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1、最新开放大学电大管理英语4网络核心课形考网考作业及答案第一套一、 选择填空题(每题 10 分, 共 5 题)题目 1 This project is too big for me to finish on time.(c)选择一项:A. Please do me a favorB. That is a daydreamC. Ill give you a hand题目 2 I think things have been a bit difficult for us the last couple of months._A_. Weve been working hard, but still
2、getting behind.选择一项:A. Youre rightB. Im afraidC. I dont think so题目 3AT&T found that employees with better planning and decision-making skills were _A_ to be promoted intomanagement jobs.选择一项:A. more likelyB. more likeC. more unlikely题目 4The Human Resource Managing Department at Honda is given specif
3、ic instructions _C_ employ the bestpossible workers.选择一项:A. how toB. on what toC. on how to题目 5The responsibilities in handbook _B_ that managers have to be concerned with efficiency and effectiveness inthe work process.选择一项:A. implyB. indicateC. interrupt题目 6二、 阅读理解: 根据文章内容, 判断正误(共 50 分)。Who Killed
4、 Nokia?Nokia executives attempted to explain its fall from the top of the smartphone pyramid with three factors: 1)that Nokia was technically inferior to Apple, 2) that the company was complacent and 3) that its leaders didnt seethe disruptive iPhone coming.It has also been argued that it was none o
5、f the above. Nokia lost the smartphone battle because of divergentshared fears among the companys middle and top managers which led to company-wide inertia that left itpowerless to respond to Apples game.Based on the findings of an in-depth investigation and 76 interviews with top and middle manager
6、s,engineers and external experts, the researchers discovered a culture of fear due to temperamental leaders and thatfrightened middle managers were scared of telling the truth.The fear that froze the company came from two places. First, the companys top managers had a terrifyingreputation. Some memb
7、ers of Nokias board and top management were described as “extremely temperamental”and they regularly shouted at people “at the top of their lungs”. It was very difficult to tell them things they didntwant to hear. Secondly, top managers were afraid of the external environment and not meeting their q
8、uarterlytargets, which also impacted how they treated middle managers.Top managers thus made middle managers afraid of disappointing them. Middle managers were told that theywere not ambitious enough to meet top managers goals.Fearing the reactions of top managers, middle managers remained silent or
9、 provided optimistic, filteredinformation. Thus, middle managers directly lied to top management.Worse, a culture of status inside Nokia made everyone want to hold onto vested power for fear of resourcesbeing allocated elsewhere if they delivered bad news or showed that they were not bold or ambitio
10、us enough toundertake challenging assignments.Beyond verbal pressure, top managers also applied pressure for faster performance in personnel selection.This led middle managers to over promise and under deliver. One middle manager told us that “you can getresources by promising something earlier, or
11、promising a lot. Its sales work.”While modest fear might be healthy for motivation, abusing it can be like overusing a drug, which risksgenerating harmful side effects. To reduce this risk, leaders should coordinate with the varied emotions of the staff.Nokias top managers should have encouraged saf
12、e dialogue, internal coordination and feedback to understand thetrue emotion in the organization.操作提示: 正确选 T, 错误选 F。1. Nokia lost the smartphone battle because its technology is not as good as that of Apple. F2. Nokias middle managers were frank to tell the truth, but the top ones didnt listen to th
13、em. F3. Nokias top managers were too moody to hear anything good but harsh. T4. Middle managers in Nokia delivered results more than they promised earlier. F5. Nokias top managers should have had better conversation techniques to encourage internal coordination andtruth. T第二套一、 选择填空题(每题 10 分, 共 5 题)
14、 Could you give us a speech on management functions some day this week?(C)选择一项:A. Thata good ideaB. No, I already have plansC. Id love to, but Im busy this week题目 2 We could let some of the staff work from home._A_? Thats a good idea.选择一项:A. Do you have any good ideasB. What do you think of itC. Is
15、there anything else题目 3_A_ his anger the employees called him Mr. Thunder, but they loved him.选择一项:A. Due toB. In spite ofC. Because题目 4It is through enthusiasm and quiet intensity _C_ we transform creativity and vision into the technologies.选择一项:A. thatB. /C. which题目 5The responsibilities in handbook _B_ that managers have to be concerned with efficiency and effectiveness inthe work process.选择一项:A. implyB. indicateC. interrupt题目 6二、 听力理解: 听录音, 选择最佳答案(共 50 分)。操作提示: 通过下拉选项框, 选择答案。1. What kind of ro