I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans . I
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I once had my Chinese MBA studentsbrainstorming on “two-hour business plans”. I separated them into six groupsand gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, thebetter, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurantchains. The sixth proposed a catering(餐饮) service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, Iexpressed my disappointment.
My students were middle managers, financialanalysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. Theywere not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educationalsystem that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. Thescene I just described came in different forms during my two years’ teaching atthe school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard BusinessReview. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Studentsfrequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better thaninventing and creating.
In China, every product you can imagine hasbeen made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management mindshave been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the worldcan name a Chinese brand.
With this problem in mind, partnershipswith institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there’s the“thousand-talent scheme”: this new government program is intended toimprove technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trainedscientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about China’sresearch environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking andopenness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcomethis.
At last, for China, becoming a major worldcreator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Westernuniversities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people andtelling them to think creatively. It’s about establishing a rich learningenvironment for young minds. It’s not that simple.
1.Why does the author feel disappointed athis students?
| A．Because there is one group presenting a catering service. |
| B．Because the six groups made projects for restaurant chains. |
| C．Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic. |
| D．Because the students’ ideas were lacking in creativeness. |
2.Which of the following scenes is NOTconsidered as lack of creation?
| A．Papers were often downloaded from the Internet. |
| B．Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy. |
| C．Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem. |
| D．Case study debates were written up as well as recited. |
3.The underlined word “scheme” inthe forth paragraph means__________.
| A．timetable | B．theme | C．project | D．policy |
4.We can infer from the passage that___________.
| A．China can make and sell any product all over the world |
| B．high pay may not solve the problem of China’s research environment |
| C．cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand |
| D．the new government program are aimed at encouraging imagination |
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．Look for a New Way of Learning | B．Reward Creative Thinking |
| C．How to Become a Creator | D．Establish a technical Environment |
试题答案
【答案】
1.D
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
【解析】这是一篇教育类夹叙夹议文章， 讲述了作者通过教学发现教育存在的问题。
1.D。考查推理判断能力。根据第一段整体的信息及全文作者的观点和结合排除法作出判断和推理。
2.C。考查判断推理能力。第二段整体判断，特别是最后几句。
3.C。考查猜词能力。第五段的第2句“this new government program”中this 指代前面的“thousand-talent scheme”，而scheme和 program为同义词，C中project 为program同义词。111来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,
4.B。考查推理判断能力。文中没有直接表达出来，根据最后一句得出，“even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcomethis.”中this 指的是China’s learning environment存在的问题即problem, 也是指It’s hardly known forproducing independent thinking and openness这个问题。
5.A。考查主旨判断题。从整体和最后一段判断，整篇文章是讲关于教育出现的问题—有了丰富的学习环境，及新的学习方法，才能有创造性的研究氛围