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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜老师傅再见：“世纪CEO”杰克·韦尔奇离世

【背景介绍】本周一，通用电气的传奇CEO杰克·韦尔奇去世，享年84岁。韦尔奇被多家机构评价为20世纪最佳CEO，他在企业管理领域的创新，影响了一个时代，成为了商学院教科书中的标杆人物。杰克·韦尔奇提出了哪些创新思想？他如何影响企业管理？

JackWelch,G.E.ChiefWhoBecameaBusinessSuperstar,Diesat84

BySteveLohr

JackWelch,wholedGeneralElectricthroughtwodecadesofextraordinarycorporateprosperityandbecamethemostinfluentialbusinessmanagerofhisgeneration,diedat84onSunday.

Combativeandblunt,Mr.WelchbecamethechiefexecutiveofGeneralElectricin1981.Thecompany’srevenuejumpednearlyfivefold,to$130billion,duringMr.Welch’stenure,whilethevalueofitssharesonthestockmarketsoaredfrom$14billiontomorethan$410billion.

TheWelchyearsatG.E.combinedstrategicinsightswithmanagerialinnovations.Mr.WelchearlyonrecognizedtheriseofAsia,thenledbyJapan,asamanufacturingpowerhouse,andheshedG.E.businessesthathedeemedvulnerable,movingintonewones.

Heattackedbureaucracyandmadesweepingpayrollcuts,creatingamoreentrepreneurial,ifmoreDarwinian,corporateculture.AndhemadeG.E.farmoredependentonfinance,asbankingandinvestmentgrewasashareoftheAmericaneconomy.

Mr.Welchdistilledhismanagementconceptsintoone-sentencenuggets.“Bureaucratsmustberidiculedandremoved.”“Ifwewaitfortheperfectanswer,theworldwillpassusby.”

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.superstar[?su?p?stɑ?]n._____________________

2.extraordinary[?k?str??d?n?ri]adj._____________________

3.corporate[?k??p?r?t]n._____________________

4.prosperity[pr?s?per?ti]n._____________________

5.combative[?k?mb?t?v]adj._____________________

6.blunt[bl?nt]adj._____________________

7.fivefold[?fa?vf??ld]adv._____________________

8.tenure[?tenj?,?tenj??]n._____________________

9.soar[s??]vi._____________________

10.managerial[?m?n??d???ri?l]adj._____________________

11.shed[?ed]vt.___________________