BEC中级第2辑真题综合总结Word文档格式.docx

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Coaching

　　A

　　Coachinginvolvestwoormorepeoplesittingdowntogethertotalkthroughissuesthathavecomeuprecentlyatwork,andanalysinghowtheyweremanagedandhowtheymightbedealtwithmoreeffectivelyonsubsequentoccasions.Coachingthustransfersskillsandinformationfromonepersontoanotherinanon-the-jobsituationsothattheworkexperienceofthecoachisusedtoadviseandguidetheindividualbeingcoached.Italsoallowssuccessesandfailurestobeevaluatedinanon-threateningatmosphere.

　　B

　　Coachingmeansinfluencingthelearner'

spersonaldevelopment,forexamplehisorherconfidenceandambition.Itcantakeplaceanytimeduringanindividual'

scareer.Coachingisintendedtoassistindividualstofunctionmoreeffectively,anditisapowerfullearningmodel.Itbeginswhereskills-basedtrainingends,andhelpsindividualstouseformallylearntknowledgeinday-to-dayworkandmanagementsituations.Individualsbeingcoachedareinademanding（要求严格的，很费心的）situationwiththeircoach,whichrequiresthemtoconsidertheirownbehaviourandquestiontheirreasonsfordoingthings.

　　C

　　Thecoachprofessionallyassiststhecareerdevelopmentofanotherindividual,outsidethenormalmanager/subordinate（下属，下级）relationship.Intheory,thecoachingrelationshipshouldprovideanswerstoeveryproblem,butinpracticeitfallsshortofthis.However,itcanprovideaspacefordiscussionandfeedbackontopicssuchaspeoplemanagement（人事管理）andskills,behaviourpatterns,confidence-buildingandtimemanagement.Throughcoaching,anorganisationcanmeetskillsshortages,discusstargetsandindicatehowemployeesshoulddealwithchallengingsituations,allatshortnotice.（立即，马上）

　　D

　　Effectivecoachesareusuallythosewhogetsatisfactionfromthesuccessofothersandwhogivetimetothecoachingrole.Givingpeoplecoachingresponsibilitiescansupporttheirdevelopment,eitherbyencouragingmanagementpotentialthroughsmall-scaleone-to-oneassignments,orbyprovidingaddedjobsatisfactiontomanagerswhofeeltheyarestuckintheirpresentjobs.Acoachisalsoaconfidentialadviser,accustomedtodevelopingpositiveandeffectiveapproachestocomplexmanagement{Beaccustomed/usedto（doing）sth（v）

},organisationalandchangeproblems.

人邮第二辑真题TEST1READINGPART2

　　BUFFETZONE（自助餐区域）

　　LucyRobertsonstartedworkingatatakeawayfoodbusiness（外卖餐馆）tosupplement（补充，增补）herincomeduringherstudentdaysatEdinburghUniversity,Severalyearslatershehadboughtthebusinessandnow,17yearson（17年来（adv））,sheownsGrapevineCaterers,probablyScotland'

sleadingindependentcaterers,withaturnoverofalmost￡6m.

　　Shehadneverplannedtoownabusiness,andhadcertainlyneverconsideredacareerincatering.（0）..GInstead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.（然而，离开大学后她学的是会计，一个平淡无奇的职业道路似乎已经铺就。

）.....However,herunplannedcareerbeganin1985,whenshereturnedtoEdinburghanddiscoveredthatthetakeawayshehadworkedinwasupforsale.Onimpulse,sheboughtit,butadmitsthatatthetimesheknewnothingaboutcatering.（8）....　D'

Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,’saysRobertson.

.....Itwasadifficulttime,butessentialintermsofgainingtheexperiencesheneeded.Thelate1980sboomwasgoodforbusiness,withlargenumbersofofficeworkerswantingtakeawayfoodfortheirlunches.（9）...CButthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.

.....'

Atonepoint（在某处；

在某一时刻/一度（adv））therewere26foodoutletswithina5-kilometreradius,'

Robertsonrecalls.Astheeconomychangedandtheoncepacked（林立的，群集）officeblocks（商务区）startedtobecomevacant,itbecameclearthatRobertsonwouldneedtodiversify.（10）...　EShedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareanddelivermealstobusinesspremises（商务楼）.

.....Itchangedthedirectionofthecompanyforgood.

　　AsRobertsonbegantowincateringcontracts,shedecidedthatthecompanywouldhavetomovetolargerpremises.In1994,themovewasmadewhensheboughtanothercateringbusinessthatalreadyhadanumberofprofitablecontractsforboardroomlunches.

　　Meanwhile,Robertson'

smaincompetitor,theoldestcateringcompanyinEdinburgh,wascausinghersomeanxiety.'

Customerloyaltyisnottobeunderestimated,（低估，看轻）'

shewarns.ButRobertsonisnotsomeonewhoiseasilyputoff.（11）....　BHerwayround（完成，使圆满结束）thisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany.

....Partlyasaresultofthis,turnoverdoubled,andhavingoutgrownanothersite,Robertsonboughtacity-centrelocationforthegroup'

sheadquarters.

