Conventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation（创新）that threatens the survival of companies everywhere. It’s based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shouldn’t be challenged. While this may be a valid assumption in situations that don’t change, it’s unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In today’s rapid changing global environment, old methods often don’t work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.
Most people seem to agree with conventional wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be tree. Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that they are right, and being fight is good. They want to continue using old ideas rather than take risks with changes that might not work. In 1977, Ken Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation（DEC）, stated “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.” Despite being a dominant leader in the computer industry, DEC no longer exists.
People seem to forget that since innovation is a change, there can be no innovation without change. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom prevents leaders, followers and companies from changing and therefore innovating. If companies don’t innovate, but their competitors do, the future is likely to be problematic（成问题的）. Breaking from conventional wisdom has led to many of the most innovative companies and products in history across many industries, so it has a powerful effect on business success.
Ted Turner（founder of CNN） knew little, if anything, about the news business, but he knew it was inconvenient to watch news only at the dinner hour, as was common before CNN. Turner’s solution was to create a cable （有线的）channel devoted to news 24 hours a day. The news establishment reflected conventional wisdom at the time, and predicted his idea would fail because no one wanted to watch the news all day. However, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that viewers don’t have to watch the news all day for the CNN to work. Viewers just have to watch when they want to get information. Due to conventional thinking, the critics failed to recognize the opportunity that was clear to Ted. They assumed that only what was familiar to them could work in the future.
Conventional wisdom prevents creativity, flexibility and risk-taking, so unconventional leaders enthusiastically break from it. To survive, boom and maintain competitive advantage, companies must be flexible when reacting to change.
1.DEC has disappeared probably because ________.
A. the CEO stuck to the conventional ideas
B. the consumers didn’t like its products
C. the leaders lacked the sense of security
D. the employees took many risks with changes
2.The founding of CNN is used as an example to prove ________.
A. missing opportunities could lead to failure
B. watching news at the dinner hour is convenient
C. changing could contribute to business success
D. conventional wisdom influences business success
3.What does the underlined part probably mean?
A. Rocket scientists can ensure the CNN works properly.
B. It’s easy to know people needn’t watch the news all the time.
C. It’s necessary to understand when people watch the news.
D. Most of the viewers don’t like to watch the news at work.
4.The passage is mainly written to tell us that ________.
A. old methods are changing with time
B. opportunities lead to business success
C. successful companies need wise leaders
D. conventional wisdom limits innovation
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年广东省两校高一上期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My school life is very interesting but meaningful. I usually get up at a quarter past six. After I wash his face, I read English for about half an hour, that I think is a good habit. I always go to school by bike, to eat lunch at school and have a short sleep in the classroom. On the afternoon school is over at 5 o’clock. After school, we often play basketball or do some other sport on the playground happy. I went home at about five forty. After have supper, I watch TV for while, and then I do my homework. I go to bed at about 9:30.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年高三高考全国大纲卷英语真题（解析版） 题型：单项填空
It's an either-or situation—we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can't do _______．
A．othersB．either
C．anotherD．both
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届湖南岳阳市高三教学质量检测（二模）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I’m sitting at my mother’s desk, a mahogany (红木) one with rows of tiny drawers — even a sliding secret compartment (隔间). I’ve _________ it since I was just tall enough to see things _________ it as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, staring at the ink bottle, pens, and smooth white paper, I _________ that the act of writing must be the most _________ thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, Mother_________ various items for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d repeat, “is for Elizabeth.” I sensed Mother communicating with this gift, a communication I’d craved(渴望) for 50 years.
My mother was _________ in the Victorian belief that emotions were _________. I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me；she expressed it in _________ . But as a teenager I _________ heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf(鸿沟) opened between us.
As_________ passed and I raised my own family， I began to understand her. Forgive me, I wrote, for having been critical. In _________ words, I asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I mailed the letter and waited _________ for her reply. None came. Eagerness turned to disappointment, then acceptance and, finally, _________ . I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it. I could stop trying to make her into _________ she was not. For the last 15 years of her life we enjoyed a relationship on her light, caring, cheerful.
Now the _________ of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that _________ was my chosen work.
The desk stayed in our attic (阁楼) for nearly a year before we turned a bedroom into a study. _________ at last I brought the desk down, it was dusty from months of storage. _________ , I polished the drawers. Pulling out the secret compartment, I found papers inside. And a one-page letter, _________ and refolded many times.
Send me a reply, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you _________ chose the act that speaks louder than words.
1.A. envied B. loved C. made D. studied
2.A. below B. behind C. above D. inside
3.A. decided B. doubted C. denied D. hoped
4.A. reliable B. clever C. special D. delightful
5.A. bought B. received C. reserved D. ordered
6.A. brought up B. picked up C. dressed up D. given up
7.A. true B. strong C. important D. private
8.A. words B. action C. tears D. secret
9.A. turned down B. sank into C. stuck to D. longed for
10.A. mornings B. centuries C. years D. times
11.A. careful B. direct C. humorous D. rude
12.A. patiently B. eagerly C. quietly D. calmly
13.A. sadness B. curiosity C. peace D. anger
14.A. someone B. anyone C. everybody D. anybody
15.A. story B. gift C. color D. act
16.A. singing B. designing C. painting D. writing
17.A. While B. When C. After D. Since
18.A. Lovingly B. Luckily C. Excitedly D. Carelessly
19.A. read B. hidden C. folded D. enjoyed
20.A. seldom B. usually C. often D. always
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届河南中原推荐高三四月高考仿真模拟联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。
My list of favorite books are long. I read a lot and I just keep finding new favorites. In my family, we often talk about the books we are reading and passing around our favorites. It benefits a whole family.
