BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷155
PART ONE
Example:
0 It is less expensive to maintain the current customer base than to increase it.
A It has been a challenging year, with the global economy contributing to increased market competition. However, the end results were fairly respectable, especially considering the industry's generally poor financial results. The Davis Group has always focused on growing revenue, solving client problems, identifying new opportunities and winning new clients. Although the company had to spend more time than usual this year on cost control, our people continued to listen to their clients and deliver appropriate consulting solutions.
B Although we have changed our name and introduced a new global brand, many clients still do not regard us as a broad-based human resources consultancy. We hope that our new international campaign, which explains to clients the wide range of services we offer, will help change that perception. It is significant that 50% of our revenue this year came from outside the USA, making us a truly global player. We have enormous growth potential, especially in emerging markets such as Asia and Latin America.
C These days, most of our clients, even those with operations in only one country, compete in a global marketplace. As a result, they see the value of working with us. Our strength on the ground in many countries has allowed us to share knowledge to develop and deliver world-class solutions. For those clients who are global firms, our worldwide presence has allowed us to build international networks to address their special needs. They appreciate that our intellectual capital is based on a deep understanding of local needs and conditions.
D We continually aim to maximise our revenue and enhance professionalism across the solutions offered by the firm. Obviously, winning new clients is always important, but we should remember that it is often easier and more cost-effective to broaden relationships with existing clients. By providing a wider range of solutions, we add value, strengthen our clients' view of us as a trusted advisor and build long-term partnerships. Our success is based on being known as the most professional and highest quality firm in the human resources consultancy business. |
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1. The company has had limited success in convincing customers that it can offer a variety of human resources solutions. |
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2. It has been necessary to monitor expenditure carefully. |
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3. Expertise in different cultures is a major selling point for the company. |
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4. The company's performance is strongly linked to its reputation. |
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5. The company is confident of its ability to expand. |
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6. The company makes ongoing efforts to improve the standard of its service provision. |
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7. Many consulting businesses have performed badly in this period. |
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PART TWO
the gaps.
In the past, companies would use the services of headhunters to recruit principally at boardroom level. But these days, they are also responsible for filling a much wider range of middle management and specialist posts, and consequently, they have huge influence in the commercial world.
(0)___G___The first is that economic expansion has, in many countries, left the labour market tight. In a number of industries, and in growth sectors such as technology and media, there is now a severe shortage of skilled and talented people.This has forced companies to go out and look for the staff they need and not wait for them to arrive at the door. The second reason is that companies are now critically dependent on the skills and knowledge of their key people. They are very aware that having the right staff may determine their survival in a competitive marketplace.【P1】______.
So, how do you make sure you get noticed by the headhunters? In the days when jobs were mainly advertised in newspapers, you could search the appointment pages and apply for anything that interested you.【P2】______.Unless you are in contact with them, it is unlikely you will even be considered for a post.
Most headhunters will devote time and energy to tracking down talented people in large organisations.【P3】______. So, while it would be nice to think the headhunters will find you, in fact, you often have to find them. 'Executives must be proactive in the search process by building on current skills, being fully prepared for interviews and by keeping CVs up to date,' says Julia Fernandez, manager of PB Executive Search.
It is also important that you set time aside to talk to headhunters. At some point, you may be contacted by a headhunter to recommend someone in a related field or provide a reference for someone you have dealt with professionally. If you simply deal with the enquiry as quickly as possible, you may be failing to exploit the potential benefit to yourself.【P4】______. Fernandez advises that, 'All contact with headhunters is potentially useful, and you should have one or two headhunters that you know personally and make a point of keeping in touch with.
【P5】______.Make sure that the people around you will always be motivated to say something positive about you if approached.Your potential employers are watching you constantly.'
Example:
A But it is hard for them to establish contact unless these skilled individuals have been brought to their attention.
B They are consequently a lot more willing to turn to headhunters than in the past.
C Moreover, headhunters are all in the business of having as big a network as possible and working it to their advantage.
D In addition, the fact that headhunters are always looking for talent means that great care needs to be taken with the image you project in the workplace.
E Now, it is only junior or unskilled jobs that are filled this way; most of the best jobs are filled by headhunters.
F Not making the most of such an approach would definitely be a mistake.
G There are two reasons for this growing use of headhunters. |
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PART THREE
From workplace surveys, I have found that most people want to be - and feel they could be - more effective leaders. Certainly they want their leaders to be more effective. But what do we mean by effective leadership in business? It would appear a simple question. Unfortunately, effectiveness is more easily recognisable when it is absent. Leaders who attempt to use business jargon and try out the latest ideas are too often perceived as figures of fun. Whilst people frequently agree on what ineffective leadership is, clearly knowing what not to do is hardly helpful in practice.
