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Themorewomenandminoritiesmaketheirwayintotheranksofmanagement,themoretheyseemtowanttotalkaboutthingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaid.Thenewcomersalsotendtoseeofficematterswithafresheye,intheprocesssometimescomingupwithcriticalanalysesoftheforcesthatshapeeveryone'sexperienceintheorganization.
ConsiderthenovelviewsofHarveyColemanofAtlantaonthesubjectofgettingahead.
Colemanisblack.Hespent11yearswithIBM,halfofthemworkinginmanagementd epartment,andnowservesasaconsultanttothelikesofAT&T,CocaCola,Prudential,andMerch.Colemansaysthatbasedonwhathe'sseenatbigcompanies,heweighsthedifferentelementsthatmakeforlongtermcareersuccessasfollows:performancecountsamere10%;image30%;andexposure,afull60%.
Colemanconcludesthatexcellentjobperformanceissocommonthesedaysthatwhiledoingyourworkwellmaywinyoupayincreases,itwon'tsecureyouthebigpromotion.
Hefindsthatadvancementmoreoftendependsonhowmanypeopleknowyouandyourwork,andhowhighuptheyare.Ridiculousbeliefs?Nottoomanypeople,especiallymanywomenandmembersofminorityraceswho,likeColeman,feelthatthescaleshavedroppedfromtheireyes.
"Womenandblacksinorganizationsworkunderfalsebeliefs,"saysKaleelJamison,aNewYorkbasedmanagementconsultantwhohelpscorporationsdealwiththeseissues."Theythinkthatifyouworkhard,you'11getaheadthatsomeoneinauthoritywillreachdownandgiveyouapromotion."Sheadded,"Mostwomenandblacksaresofrightenedthatpeoplewillthinkthey'vegottenaheadbecauseoftheirsexorcolorthattheyplaydowntheirvisibility."Heradvicetothosefolks:learnthewaysthatwhitemaleshavetr aditionallyusedtofindtheirwayintothespotlight.
26.Accordingtothepassage,"thingsformerlyjudgedtobebestleftunsaid"(Para.1)probablyrefersto"______".
A)theopinionswhichcontr adicttheestablishedbeliefs
B)criticismsthatshapeeveryone'sexperience
C)thetendenciesthathelpthenewcomerstoseeofficematterswithafresheye
D)theideaswhichusuallycomeupwithnewwaysofmanagementintheorganization
正确答案：A答案：A
[试题分析]句意理解题。
[详细解答]意为：“与旧有的观点不一样的意见”。第一段指出，随着越来越多的妇女和少数民族进入高级管理层(theranksofmanagement)，他们越来越想谈论以前认为最好不说的事情。新来者也倾向于用新眼光(withafresheye)看工作中的事情，有时对于公司培养(影响)人的做法提出批评。
