Whatarethespecifictraitsthatwillassistexecutivestoclimbtheladderofsuccess?Opinionsvarywidely.Givenalmostequalqualificationsandcircumstancessomeclaimthesuccessfactorislargelyamatterofluck―beingintherightplaceattherighttime.Othersspeakofanalmostcrazydevotiontoworkcombinedwithadegreeofruthlessness.One“expert”believesthatit’sundoubtedlyamatterofhowmucheducationyourmotherhad.

Tomakeitbigexecutivesmustpossessfourbasicskills:

Firstdrive（动力）.Businesssuccesstakesanunusualamountofenergy.Asuccessfulexecutive―almostbydefinition―isastriver.Hewillgettensewhenheisnotstriving.

Secondpeoplesense.SomesaybeingabletojudgepeopleismoreimportantthanahighIQ.Theskillcanbeinstinctual（本能的）butinmostcasesitispainstakinglylearned.

Thirdcommunicationsability.DifferentexecutivesmakethemselvesunderstoodindifferentwaysSometransmitideasbestfacetoface;othersaremastersofthetelephonecall;stillothersarepersuasivewriters.Onewayoranothertheyallcommunicateclearly.

Fourthcalmunderpressure.Nobusinessmanwillgetveryfarifhechokesup.

56.Somepeopleclaimthatbesideshardworkthesuccessalsorequires .

A.equalqualifications B.specifictraits C.mucheducation D.adegreeofcruelty

57.AccordingtothepassageahighIQis .

A.instinctual B.painstakinglylearnt

C.inexistencebynature D.moretrivialthanpeoplesense

58.Thesuccessfulexecutivesmust .

A.changeideasfacetoface B.dependontelephones

C.bepersuasivewriters D.expressthemselvesdistinctly

59.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Fourskillsforsuccessfulexecutives

B.Someopinionsaboutthesuccess.

C.Specificcharacteristicsforsuccessfulexecutives.

D.Qualificationsandcircumstancesforclimbingtheladder.