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1、高三英语阅读理解专项训练(五)AAlotofmanagementtrainingeachyearforCircleKCorporation,anationalchainofconveniencestores.Amongthetopicsweaddressinourcourseistheretention(保护力)ofqualityemployees-arealchallengetomanagerswhenyouconsiderthepayscale(标准)intheserviceindustry.
2、Duringthesediscussions,Iasktheparticipants(参加者),“Whathascausedyoutostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?”Sometimebackanewmanagertookthequestionandslowly,withhervoicealmostbreaking,said,“Itwasa$19baseballglove.”CynthiatoldthegroupthatsheoriginallytookaCircle
3、Kclerkjobasaninterim(临时的)positionwhileshelookedforsomethingbetter.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthecounter,shereceivedaphonecallfromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.HeneededabaseballgloveforLittleLeague.Sheexplainedthatasasinglemother,moneywasverytight,andherf
4、irstcheckwouldhavetogoforpayingbills.Perhapsshecouldbuyhisbaseballglovewithhersecondorthirdcheck.WhenCynthiaarrivedforworkthenextmorning,Patricia,thestoremanager,askedhertocometothesmallroominthebackofthestorethatservedasanoffice.Cynthiawonderedifsheh
5、addonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjobincompletefromthedaybefore.Shewasconcernedandconfused.Patriciahandedherabox.“Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,”shesaid,“andIknowthatitishardtoexplainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessiebecausehemay
6、notunderstandhowimportantheis,eventhoughyouhavetopaybillsbeforeyoucanbuygloves.Youknowwecan’tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouasmuchaswewouldliketo;butwedocare,andIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.”Thethoughtfulness,empathyandloveofthisconveniencestoremanagerdemon
7、stratesvividlythatpeopleremembermorehowmuchanemployercaresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.AnimportantlessonforthepriceofaLittleLeaguebaseballglove.1.Amongmanyoftheproblemsintheserviceindustry,talkedaboutinthispassage,is.A.howtoensurehisemployees’highpayB.h
8、owtoattractmorecustomersC.howtolookcarefullyaftertheemployeesD.howtokeepthegoodemployeesfromleaving2.Althoughanewmanager,Cynthiawoulddoherjobwellinkeepingqualityemployeesbecauseshe.A.hadmasteredallthecoursesforthemanagerB.hadalreadyformedgoodr