The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want to talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone's experience in the organization. Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Coca Cola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that based on what he's seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10% : image 30% : and exposure, a full 60% . Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common these days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won't secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are. Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales have dropped from their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. " They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead—that someone in authority will reach down and give you a promotion. " She adds, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility. " Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.

单选题 According to the passage, "things formerly judged to be best left unsaid"(Line 2, Para. 1)probably refers to______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：语义理解题。本文主要讨论影响女性和黑人晋职的传统观点，指出其局限性，并提出了相应的解决办法。题干中的things formerly judged to be best left unsaid指的是妇女和黑人如何晋职的问题，而这恰恰与传统观点相抵触，因此B)是对题干的转述，故为答案。

单选题 According to the passage, to achieve success in your career, the most important factor is to______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。由定位句可知，在影响事业成功的因素中，让职位比你高的人了解你的工作能力是最重要的。所以，让你的上司知道你很优秀是决定可否晋职的关键因素，故选A)。B)和C)在文中未提及；D)“把工作做好”只是其中一个不太重要的方面。

单选题 According to the author's opinion, Coleman's beliefs are______.

单选题 The reason why women and blacks play down their visibility is that they______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：事实细节题。由定位句可知，妇女和黑人因为怕别人认为他们的晋职是由于性别或肤色，所以保持低调，故选C)。文章提到了A)的内容，但这不是他们保持低调的原因，故排除；B)与文意不符，他们不是刻意想给人这个印象，故排除；D)与文中内容相反，故排除。