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(2015·云南昆明實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)質(zhì)檢)Ricardo Semler became boss of his father’s business Semco in Brazil at the age of 21. Ricardo worked like a(n) __1__ man，from 7：30 am to midnight every day.One afternoon，while he was visiting a factory in New York，he __2__.The doctor told him if he __3__ like that，he would find a new home in hospital.Semler got the __4__.He changed the way he __5__.In fact，he changed the ways his __6__ worked，too.

He let his workers take more __7__ so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong.He __8__ them to set their own salaries，__9__ their own working hours and he cut all the jobs that he thought were __10__，like receptionists and secretaries.

He changed the office：__11__ walls，they have plants at Semco，so bosses can’t __12__ themselves away from everyone else.And the workers are __13__ to decorate their workspace as they want.

It sounds perfect，but does it __14__?The answer is in the __15__：in the last six years，Semco’s revenues(收入) have __16__ from $35 million to $212 million.The company has gone from eight hundred employees to 3,000.Why?

Semler says it’s because of “peer pressure” which makes employees work __17__ for everyone else.If someone isn’t doing his job __18__，the other workers will not allow the __19__ to continue.In other words，Ricardo treats his workers like adults rather than children，and expects them to act like responsible __20__.And they do.

【解題導(dǎo)語】　本文是一篇記敘文。作為老板，只有讓團(tuán)隊(duì)中的每個(gè)人都能自覺主動(dòng)地承擔(dān)責(zé)任，形成我為人人，人人為我的氛圍，才能提高團(tuán)隊(duì)的工作效率。這正是Semler之所以成功的原因。

1.A.interesting　　　　　　　　 B.independent

C.mad D.great

解析：選C�？疾樾稳菰~辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“from 7：30 am to midnight every day”可知，他拼命地工作。故選C，意為“瘋狂的”。A項(xiàng)意為“令人感興趣的”;B項(xiàng)意為“獨(dú)立的”;D項(xiàng)意為“非常好的”，均不符合題意。

2.A.fell down B.gave up

C.went out D.got off

解析：選A�？疾閯�(dòng)詞短語辨析。根據(jù)下句“The doctor told him”可知，他病倒了。故選A，意為“倒下”。B項(xiàng)意為“放棄”;C項(xiàng)意為“熄滅，出去”;D項(xiàng)意為“下車，離開，出發(fā)”，均不符合題意。

3.A.changed B.continued

C.dropped D.went

解析：選B�？疾閯�(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“l(fā)ike that，he would find a new home in hospital”可知，醫(yī)生的意思為：如果他繼續(xù)這樣拼命下去，他會(huì)生病住院的。故選B，意為“繼續(xù)”。A項(xiàng)意為“改變”;C項(xiàng)意為“落下，投下，放棄”;D項(xiàng)意為“走，去”，均不符合題意。

4.A.sound B.way

C.sense D.message

解析：選D�？疾槊�詞辨析。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知， Semler聽從了醫(yī)生的建議，不再那么拼命工作了。故選D，get the message是常用短語，意為“領(lǐng)會(huì)，明白，受到啟發(fā)”。

5.A.walked B.talked

C.worked D.treated

解析：選C�？疾閯�(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)上文和下句“In fact，he changed the ways his ______ worked，too.”可知，Semler改變了他自己的工作方式。故選C。

6.A.family B.workers

C.friends D.children

解析：選B�？疾槊�詞辨析。根據(jù)下一段第一句中“He let his workers take more ______”可知，他也改變了員工們的工作方式。故選B。

7.A.responsibility B.money

C.power D.expectation

解析：選A�？疾槊�詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong”可知，此處應(yīng)指他讓員工們承擔(dān)起更多的責(zé)任，這樣如果事情出了差錯(cuò)，他們自己會(huì)操心。故選A。

8.A.persuaded B.forced

C.forbade D.allowed

解析：選D�？疾閯�(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)上一句中的“He let his workers take more...”可知，此處所填詞的意思相當(dāng)于上句中的“l(fā)et”。故選D，意為“允許”。A項(xiàng)意為“說服”;B項(xiàng)意為“強(qiáng)迫”;C項(xiàng)意為“禁止”，均不符合題意。

9.A.decide B.want

C.understand D.try

解析：選A。考查動(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)空格前的“...them to set their own salaries”可推知，此處應(yīng)指Semler讓員工自己決定工作時(shí)間。所填詞與“set”意思一致。故選A。

10.A.unnecessary B.unpopular

C.stupid D.difficult

解析：選A�？疾樾稳菰~辨析。根據(jù)本句中“he cut all the jobs that he thought were ______，like receptionists and secretaries”并結(jié)合常識可知，他取消的工作崗位應(yīng)該是不必要的。故選A，意為“不必要的”。B項(xiàng)意為“不流行的，不受人歡迎的”;C項(xiàng)意為“愚蠢的，笨的”;D項(xiàng)意為“困難的”，均不符合題意。

11.A.above all B.instead of

C.apart from D.except for

解析：選B。考查介詞短語辨析。根據(jù)空格處與下句“so bosses can’t...”之間構(gòu)成的因果關(guān)系可知，此處指用植物代替辦公室的墻，這樣老板就不會(huì)與其他人隔離開。故選B，意為“代替，而不是”。A項(xiàng)意為“首先，尤其是”;C項(xiàng)意為“除……外”;D項(xiàng)意為“除……外”，強(qiáng)調(diào)排除與自身相矛盾之處，均與題意不符。

12.A.put B.get

C.shut D.take

解析：選C�？疾閯�(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)語境可知，用植物來取代墻的目的是老板不能把自己和員工隔離開。故選C，shut away為固定搭配，意為“隔離”。

13.A.willing B.free

C.tired D.eager

解析：選B�？疾樾稳菰~辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“as they want”可知，員工們可以自由裝飾自己的工作場所。故選B，意為“自由的”。A項(xiàng)意為“自愿的”;C項(xiàng)意為“疲憊的”;D項(xiàng)意為“渴望的，熱切的”，均不符合題意。

14.A.develop B.grow

C.happen D.work

解析：選D�？疾閯�(dòng)詞辨析。根據(jù)下文可知，本句句意：這聽起來很完美，但這樣有效果嗎?故選D，意為“起作用，奏效”。

15.A.eyes B.numbers

C.persons D.dollars

解析：選B�？疾槊�詞辨析。根據(jù)空格后的“from $35 million to $212 million... from eight hundred employees to 3,000”可知，此處強(qiáng)調(diào)用數(shù)字來證明。故選B。