翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题63

翻译二级笔译综合能力分类模拟题63

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Bush'sMBA

Twenty-sixof42presidents,includingBillClinton,werela

wyers.Sevenweregenerals.GeorgeW.Bushbecomesthe

firstwithanMBA.

ThosewhohavehadBushforabosssincethemid-1980s——in

Lhe1ofoil,baseballaTexasstalegoveiiimeiiL-

describehismanagement2asstraightfromthepagesof

theorganizational-behavior3hestudiedwhilegettinghis

mastersofbusinessadministration4atHarvardUniversity

in1975.

Hemanagesbywhatisknown5,walkingaround,

havinglearnedthatsittingbehinddeskandpassingoutmemos

does6toenergizeanyone.

Hehasareputationforfueling〃creative

tension〃7hissubordinates,encouragingthemtotakeand

defendopposing8.Thatsacrificesharmony,butputs

ideastothetestandletsBush9abovethefray,wherehe

canofferguidanceinsteadofbarking10.Imaginethe

creativetensionthatmayerupt11thelikesofSecretary

ofState-designateColinPowellandDefenseSecretary一

12DonaldRumsfeld.

Aboveall,formeremployeessaythatheisamasterat

delegating13installingmeasuresofaccountability一ways

ofknowing14subordinatesaregettingthejobdone

withoutlooking15anyshoulders.ThatfreesBushfor

strategicthinking-perhaps16twowordshammeredintoMBA

studentsmost—whichir.eansthinking17toseize

opportunitiesandtoderailthreatstothebestofplans.

“Georgewasmy18JsaysTomSchieffer,whoserved

aspresidentoftheTexasRangersunderBush191991and

1995.“Buthenevermademefeelthatway.Hewentoutofhiswayto

treatmeasa20,notasubordinate.

That,sonetraitthatmightbeofconcern,saysMichaelUseem,

directoroftheWhartonCenterforLeadershipandChangeatthe

UniversityofPennsylvania.It'simportantforsubordinatestofeel

partoftheteam,butnotjustbecausethebosscravespopularity.

Justasinthemilitary,itmustbeunderstoodwhoisinchargewhen

thefinalorderisgiven.

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business

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style

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textbooks

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degree

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as

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little

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among

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positions

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stay

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orders

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from

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designate

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and

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whether

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over

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the

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ahead

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boss

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between

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partner

Tidiness

Tidinessiiieanskeepingthingsoutofsighlandyetavailable

whenwanted.Itimpliesthatthereisa21foreverything

andthateachthingusedfindsitsway22toitsplaceby

acontinuosprocess,notbyaspasmodic23.Theprocess

depends,however,uponthedrawer,cupboardand

storage24beingprovided,forlackofwhichonethings

mayliterallyhave25placetogo.Liketheperambulator

andtrolley,theluggageandthegolfclubs26behomeless.

Thesamemaybetrueofthedeck-chairs27thebulkier

plastictoys.Asthereisnoplaceforthem,itis

no28tellingpeopletoputthemaway.Thearchitectwho

thuseconomiseson29spaceisapttoclaimthatagood-

sizedsitting-roomis30result.Whatadvantageisthere

inthat,however,31halftheliving-roomhastobeused

forstorage?Theaesthetic32depends,inturn,upon

storagespace.33itmaybetruethatnohouseeverhad

cupboardsenough,34aresomehouseswhichhave

practicallynocupboards35all.Intheseourchoicemust

liebetweenchronic36andruthlessdestruction.Thatis

nottosay,however,37cupboardspacewillitselfcreate

tidiness.Somepeople38happier,itwouldseem,inchaos.

Thereisthequestion,furthermore,39thecupboards

themselvesaretidy.That40hasbeensweptoutofsight

isnoproof,initself,thateverythingcanbefound.

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place

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back

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effort

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spdce

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no

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may

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and

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good

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storage

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the

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when

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order

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While

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there

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at

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untidiness

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that

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are

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whether

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everything

WhenDidAidsBegin?

Theyearwas1959.Location:thecentralAfricancityof

Leopoldville,nowcalledKinshasa,shortlybeforethewavesof

violentrebellionthatfollowedtheliberationoftheBelgianCongo.

Aseeminglyhealthymanwalkedintoahospitalclinictogiveblood

foraWest-ernbackedstudyofblooddiseases.Hewalkedawayandwas

neverheardfromagain.Doctorsanalyzedhissample,frozeitina

testtubeandforgotaboutit.Aquartercenturylater,inthemid-

1980s,researchersstudyingthegrowingAIDSepidemictookasecond

lookatthebloodanddiscoveredthatitcontainedHIV,thevirus

llidlcausesAIDS.

AndnotjustanyHIV.TheLeopoldvillesampleisthe

oldest41oftheAIDSviruseverisolatedandmaynowhelp

solvethe42ofhowandwhenthevirusmadetheleapfrom

animals(moneysorchimpanzees)to43,accordingtoa

reportpublishedlastweekinNature.Dr.DavidHo,44of

theAaronDiamondAIDSResearchCenterinNewYorkCity

and45ofthestudy'ssamples,saysDNApushesthe

putativeoriginoftheAIDS46backatleastadecade,to

theearly'50sovereventhe'40s.

Overthe4715years,scientistshaveidentifiedat

least10subtypesofthe48virus.Buttheycouldn：ttell

whethertheywereseeing49ononechangeablevirusorthe

handiworkofseveral50virusesthathadmadethejump

fromprimatestoman.A51lookatthegeneticmutations

intheLeopoldvillesamplestrongly52thatal1ittookto

launchtheAIDSepidemicwasoneunlucky53ofevents.

BycomparingtheDNAofthe1959viruswiththat

of54takenfromthe'80sand'90s,Hoand

his55constructedaviralfamilytreeinwhichthe

Leopoldvilleisolatesitsright56thejuncturewhere

threesubtypesbranchout.The39-year-old57isalso

strikinglysimilartotheothersevensubtypes.Theclearimplication:

alltheviral58canbetracedbacktoasingleeventora

closelyrelatedgroupof59.OnetheoryisthatAIDS

startedthroughcontactwithinfectedmonkeysina60area

andspreadtotherestofthepopulation