Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood—our jobs, the Industries we work in, relationships and love as well.
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face more changes and challenges. So what should we do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?
whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely, Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.
小题1:The whole passage is about _______.
A．people’s opinions about a bestseller of the US
B．what people think about China’s entry into the WTO
C．the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges
D．how a book influences the Chinese小题2:The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese” in order to _______.
A．be more competitive with foreign firms
B．find an excuse for their job cuts
C．let the workers make a living on their own
D．encourage the fired workers小题3:The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to _______.
A．something we depend on for a living
B．a most important kind of food
C．change or challenge
D．way of life小题4:From what Hengwei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that _______.
A．they have different opinions on changes and challenges
B．people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies
C．the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges
D．they are both greatly encouraged by the book
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
本文介绍人们在读了《谁动了我的奶酪》这本书后，处事态度随着时代的变化而变化，敢于面对挑战。
小题1:C。推理判断题。本文The book is being used by the men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work.(关于人们如何处理面对生活中的挑战)可知答案为C。
小题2:D。推理判断题。根据此书的内容The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work可知老板给每一个下岗工人一本书，是为了鼓励他们勇敢地面对工作生活中的挑战，故答案为D。
小题3:A。推理判断题。根据Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood —our jobs, the Industries we work in, relationships and love as well 可知答案为A。
小题4:C。推理判断题。根据whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely 和With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese可知答案为C。