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BEC中级阅读资料及解析汇总

BEC中级阅读资料及解析汇总

BEC中级阅读资料及解析

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TheWhiteHouse

Wegotupearlythismorningand__1__alongwalkafterbreakfast.Wewalkedthroughthebusinesssectionofthecity.Itoldyouyesterdaythatthecitywaslarger__2__Ithoughtitwouldbe.__3__thebusinesssectionissmallerthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Isupposethat’s__4__Washingtonisaspecialkindofcity.__5__thepeopleinWashingtonworkforthegovernment.About9:

30wewenttotheWhiteHouse.It’s__6__tothepublicfrom10till12,andtherewasalonglineofpeoplewaitingtogetin.Wedidn’thavetowaitverylong,becausethelinemoved__7__quickly.

TheWhiteHouseisreallywhite.Itispaintedeveryyear.Anditseemsverywhite,becauseit’sgotbeautifullawnsallaroundit,____8____manytreesandshrubs.Thegrounds__9__aboutfoursquareblocks.Imean,they’reabouttwoblockslong__10__eachside.Ofcourse,wedidn’tseethewholebuilding.Thepart__11__thePresidentlivesandworksisnotopentothepublic.Butthepartwesawwasbeautiful.Wewentthroughfiveofthemainrooms.Oneofthemwasthelibrary,onthegroundfloor.Onthenextfloor,therearethreeroomsnamed__12__thecolorsthatareusedinthem:

theRedRoom,theBlueRoom,andtheGreenRoom.Thewallsarecoveredwithsilk__13__.Thereare__14__oldfurniture,fromthetime__15__theWhiteHousewasfirstbuilt.Andeverywheretherearepaintingsandstatuesofformerpresidentsandotherfamouspeoplefromhistory.

1.A）madeB）didC）tookD）got

2.A）thanB）asC）soD）like

3.A）ButB）YesC）SoD）Then

4.A）sinceB）asC）becauseD）becauseof

5.A）MuchofB）MostofC）AlotD）Lots

6.A）openB）openingC）beingopenedD）opened

7.A）prettyB）littleC）muchD）verymuch

8.A）/B）havingC）withD）together

9.A）includeB）costC）coverD）spread

10.A）byB）onC）forD）with

11.A）whichB）whatC）thatD）where

12.A）byB）forC）afterD）before

13.A）clothB）clothesC）clothingD）cloths

14.A）MuchpiecesofB）manypiecesofC）manyaD）agreatmany

15.A）thatB）whichC）whoD）when

参考答案:

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BEC中级阅读资料及解析

（2）

Foreachstatement（1-7）,markoneletter（A,B,CorD）onyourAnswerSheet.

Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

1Managersneedtotakeactiontoconvincehigh-flyersoftheirvaluetothefirm.

2Organisationsneedtolookbeyondthehigh-flyerstheyarecurrentlydeveloping.

3Thereisaconcernthatfirmsinvestingintrainingforhigh-flyersmaynotgainthebenefitsthemselves.

4Managersneedexpertassistancefromwithintheirownfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers.

5Firmscurrentlyidentifyhigh-flyerswithoutthesupportofaguidancestrategy.

6Managersarefrequentlytoobusytodealwiththedevelopmentofhigh-flyers.

7Firmswhoworkhardontheirreputationasanemployerwillinteresthigh-flyers.

TheStarsoftheFuture

AExistingmanagementresearchdoesnottellusmuchabouthowtofindanddevelophigh-flyers,thosepeoplewhohavethepotentialtoreachthetopofanorganisation.Asaresult,organisationsarelefttoformulatetheirownsystems.Amoreeffectiveoverallpolicyfordevelopingfutureleadersisneeded,whichiswhytheLondonBusinessSchoolhaslaunchedtheTomorrow’sLeadersResearchGroup（TLRG）.Thegroupcontainsrepresentativesfrom20firms,andmeetsregularlytodiscusstheleadershipdevelopmentoftheorganisations’high-flyers.

BTLRGrecognisesjusthowsignificantlinemanagersareintheprocessofleadershipdevelopment.Unfortunately,withtoday’sflatorganisations,wheremanagershavefunctionalaswellasmanagerialresponsibilities,peopledevelopmentalltoooftenfallsvictimtoheavyworkloads.Onemanagerintheresearchgroupwasunconvincedbythelogicofsendinghisbestpeopleawayondevelopmentcourses,’onlytoseethempoachedbyanotherdepartmentor,worsestill,anotherfirm’.Thisfearoflosinghigh-flyersrunsdeepintheorganisationsthatmakeuptheresearchgroup.

CTLRGarguesthatthetaskofmanagementisnotnecessarilyaboutemployeeretention,butaboutcreating’attractioncentres’.’Wemusthelplinemanagerstorealisethatiftheircompaniesareknownasonesthatdeveloptheirpeople,theywillhaveagreaterappealtohigh-flyers,’saidoneadvisor.Furthermore,selectingpeoplefor,say,aleadershipdevelopmentprogrammeisasignofcommitmentfrommanagementtoanindividual.Loyaltycanthenbemoreeasilydemandedinreturn.

DTLRGhasconcludedthatacompany’sHRspecialistsneedtotakeactionandengagewithlinemanagersindividuallyabouttheirroleinthedevelopmentofhigh-flyers.Indeed,inordertobenefitfullyfromtraininghigh-flyersastheseniormanagersofthefuture,firmsmustactuallyaddressthedevelopmentofallmanagerswhowillbesupportingthehigh-flyers.Wit