13. In the first paragraph, the writer says that poor leaders |
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A.do not want to listen to criticism. |
B.do not deserve to be taken seriously. |
C.are easier to identify than good ones. |
D.are more widespread than people think. |
您的答案是:
14. Why does the writer believe there is disagreement about what effective leadership is? |
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A.Definitions of successful leadership vary according to the situation. |
B.There are few examples of outstanding leaders available to study. |
C.Leaders are unable to give clear descriptions of their qualities. |
D.The results of research on the subject have concluded little. |
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15. The publishing executive's priorities for leadership focused on |
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A.significant and long-term aims. |
B.internal organisational aspects. |
C.professional skills and abilities. |
D.overall business contexts. |
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16. According to the writer, the finance director was unsuccessful because |
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A.staff were uncomfortable with his style. |
B.existing clients were suspicious of change. |
C.competitors had a more dynamic approach. |
D.colleagues gave little support to his ideas. |
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17. Staff at the accountancy firm who were promoted were required to |
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A.correct mistakes. |
B.have a high level of knowledge. |
C.maintain discipline within the organisation. |
D.advise clients on responding to uncertainty. |
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18. The example of the manager at the manufacturing company is given to emphasise that |
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A.managers need support from their employers. |
B.leaders should not be afraid of being unpopular. |
C.effective leaders must be sensitive to staff needs. |
D.managers do not always understand the attitudes of staff. |
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PART FOUR
The retail sector is one of the UK's biggest employment areas, accounting for one in nine of the(0)______.B______. It is also one of the fastest growing - more than a fifth of jobs【C1】______last year were in retail. Such rapid【C2】______in the tightest labour market for more than a generation should be【C3】______ up wages, but it is not.While the national【C4】______wage goes up by about 5% a year, in retail it goes up by 3.5%.
The consequences of low wages and far from brilliant conditions is rapid staff turnover. About half the staff employed in retail leave every year. This【C5】______ is way above even those sectors such as nursing, which are said to be in a recruitment 【C6】______. Part of the problem is that the employers themselves are under considerable financial【C7】______.Retail is suffering a long-term slide independent of the【C8】______ and falls of the economy. One of the reasons for this is consumer expectations. With the growth of e-commerce, customers look for bigger and better bargains and insist on【C9】______for money.
There are some pluses for employees, however. Low wages and high turnover make retail a youthful sector. Real managerial【C109】______ can be attained by the mid-20s, so school-leavers or recent graduates need only wait a short time before gaining promotion. And despite the problems, the retail sector does, on occasion,【C11】______ some of the more progressive career 【C12】______ programmes. The supermarket chain Robertsons, for example, has a community service scheme that trains staff in team-building through work on neighbourhood projects. And clothes retailer P & R has an impressive【C13】______when it comes to employing older people. It pursues a【C14】______of employing mature people with long【C15】______of the products, as it believes they provide better customer service.
Example:
A company B workforce C personnel D organisation |
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A.made |
B.formed |
C.created |
D.appointed |
您的答案是:
A.expansion |
B.increase |
C.addition |
D.extension |
您的答案是:
A.getting |
B.pushing |
C.turning |
D.giving |
您的答案是:
A.normal |
B.medium |
C.average |
D.common |
您的答案是:
A.figure |
B.sum |
C.data |
D.calculation |
您的答案是:
A.emergency |
B.disaster |
C.trouble |
D.crisis |
您的答案是:
A.weight |
B.force |
C.power |
D.pressure |
您的答案是:
A.climbs |
B.rises |
C.increases |
D.advances |
您的答案是:
A.advantage |
B.benefit |
C.worth |
D.value |
您的答案是:
A.care |
B.responsibility |
C.duty |
D.reliability |
您的答案是:
A.cause |
B.present |
C.produce |
D.bring |
您的答案是:
A.development |
B.outcome |
C.continuation |
D.progress |
您的答案是:
A.report |
B.distinction |
C.credit |
D.record |
您的答案是:
A.policy |
B.code |
C.procedure |
D.theory |
您的答案是:
A.knowledge |
B.contact |
C.history |
D.experience |
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PART FIVE
Examples:
IT Training
0 The arrival of a sophisticated computer system is a such big event in any
00 organisation, but it is obviously difficult to make the most of this type of investment
【M1】without proper training. IT training can be expensive cost and, despite the good
【M2】intentions of the people are involved, a huge amount of training is wasted every year.
【M3】Quite frequently, until staff continue to struggle with computer systems that either
【M4】they do not understand, or they can only exploit to a fraction of their true
【M5】potential. A common mistake is made to rush in and train people too soon. This is
【M6】to be expected. Quite reasonably, the logic is so that it is better to train people early
【M7】than not to do it at all. The difficulty, however, is that people's memories are short, so it is
【M8】better to train people when the 'go live' date which is known. This way their knowledge
【M9】will still be fresh when they have to put it into practice. It may also be an error
【M10】to commission an external training organisation because of their standard materials
【M11】may not be suitable. An alternative one is to pilot the software with a team of capable
【M12】employees and once again they are familiar with its operation, they can then train other staff. |
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