商务英语BEC高级阅读试题及答案卷四.docx

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商务英语BEC高级阅读试题及答案卷四

2020年商务英语（BEC）高级阅读试题及答案（卷四）

　　Lookatthesentencesbelowandatthefivemanagers’commentsonleadershipontheoppositepage

　　Whichnewitem（A,B,C,DorE）doseeachstatement1–8referto?

　　Foreachstatement!

–8,makeoneletter（A,B,C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

　　1、Successfulleadershipinvolvesmakingsurethatemployeesacceptnewideas.

　　2、Agoodleadercanbringsuccesstoacompanyindifficulties

　　3、Leadersshouldbeassessedonthebasisoftheirachievements

　　4、Thepersonalitiesofgoodleadersaregenerallydifferentfromthoseofothermanagers

　　5、Patienceisavaluablequalityinasuccessfulleader

　　6、Leadersconsiderpotentialchangesinwhattheircompanydoesforothers

　　7、Goodleaderswillencouragetheirstaffiftheirorganizationisindifficulties

　　8、Leadersneedtoadapttheirbehaviourtosuitdifferentcircumstances

　　9、

　　A

　　MaurizioVerna

　　Long-term,visionarybusinessleadersmustbepreparedtoinvesttogetwhattheywantfortheircompany.Theyknowwhenandhowtoapplypressureandtotakerisks,whentheyneedtodisplayamorehands-offapproach.Ihaveaprettyclearviewofmyidealbusinessleader,andofcoursethat’swhereI‘mtryingtohead:

heorsheshouldstartupandgrowacash-rich,multi-interestinternationalorganizationoftremendousstrengthanddepth.

　　B

　　SueTucker

　　Thepaceoftechnologicalchange,andtherateatwhichbusinessesarechanging,requiresleaderstohaveaparticularaptitudefortechnologyandanunderstandingoftheinternet.Alotofpeopleareawareoftheopportunitieshere,butawarenessaloneisn’tenough:

inatrueleaderthisneedstobecoupledwithclevermarketing,productdesignandtechnologicalinnovation,andkeepingabreastofeverythinggoingoninthecompany.Infacttheacidtest,Ithink,isbeingabletousealloftheseskillstoturnaroundafailingcompany.

　　C

　　CarolGodfrey

　　Effectiveleadersstandoutfromtheherd.They’reoftenidiosyncratic,eveneccentric.Theyhavetheconfidencetobethemselves,andnottoadoptthelanguageandattributesoftherun-of-the-millprofessionalmanagersandaccountants.What’scrucialishavingthecharismaorwhateveritisthatgivestheirstaffconfidenceinthem,sotheycankeepeveryoneonboardwhentheywanttomakeinnovations.Sooftenthesedon’tgetoffthegroundbecauseoflackofleadership,becauseafterall,ourresponsetochangeissignificantlyaffectedbyhowit’sintroduced.

　　EAnaCosta

　　Outstandingleadersunderstandbothtacticsandstrategy,andarepreparedtoplayaverylonggametoachievetheirobjectives.Theyunderstandthatinnegotiationstheyneedthe“win-win”concept,becauselosersrisklosingtheirdignity,whichisnogoodforyourlong-termbusinessrelationshipwiththem.Leadersmuststayoptimistic,whatevertheodds,andkeepupmoraleoftheircompany,evenwhenthegoing’stough.It’simportanttobeverymuchhands-on,too.Agoodleaderwillchampionideasthatkeepthecompanyintheforefront.

　　参考答案：

　　1-5CBDCE6-8EA

Questions9–14

　　Readthetexttakenfromanarticleaboutthedevelopmentofinternationalmanagers

　　Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.

　　Foreachgap9–14,markoneletter（A-H）onyourAnswerSheet.

　　Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

　　Thereisanexampleatthebeginning.（0）

　　Searchforthe“worldly–wise”companyexecutives

　　Thequestforinternationalmanagersisunderwayinvirtuallyeveryindustrializedeconomy,thesearchhasbeenmadeurgentbytheglobalizationofworldmarketsandthegrowthincrossbordermergersandacquisitions.（0）Manyfirmsreportbeingsostretchedthattheysimplydonothaveenoughofthehigh-qualitypeopletheyrequiretoleadtheirtheirglobalexpansion.

