1.商务英语阅读理解 第1篇
Questions 1-7
Look at the statements below and the article about the development of future business leaders on the opposite
Which section of the article (A, B, C or D) does each statement (1-7) refer to?
For each statement (1-7), mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer
You will need to use some of these letters more than
1 Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the
2 Organisations need to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently
3 There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits
4 Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing
5 Firms currently identify high-flyers without the support of a guidance
6 Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of
7 Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer will interest
The Stars of the Future
A Existing management research does not tell us much about how to find and develop high-flyers, those people who have the potential to reach the top of an As a result, organisations are left to formulate their own A more effective overall policy for developing future leaders is needed, which is why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrow's Leaders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organisations'
B TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of leadership Unfortunately, with today's flat organisations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often falls victim to heavy One manager in the research group was unconvinced by the logic of sending his best people away on development courses, 'only to see them poached by another department or, worse still, another firm'. This fear of losing high-flyers runs deep in the organisations that make up the research
C TLRG argues that the task of management is not necessarily about employee retention, but about creating 'attraction centres'. 'We must help line managers to realise that if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, they will have a greater appeal to high-flyers,' said one Furthermore, selecting people for, say, a leadership development programme is a sign of commitment from management to an Loyalty can then be more easily demanded in
D TLRG has concluded that a company's HR specialists need to take action and engage with line managers individually about their role in the development of Indeed, in order to benefit fully from training high-flyers as the senior managers of the future, firms must actually address the development of all managers who will be supporting the Without this, managers will not be in a position to give appropriate And when eventually the high-flyers do move on, new ones will be needed to replace The next challenge will be to find a new generation of
2.商务英语阅读理解 第2篇
give speech to 演说
[例] address audience on a business project
adjourn (v) to stop (a court case, a meeting , )for a time before beginning again 延期,休会
[例] The board meeting has been adjourned to an uncertain
[同义词] postpone
adjust (v) to settle an insurance claim 理算保险索赔
[例] After the car accident, he made an insurance claim that will be adjusted
