PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whatarethespecifictr aitsthatwillassistexecutivestoclimbtheladderofsuccess?Opinionsvarywidely.Givenapproximatelyequalqualificationsandcircumstances，someclaimthesuccessfactorislargelyamatterofluck-beingintherightplaceattherighttime.Othersspeakofanalmostcrazydevotiontowork，combinedwithadegreeofruthlessness.One“expert”maintainsthatit'sundoubtedlyamatterofhowmucheducationyourmotherhad.
Tomakeitbig，executivesmustpossessfourbasicskills：
First，drive.Businesssuccesstakesanunusualamountofenergy.Asuccessfulexecutive-almostbydefinition-isastr iver.Hewillgettensewhenheisnotstr iving.
Second，peoplesense.SomesaybeingabletojudgepeopleismoreimportantthanahighIQ.Theskillcanbeinstinctual(本能的)，butinmostcasesitispainstakinglylearned.
Third，communicationsability.Differentexecutivesmakethemselvesunderstoodindifferentways.Sometr ansmitideasbestfacetoface；othersaremastersofthetelephonecall；stillothersarepersuasivewriters.Onewayoranother，theyallcommunicateclearly.
Fourth，calmunderpressure.Nobusinessmanwillgetveryfarifhechokesup.
Somepeopleclaimthatbesideshardwork，thesuccessalsorequires______.
A.equalqualifications
B.specifictr aits
C.mucheducation
D.adegreeofcruelty
正确答案：D[解析]答案见文章第1段第4句。一些人声称成功的因素在很大程度上靠的是运气，在正确的时间和正确的地点。另外一些人则认为成功是靠对工作狂热的爱，伴有一定残忍度的挚爱。
