- 阅读理解B
题干：Takemuchofwhatyouknowabouthowthebestexecutivesmakedecisions.Now,forgetit.Forinstance,weall"know"thattightdeadlinesleadtoinspiration.Excepttheyoftendon't.Instead,theytypicallyarecounterproductive—makingpeoplelesscreativepreciselywhentheyneedtobe.Ormostofusassumethatwhenwetrytosolveproblems,we'redrawingonthelogicalpartsofourbrains.But,infact,greatstrategistsseemtodrawontheemotionalandintuitivepartsoftheirbrainmuchmore.Here'sacloserlookatsomeofthediscoveriesresearchershavemade.Wantinnovation?Bewaryofdeadlines.Weoftenthinkadeadlinecanhelpusshakeoffinertiaandfocusongettingajobdone.Butthebrainresearchsuggestspreciselytheoppositeistrue.Adeadline,instead,moreoftenlimitsourthinkingandcanleadtomuchworsedecisionmaking.RichardBoyatzisisaprofessorinCaseWesternReserveUniversity.He—alongwithothers—hasfoundthatatightdeadlineincreasespeople'surgencyandstresslevels."Theresearchshowsusthatthemorestressfuladeadlineis,thelessopenyouaretootherwaysofapproachingtheproblem,''hesays."Theverymomentswheninorganizationswewantpeopletothinkoutsidethebox,theycan'tevenseethebox."Doesthatmeancompaniesshouldgetridofdeadlines?Inmostcases,that'snotrealistic.SoSriniPillay,anassistantclinicalprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchool,suggeststhatcompanieshelpemployeesreducestressandaccessthecreativepartsofthebrainevenwhenthey'reunderpressure.Bigunknownsleadtobadchoices.Thetickingclockofadeadlineisn'ttheonlykindofpressurethatmakesforbaddecisions.Sodoesuncertainty,suchasfeelingthatyourjoboryourcompany'sfutureisunderthreat.SriniPillaycitesastudythatdiscoveredthatfeelingsofuncertaintyactivatedbraincentersassociatedwithanxietyanddisgust,andthatsuchconcernsnaturallyleadtocertainkindsofdecisions."Intimesofuncertainty,"hesays,"youstartactingoutofthatsenseofdoomandgloom."Goodthinkerslookpastfacts.Everybodyisawareofthereveredimageofthehardheadeddecisionmaker,whogoesaftercoldfacts.Butresearchersarefindingthetruthismuchmorecomplex:Thebestleadersseemtoleanontheiremotionsmuchmorethanlogic.RoderickGilkey,aprofessorofmanagementatEmoryUniversity,conductedastudywithcolleaguestolookatwhathappenswhenexecutivesaremakingstrategicdecisions.Forexample,agoodstrategicthinkerwouldpayattentiontoemotionalreactionandthinkthroughthefull,long-termimpactofthecutsonthingslikeemployeemorale,retentionandproductivity.Theresultmightbeadifferentwayofimprovingprofitability."Whenyou'remakingadecisioninanorganization,youalsoneedtothinkaboutpeopleandtheirreactions,"saysDavidRock,directoroftheresearchorganizationNeuroLeadershipInstitute."Alotofthestrategiesthatgowrongarebecausemanagershaven'tthoughtthroughwhathappenswhenthishitspeople."
题目：Richard Boyatzis says that - A 、in uncertain situations, you make reactions based on the sense of pessimism
- B 、companies should get rid of deadlines
- C 、firms help employees keep the creative part of the brain active
- D 、when making decisions, you should have a good capacity to look at a problem through other people's eyes
- E 、what happens when executives are making decisions
- 、a deadline increases your stress of finding ways of solving the problems
- 、feelings of uncertainty activates brain centers associated with anxiety and disgust
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参考答案【正确答案：6】
根据题干关键词定位在文章第四段。该段首先介绍了查德·博亚齐斯的身份，然后说明他和其他研究者的发现，最后是他自己表达的观点——研究显示，期限越紧，你就越难想到解决问题的其他途径。所以F项中的deadline，stress，solving the problems是文中the more stressful a deadline is，approaching the problem的同义复现，故F项“最后期限会加剧你找到解决问题途径的压力”为正确选项。
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