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1、2004年6月大学英语四级阅读理解2004年6月大学英语四级阅读理解第1篇Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.Bisforbeingextremelybusy.Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳)wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusin
2、essshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics–abetterjob,
3、araise,praise–manypeoplearestillunableorunwillingto“playthegame.”“Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(攻于心计的)behavior,”saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.“Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassocia
4、tions.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.”Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment–
5、notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.“Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,”saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopro
6、motethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.”Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery(奉承)，fearfulthat,ifthe
7、yspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.Expertsuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.11.“Officepolitics”(Line2,Para4)isusedinthepassagetoreferto____.A)thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaffB)thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsof
8、officeworkersC)theinterpersonalrelationshipswit
