2024年上海高一寒假英语作业暨高一上学期期末真题第6讲 ：阅读理解之应用文13篇（解析版）.docx

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2024年上海高一寒假英语作业暨高一上学期期末真题第6讲

阅读理解之应用文

（解析版）

Passage1

（2023上·上海奉贤格致中学·高一统考期末）

Thestartoftheyearistraditionallythetimetomakeresolutionstochangeyourbehavior.Hardlyanyonekeepsthem,ofcourse,butinthespiritofoptimism,herearesomesuggestionsforwhatmanagersoughttoresolvetodointhecomingnewyear.

1.Giveoutsomepraise.Peopledon’tcometoworkjustforthemoney.Theyliketofeeltheyaremakingavaluablecontribution.Praisedoesn’thavetohappeneverydayanditcannotbegeneral.Picksomethingspecificthataworkerhasdonewhichshowsextraskilloreffortandsinglethemout;ideallysothatotherscanhearthecompliment.Thisisparticularlyimportantforthemostjunioremployees,whowillfeelanxiousabouttheirstatus.

3.Keepmeetingsshort.Ideally,ameetingshouldbethelengthofasitcomepisodenotafilmbyMartinScorsese.Approximately80%ofthetimeof80%ofthepeopleatmeetingsiswasted.Ifyoudoubtthenumbers,haveathinkaboutthelastbigmeetingyouattended.Dideveryonespeakorwasthediscussiondominatedbyasmallgroup?Howmanypeopleweregazingattheirphones?Ifitisjusttoupdatepeopleonprogress,thatcanbedoneinanemailorinaone-to-oneconversation.

2.Listentoyourstaff.Theyarethepeoplewhoaredealingwithcustomersandsuppliers,anddealingwiththeinefficiencyoftheorganization.Theirfeedbackisessential,beyondannualengagementssurveys.Youhiredthemfortheirskills:learntorelyonit.Ifyoudon’ttrusttheirjudgment,youhavehiredthewrongpeople.Ifyoudon’tlikelisteningtoemployees,goandsetupasanindependenttrader.

4.Droptheteam-buildingexercises.

Paintballinginthewoodsortacklinganarmyattack-course-noonewantstodothisstuff.Theydon’twanttogotoagatheringatweekend,either;theywouldmuchratherbeathomewiththeirfamilies.Whynotbuilda???teambyintroducingitsmembersandexpl