广东省南海桂城中学高三英语二轮复习 第四篇 阅读理解 Lesson 3课件.pptVIP

* 1. What does the underlined part “gain an edge ” in Paragraph 2 mean ? A. Increase the speed. B. Get an advantage. C. Reach the limit. D. Set a goal. 2. The underlined part “the laws of business physics” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A. spending more time and performing worse B. spending more time and performing better C. spending less time and performing worse D. spending less time and performing better 3. What can we learn from the text? A. How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is. B. How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces. C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes. D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit. 4. Which could be the best title for the text? A. Improve quality? Serve better. B. Deliver value? Plough ahead. C. Reduce time? Move faster. D. Need speed? Slow down. 【第4题解析】 本文第一段提出话题：速度在商业竞争中很重要。第二段提出了文章的观点，介绍了研究结果：那些拼命赶速度(go, go, go to try to…)的公司效益更差，而那些在适当时候慢下来以求将来走得更快（“slowed down to speed up”）的公司效益更好。文章剩下的段落都在论述支持这个观点。因此，D项（想要速度？先慢下来）符合文章的中心。 *