Businesses put lots of time and money into new plans, programs and excellent employees with the hope things will change. Yet, at the end of the effort, not much changes. What happens?
In most cases, those new plans, programs and employees enter a company with an existing culture (文化). And plans, programs and new employees have a way of conforming to(順應(yīng))the existing culture. The culture of your business is the result of a particular mindset, or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing the business.
The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits. Why Skills, knowledge and beliefs come from what he or she already knows or has experienced. In other words, it comes from the past. We (people) try to make the past fit the future. Just because something worked in the past, doesn't mean it is suitable for the future. As the saying goes, if you do and think what you have always done and thought, you will have what you have always had.
Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make changes in the way you think, you will be required to set goals beyond your basic abilities and continuously think them through. It is a way to train yourself and people to get out of the comfort zone where you feel happy with your knowledge and skills.
【小題1】Which question does the author try to answer?

A．What past experience is useful for businesses
B．How much time is needed for making plans
C．How can changes be made in businesses
D．What kinds of employees are the best
【小題2】Where does the business culture mainly come from?
A．The founder B．The progress C．The new employees D．The collective effort
【小題3】What does the author think about the mindset of the company leader?
A．It can prevent the enrichment of experience
B．It is useful far skill and knowledge learning
C．It is important for personal beliefs build-up
D．It may limit the company's development


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析試題分析： 本文講述的一個(gè)企業(yè)的文化受到奠基者的影響，我們要盡量減少這樣的思想對(duì)我們的事業(yè)的影響。
【小題1】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段最后一段Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make changes in the way you think, you will be required to set goals beyond your basic abilities and continuously think them through.可知本文講述的是如何在我們的事業(yè)里產(chǎn)生改變，如何不讓奠基者的思想限制企業(yè)的發(fā)展。故C正確。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段3,4,5行The culture of your business is the result of a particular mindset, or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing the business.可知一個(gè)企業(yè)的文化來(lái)自這個(gè)企業(yè)的奠基人。故A正確。
【小題3】D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits.可知奠基者的思想都是基于當(dāng)時(shí)的技能，也許已經(jīng)不適應(yīng)時(shí)代的發(fā)展了，只會(huì)限制企業(yè)的發(fā)展。故D正確。
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