　　Bynow,Grapevine'

smaincompetitorwasanewcateringcompanycalledTowngates.AlthoughRobertsontriedtoraiseenoughmoneytobuyTowngates,shedidnotsucceed.Thenluckintervened（运气成分（v））andTowngateswentbankrupt.（12）....　FOnhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandofferedtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.

....Manyacceptedandthecompany'

sturnoverwentfrom￡700,000to￡l.5millionalmostovernight.

　　However,thecompany'

sgrowthwasnotassmoothasitsounds//inretrospect（回顾

）.Robertsonadmits,'

Wewereclosetotheedgeduringthegrowthperiod.Likemanyunder-capitalisedcompaniestryingtogrow,itmighteasilyhavecollapsed.'

Butthat,shefeels,isthechallengeofdevelopingyourownbusiness.

人邮第二辑真题TEST1READINGPART3

　　HOWTOMARKETYOURSELF（《Howtomarketyourself》，怎样开发你自己）

　　Wemanageourowncareersnow.Soknowinghowtobrandandpositionyourselfinthemarketas'

Meplc'

atdifferentstagesofyourworkinglifeisbecominganincreasinglyvitalskill.AtleastthatiswhatimageexpertMarySpillanebelieves.'

Employmentasweknowitisdecreasing.Jobsdon'

texist,workexists.Inthenextdecademostofuswillbesuppliers,notstaff.Wewillhaveclientsnotbosses.Ifyouareunder30,youprobablyknowthatthereisonlyonefirmtojoinforlife:

Meplc.Itpromotesyouandyourpotentialtoothers.'

　　'

We'

reworkinginmulti-national,multicultural,multi-corporateteamsandit'

simportanttounderstandtheimplicationsofthis.Weneedtocreateapersonalbrandthatisunique,butcomplementsthebrandofthecorporationweareworkingfor.Youhavetofindawaytodoitsothatyouarenotjustatypicalemployee,'

advisesSpillane.'

Youhavetodecidewhatcentralvaluesyouwanttoproject,andalsowhatmayneedtoalterfromsituationtosituation.'

（树立属于自己的品牌，并且相机而动。

）

　　ManypeopleonlyrememberMarySpillanefortheyearsshespentrunningacosmeticscompany,butsheactuallyhasmastersdegreesininformationscienceandpolitics.Sheusedtohidethathard-hitting（Hard-hitting有活力的/积极的/强有力的;

用力打击的（a）hard-hittingnews有影响力的新闻（n）

）side,butisnoweagertoshowitandforgetaboutcosmetics.'

NowthatI'

mworkingintheboardroomsofmajorplcsandglobalcompanies,I'

mplayingup（playup强调，突出）mydegreesandmanagementbackgroundsothattheimagesideisseenonlyasanadditiontothevalueside,'

saysSpillane.

　　Somecontractstakelongerthanothers.'

TheCitylawfirmsI'

mcurrentlyworkingforarereallydifficultbecausetheydon'

thaveanyideaofwhattheirbrandshouldbe,andarestillverytraditionalevenwhentalkingaboutbecomingmodern.I'

mshowingthemhowtodoeverythingfromchangingtheirreceptionareas-whichtendtobeveryoff-putting（1.令人厌恶的2.老是推托的（a））withtheirhigh-frontedreceptiondesks-tohowtomakesmalltalkthatislessformalandrigid.Companiesrebrandthemselvesallthetime,spendingmillionsonnewofficeinteriorsandsoon.Butwithoutanunderlyingchangeofattitudes（没有态度的根本转变（adv））,itcanproveanemptyexercise.'

　　Shearguesthatforindividualstoo,theremustbemorethanasurfacechange,asrebrandinggoesdeeperthanamerechangeofwardrobe（wardrobe衣柜；

行头；

全部戏装['

wɔ:

drəub]（n））.Beyondadviceonappearance,shetellsclients,'

Remindyourselfofwhatyouareselling:

thepersonalvalues（个人价值）thatcompriseyourbrand.Learntopresentyourselfinawaythatwillprojectwhatyouwanttodeliver.Lifelonglearningisessential,togetherwiththesortofdiscoveryandadventurethatpromotepersonalgrowth.Alwayshaveanup-to-the-minute（最新的，最近的，直到现在的）CVreadytoprintout,refreshingiteveryfewmonthswithyourmostrecentachievements,justtoremindothersofyourbrandvalue.'

Shebelievesitisessentialthatyouunderstandbothyourpublicselfandyourprivateself,aswellasyourblindspots（盲点（n））andyour

potential,inordertocreateaneffectivebrand.Thepublicself（公众自我，公众知道）istheimageyouprojecttotheworld,theprivateself（内在自我，只有自己知道）iswhatyouknowaboutyourselfbutothersdon'

t,aridblindspotsarethosethingsthatothersseeaboutyoubutyoucan'

tseeforyourself.Bydecidingwhatimageyouwantotherpeopletosee,emphasisingmore