Question

How to Become an Effective Leader

The key to becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow, but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. 1._______ It takes time to become a trustworthy leader.

As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow:

Don’t be self-centered.

The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain. 2.________ Perhaps that is why Lawrence Bell remarked, “A man who cannot bother to do little things for others are unlikely to become a good leader.”

3.________

Rare is the effective leader who didn’t learn to become a good follower first. That is why a leadership institution such as the United States Military Academy teaches its officers to become effective followers first.

Work with excellence.

No one respects and follows mediocrity(平庸). Leaders who earn the right to lead give their all to what they do. They bring into play not only their skills and talents, but also great passion and hard work. 4._______

Give your power away.

What makes leadership so special is that you become a better leader by sharing whatever power you have, not by saving it all for yourself. 5.________ If you use your power to empower others, your leadership will extend far beyond your grasp.

A. Become a good follower first.

B. You are meant to be a river, not a pool.

C. They lead in order to serve other people.

D. Leaders help people to reach their potential.

E. Leadership isn’t learned or earned in a moment.

F. Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.

G. They perform on the highest level of which they are capable.

Answer

1.E

2.C

3.A

4.G

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是讲述了如何成为一个高效的领导人。

1.根据后句It takes time to become a trustworthy leader.（成为一个值得信赖的领导人需要时间），故E项“领导能力不是须臾之间习得或得到的。”符合语境。

2.】C 考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据前句The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain.（真正的领导人不是为了个人所得。），故后句应说伟大的领导人应该是为他人服务。故C项符合语境。

3.本段主要讲述become a good follower first（首先要成为一个好的跟随者），故A项概括本段大意，符合语境。

4.】G 考查上下文的理解判断能力。前句提到领导者应该尽自己的最大努力，与G选项中的perform on the highest level一致。故G符合语境。

5.】B 考查上下文的理解判断能力。上句提到要与别人分享你的权利，故你应做一条流淌的河，而不是一潭死水。故E符合语境。

考点：考查对文章的整体理解和上下文逻辑关系的把握。

【名师点睛】

在答题中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。比如：这篇文章的第36小题，后句It takes time to become a trustworthy leader。提到成为一个值得信赖的领导人需要时间。故E项符合语境。E项意为：领导能力不是须臾之间习得或得到的。

另外，做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。比如：文章第37小题，根据前句The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain.（真正的领导人不是为了个人所得。），故后句应说伟大的领导人应该是为他人服务。故C项符合语境。