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阅读理解 Artists always treat businessmen as money-obsessed bores. Or worse, many businessmen, for their part, assume that artists usually consider themselves to be more intelligent than others. Bosses may stick a few modern paintings on their office walls. But they seldom take the arts seriously as a source of inspiration. The prejudice starts at business school, where "hard" things such as numbers rule. It is reinforced by everyday experience. Bosses constantly remind their employees that if you can't count it, it doesn't count. Few read deeply about the arts. Sun Tzu's The Art of War does not count while some tasteless business books are pleasing to them: consider Wess Roberts' Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun. But lately there are welcome signs of a thaw (缓和) on the business side of the great cultural divide. Business presses are publishing a series of books such as The Fine Art of Success by Jamie Anderson. Business schools such as the Roman School of Management at the University of Toronto are trying to learn from the arts. Mr. Anderson points out that many artists have also been superb businessmen. Damien Hirst has been one of the most enterprising. He upturned the art world by selling his work directly through Sotheby's, an auction (拍卖) house. Whatever they think of his work, businessmen cannot help admiring a man who parted art lovers from £ 75.5 million on the day that Lehman Brothers collapsed. Studying the arts can help businessmen communicate more effectively. Most bosses spend a huge amount of time "messaging" and "reaching out", yet few are good at it. Studying the arts can also help companies learn how to manage bright people. Rob Goffee of the London Business School points out that today's most productive companies are dominated by what they call "clevers", who are very hard to manage. They hate being told what to do by mangers, whom they regard as being stupid. They refuse to submit to performance reviews. In short, they are prima donnas. The art world has centuries of experience in managing such difficult people. Directors persuade actresses to cooperate with actors they hate. Their tips might be worth hearing. （1） What kind of person is Damien Hirst actually? A . An artist whose works changed the art world. B . A businessman who just cares about money. C . An artist who is good at doing business. D . A businessman who had prejudice toward the arts. （2） The underlined words "prima donnas" probably refer to those who are ________. A . quite stupid B . rather proud C . really bright D . very efficient （3） What does the author mainly discuss in the text? A . Good management takes skill and patience. B . Artists should show respect for businessmen. C . Painting is a special form of communication. D . Businessmen have much to learn from artists. 答案： C B D

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