1、2014年专八PART II READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed be a total of 20 multiple-choicequestions. Read the passages and then mark the best answer to each question on ANSWERSHEER TWO.TEXT AMy class at Harvard Business S
2、chool helps students understand what good managementtheory is and how it is built. In each session, we look at one company through the lenses ofdifferent theories, using them to explain how the company got into its situation and to examinewhat action will yield the
3、 needed results. On the last day of class, I asked my class to turnthose theoretical lenses on themselves to find answers to two questions: First, How can I besure I’ll be happy in my career? Second, how can I be sure my relationships with my spouseand my family wi
4、ll become an enduring source of happiness? Here are some managementtools that can be used to help you lead a purposeful life.1. Use Your Resources Wisely. Your decisions about allocating your personal time, energy, andtalent shape your life’s strategy. I have a bun
5、ch of “businesses” that compete for theseresources:I’m trying to have a rewarding relationship with my wife, raise great kids, contribute to my community, succeed in my career, and contribute to my church. And Ihave exactly the same problem that a corporation does.
6、 I have a limited amount of time, energy and talent. How much do I devote to each of these pursuits?Allocation choices can make your life turn out to very different from what youintended.Sometimes that’s good: opportunities that you have never planned for emerge. B
7、utif you don’t invest your resources wisely, the outcome can be bad. As I think about people whoinadvertently invested in lives of hollow unhappiness, I can’t help believing that their troublesrelated right back to a short-term perspective.When people with a high n
8、eed for achievement have an extra half hour of time or an extraounce of energy, they’ll unconsciously allocate it to activities that yield the mo