administration () organization and control of a company经营、管理
[例] The administration power of a company also shows the internal control of the
[同义词] management
admin () abbreviation for administration 经营、管理
administer () organize, control: 管理
[同义词] manage
adopt () choose, decide on采用
[例] We adopted a new
advance () money paid before it is due, or for work only partially completed 预付款
[例] Yesterday I received an advance on my monthly
(v) to increase 提高
[例] On bull market , shares are advancing
[同义词] increase
3.商务英语阅读理解 第3篇
《Staff appraisals》,员工评估。很多公司的员工和经理都害怕评估,但是好的评估可以增进员工的忠诚度和满意感,给公司带来益处。
第八题,前面说年度评估可能是个有用的或者是痛苦的经历。但是根据调查,标准的年度评估效果却不尽如人意。那么正常来讲,后面应该接着说评估不好(far from perfect)的原因或者是表现。C选项讲的是表现(problems),E选项虽然有because,但是不是讲的评估不好的原因。选C,正好和后面也对的上。出了问题,才使得后果更加严重(the possible outcome is even worse)。
第九题,也需要理顺上下文的逻辑关系。前面说评估的质量取决于老板决定怎么去执行。如果进行的好的话员工会根据收到的反馈来改进他们的表现。空格后面一个SO,问到怎么样让一个有建设性的评估被实行?那么前面的内容多少有点转折的意思。实行的好对改进员工的表现有好处,可实行的不好呢?逻辑上看,这里应该填入评估如果被执行的不好的话会怎么样,或者说影响实行的一些因素,所以后面才会问到该怎么去执行。从给出的几个选项,F是最符合这一特征的:评估的格式不允许这个(指根据反馈的结果改进表现)。中华考试网
第十题,接着上面讲评估的具体方法。空格的前面讲评估都是manager-led,并且介绍了一些过程。空格后面有in both cases,可以看出空格这里应该填入评估的另一种方法,和manager-led对应的。选项A最符合条件:经理们可能想要员工们自己评价自己的工作表现。alternatively这个连词是个暗示。
第十一题,前面说很多经理视评估为浪费时间。后面说如果没有必要的训练,很多经理都会回避那些需要在评估上讨论的让人不舒服的话题。E选项可以对应于上下文:那主要是因为他们并没有被演示怎么正确的进行评估。因为没有接受训练才不理解,才会认为是浪费时间。have not been shown也就是without the necessary training。
第十二题,这一空是最明显的。叫评估不合适,那就换个名字吧,选D,叫“performance review”。
4.商务英语阅读理解 第4篇
首先得搞明白的是这篇文章到底讲的什么。不用看具体内容,有两个地方直接告诉了。一个是题目说明的第一句话,另一个是正文的标题。从这两个地方就可以看出全文探讨的是公司未来人——也就是潜力股——的培养问题。
A段讲了TLRG这个贯穿全文的研究组织诞生的原因:现行的研究满足不了需要,于是大多数公司只能自己探索发掘人的模式;(即第五题的答案)
B段讲了直属经理(line managers)对于发掘人的重要性(真是干什么都要从基层抓起),以及经理们的一些疑虑;
C段讲的是人问题对公司的重要性,并且应该让院线经理们明白这种重要性;转自:考试网 - []
D段是针对前面列出的问题,提出的解决建议,什么专家协助等等。
整篇文章分为四个部分,层层递进,有很强的逻辑性。拿这样的文章来做阅读材料应该是相对容易把握的。
5.商务英语阅读理解 第5篇
图中蓝色的线为答案潜伏的地方。7个题干基本是将原文中的句子用另外的词语和句型表述出来,所以题干中的关键词都能在正文里 找到与之匹配的,比如第四题题干里的expert对应D段的specialists,第六题的too busy to对应于B段里的heavy workloads,第七题的interest对应于C段的appeal。
第一题说“经理们必须采取措施使潜力股们相信他们对公司的价值”,也就是要让潜力股们对公司忠诚,即C段说的creating “attraction centres”和loyalty。
第二题说“组织必须把目光投向正在培养中的潜力股以外的地方”,即D段最后两句话所说的寻找新一代的潜力股。
第三题和B段的最后一句话完全是一个意思:怕培养潜力股的投入收不回成本。
第四题说开发潜力股,经理们需要在公司内部得到专家支持。答案是D段的第一句话:公司的人力资源专家需要采取行动。HR specialists就是expert。
第五题说公司现在没有在指导策略的支持下辨别潜力股。也就是说公司是依靠自己来发掘人才的。答案是A段的第一句:现行的研究满足不了需要,所以公司只能形成自己的一套体系。
第六题,经理们太忙了,无暇顾及潜力股的发展。答案是B段的:Unfortunately, with today's flat organisations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often falls victim to heavy 。不幸落在了高工作负荷的人的肩上。高工作负荷,也就是too busy。
第七题,看重作为雇主名声的公司可以吸引潜力股。答案是C段的这么一句:if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, they will have a greater appeal to high-flyers。如果公司是以开发员工而着称的话,将会对潜力股产生更大的吸引。以开发员工而着称(known as ones that develop their people),名声很好,也就是看重自己作为雇主的名声。
疑似生词:
1、line managers 直属经理,业务经理
2、flat organization 扁平化的组织,即企业中的单层管理组织对应的单词hierarchy 等级制的公司
3、poach (侵入他人地界)偷猎(或捕鱼), 水煮,剽窃,挖角
eg: A rival firm poached our best computer
我公司的竞争对手把我们最好的计算机程序编制员挖走了。
4、runs deep 纯粹是想说一下那句着名的谚语:Still water runs deep静水流深。
5、fall victim to 成为。。的受害者
B段中的原话:People development all too often falls victim to heavy 人员发展成为高负荷工作的受害者,也就是说经理们因为太忙而无暇顾及潜力股的培养,即第六题的答案。
6、retention 保留,在文中指留住员工。是风险管理中常见的专业名词。