2016届高考英语二轮复习专题（江苏专用）：任务型阅读_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语二轮复习专题（江苏专用）：任务型阅读

　　Schools try to teach kids about the dangers of negative peer pressure.They teach kids to stand up and be themselves，and encourage them to politely decline to do things that they believe are wrong.Similarly，it can be helpful to encourage children to greet the beneficial influence of positive peer groups.

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　　(2016·江苏)

　　Quiet Virtue：The Conscientious

　　The everyday signs of conscientiousness(认真尽责)—being punctual，careful in doing work，selfdisciplined，and scrupulous(一丝不苟的) in attending to responsibilities—are typical characteristics of the model organizational citizen，the people who keep things running as they should.They follow the rules，help out，and are concerned about the people they work with.It’s the conscientious worker who helps newcomers or updates people who return after an absence，who gets to work on time and never abuses sick leaves，who always gets things done on deadline.

　　Conscientiousness is a key to success in any field.In studies of job performance，outstanding effectiveness for almost all jobs，from semiskilled labor to sales and management，depends on conscientiousness.It is particularly important for outstanding performance in jobs at the lower levels of an organization：the secretary whose message taking is perfect，the delivery truck driver who is always on time.

　　Among sales representatives for a large American car manufacturer，those who were most conscientious had the largest volume of sales.Conscientiousness also offers a buffer(缓冲)against