单选题
An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness in the ordinary sense, for that is a born quality
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our control. The leader has, nevertheless, to be a magnet; a central figure towards whom people are
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.
Magnetism in that sense depends, first of all,
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being seen. There is a type of authority which can be
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from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership.
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there is movement and action, the true leaders is in the forefront and may seem, indeed, to be everywhere at once. He has to become a legend; the
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for anecdotes, whether true or
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; character.
One of the simplest devices is to be absent
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the occasion when the leader might be
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to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about the vital business
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has detained him. To
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up for this, he can appear when least expected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display
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things which other folks might
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as trivial.
With this gift for
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curiosity the leader always combines a reluctance to talk about himself. His interest is
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in other people, he questions them and encourages them to talk and then remembers all
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is relevant. He never leaves a party
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he has mentally filed a minimum dossier (档案) on
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present, ensuring that he knows
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to say when he meets them again. He is not artificially extrovert but he would usually rather listen
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talk. Others realize gradually that his importance needs no proof.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查词义搭配。beyond one"s control意为“无法控制，在控制力之外”；be in control of意为“有对……的控制力”；under control意为“在……的控制之下，被控制”。故答案为B。