2014 高考英语阅读理解基础二轮训练题（18）及答案 <br />阅读理解-----A <br />A different sort of generation gap is developing in the workplace. Someone --- <br />specifically the father-daughter team of Larry and Meagan Johnson --- has figured <br />out that on some American job sites, five generations are working side by side. <br />In their new book about generations in the workplace the pair argue that while <br />such an age difference adds a lot of texture and a variety of life experiences, it <br />can also bring tensions and conflicts. <br />The Johnsons are human-resource trainers and public speakers. Dad Larry is a <br />former health-care executive; daughter Meagan is a onetime high-level sales manager. <br />Here are the oldest and youngest of the five generations they identify: <br />They call the oldest group Traditionals, born before 1945. They were heavily <br />influenced by the lessons of the Great Depression and World War Two. They respect <br />authority, set a high standard of workmanship, and communicate easily and <br />confidently. But they’re also stubbornly independent. They want their opinions <br />heard. <br />At the other extreme are what the Johnsons call Linksters, born after 1995 into <br />today’s more complicated, multi-media world. They live and breathe technology and <br />are often social activists. <br />You won’t find many 15-year olds in the offices of large companies, except as <br />volunteers, of course, but quite old and quite young workers do come together in <br />sales environments like bike shops and ice-cream stores. <br />The Johnsons, Larry and Meagan, represent a generation gap themselves in their <br />work with jobsite issues. The Johnsons’ point is that as the average lifespan <br />continues to rise and retirement dates get delayed because of the tight economy, <br />people of different generations are working side by side, more often bringing with <br />them very different ideas about company loyalty and work values. <br />The five generations are heavily influenced by quite different events, social <br />trends, and the cultural phenomena of their times. Their experiences shape their <br />behavior and make it difficult, sometimes, for managers to achieve a strong and <br />efficient workplace. <br />Larry and Meagan Johnson discuss all this in greater detail in a new book, <br />&ldquo;Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters --- Managing the Friction Between <br />Generations at Work,&rdquo; published by Amacom Press, which is available in all good <br />bookstore from this Friday. <br />11. The type of generation gap in paragraph 1 refers to the difference in beliefs <br />________. <br />A. between managers and workers B. among family members <br />C. among employees D. between older and newer companies <br />12. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Traditionals? <br />A. They’ve learned much from war and economic disaster. <br />B. They’re difficult to work with as they are stubborn. <br />C. They respect their boss and hope to be respe...