2023电大管理英语4单元自测1试题附答案

2023国家开放大学电大管理英语4最新单元自测1试题附答案

,1.

.—Ithinkthingshavebeenabitdifficultforusthelast

coupleofmonths.

.—.We'vebeenworkinghard,butstillgetting

behind.

.单选题（10分）

1.A.

2.You'reright

3.B.

4.I'mafraid

5.C.

6.Idon'tthinkso

.2.

.一Couldyougiveusaspeechonmanagementfunctions

somedaythisweek?

.单选题（10分）

1.A.

2.That'sagoodidea

3.B.

4.No,Ialreadyhaveplans

5.C.

6.I'dloveto,butI'mbusythisweek

3.

hisangertheemployeescalledhimMr.Thunder,

buttheylovedhim.

单选题QO分）

1.A.

2.Dueto

3.B.

4.Inspiteof

5.C.

6.Because

4.

ThedemandsandrequirementsplacedontheCEOof

Sonyaredifferentfromonthemanagerofyourlocal

Wendy'srestaurant.

单选题（10分）

1.A.

2.these

3.B.

4.those

5.C.

6.which

.5.

.Eventhebestcontinuallyseekwaystotheirskills.

.单选题QO分)

1.A.

2.sharp

3.B.

4.sharpener

5.C.

6.sharpen

二、阅读理解：根据文章内容，判断正误(共50分)。

WhoKilledNokia?

Nokiaexecutivesattemptedtoexplainitsfallfromthetop

ofthesmartphonepyramidwiththreefactors:1)thatNokia

wastechnicallyinferiortoApple,2)thatthecompanywas

complacentand3)thatitsleadersdidn'tseethedisruptive

iPhonecoming.

.Ithasalsobeenarguedthatitwasnoneofthe

above.Nokialostthesmartphonebattlebecauseof

divergentsharedfearsamongthecompany'smiddleand

topmanagerswhichledtocompany-wideinertiathatleftit

powerlesstorespondtoApple'sgame.

Basedonthefindingsofanin-depthinvestigation

and76interviewswithtopandmiddlemanagers,

engineersandexternalexperts,theresearchersdiscovered

acultureoffearduetotemperamentalleadersandthat

frightenedmiddlemanagerswerescaredoftellingthe

truth.

Thefearthatfrozethecompanycamefromtwo

places.First,thecompany'stopmanagershadaterrifying

reputation.SomemembersofNokia'sboardandtop

managementweredescribedas"extremelytemperamental"

andtheyregularlyshoutedatpeople"atthetopoftheir

lungs”.Itwasverydifficulttotellthemthingstheydidn't

wanttohear.Secondly,topmanagerswereafraidofthe

externalenvironmentandnotmeetingtheirquarterly

targets,whichalsoimpactedhowtheytreatedmiddle

managers.

Topmanagersthusmademiddlemanagersafraidof

disappointingthem.Middlemanagersweretoldthatthey

werenotambitiousenoughtomeettopmanagers'goals.

Fearingthereactionsoftopmanagers,middle

managersremainedsilentorprovidedoptimistic,filtered

information.Thus,middlemanagersdirectlyliedtotop

management.

Worse,acultureofstatusinsideNokiamade

everyonewanttoholdontovestedpowerforfearof

resourcesbeingallocatedelsewhereiftheydeliveredbad

newsorshowedthattheywerenotboldorambitious

enoughtoundertakechallengingassignments.

Beyondverbalpressure,topmanagersalsoapplied

pressureforfasterperformanceinpersonnelselection.This

ledmiddlemanagerstooverpromiseandunderdeliver.

Onemiddlemanagertoldusthat"youcangetresources

bypromisingsomethingearlier,orpromisingalot.It'ssales

work."

Whilemodestfearmightbehealthyformotivation,

abusingitcanbelikeoverusingadrug,whichrisks

generatingharmfulsideeffects.Toreducethisrisk,leaders

shouldcoordinatewiththevariedemotionsofthestaff.

Nokia'stopmanagersshouldhaveencouragedsafe

dialogue,internalcoordinationandfeedbackto

understandthetrueemotionintheorganization.

操作提示：正确选T,错误选F。

1.Nokialostthesmartphonebattlebecauseits

technologyisnotasgoodasthatofApple.请选择TF请

选择

2.Nokia'smiddlemanagerswerefranktotellthetruth,

butthetoponesdidn'tlistentothem,请选择TF请选择

3.Nokia'stopmanagersweretoomoodytohear

anythinggoodbutharsh.请选择TF请选择

4.Middleman