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Text Three
The Internet, like its network predecessors, has turned out to be far more
social than television, and in this respect, the impact of the Internet may be
more like that of the telephone than of TV. Our research has shown that
interpersonal communication is the dominant use of the Internet at home. That
people use the Internet mainly for interpersonal communication, however, does
not imply that their social interactions and relationships on the Internet are
the same as their traditional social interactions and relationships, or that
their social uses of the Internet will have effects comparable to traditional
social activity.
Whether social uses of the Internet have positive or negative effects may
depend on how the Internet shapes the balance of strong and weak network ties
that people maintain. Strong ties are relationships associated with frequent
contact, deep feelings of affection and obligation, whereas weak ties are
relationships with superficial and easily broken bonds, infrequent contact, and
narrow focus. Strong and weak ties alike provide people with social support.
Weak ties including weak online ties, are especially useful for linking people
to information and social resources unavailable in people’s closest, local
groups. Nonetheless, strong social ties are the relationships that generally
buffer people from life’s stresses and that lead to better social and
psychological outcomes. People receive most of their social support from people
with whom they are in most frequent contact, and bigger favors come from those
with stronger ties.
Generally, strong personal ties are supported by physical proximity. The
Internet potentially reduces the importance of physical proximity in creating
and maintaining networks of strong social ties. Unlike face-to-face interaction
or even the telephone, the Internet offers opportunities for social interactions
that do not depend on the distance between parties. People often use the
Internet to keep up with those with whom they have preexisting relationships.
But they also develop new relationships on-line. Most of these new relationships
are weak. MUDs, newsgroups, and chat rooms put people in contact with a pool of
new groups, but these on-line “mixers” are typically organized around specific
topics, or activities, and rarely revolve around local community and close
family and friends.
Whether a typical relationship developed on-line becomes as strong as a
typical traditional relationship and whether having on-line relationships
changes the number or quality of a person’s total social involvements are open
questions. Empirical evidence about the impact of the Internet on relationships
and social involvement is sparse. Many authors have debated whether the Internet
will promote community or undercut it. Much of this discussion has been
speculative and anecdotal, or is based on cross-sectional data with small
samples.
31. The text is mainly about
[A] the dominance of interpersonal communication.
[B] strong and weak personal ties over the Internet.
[C] the difference between old and modern relationships.
[D] an empirical research on the Internet and its impact.
32. It is implied in the text that
[A] the Internet interactions can rival traditional ones.
[B] television is inferior to telephone in social effect.
[C] strong links are far more valid than weak ones.
[D] the Internet features every home and community.
33. The word “buffer” (Para. 2) can probably be replaced by
[A] deviate. [B] alleviate. [C] shield. [D] distract.
34. According to the author, the Internet can
[A] eliminate the hindrance of the distance.
[B] weaken the intimate feelings among people.
[C] provide people with close physical contacts.
[D] enhance our ability to remove social stresses.
35. From the text we can infer that
[A] the evidence for the effect of the Internet seems abundant.
[B] the social impact of the Internet has been barely studied enough.
[C] some discussions are conclusive about the function of the Internet.
[D] random samples have witnessed the positive influence of the
Internet.
Text Four
Leadership is hardly a new area of research, of course. For years,
academics have debated whether leaders are born or made, whether a person who
lacks charisma (capacity to inspire devotion and enthusiasm) can become a
leader, and what makes leaders fail. Warren G. Bennis, possibly the possibly the
world’s foremost expert on leading, has, together with his co-author, written
two best-sellers on the topic. Generally, researchers have found that you can’t
explain leadership by way of intelligence, birth order, family wealth or
stability, level of education, race, or sex. From one leader to the next,
there’s enormous variance in every one of those factors.
The authors’ research led to a new and telling discovery: that every
leader, regardless of age, had undergone at least one intense, transformational
experience—what the authors call a “crucible” (severe test). These events can
either make you or break you. For emerging leaders, they do more making than
breaking, providing key lessons to help a person move ahead confidently.
If a crucible helps a person to become leader, there are four essential
qualities that allow someone to remain one, according to the authors. They are:
an “adaptive capacity” that lets people not only survive inevitable setbacks,
heartbreaks, and difficulties but also learn from them; an ability to engage
others through shared meaning or a common vision; a distinctive and compelling
voice that communicates one’s conviction and desire to do the right thing; and a
sense of integrity that allows a leader to distinguish between good and
evil.
That sounds obvious enough to be commonplace, until you look at some recent
failures that show how valid these dictums (formal statements of opinion) are.
The authors believe that former Coca-Cola Co. Chairman M. Douglas Ivester lasted
just 28 months because “his grasp of context was sorrowful.” Among other things,
Ivester degraded Coke’s highest-ranking African-American even as the company was
losing a $ 200 million class action brought by black employees. Procter &
Gamble Co. ex-CEO Durk Jager lost his job because he failed to communicate the
urgent need for the sweeping changes he was making.
It’s striking, too, that the authors found their geezers (whose formative
period, as the authors define them,
was 1945 to 1954, and who were shaped by World War II) sharing what they
believed to be a critical trait—the sense of possibility and wonder more often
associated with childhood. “Unlike those defeated by time and age, our geezers
have remained much like our geeks (who came of age between 1991 and 2000, and
grew up “virtual, visual, and digital”)— open, willing to take risks, hungry for
knowledge and experience, courageous, and eager to see what the new day brings”,
the authors write.
36. The text indicates that leadership research
[A] has been a controversial study for years.
[B] predicts how a leader comes to be.
[C] defines the likelihood to be a leader.
[D] probes the mysteries of leadership.
37. According to Bennis, the trait shared by leaders consists of
[A] top levels of intelligence and education and devotion.
[B] remarkable ability to encourage people with loyalty and hope.
[C] striking qualities of going through serious trials and sufferings.
[D] strong personalities that arouse admiration and confidence.
38. The favorable effect of a crucible depends on whether a leader
[A] proves himself/herself to be a newly emergent one.
[B] accepts it as a useful experience for progress.
[C] shrinks back from tiring and trying experiences.
[D] draws important lessons for his/her followers.
39. A leader can hardly maintain his/her position unless he/she
[A] fulfils all necessary quality requirements.
[B] helps people to prevent defeats and sorrows.
[C] fails to attract people with common concerns.
[D] lacks appealing and strength of character.
40. The authors’ dictums can be justified by the fact that
[A] Douglas Ivester defeated a highest-ranking black employee in a
suit.
[B] Durk Jager was dismissed owing to his poor communicating ability.
[C] Geezers couldn’t erase the brands stamped in childhood.
[D] Geeks are sensible enough to meet dangers and challenges.
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