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2021河南考研英语二真题及答案
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark
A,B,C
orDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Itsnotdifficulttosettargetsforstaff.Itismuchharder,1,tounderstand
theirnegative
consequences.Mostwork-relatedbehaviorshavemultiplecomponents.2oneandthe
others
becomedistorted.TravelonaLondonbusandyoull3seehowthisworkswithdrivers.
Watchpeoplegetonandshowtheirtickets.Aretheycarefullyinspected?Never.
Dopeoplegetonwithoutpaying?Ofcourse!Arethereinspectorsto4thatpeople
havepaid?Possibly,butveryfew.Andpeoplewhorunforthebus?Theyare5.How
aboutjumpinglights?Busesdosoalmostasfrequentlyascyclists.Why?Because
thetargetis6.Peoplecomplainedthatbuseswerelateandinfrequent.7,the
numberofbusesandbuslaneswereincreased,anddriverswere8orpunishedaccording
tothetimetheytook.Anddrivershitthesetargets.Butthey9hitcyclists.If
thetargetwaschangedto10,youwouldhavemoreinspectorsandmoresensitive
pricing.Ifthecriterionchangedtosafety,youwouldgetmore11driverswhoobeyed
trafficlaws.Butboththesecriteriawouldbeattheexpenseoftime.Thereis
another12:peoplebecameimmenselyinventiveinhittingtargets.Haveyou13that
youcanleaveonaflightanhourlatebutstillarriveontime?Tailwinds?Ofcourse
not!Airlineshavesimplychangedthetimea14ismeanttotake.Aone-hourfight
isnowballadasatwo-hourflight.The15ofthestoryissimple.Mostjobsare
multidimensional,withmultiplecriteria.Chooseonecriterionandyoumaywell16
others.EverythingCanbedonefasterandmadecheaper,butthereisa17.Setting
targetscananddoeshaveunforeseennegativeconsequences.Thisisnotanargument
againsttarget-setting.Butitisanargumentforexploringconsequencesfirst.All
goodtargetsshouldhavemultiplecriteria