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商务英语BEC中级阅读1

　　PARTONE

　　Questions1-7

　　.Readthesesentencesandthethreecompanyplansbelow.

　　.Whichcompanydoeseachsentencedescribe?

　　.Foreachsentencemarkoneletter（A,BorC）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Example

　　Tocombineitsoperationsindifferentpartsoftheworldwillsavealotofmoneyforthecompany.

　　Answer:

B

　　1.Thecompanyhasbusinessesinfourcontinentsoftheworld.

　　2.Thecompanyhasappointedanewmanagerinchargeofmedicines.

　　3.Newautomobileswillbedevelopedinitsprogramcenters.

　　4.Areformisbeingcarriedoutinitsorganizations.

　　5.Goodsforhairprotectionmakesalotofmoneyforthecompany.

　　6.Ittriestobemorereadytomeettheneedsofthecustomers.

　　7.Thecompanyismadeupoffourteensubcompaniesallovertheworld.

　　A.FORD

　　Tosaveupto$3billionayear,Fordismergingitsmanufacturing,sales,andproductdevelopmentoperationsinNorthAmericaandEurope-andeventuallyinLationAmericaandAsia.Andinamovetowardamorehorizontalorganizationthecompanyissettingupfiveprogramcenterswithworldwideresponsibilityindevelopnewcarsandtrucks.

　　B.IBM

　　BigBlueisreorganizingitsmarketingandsalesoperationsinto14worldwideindustrygroups,suchasbanking,retail,andinsurance.Inmovingawayfromanorganizationbasedongeography,IBMhopestoeliminateturfwarsandmakeitselfmoreresponsivetocustomers.

　　C.BMS

　　Bristol-MeyersSquibbisrevampingitsconsumerbusinessbyappointinganewchiefresponsibleforitsworldwideconsumermedicinesbusinesssuchasBufferinandExcedrin.The

　　11,400millionU.S.dollarsdrugcompanyalsohasformedanewunitwithworldwide

　　responsibilityforitsClairolandotherhair-careproducts.

　　PARTTWO

　　Questions8-12

　　.ReadthisproposalabouttheCPTWordProcessor.

　　.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.

　　.Foreachblank（8-12）markoneletter（A-I）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　15June1993

　　Ms.MarthaWeston

　　WordProcessingSupervisor

　　ABCCompany

　　PostOfficeBox1072

　　28King'sStreetLondon

　　DearMs.Weston.

　　PerformanceoftheCptEquipment

　　I'mPleasedtotellyouaboutourexperiencewiththeCPTWordProcessorasyourequestedrecently......example.....Iassumeyouhavelookedatseveralmachinesandhavenarroweddownyourchoices.Herearemyobservations.

　　Anapproachtoadoptingwordprocessors

　　EighteenmonthsagoweadoptedCPTequipmentonlimitedscalewiththeideainmindthatwecouldgraduallygetridofelectrictypewritersaswebecamefamiliarwiththewordprocessor.......8......Thestationsareactuallyinpairssoeachpaircanshareacommonprinter......9......

　　Weusetheequipmentasdedicatedwordprocessors,althoughwedohavetheabilitytolinkupwithourcomputerinstallation.

　　Thestep-at-a-timedevelopmentofourword-processingcenterhas,wethink,savedusmoneyandtrainingtime.......10......

　　Performance

　　Intermsofperformance,theCPTequipmentisexcellent.......11.....Moreoverourservicecontractandwarrantyhavecoveredallmaintenancecosts.

　　Wehavesoftwarepackagesthatcheckspellingandsignalwhenamistakeoccure.......12.....Usingbothprinters,werecentlyprepared1200individuallytypedformlettermailingsaunderfourhours.Wehavenocomplaintaboutourpreparationofexecutivereports.

　　Example:

I

　　ASoitworksverywellandhassomanydifferentfunctions.

　　BAlsoithasreducedtheconfusionthatexistsaboutbuyingsoftwarepackages.

　　CThetrainstopsateachstationforonlyfifteenminutes.

　　DWebeganwithtwoworkstationsandnowhavefour.

　　EOurroutinelettersarepreparedfromdisc-storedmasters.

　　FTheRotaryWprinterwithaspeedof45charactersasecondcaneasilyhandletwoinputstations.

　　GIncontrast,itssizeandweightareidealforcarrying.

　　HWehavenotyetexperiencedmechanicalproblemssofar.

　　IWearepleasedwithitsperformanceandmulti-functions.

PARTTHREE

　　Questions13-20

　　.ReadthistextabouttheproblemofBarclaysBank.

　　TheNewLook

　　WhenSirJohnQuinton,thenchairmanofBarclaysBank,wasgivenhismarchingorderslastApril,Britain'sbiggestbankthoughtithadfoundthescapegoatforitssuddenfallfromgraceandprofits,AndrewBuxton,thebank'smanagingdirectorandanoffspringofitsfoundingfamilies,wasapointedchairmanandchiefexecutive,witheffectfromJanuary1stofnextyear.Itseemedagloriousvictoryforgoodbusinessmanagement.IstheproblemsolvedoCertainlynot.

