2011年 考研英语一阅读理解（四选一） 第 2 篇 · 26–30 题答案与解析

his manner can best be described as being 问的是某一具体时刻 McGee 的表达方式，答案来自原文对其表达方式的直接评价语，属于客观细节而非推断。

Q26 主干是 his manner can best be described as being ____，前面 When McGee announced his departure 是时间状语从句限定时间范围；考生只要把题干理解为「当 McGee 宣布离职时，他的方式可被形容为 ____」即可，结构无陷阱。

• A)无中生有

  arrogant 意为「傲慢、自负」，原文只说 McGee 直接说出自己想做 CEO 的目标 to pursue my goal of running a company，没有任何贬义评价；说出真实动机不等于傲慢。

• B)✓ 正确
  • came right out and said↔frank
  • Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses↔frank

  预判「直率坦诚」对应英文最常用形容词即 frank，与原文「不掩饰、直说出真实动机」语义完全等值，无需推断即可锁定。

• C)偷换概念

  self-centered 意为「以自我为中心」，原文 Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee says 是在说「公开抱负是我自己的决定」，强调的是决定的自主性，不是他不顾他人。

• D)与原文相反

  impulsive 意为「冲动的、未经深思的」，原文 came right out and said 强调「不绕弯子」而非「未经深思」；下一段 McGee 还说 leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run，说明他离职后专门留出时间反思，完全不冲动。

题干 senior executives' quitting may be spurred by 在第二段内寻找一个明确给出的离职动因，答案为原文动因句的同义替换，属典型细节题。

Q27 主干是 senior executives' quitting may be spurred by ____；情态动词 may 表示「可能由……驱动」，不是不确定语气，而是把原因开放为「之一」即可；spurred by 为被动结构，下划线处填的是原因方。

• A)无中生有

  their expectation of better financial status 把动因归为「期待更好的财务状况」，但原文第二段从未提到收入、薪水、财务等任何金钱相关信息——离职动机只涉及职位/反思/声誉/接班，不涉及钱。

• B)偷换概念

  their need to reflect on their private life 把原文 reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run 里的「反思想经营什么样的公司」（职业层面），偷换为「反思私人生活」（生活层面）——原文 reflect 的宾语是 company，不是 private life。

• C)过度推断

  their strained relations with the boards 把原文 As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don't get the nod also may wish to move on（董事会审视接班计划，未被选中者可能想走人）偷换为「与董事会关系紧张」——「没被选中接班」与「关系紧张」不是同一件事。

• D)✓ 正确
  • they were looking for a CEO post↔their pursuit of new career goals
  • the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post↔their pursuit of new career goals

  预判「想去做 CEO」对应选项 their pursuit of new career goals，「CEO 职位」即「新职业目标」的具体化；且段首 McGee 同例、段中 Avon/American Express 同例，共同支持此动因。

题干 most probably means 是词义题的固定提问句式，问的是 poached 在上下文中的含义。

Q28 主干是 The word "poached" ... most probably means ____；其中 Line 3, Paragraph 4 为插入语作位置说明，可直接忽略不译；结构平铺直叙，无陷阱。

• A)偷换概念

  approved of 意为「被赞同/被认可」，与原文「被主动挖角招揽」不在同一语义场——「认可」是态度评价，「挖角」是行动招揽，二者不可互换。

• B)偷换概念

  attended to 意为「被照料、被关注」，多用于「需求被处理」「病人被照料」等被动接受关照的语境；原文要表达的是猎头主动「猎取」候选人，二者主动方与被动方的关系完全不同。

• C)✓ 正确
  • the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached↔hunted for
  • headhunters↔hunted for

  预判「被动地被招揽」对应英文 hunted for（被寻找/被猎取），加之段内 headhunters 反复出现暗示 hunt 词根，锁定 C。

• D)与原文相反

  guarded against 意为「被提防、被防范」，方向与原文相反——原文是「最有吸引力的候选人是被猎头追着挖」，是积极的招揽行为；干扰项却给出「被防范」的负面消极含义。

It can be inferred from the last paragraph 同时具备推断信号词和明示段号，是典型的「段内一步推断」型题目。

Q29 是 It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____ 的形式主语句，主语 It 形式上指代后面 that 从句的内容；考生只要读懂为「从末段可以推出 ____」即可，结构无陷阱。

• A)✓ 正确
  • The traditional rule was it's safer to stay where you are↔top performers used to cling to their posts
  • stay where you are↔cling to their posts
  • that's been fundamentally inverted↔used to

  「过去规则 + 已被反转」直接对应 used to cling（过去常常死守，现在不再）——预判与选项语义完全对应，且与第四段 adhered to the rule 的传统规则描述前后呼应，锁定 A。

• B)偷换概念

  loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated 把「死守职位」偷换为「忠诚」——原文 stay too long 是行为描述（待得太久），不涉及任何 loyalty（忠诚）这一价值评判；干扰项偷换的还不止概念，还把「（对一份工作）待得太久」升级为「（对公司的）忠诚」。

• C)张冠李戴

  top performers care more about reputations 中的 reputations 一词出现在第二段 senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations，而非末段；末段未提声誉问题，且把「老高管谨慎说话」推到「顶尖人才更看重声誉」是跨段的过度推断。

• D)与原文相反

  it's safer to stick to the traditional rules 直接复用原文 it's safer to stay where you are 的措辞，但原文紧接着说 that's been fundamentally inverted——传统规则已被反转；该选项把已被否定的传统规则当作末段的结论，方向完全相反。

Which of the following is the best title for the text 直接要求挑选全文标题，答案必须概括全文主线、覆盖所有题目区间。

Q30 主干是 Which of the following is the best title for the text，which 引导特殊疑问句，of the following 限定范围；结构平铺直叙，无陷阱。

• A)答非所问

  CEOs: Where to Go? 的核心是「CEO 该去哪里」，但全文没有任何篇幅讨论高管去向的地理或行业选择，只讨论「为何要走、走得起走不起、走的代价」；标题与主线完全错位。

• B)以偏概全

  CEOs: All the Way Up?（CEO 们：一路向上？）暗示「裸辞必能上位」的乐观论调，但第五段 Those who jumped without a job haven't always landed in top positions quickly 与 Marram 等了一年、Willumstad 等了三年的反例已证明：裸辞不总是一路向上，代价不小。

• C)✓ 正确
  • deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net↔Top Managers Jump without a Net
  • to pursue my goal of running a company↔Top Managers Jump without a Net
  • that's been fundamentally inverted↔Top Managers Jump without a Net

  C 项以中性描述句覆盖了「主语：高管 + 动作：裸跳 + 方式：无后路」三要素，与全文主线完全等值，且使用原文 jump without a net 的标志性隐喻，是六段共同支持的最佳标题。

• D)过度推断

  The Only Way Out for Top Performers（顶尖人才的唯一出路）把「裸辞」绝对化为「唯一出路」，但原文从未给出此判断；第六段只是说「传统规则被反转」，并非说裸辞是「唯一」途径——程度被严重扭曲。