2011年text2 第2題 　　Mc Gee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And Mc Gee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations. 　　27. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be spurred by 　　[A] their expectation of better financial status. 　　[B] their need to reflect on their private life. 　　[C] their strained relations with the boards. 　　[D] their pursuit of new career goals. 　　【核心詞匯】 　　depart 　　v.? 辭職；離開(kāi)；啟程 　　name 　　v.? 任命；提名 　　詳細(xì)解析 　　1.題目關(guān)鍵詞 　　According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be spurred by 　　2.定位關(guān)鍵句 　　Mc Gee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations. And Mc Gee isn’t alone. In recent weeks the No. 2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post. As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations. 　　3.題目解析 　　【考點(diǎn)】細(xì)節(jié)題 　　【正確項(xiàng)精解】根據(jù)題干精確定位到第二段。第二段提到：最近幾周，雅芳和美國(guó)運(yùn)通的二號(hào)執(zhí)行董事辭職，他們說(shuō)想找CEO的職位。由此可見(jiàn)，他們離職是為了“追求新的職業(yè)目標(biāo)”，［D］選項(xiàng)中的 pursuit of new career goals“同義替換”了原文的 looking for a CEO post。 　　【干擾項(xiàng)分析】［A］選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容在原文中沒(méi)有提到，屬于典型的“無(wú)中生有”，因此［A］選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。［B］選項(xiàng)中的 reflect出現(xiàn)在第二段的首句，但原文講的是“思考想要經(jīng)營(yíng)什么樣的公司”，而不是“思考私人生活”，所以［B］選項(xiàng)屬于典型的“偷換概念”，應(yīng)排除該項(xiàng)。［C］選項(xiàng)干擾比較強(qiáng)，原文雖然提到了公司董事會(huì)如果不批準(zhǔn)高管續(xù)任，他們就可能離職。但這不能表明管理人員和董事會(huì)之間關(guān)系緊張，而且董事會(huì)審查是受到股東的壓力，并非他們之間關(guān)系緊張，因此［C］選項(xiàng)犯了典型的“無(wú)中生有”的錯(cuò)誤。 　　【技巧點(diǎn)撥】本段中的move on的意思為“辭職去擔(dān)任新的職位”，文中類(lèi)似表達(dá)辭職概念的詞有depart；exit；leave；quit等等。 　　【答案】D