The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk aboutthings formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the processsometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone’s experience in the organization.
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 yearswith IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, CocaCola,Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements thatmake for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10%, image, 30%; and exposure, a full 60%.Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win youpay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many peopleknow you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel thatthe scales(障眼物) have dropped from their eyes. \"Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs,\" says KaleelJamison, a New York based management consultant who helps corporation s deal with these issues. \"They think that if youwork hard, you'll get ahead-t hat someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion.\" She adds, \"Most womenand blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down(使不突出) their visibility.\" Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way intothe spotlight.
25. The author is critical mainly of _________.A) inferior packagingB) dishonest packagingC) the changes in package size
D) exaggerated illustrations on packages
It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive (欺骗性的) packaging rumpus (喧嚣) started becauseSenator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher andnarrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10. 5 ounces, without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits,but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated boxthat pictured, in a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie.⽂章中出现的语⾔现象：对⽐关系（极端对⽐、⼀般对⽐）、转折、例⼦、绝对
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And
anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundlyopposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfreyshows.
注：点名⽂章讲的脱⼝秀，⽽且是JS和OW脱⼝秀
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of \"trash talk(废话)\". The topics on his show are as shocking as shockingcan be. For example, the show takes the ever - common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict andmorality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes (灾难),yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments(困境) of other people's lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The showfocuses on the improvement of society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your childrenresponsibility, managing your work weekly, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every showwith a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where mostpeople will learn something very valuable.注：dump倾销，反倾销anti-dump
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target audience are middle - class Americans. Most ofthese people have the time. money, and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, hasmore of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18 - to 21 - year - olds whose main troubles in life involvelove, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath theshow's exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day. both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each onecaters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also beconsidered pioneers in the talk show world.注：1. circuit圈⼦ 2. ironically具有讽刺意味的
21.Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are______.A) more family - orientedB) unusually popularC) more profoundD) relatively formal注：第⼀段
22.Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience______.A) remain fascinated by themB) are ready to face up to themC) remain indifferent to themD) are willing to get involved in them注：第⼆段eat up，B和D是⼀回事。
23.Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) A new type of robot.B) Racist hatred.
C) Family budget planning.D) Street violence.
注：第三段最后举了三个例⼦。
24.Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both________.A) ironicalB) sensitiveC) instructiveD) cynical
注：instructive-in引导+struct结构→有启发的，cynical愤世嫉俗的25.We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_______.A) have monopolized the talk show circuitB) exploit the weaknesses in human natureC) appear at different times of the dayD) are targeted at different audiences注：monopolise垄断，D对应倒数第⼆段。