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剑桥商务英语高级考试试题二十七

剑桥商务英语高级考试试题（二十七）

一、READING（PARTONE）（共8小题,共8.0分）·LookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsfromanarticleaboutWebhostingprovider,itsresellerandoutsourcing.·Whicharticle（A,B,C,DorE）doeseachstatement1—8referto?

·Foreachstatement1—8,markoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.·Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

第1题

A

Executivesarecomingtounderstandthattheycan'tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizingshareholdervalue.LastyearPricewaterhouseCooperssurveyed1,161chiefexecutiveofficersofcompaniesfrom33countries.Some68percentofthosepolledsaidthatglobalcorporateresponsibilitywasvitaltoprofitability.Meanwhilecitizensaroundtheworldhavebecomemorevocalindemandingthatglobalbusinessbeheldaccountableforconductthatcouldunderminesocial,environmentaloreconomicprogress.

B

Althoughmarketshaveencouragedmorefirmstoactinaresponsiblemannerintheglobaleconomy,marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthetime.Moreover,theresponsiblefirmsthatworkhardertoensurethatworkersortheenvironmentaretreatedwellastheymakegoodsandservicescouldhavehighercosts,whichmayallowothercompetitorstogainmarketshare.Therightmixofpublicpoliciescanensurethatresponsiblefirmsarenotpenalized.

C

Washington,D.Cisdrowninginpaper.Congresshasvotedonproposalstopromotecorporateresponsibility.Meanwhile,thePresident,executivesandactivistsareallscurryingaboutinsearchofadditionalproposalstomakeexecutivesmoreaccountablefortheircompanies'financialreports.Giventhatcapitalismtodayisglobalaswellaslocal,theUSmustworkwithitsalliestowriteinternationalcorporategovernancenorms.Butweneedtousethisopportunitytothinkmorebroadlyabouthowtoreassureglobaleconomicconfidencelongterm.Allofthereformeffortstodatefocusonanarrowdefinitionofcorporateresponsibility.PresidentBushacknowledgedinhisJuly9thspeech,"Thereisnocapitalismwithoutconscience."Thatiswhytheultimatereformwouldencouragecorporationstoalsoactresponsibilitytowardstheirworkersandtheenvironment.

D

Thecodes,includingonespromotedbytheDepartmentofState-theVoluntaryPrinciplesforSecurityandHumanRightsandtheOECDGuidelines,aredesignedtohelpbusinessprotecthumanrightsinnationswithpoorhumanrightsrecords.CorporatesocialresponsibilitypoliciescanalsoincludeEPAregulationsthatrequirecorporationstoreportontheirglobalenvironmentalliabilities.Afterall,thecostsofcleaningupcanbeamajordrainoncorporateprofits.ButthesepoliciesarenotwellcoordinatedorknownasCSRpolicies.Weresomeonetocompileanoverview,wemightgainagreaterunderstandingofhowsuchpoliciescanbemademoreeffective.Buttherearesomepoliciesincludingtaxpoliciesthatencouragefirmstoshiftproductionortheirheadquarterstonationswithweakerfiscalorregulatorysystems.Otherpoliciesthatmayundermineglobalcorporateresponsibilityincludecorporatewelfareandagriculturalprotectionism.

E

TheFrenchgovernmentrecentlyoverhauledFrenchcorporatelawandmandatedthedisclosureofcompanies'socialandenvironmentalaswellasprofitperformance.Thisisagoodidea.TheBritishrequirepensionfundstoreportonthesocial,environmental,aswellasprofitperformanceoftheirinvestments.TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublicpoliciestopromoteCSR.Perhapsthemostinterestingdevelopmentwasthatin2001,withfundingfromtheAtkinsonFoundation,fiveprivatecitizensorganizedacommissionondemocracyandaccountability.Theirfinalreportissued25specificpolicyrecommendationsonpromotingglobalanddomesticCSR.

ManynationsaredevelopingaconsensusthatpublicpoliciescanandshouldpromotedomesticandglobalCSR.

【正确答案】：

E

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[精析]本题意为：

很多国家逐渐达成一致意见．认为国家政策能够也必须促进国内以及国际的C5R。

在E文中的原句为：

TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublicpoliciestopromoteCSR．此外，E文中也列举了法国、英国以及AtkinsonFoundation，说明他们都为促进国内和国际的CSR努力，故此题答案为E。

第2题

Stakeholderscan'tsimplyrelyonmarketforcestoensureglobalcorporatesocialresponsibility.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[精析]本题意为：

财产保管者不能仅仅依靠市场力量来确保国际企业的社会责任感。

比照原文，在B文的原句为：

marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthetime．意思是市场力量不足以在任何时候都能确保企业社会责任。

故答案为B。

第3题

Maximizingshareholdervaluealoneisnotagoodenoughlong-termstrategy.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[精析]仅仅最大化股东利益长期来看不是很好。

在A文中有原句：

theycan'tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizingshareholdervalue，由此可见，行政总裁们也意识到仅仅最大化股东利益不能解决企业社会责任的问题。

故答案为A。

第4题

TheUnitedStateshasawiderangeofpoliciesthatareexplicitlydesignedtopromoteglobal