

B．Values，abilities and strengths．

C．Good qualities such as modesty．

D．Courage as well as patience．

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章寫了領導人所需要具備的各種才能。

1.A細節(jié)理解題。由Peter Drucker,coined the phrase“Management is doing things right；leadership is doing the right things，”he was seeking to clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms可知領導者事做正確的事，所以選A。

2.C細節(jié)理解斷題。由The personality ethic suggested it was one’s attitude可知自己的態(tài)度很重要，可以推理出有積極的太多的人可能成功，所以選C。

3.D細節(jié)理解題。由he highlights how vital it is for leaders to first personally manage themselves可知首先要管理自己，所以選D。

4.A詞義猜測題。由To achieve a desired vision for your business可知實現(xiàn)工作的前景，所以選A。

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