单选题 I was talking with a senior Public Relations manager the other day about "The Game Trainers" and he expressed much skepticism about both the possibility and value of getting senior professionals to play games.
"These are serious people with serious jobs, and they are not going to waste time running around like school children," he told me. This statement highlighted many of his assumptions. It also provided me with a golden opportunity to talk about how these "serious people with serious jobs" could actually learn something about themselves, their company, and their business opportunities by allowing creativity to flow more freely through "games."
His position is not uncommon and it comes from a deep seated misunderstanding of what a "game" is and what it is for, as well as a set notion of what "work" must look like for it to be considered of value. It's not a coincidence that the most successful companies of the last decade, including Apple and Google, were all started by college students, and perhaps as a consequence have a spirit of fun, creativity and innovation. Their success has not been achieved through a cubicle work environment, strict hierarchy, dull meetings and a 9 to 5 work structure. Instead they have flowing and flexible work spaces, a culture of collaboration, and opportunities for creativity.
So where does the line between "work" and "game" occur? Well maybe there isn't one, or at least maybe there shouldn't be one. So is all this just a matter of perception? Well, yes and no. The starting point in allowing creativity to flow freely is to accept that the line between business and play is blurred, or at best non-existent. Only then is it possible to create the opportunity and appropriate environment for individuals and groups to play the game (or work) as well as they possibly can.
The Game Trainers support this innovative and highly productive approach to work by creating games and group exercises to develop awareness and insight of issues, as well developing games to integrate into the working environment. And so, I said to the PR man, it's a good thing that they are "serious people with serious jobs," because we also are extremely serious about play, and in today's environment they simply cannot afford not to play games.
单选题 What does the PR manager think of the author's proposal of playing games?
  • A. It is probably nonsense.
  • B. It is against the rule.
  • C. It would be beneficial.
  • D. It is worth a try.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第一段说在听到作者谈及让专业人士做游戏后,公关经理对这种做法的可行性和价值表示了怀疑。第二段第一句公关经理说:“他们(指公司的专业人士)是从事严肃工作、态度认真的人,不会像小学生一样浪费时间玩游戏。”说明他对作者的提议很不以为然。
单选题 The author suggests that the PR manager's position on games ______.
  • A. is hard to understand in today's world
  • B. represents a common misunderstanding
  • C. is based on scientifically proven concepts
  • D. allows for greater work efficiency
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】第三段第一句说他的立场来自于一种对“游戏”的根深蒂固的误解;同时他对“工作”应该是什么样的也有一套固定的认识,而且持这种立场的人很普遍。
单选题 The examples of Apple and Google show that ______.
  • A. games should be separated from work
  • B. it helps to combine work with games
  • C. work and games can be clearly defined
  • D. no work can be done well without games
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】第三段后半部分说Apple和Google的成功之处都在于它们的企业文化强调有趣、创造和创新。那里工作环境宽松,鼓励创造性,完全不同于传统意义上严格、刻板的“工作”。这说明将“游戏”融入工作有助于更好地进行工作。
单选题 What is the topic of Paragraph 4?
  • A. How to draw a line between work and game?
  • B. What is the line between work and game?
  • C. Should there be a line between work and game?
  • D. Why is there a line between work and game?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】第四段主要讲的是“工作”和“游戏”这两者之间是否应该划出明显的界限。作者认为如果希望鼓励创造性,那就应该接受工作和游戏之间不应该划出明确的界限,或者更进一步说,它们之间就不应该存在界限。
单选题 "The Game Trainers" is probably a ______.
  • A. computer game
  • B. search engine
  • C. research system
  • D. game developer
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】最后一段第一句说Game Trainers通过开发游戏和团体活动支持这一创新、高效的工作方式,同时还开发能够融入工作环境的游戏项目。由此可见,Game Trainers是一个游戏开发商。
单选题 In this passage the author ______.
  • A. encourages people to work more creatively
  • B. describes how to balance work with life
  • C. promotes an innovative approach to work
  • D. analyzes why it is important to enjoy work
【正确答案】 C
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