I discovered how share favorite books can help strength a friendship long ago. When I was a kid, my friend Liz became very sicker and was going to miss a lot of school. I fill a big bag with some of my favorite books for her read. She never forgot that. Today, she lives thousand of miles away from me, but she sometimes e-mails with me about the books she is reading.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年浙江温州十校联合体高一下期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth. Finless Porpoise (江豚) is one of these endangered 1._________ that are dying out. As a student, I am asking you to pay attention 2._________ the situation of Finless Porpoises. Finless porpoises in the Yangtze River are in danger of becoming extinct because they are seriously 3._________ (affect) by human activities. To our disappointment, only about 1,000 are still living at present. We sincerely hope that WWF can play a role in4.________ (protect) this endangered species. Firstly, we find 5._________ important to get sponsorship(赞助). If the government pays the farmers, they will allow tourists hunt only6.________ certain number of animals. But more importantly, we need information from experts in WWF to help us better understand the animal. In that case, we can take 7._________ (good) care of them than before. And prizes will be given to the organizations 8._________ can protect them well. What’s more, more workers should9._________ (employ) to help us. 10.________the task is challenging, we are confident that we will succeed sooner or later.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年浙江温州十校联合体高二下期中联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
应用文写作
假设一个来自英国的学生代表团在你校举办艺术节（Art Festival）期间来访，并受邀观看英语歌曲大赛。请根据以下要点写一篇欢迎辞。
1. 表示对客人的欢迎。
2. 介绍歌曲大赛（如活动时间、地点、目的、内容等）。
3. 表达对客人的祝愿。
注意：
1. 字数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总字数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear British guests,
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Thank you.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016学年四川雅安天全中学高二下期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I love camping. It is my favouritest way to spend the summer vacation. Last year, my families and I went camping in the countryside. It was one of the excited experiences I had never had. We slept in a tent and took a long walk every day. We cooked over a fire and the food always tasted wonderfully. For a whole week, I saw lovely mountain views or breathed fresh air. At night, I heard the gentle wind blowing in the trees, and I feel so peaceful. It doesn’t cost many to camp. What I believe it’s the best way to get close nature and enjoy its beauty.
查看答案和解析>>
科目：高中英语 来源：2016届广东省高三上期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
完形填空。
There is a workman in America who earns as much as a company director. He is Max Quarterman, a thirty-year-old plasterer (泥瓦匠).
Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate. His______are mostly bank managers, business executives, airline pilots and the______, but Max’s seven-bedroom house —______$ 80,000 — is the largest in the area. ______ outside the house are Max’s $ 7000 sports car and his wife’s Morris Mini. Indoors is a 150 colour TV set and the family’s ______ — a circular bath with gold-plated taps. There are also many labour－saving ______ and luxury furniture.
How can a plasterer ______ all this? The answer, says Max, is hard work. In ______ with another plasterer, Max______ contract plastering jobs for a firm. The owner of the firm ______ them as human machines, the best and quickest in the ______ , who can do as much in two days as ______two-man team can in two weeks.
How do they manage it? Not by working overtime. They work a(n) ______ eight-hour day, five days a week. The secret ______ in Max’s hod (桶) in which he carries the plaster to the site of the job. Max’s is a superhod — it contains double the usual ______of plaster, and Max, a strong fellow, runs when he carries it. More time is thus ______ to get on with the plastering. Besides, ______ man wastes time smoking, and they ______ their lunch break to a ______ of an hour a day. Now Max earns over $ 800 a week which is four times the average weekly pay in Britain today, and if he gets as ______ as $ 15, it’s a disaster.
1.A. colleagues B. neighbours C. relatives D. friends
2.A. like B. kind C. class D. same
3.A. worthy B. spending C. costing D. worth
4.A. Stopped B. Stopping C. Parked D. Parking
5.A. property B. honour C. facility D. pride
6.A. objects B. devices C. articles D. materials
7.A. acquire B. use C. afford D. provide
8.A. harmony B. correspondence C. partnership D. terms
9.A. makes B. does C. takes D. gets
10.A. tells B. treats C. compares D. describes
11.A. trade B. job C. area D. walk
12.A. no B. few C. any D. all
13.A. unusual B. extra C. ordinary D. normal
14.A. relies B. lies C. hides D. falls
15.A. quality B. size C. quantity D. weight
16.A. left B. needed C. spent D. kept
17.A. both B. either C. neither D. each
18.A. have B. cut C. miss D. spend
19.A. time B. period C. limitation D. total
20.A. much B. little C. more D. less
查看答案和解析>>
湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 | 网上有害信息举报专区 | 电信诈骗举报专区 | 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 | 涉企侵权举报专区
违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com
