No one word demonstrated the shift in corporations’ attention in the mid-1990s from processes to people more vividly than the si

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问题     No one word demonstrated the shift in corporations’ attention in the mid-1990s from processes to people more vividly than the single word "talent".【C1】________the word lies the idea that more and more corporate【C2】________is going to be created by knowledge and by so-called "knowledge workers".【C3】________labour is worth less; knowledge is worth more.
    This has significantly shifted the balance of power in the【C4】________process. Companies used to be relaxed about finding enough qualified people to【C5】________their operations. What they could not find they would train, was the【C6】________attitude. That might take some time, but in a world where people【C7】________jobs for life time was in the company’s favour. But talent is not patient, and it is not faithful. Many companies found themselves training employees【C8】________for them to go on and sell their acquired skills to their【C9】________. So now they look for talent that is ready-made.
    In their eagerness to【C10】________this talent, companies have gone to considerable lengths to appear especially attractive. They have,【C11】________, devoted a great deal of effort to the【C12】________of their websites, often the first port of call these days for bright young【C13】________recruits. They have in many cases【C14】________their HR departments, in part so that they can【C15】________their compensation packages more finely for the individuals that they really require. And they have altered their approach to issues such as governance and environmental responsibility【C16】________they know that many of the talented people they are seeking want to work for ethical and【C17】________employers.
    Talented people increasingly want to work in places where they can feel good about what they do for most of the day. What’s more, in today’s knowledge-based businesses, these young people are far more【C18】________their working environment, of "what’s going on around here", than were their grandparents. It is harder for today’s businesses to【C19】________from their employees what they are【C20】________to—even when, as in cases such as Enron and WorldCom, they put a lot of effort into it.
【C8】

选项 A、only
B、nearly
C、hardly
D、especially

答案A

解析 上句说到人才并不忠诚(not faithful)。空格所在句可以看作是上一句的例证。该句大意为,许多公司发现他们对员工的培训……让员工自身进步并且把技能卖给……。这里填A项only“只是”。表示这些培训员工的公司没有得到自己想要的结果。B项nearly“几乎”虽然在语义上也说得过去,但没有only好,only传达出公司对人才流失的惋惜和无奈。C项hardly“几乎不”,被培训的员工不可能几乎不进步。D项especially“特别”用于强调某种特质。可是这里并没有相对应的“普通”对象。
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