广东海康县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮系列阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Leadership i s the most significant word in today’s competitive business environment because it directs the manager of a business to focus inward on their personalabilities and style. Experts on l eadership will quickly point out that “how things get done” influences the success of the outcomes and indicates a right way and awrong way to do things. When a noted leader on the art of management, Peter Drucker, coined the phrase“Management is doing th ings right; leadership is doing the right things”, he was seeking to clarify the distinctions he associates with the terms. When Stephen Covey, founder and director of the Leadership Institute, exploredleadership styles in the past decade, he focused on the habits of a great numberof highly effective individuals. His Seven Habits of Highly Effective People became a popular bestseller very quickly. His ideas forced a reexamination of the earlyleadership example, which centered on the feature that was found in the characterethic(道德准则) and the personality ethic. The former ethic suggested success wasfounded on modesty, loyalty, courage, patience and so on. The personality ethicsuggested it was one’s attitude, not behavior, that inspired success, and this ethic was founded on a belief of positive mental attitude. In contrast to each of theseideas, Covey advocates that leaders need to understand universal principles ofeffectiveness, and he highlights how vital it is for leaders to first personallymanage themselves if they are to enjoy any hope of outstanding success in their work environments. To achieve a desired vision for your business, it is essential thatyou have a personal vision of where you are headed and what you value. Businessleadership means that managers need to “put first things first,” which impliesthat before leading others, you need to be clear on your own values, abilities, and strengths and be seen as trustworthy.1. What does Peter Drucker’s phrase infer?A. Leaders should be good at making right decisions.B. Leaders should be good at doing things right.C. Leaders should be good at ignoring the distinctions he associates with the terms.D. Leaders should be skilled in predicting future.2. Under what condition are people likely to succeed, in terms of what the personality ethic suggests ?A. When people have little determination , they will be successful.B. When people have good behaviour, they will gain success.C. If people have positive mental attitude , they are likely to succeed.D. If people have negative mental attitude , they are certain to succeed.3. How can leaders enjoy outstanding success in their work environments, according to Stephen Covey?A. Firstly they have to think highly of themselves.B. They are supposed to benefit themselves.C. They can not adjust themselves.D. First personally they must manage themselves .4. What is the meaning of the underlined word “vision”?A. Bright future.B. Good beginning.C. Good scenery.D. Pretty background.5. To be good leaders , what must managers pay close attention to ?A. They must pay close attention to universal principles of effectiveness.B. They must pay close attention to their own values, abilities and strengths.C. They must pay close attention to modesty.D. They must be concerned about courage and patience.【参考答案】1—5、ACDAB阅读理解。

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children,Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won thetoss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother atthe academy．Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him tocomplete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is yourturn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care ofyou．”Tears streami ng down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been sufferingfrom arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glassto return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamedit “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation,let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！【文章大意】本文叙述了有两个兄弟家境贫困，通过扔硬币来决定了弟弟Albrecht Durer去学习艺术了，哥哥 Albert要去危险的矿井干活供弟弟上学。