　　1.NosoonerhadMr.Buxtonbeenappointedchairmanandchiefexecutivethanbig

　　shareholdersandquiteafewboardmembersbeganquietlytoquestionhisabilitytodobothjobsatonce.Now,weeksbeforeheisduetomoveup,thequestionsarelouder.ManywishthebankhadseizedtheopportunityLasyApriltoseparatethetwotopposts.Andprivately.SomewonderwhetherMr.Buxtonistherightmanforeitherone.WhatstartedasathoroughlyBritishWhisperingCampaignhasassumedmuchbiggerdimensions..

　　2.Mr.Buxtonhassuffereditall,butintruthhehasnowayout.Afterweeksoftalkingtoshareholdersanddiscussingwithhisnon-executivedirectors,hehasacceptedthatBarclayswillseparatethetopjobssometimesinthefuture.How7Hesaysthattherehasbeennoformaldiscussionofitintheboardroom.

　　3.Formallyorinformally,ithasbeenagreedthatMr.Buxtonwillnotbemovedfromhischairmanship,andthatBarclaysmustfindastrongchiefexecutive.Opinionsdifferastowhetherthispersonshouldbechosenfrominsideoroutsidethebank.SeveralboardmembersbelievethatthereisnoidealcandidateinsideBarclays.

　　4.Neithershareholdersnornon-executivedirectorswanttowaitlong.Iftherightcandidatecanbefound,thebankcouldcombinetheannouncementofanewappointmentwithitsannualresultsattheendofMarch.MrBuxtonstressedtheimportanceofgettingthisnextstepright,particularlysinceanyappointmentwillmeanoverturningamanagementreorganizationthatwasannouncedonlyeightmonthsago.

　　Questions13-16

　　.Forquestions13-16,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfromtheboxbelow.

　　.Foreachparagraph（l-4）markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Denotmarkanylettertwice.

　　13.Paragraph1..........

　　14.Paragraph2..........

　　l5.Paragraph3..........

　　16.Paragraph4..........

　　AProblemsfacingMr.Buxton

　　BProposalsforcandidatesofthechiefexecutive

　　CLackofidealcandidateinsideBarclays

　　DBuxton'sagreementtogiveuponeofhistwotopjobs

　　EDoubtsaboutBuxton'sabilityfortwotopjobs

　　FAnxietiesaboutchoosingtherightcandidates

　　GObjectionstoBuxton'sideas

　　Questions17-20

　　.Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromthelistbelow（A-G）

　　.Foreachsentence（17-20）markoneletter（A-G）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Donotmarkanylettertwice.

　　17.Mr.Buxtonispersuadedthatthebankneedsto......

　　18.iftheycanfindtherightcandidate,theycould......

　　19.Mr..Buxtonwillretainhischairmanship,andthebankmust......

　　20.AtthenewsofMr.Buxton'sappointment,manypeoplestartedto......

　　Acombinethenewsoftheappointmentwithitsannualresults.

　　Bbelievenosuitablecandidatescanbefoundinthebank.

　　Cquestionhisabilitytoholdtwoleadingpositions.

　　Dfindaveryablechiefexecutive.

　　Emeanoverturningamanagementreorganization..

　　Fdifferastothesourcesfortherightcandidate.

　　Gseparatethetwotopjobssometimelater.

　　PARTFOUR

　　Questions21-35

　　.ReadthistextaboutanItaliancarcompany.

　　.Choosethebestwordtofi71eachgap.

　　.Foreachquestion（21-35）markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.

　　GianniAgnelli,ChairmanofFiat,Italy'slargestprivateindustrialcorporation,isknowninItalyasthelawyer,becausehetrainedinlawatTurinUniversity.......example......hehasneverpracticed,histrainingmaysoonbeuseful.OnApril17thMr.AgnelliadmittedtoagroupofItalianindustrialistsinVenice......21......Fiathadbeen......22......insomecorruptionsinItaly.OnApril21st,Fiat'slawyersandCesareRomiti,itsmanagingdirector,metMilanmagistratesto......23......thefirm'sinvolvementinbriberytowinbusinessfromstate-ownedcompanies.

　　Fiatisnotthe......24......ItaliancompanycaughtupinItaly'sincreasingPoliticalcorruptionscandal.Accordingtothelatestfigure,some200businessmenandpoliticiansweresittinginprison......25......aresultofjudicialinquiriesintokickbackspaidtopoliticiansbyfirms.Hundredsmorearestill......influenceofFiat,......27......salesareequalto4/00ofItaly'shomeproduct,thescandalatthecompanyhas......28......theindustrialestablishment.

　　ThoughneitherMr.Agnelli....,.29......Mr.Romitihasbeen......30......ofwrongdoing,severalotherseniorFiatmanagershaveallegedlybeeninvolvedinpayingkickbackstowinstate-ownedcontracts.......31......arrestedincludeFrancescoMattiol,Fiat'sfinancedirector,andAntonioMoscon,the......32......headofitsToroinsurancebranch.......33......menhavebeen......34......abouttheirpreviousrolesontheboardofCogefar-Impresit,Fiat'sconstructionsubsidiary.LastMay,EnzoPapiadmittedpayinga1.5million-dollarbribeforacontract,......35......toMilan'sunderground.

　　Example

　　AThoughBTha