【正文】 rite your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.How good are you at saying no? For many, it39。s late in the day. That frontpage package you39。 one last edit and it39。s done! What do you do?The first rule of saying no to the boss is don39。s up to you to find out what. The second rule is don39。s suggestions might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention, or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants, but explain the consequences. Understand what she39。ve done so far.Here39。s not. If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is mon in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions.Two steps are necessary. First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing. Your gut reaction (本能反應) and dismissive rejection, even of a worthless idea, might not qualify as systematic or fair.Second, the people you work with need to negotiate a What if ...? agreement covering What if my idea is turned down? How are people expected to react? Is there an appeal process? Can they refine the idea and resubmit it? By anticipating What if...? situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations.47.Instead of directly saying no to your boss, you should find out __________.48.The author39。 s suggestion is to explain the __________ to her and offer an alternative solution.50.To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to __________.51.People who learn to anticipate What if...? situations will be able to reach understanding and avoid __________.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they39。 impact on the economy and the reality?There are a number of familiar theories. Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers. Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails. Still others emphasize the role of race, arguing that foreigners add to the nation39。s some truth to all these explanations, but they aren39。s going on, consider the way immigration39。 lowcost labor are businesses and employers – meatpacking plants in Nebraska, for instance, or agricultural businesses in California. Granted, these producers39。 access to certain benefits.The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal. Even for those most acutely affected – say, lowskilled workers, or California residents – the impact isn39。t realize it.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。s a different story.C)The consensus among economists is that immigration should not be encouraged.D)The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of immigration.53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?A)They can access all kinds of public services.B)They can get consumer goods at lower prices.C)They can mix with people of different cultures.D)They can avoid doing much of the manual labor.54. Why do native lowskilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration?A)They have greater difficulty getting welfare support.B)They are more likely to encounter interracial conflicts.C)They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.D)They are no match for illegal immigrants in labor skills.55. What is the chief concern of native highskilled, bettereducated employees about the inflow of immigrants?A)It may change the existing social structure.B)It may pose a threat to their economic status.C)It may lead to social instability in the country.D)It may place a great strain on the state budget.56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?A) Even economists can39。ll get a pletely different impression. For a start, you will now see plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania39。s picture of what a diverse class should look like, with the result that passport, ethnic origin and sex can all bee influencing factors. But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach – arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters.Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking, consultancy and industry. They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science, the creative arts, history or philosophy, which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.Indeed, there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create. A study by Mannaz, a leadership development pany, suggests that, while the bullyboy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated pletely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe. Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large panies have in mor