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  3. You are going to read an article which is followed by a list of examples or headings. Choose the most suitable one from the list

You are going to read an article which is followed by a list of examples or headings. Choose the most suitable one from the list

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问题 You are going to read an article which is followed by a list of examples or headings. Choose the most suitable one from the list A-F for each numbered position(41-45). There may be certain extra which you do not need to use. (10 points)

    June was part of a team that had struggled hard to finish a difficult assignment. "I wanted to call it a day and get home as much as anyone," she recalls. But she found herself saying, "I’m sorry, but we need to do some more work on this."
    Suddenly she was the most unpopular person in the room. No one agreed with her, and some were openly angry that she was rocking the boat. "But I stuck to my guns," she says. "When the report was presented we were commended for picking up on the very thing I said we’d missed. I was right and everyone had to respect that."
    (41) The popularity trap.
    Respect versus popularity—it is the old conflict between being professional and being personal. We want to do a good job, but we want to be friends with everyone, too. The truth is, you can’t always be liked if you do your job properly. And the desire to keep everyone happy can become a weakness.
    (42) At times you have to be tough.
    Although we would all love to be Ms. Popular at home and in the office, at work the task is not to be liked, but to be effective, says computer sales executive Andrea.
    (43) Gentle persuasion.
    The woman who builds her professional edge in this way isn’t condemned to loneliness and isolation. You can be firm without being unpleasant, and being tough doesn’t mean being rude or confrontational. Persuasive and assertive are the watch words.
    (44) Respect is never given for nothing.
    Claire knew that she was offered a move to Paris with her finance company because she had gained a reputation for keeping cool under fire. And the next step up the ladder would depend on her performance in Paris.
    (45) Countdown to respect.
    Keep your own counsel. Don’t share all your dilemmas. Even if you resolve them you’ll have left the impression that you’re indecisive or unable to cope with pressure.

A. "It’s essential to build regard if you’re going to be able to do what you want in your job," she says. Winning respect enhances all you do. A proposal for change is more likely to be well received; an application for a raise or a request for promotion is more likely to succeed.
B. "At best," says management consultant Jennie Lumley, "worrying about what others think makes us reactive when we need to be proactive. At worst, we’re so busy playing the office sweetheart that we lose sight of the demands of the job and our needs."
C. Pat had to deal with a colleague who had been under long-term stress. "It was a disaster," Pat says. "My colleagues were willing to listen and lend a hand if she needed help. But it was a stumbling block on her career path and she didn’t use the time to lay the groundwork of future respect by being professional."
D. This is a particular problem for women professions, Lumley finds. "It’s a childhood hangover. We all long to be the most beautiful girl in school. Also, girls are brought up to try to please. At work, men don’t give a thought to what others think so long as they get their way."
E. "This is possibly the single most important lesson we can learn. You can’t always be popular. You shouldn’t have to be; it’s not what you’re there for. Progress depends on having your own ideas and sticking to them. And that means having the courage to make difficult decisions when you have to," she says.
F. "To make the right decisions and push them through, you will need the kid glove more often than the boxing glove," Lumley suggests. And a sense of humor is vital.
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答案B
解析 首先，我们要通读全文，了解大意。本文前两段以琼斯工作中处理过的具体事例来解释她是如何赢得同事们的尊敬。主题句"The popularity trap"的意思是"人气陷阱"。那么如何理解这个标题呢?下面的句子对其进行了解释：受人尊敬与受人欢迎归结起来是早已存在的职业化和个人化之间的矛盾。我们想把工作做好，同时也想和所有的人成为朋友。而事实是如果你想把工作做好的话，就往往会不讨人喜欢。想成为好好先生的愿望往往会成为你的一大劣势。看看备选的六个选项，全部都出现了引号，可见本题中作者也是以引用作为论据来证明自己的观点。选项B就是对这点的具体解释，句中的"playing the office sweetheart"(成为办公室甜心)与上文中的"keep everyone happy"是同义复现。
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