Conventional wisdom about conflict
seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷淡) and
stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility.
Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people
in a healthy and competitive way. Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations. Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations stro A. wrong B. oversimplified C. misleading D. unclear [单项选择]Passage Three
Legends about King Arthur have existed since the 6th century. Stories of the man and his doings have grown far beyond anything that could be regarded as factual history. Here are some of the highlights. Arthur was born as a result of the wizardry of Merlin, who arranged all adulterous liaisons between Arthur’s father, King Uther Pendragon, and his lover, a married duchess. Merlin agreed to do this only if the lovers allowed him to bring up the child born of the affair. When Uther Pendragon died some years later, there was confusion in the kingdom about who should inherit the throne. Merlin arranged a pageant(盛会) where many knights came to try their luck at pulling a sword out of a stone. Whoever successfully extracted the blade, was the rightful king. After many a brave knight had tried and failed, Merlin presented the young Arthur who, to everyone’s surprise, easily pulled out the sword. As King Arthur established the knightly fellow A. a brief history of King Arthur B. the story of the Round Table Knights C. a legendary life of King Arthur D. the death of King Arthur [单项选择]
A. Mid nineteenth century. B. Late nineteenth century. C. Mid eighteenth century. D. Late eighteenth century. 我来回答: 提交
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