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阅读排序题Passage1:Nocompanylikestobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofnation.Isthiswhatyouintendedtoaccomplishwithyourcareers?＿＿＿＿①＿＿＿＿Youhavesoldyoursouls,butmustyoucorruptournationandthreatenourchildrenaswell?AtTimeWarner,however,suchquestionsaresimplythelatestmanifestationofthesoul-searchingthathasinvolvedthecompanyeversincethecompanywasbornin1990.＿＿＿＿②＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿③＿＿＿＿Onthefinancialfront,Levinisunderpressuretoraisethestockpriceandreducethecompany'smountainousdebt,whichwillincreaseto$17.3billionaftertwonewcabledealsclose.Hehaspromisedtoselloffsomeofthepropertyandrestructurethecompany,butinvestorsarewaitingimpatiently.Theflapoverrapisnotmakinglifeanyeasierforhim.Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srapmusiconthegroundsofexpression.＿＿＿＿④＿＿＿＿Thetestofanydemocraticsociety,hewroteinaWallStreetJournalcolumn,liesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutinwhetheritgivesfreedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableorirritatingtheresultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon'tretreatinthefaceofanythreats.＿＿＿＿⑤＿＿＿＿Buthetalkedaswellaboutthebalancedstrugglebetweencreativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheannouncedthatthecompanywouldlaunchadrivetodevelopstandardsfordistributionandlabelingofpotentiallyobjectionablemusic.＿＿＿＿⑥＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿⑦＿＿＿＿.A)AtthecoreofthisdebateischairmanGeraldLevin,56,whotookoverforthelateSteveRossin1992.B)SenatorRobertDoleaskedTimeWarnerexecutiveslastweek.C)Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairmanwasbackingoffhishard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionofrocksingingversesatlastmonth'sstockholdersmeeting,Levinassertedthatmusicisnotthecauseofsociety'sillsandevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,NewYork,whousesraptocommunicatewithstudents.E)Someofushaveknownformany,manyyearsthatthefreedomsundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,saysLuce.Ithinkitisperhapsthecasethatsomepeopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecentlycometorealizethis.D)It'saself-examinationthathas,atvarioustimes,involvedissuesofresponsibility,creativefreedomandthecorporatebottomline.F)In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfireforreleasingIce-T'sviolentrapsongCopKiller,Levindescribedrapasalawfulexpressionofstreetculture,whichdeservesanoutlet.G)The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerallysupportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssayseveralofthemhaveshowntheirconcernsinthismatter.Passage2:＿＿＿＿①＿＿＿＿Butwhataboutpainwithoutgain?EverywhereyougoinAmerica,youheartalesofcorporaterevival.Whatishardertoestablishiswhethertheproductivityrevolutionthatbusinessmenassumetheyarepre-sidingoverisforreal.Theofficialstatisticsaremildlydiscouraging.＿＿＿＿②＿＿＿＿Andsince1991,productivityhasincreasedbyabout2%ayear,whichismorethantwicethe1978-1987average.Thetroubleisthatpartoftherecentaccelerationisduetotheusualreboundthatoccursatthispointinabusinesscycle,andsoisnotconclusiveevidenceofarevivalintheunderlyingtrend.＿＿＿＿③＿＿＿＿Someofthiscanbeeasilyexplained.Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace—allthatre-engineeringanddownsizing—areonlyonecontributiontotheoverallproductivityofaneconomy,whichisdrivenbymanyotherfactorssuchasjointinvestmentinequipmentandmachinery,newtechnology,andinvestmentineducationandtraining.＿＿＿＿④＿＿＿＿Twootherexplanationsaremorespeculative.＿＿＿＿⑤＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿⑥＿＿＿＿Hiscolleague,MichaelBeer,saysthatfartoomanycompanieshaveappliedre-engineeringinamechanisticfashion,choppingoutcostswithoutgivingsufficientthoughttolong-termprofitability.＿＿＿＿⑦＿＿＿＿A)Moreover,mostofthechangesthatcompaniesmakeareintendedtokeepthemprofitable,andthisneednotalwaysmeanincreasingproductivity:switchingtonewmarketsorimprovingqualitycanmatterjustasmuch.B)LeonardSchlesinger,aHarvardacademicandformerchiefexecutiveofAuBonPain,arapidlygrowingchainofbakerycafes,saysthatmuchre-engineeringhasbeencrude.Inmanycases,hebelieves,thelossofrevenuehasbeengreaterthanthereductionsincost.C)Thereis,asRobertRubin,thetreasurysecretary,says,adisjunctionbetweenthemassofbusinessanecdotethatpointstoaleapinproductivityandthepicturereflectedbythestatistics.D)Theyshowthat,ifyoulumpmanufacturingandservicestogether,productivityhasgrownonaverageby1.2%since1987.Thatissomewhatfasterthantheaverageduringthepreviousdecade.E)First,someofthebusinessrestructuringofrecentyearsmayhavebeenineptlydone.Second,evenifitwaswelldone,itmayhavespreadmuchlesswidelythanpeoplesuppose.F)BBDO'sAlRosenshineisblunter.Hedismissesalotoftheworkofre-engineeringconsultantsasmererubbish—theworstsortofambulance-chasing.G)Well,nogainwithoutpain,theysay.Passage3:Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.＿＿＿＿①＿＿＿＿I'magoodeconomicindicator,shesays.Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars.SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddlebrowDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus.＿＿＿＿②＿＿＿＿EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscoolin