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出处：http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_46/b4155072824076.htm

1---When Liam McGee departed as president
of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly
straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague
excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my
goal of running a company."
Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee says.
Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board
of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and
chairman on September 29.
当Liam
McGee八月份辞去美国银行总裁一职时，他给出的解释出乎意料的真实直率。他没有用通常的模糊的借口来掩盖自己的退出，他直接说他离开的原因是要追求自己的开公司的（人生）目标。公开宣传自己的理想是"很大程度上是我自己的决定"，McGee在辞职不到两周后，和美国哈特福德金融服务公司第一次面谈时这么说道。该公司于9月29日任命他为首席执行官和公司主席。

straight
up

adv

（用于提问和回答问题）直率地，真实地
cloak
[klEuk]
n.
斗蓬,
掩护
vt.
掩盖；掩饰；覆盖，以...为藉口
Hartford Financial
Services美国哈特福德金融服务公司


2---McGee says leaving without a position
lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted
to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his
aspirations. And McGee isn't alone. In recent weeks the No.2
executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation
that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize
succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives
who don't get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent
business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting
vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
McGee说没有找到下家就辞职给了他时间去思考他想去经营什么类型的公司。这也给外界发出了一个清晰的信号，外界可以借此了解到他的目的。但是，McGee不是一个人。最近几周，雅芳和美国运通的两位二号执行官也辞职了，他们解释道他们一直谋求首席执行官的职位。正当董事会迫于股东压力仔细审查续任计划的时候，没能得到继任批准的执行官们可能会换东家。一个混乱的商业环境也会让资深的职业经理们小心从事，模糊不清的说法会使自己的声誉受到影响。

注：move on 的英文解释是to leave your present job,
class, or activity and start doing another one，e.g. I enjoyed my
job, but it was time to move on.

aspiration
[7AspE5reiFEn]
n.
热望, 渴望
American
Express
美国运通
Avon
雅芳
scrutinize
[5skrutinaiz]
细察；细阅；仔细审查

3---As the first signs of recovery begin
to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump
without a net. In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from
a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had,
according to Liberum Research. As the economy picks up,
opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.
当经济复苏的初步信号确定时，公司副总们更愿意大胆去跳槽。根据 Liberum
Research的研究，和一年前相比，由于不安的董事会坚信自己的公司领导，第三季度的CEO变更下降了23%。随着经济的复苏，有抱负的领导会面临更多机会。

注：without a net根据上下文应该是 without a safety
net。
turnover 这里表示变更
Liberum Research
纽约利伯伦研究公司，专注于企业管理趋势的研究。

4---The decision to quit a senior position
to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives
and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive
CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached. Says
Korn/Ferry seniorpartner Dennis Carey: "I can't think of a single
search I've done where a board has not instructed me to look at
sitting CEOs first."
决定辞去高级职位而去寻找更好的工作是不寻常的。多年来，执行官和猎头公司的目标坚持的原则是：大部分受欢迎的CEO候选人是偷偷挖来的。Korn/Ferry
的资深合伙人Dennis
Carey说，我所做的所有研究当中，没有一家公司的董事会都会让我先别去看看现任CEO的情况。

headhunter
[5hedhQntE]
n.
用高薪征聘人才者，挖人墙脚者
Korn/Ferry International(KFY) 光辉国际,
是一家人力资源公司 总部所在地：美国洛杉矶, 成立时间 1969年。

5---Those who jumped without a job haven't
always landed in top positions quickly. Ellen Marram quit as chief
of Tropicana a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO. It was a
year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities
exchange. Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions
to be a CEO. He finally took that post at a major financial
institution three years later.
那些没有找到工作就跳槽的不是总能马上找到高位。Ellen
Marram十年前就从Tropicana辞职了，她当时说她想做CEO。但去年她才成为一个小网络商品交易公司的总裁。Robert
Willumstad于2005年离开花旗集团，目标旨在做一名CEO。但三年后他才在一家大型金融机构如愿以偿。
注：Citigroup
花旗集团，是当今世界资产规模最大、利润最多、全球连锁性最高、业务门类最齐全的金融服务集团。它是由花旗公司与旅行者集团于1998年合并而成、并于同期换牌上市的。

6---Many recruiters say the old disgrace
is fading for top performers. The financialcrisis has made it more
acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. "The
traditional rule was it's safer to stay where you are, but that's
been fundamentally inverted," says one headhunter. "The people
who've been hurt the worst are those who've stayed too
long."
许多招聘人说对于优秀的人而言，老一套的荣辱观念已经淡忘。金融危机已经使人们更欢迎待业状态或辞去不好的工作。"传统的原则是最好不要挪单位，但现在完全颠倒了，"一个猎头如是说，"呆得时间越长越倒霉。"

recruiter
[rI`krU:tE]
n.
征兵人员, 招聘人员
between jobs
待业，一种委婉地表达失业的说法，暗含着努力找工作的意思
invert
[in5vE:t]
vt.
使颠倒,
使转化

26. When McGee announced his departure,
his manner can best be described as being__________.
[A]arrogant. 傲慢的,
自大的
[B]frank.
坦诚的
[C] self-centered. 自我中心的, 自私自利的
[D]impulsive.冲动的（不是没有脉搏的意思）
【分析】：frank和straight up近义词，如果不认识straight
up，可以根据后文"to pursue my goal of running a company."
"very much my
decision"感觉到。

27. According to Paragraph 2, senior
executives' quitting may be spurred by__________.
[A]their expectation of better financial
status. 他们期望更好的经济地位
[B]their need to reflect on their private
life. 他们需要思考自己的私人生活
[C]their strained relations with the
boards. 他们和董事会关系紧张。×
[D]their pursuit of new career
goals.他们追求新的职业目标。
【分析】：第二段 的reflect on what kind of company
he wanted to
run. ......his
aspirations. ....... looking for a CEO post.
清晰地表明他们辞职是为了追求新的职业目标，所以D选项是正确的

28.The word "poached" (Line 3, Paragraph
4) most probably means__________.
[A]approved
of.
[B]attended
to.
[C] hunted
for.
[D] guarded against.
【分析】：本题属于猜词题，可以用代入法。根据上下文，代入C选项最符合文意。即是挖来的，而不是自己放弃自己公司，主动跑来的。所以这不寻常unconventional。

29. It can be inferred from the last
paragraph that__________.
[A]top performers used to cling to
their
posts.
优秀员工过去常常舍不得自己的职位
[B]loyalty of top performers is getting
out-dated. 优秀员工的忠诚度逐渐过时了
[C]top performers care more about
reputations.
优秀员工更关心荣誉声望。×
[D]it's safer to stick to the traditional
rules.
坚持传统原则更安全。×
【分析】：根据最后一段：6---Many recruiters say the
old disgrace is fading for top performers. 以及......more acceptable ......
"The traditional rule was ...., but that's been fundamentally
inverted都说明现在不同于过去，大家可以接受优秀员工跳槽。但B是主观推导，而且不符合常识。公司员工不能不讲信誉对公司忠诚是应该的。所以A更为合适，used
to 和原文的The traditional rule was safer......

30. Which of the following is the best
title for the text?
[A]CEOs: Where to Go?
CEO们，路在何方？×
[B]CEOs: All the Way Up?
CEO们，一直始终这样吗？或坚持到底吗？
[C]Top Managers Jump without a
Net 高层管理者冒然跳槽
[D]The Only Way Out for Top Performers
优秀员工的唯一出路×
【分析】：C选项的 Top
Managers 和本文一直强调的高级经理人的概念一致。第一段：president of
Bank of America；第二段的the No.2 executives第三段的deputy chiefs；CEO
turnover；第四和第五段的CEO candidates

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• pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)
• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)
• ambition [æm´biʃən] n.雄心，野心；企图 (初中英语单词)
• financial [fi´nænʃəl] a.金融的，财政的 (初中英语单词)
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• pressure [´preʃə] n.压榨 vt.对...施压力 (初中英语单词)
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• response [ri´spɔns] n.回答；响应 (高中英语单词)
• environment [in´vaiərənmənt] n.郊区；周围；条件 (高中英语单词)
• senior [´si:niə] a.年长的 n.前辈 (高中英语单词)
• recovery [ri´kʌvəri] n.重获；获得；恢复 (高中英语单词)
• deputy [´depjuti] n.代理人；代表 (高中英语单词)
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• expectation [,ekspek´teiʃən] n.期待(望)；预期 (高中英语单词)
• cautious [´kɔ:ʃəs] a.小心的；谨慎的 (英语四级单词)
• acceptable [ək´septəbəl] a.可接受的；合意的 (英语四级单词)
• traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)
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• august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)