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单选题 What does Bob Seelert suggest about leadership?
A. CEOs and other C-level executives have different ways to work today．
B. CEOs and other C-level executives have timeless challenges to face with．
C. CEOs and other C-level executives should realise the direction he set for himself．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 23-30
Woman：For the past 12 years Bob Seelert's been the Chairman of Saatchi ＆ Saatchi， one of the world's leading creative ideas companies．Today we have him here to share his career path．Good evening．Mr. Seelert．You've had a long and illustrious career．How do you think things have changed for CEOs and other C-level executives compared to when you started in business? Do you think things are tougher now， or require adoption of a different approach?
Man：I suppose there are many things that have changed，but just as many things that are timeless．The whole challenge of leadership，how to be a great leader is，I think， fundamentally the same today as it was back when I got started．Leaders have to do three things．They have to set direction for the enterprise．They have to establish standards or expectations for how the enterprise is going to perform．And once they have those two things in place，they have to unleash the energy of the organisation to empower people to go out and get the job done，because you can't get the job done alone
Woman：Okay，let's talk a little about setting the right direction．What does this involve?
Man：Setting direction is all about having an inspirational dream for the company．We wrote our inspirational dream at Saatchi & Saatchi back in 1996："To be revered as the hothouse for world-changing ideas that create sustainable growth for our clients．" I think that's 17 words or thereabouts，and you should be able to do this in 20 words or less so that everybody in the organisation can metaphorically tape the strategy to their forehead．It needs to be short enough and memorable enough so that every single person in the company can be expected to know what this is．
Everywhere I go in Saatchi & Saatchi，I always start off with a reminder of this． Our inspirational dream is to be revered as the hothouse for world-changing ideas that create sustainable growth for our clients． That's why we're here．That's what inspires customers and employees to come to our company．So that's what an inspirational dream is：it's an expression of who you are and what you're all about and how you're going to go forward as a company． For us，this is a timeless thing．We've been caught up in the difficulties of the 2009 economic environment，but we haven't changed a word of our inspirational dream．When you can write it and it can sustain you in good times and bad，it's a really powerful statement．
Woman：I guess this leads naturally into the idea of maintaining high standards．Haw have you consistently achieved this in your career?
Man：I've always tried to establish high standards and expectations；some of my core values in that regard have been a belief in the long term，a belief in growth，a belief in continuous improvement，and a belief in out-com- petting all of the companies in our peer group so that we grow faster than them．But you can set standards of performance for any job．So take my PA at Saatchi & Saatchi， for instance．I remember saying to her， "Look，your job is to help ensure that I am successful in what I do．And the standard of performance for your job is going to be what I call flawless execution"．You will make sure that I am always in the right place at the right time fully prepared with everything I need in order to perform at my best．That will happen 100-percent of the time And it'll happen flawlessly I'll never be late．I'll never be in the wrong place． I'll never arrive at the airport and find that I didn't have a ticket，or at a restaurant and I didn't have a booking，or whatever．We set a clear standard of what expectations were going to be for what the job was，and she performed them‘flawlessly’．
Woman：Would you say you're a tough boss?
Man：I'd say I'm a person who sets high expectations and then recognises and rewards people for performing them．A football coach of an American football team once said， "Expect a lot of your people．They'll usually meet it"And quite frankly，I think one of the things that maybe some people don't do is they don't set expectations high enough They don't encourage people to come forward and perform at the level that they could be capable of if you made it clear what their performance levels should be．And this is where the third element of leadership unleashing the energy of the organisation comes in，because a lot of that has to do with communications．It is making sure that people know that you want and expect them to contribute，and that you're going to recognise and reward them when they do．
Woman：I see．Thanks you very much for coming here to share your valuable experience． Hope to see you next time．
Man：Thank you．
[答案精解] 该题所问的是Bob对领导的看法。在采访一开始主持人问Bob与他开始做业务的时候相比，现在的CEOs和executives与以往有什么不同，这里的关键句是“How do　you think things have changed for CEOs and other C－level executives compared to when you started in business?”据此以及Bob紧接着所说的话，可排除A、C两个选项，判定B项为正确选项。

单选题 What is right about setting the right direction?
A. The direction should be inspirational．
B. The direction should be short enough to remember．
C. The direction should be remembered by every staff．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 该题所问的是关于设定正确的方向哪一项是正确的。Bob在回答中说，“I think that's 17 words or thereabouts，and you should be able to do this in 20 words or less so that everybody in the organisation can metaphorically tape the strategy to their forehead．It needs to be short enough and…”据此判定B项为正确选项。

单选题 Bob Seelert says the inspirational dream is hothouse because
A. it fosters great ideas．
B. it keeps the client growing．
C. it improves the company's status．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 该题所问的是Bob说启发人心的梦想是温室，原因为哪一项。Bob说Our inspirational dream is to be revered as the hothouse for world-changing ideas that create sustainable growth for our clients．所以A项是正确选项。

单选题 What is not right about an inspirational dream?
A. It's an expression of who you are as a company．
B. It's an expression of what you're all about as a company．
C. It's an expression of when you're going to go forward as a company．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此题问的是关于启发人心的梦想哪一项不正确。Bob在阐述inspirational dream的时候说道“It's an expression of who you are and what you're all about and how you're going to go forward as a company”由此可排除A，B项，C项表达了作为公司你应该何时前进与原文中怎样前进不符，故错误，正确答案是C。

单选题 Which is not a core value in setting the high standards?
A. It should be in the long term．
B. It should be productive．
C. It should be able to spark continuous improvement．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 该题问的是哪一个不是设置高标准的核心价值?对话中Bob提到“…some of my core values in that regard have been a belief in the long-term，a belief in growth，a belief in continuous improvement，…”根据此关键句可排除A、C项，确定答案为B。

单选题 The story Bob Seelert described tells us that
A. performance can be better performed under standard．
B. work can be exactly done under standard．
C. standard is easily maintained once you set it．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 该题所问的是Bob叙述的故事告诉我们什么。Bob说他给私人助理设立了一系列详细的标准，而最终she performed them‘flawlessly’．由此可推知有标准时可以表现得更好，故应选A项。

单选题 Why did Bob Seelert set high expectations for his staff?
A. He is a tough boss．
B. He knows his staff would do it．
C. He wants to inspire his staff．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 该题所问的是Bob为什么对职员设立高标准。Bob在回答主持人的问题时说道：“And quite frankly．I think one of the things that maybe some people don't do is they don't set expectations high enough．”并引用一个足球教练的话Expect a lot of your people．They'll usually meet it．据此可知，他认为给员工设立高标准，是在鼓励员工，让他们知道他们能够达到这个标准。故可排除A、B项，确定C项正确。

单选题 What does"unleashing the energy of the organisation"mean?
A. building up team spirit
B. making use of the power of team work
C. rewarding what the team had done

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 该题所问的是释放组织的活力、能量的含义是什么。Bob提到“It is making sure that people know that you want and expect them to contribute，and that you're going to recognise and reward them when they do．”可知通过沟通让员工知道你对他们的期望，并表示达到期望会给他们奖励，也就是在运用团队的力量，故B项正确。此处说的是利用给员工设定期望值来达成目标不是说建立团队精神，故A项错误。C项奖励队员做的事为断章取义，原文说当员工做到对他们的期望时会对他们奖励，并非任何事都奖励，故错误。故答案为B。