　　Othercompaniesarehavingdifficultiesreleasingexperiencedpeoplefromexistingoperationsinordertoleadnewinternationalventures.Thereareindicationsthatashorftageofinternationallyskilledpeoplemaybeanimportantconstraintonfirms’internationalambitions.（9）However,identifyingtheneedforinternationalmanagersiseasierthandevelopingthem.

　　Sowhatmakesaninternationalmanager?

PaulEvans,aprofessoratINSEAD,theEuropeanbusinessschool,doesnotbelievethatanyparticularnationalityproducesamoreinternationalmanager.Neitherdoeshebelievethatit’samatterofhavingtheabilitytocopewithalifestylethatinvolvesworkinginMadridoneday,LondonthenextandBerlinthedayafter.（10）Rather,hebelievesthatthesecretofbeingagoodinternationalmangerisbeingcomfortablewithmanagingdiversity.

　　FordofEurope,whichhasencouragedthedevelopmentofinternationalmanagersformorethan20years,saysthatitsmanagersareglobally-mindedbeforetheybecomeglobaloperators.（11）acarthatyoubuyintheUK,forexample,isgoingtobethesamecarthatsellsinGermany,FinlandandPortugal,sothepeoplewhoareinvolvedinthecar’sdevelopmenthavetobeawareofthemarketrequirementsinallthosedifferentcountries.

　　Generally,itseemsthattheonlyeffectivewaytodevelopinternationalskillsandperspectivesisthroughdirectinternationalexperience.（12）Suchexperiencesopenpeople’smindstothefactthatthingsaredonedifferentlylesewhereandencouragesthemtothinkinawildercontext..

　　Formulatingeffectivestrategiesfordevelopingacompany’smanagementresourceisademandingexercise,withconflictingissuestobesolved（13）Anotherdilemmaiswhethertouselocalmanagersorexpatriates.

　　Therecruitmentanddevelopmentofeffectiveinternationalmanagersrequiresconsiderablefinancialresourcesandcanbehardtojustifyatbudgetmeetings.（14）however,withoutthem,companieswillcontinuetofindtheirexpansionplansfrustratedbyalackofinternationallyeffectivemanagers.

　　Afromthemomenttheyjointhecompany,employeesarefacedwithhavingtothinkinternationally

　　BThiscanbethroughinvolvementininternationaltaskforcesorthroughlivingandworkingabroad.

　　CShould,forexample,onlyanelitefewreceiveinternationalexperienceinpreparationfortopjobsorshoulditbeofferedtoawidergroup?

　　Dtheseproblemsmeanthatdevelopingmanagerswhothinkandoperategloballyisabsolutelyvitalforcompaniesoperatinginforeignmarkets.

　　ELanguagetraining,overseasvisitsandin-housemanagementcoursesareallexpensivetoimplement.

　　FJet-settingbetweeninternationaloperationsmerelycreatesabusinessequivalentoftheover-packagedtourist

　　GCompaniesarenowemphasizingthehumanskillsinvolvedinmanagingotherpeople

　　HThesetrendsarepushingcompanies’existingmanagementresourcestothelimit

　　参考答案：

　　9-10DF11-14ABCE

　　1.Thiscompanyhasbeeninvolvedindiversifyingitsbusinessactivities.

　　2.Althoughthiscompanyisdoingwell,ithasanumberofinternaldifficultiestodealwith

　　3.Thiscompanyhasreducedtheprofitsitmakesonindividualitems

　　4.Onestatisticisalessaccurateguidetothiscompany’sperformancethananother

　　5.Theconditionswhichhavehelpedthiscompanyarelikelytobelessfavourableinthefuture

　　6.Thiscompany’ssharepricehasbeenextremelyvolatileoverthelasttwelvemonths

　　7.Thiscompanyislikelytobethesubjectofatakeoverbidinthenearfuture

　　8.Thiscompany’sperformanceexemplifiesawidelyheldbelief

　　A　ChemicalCompany

　　Masterson’sinterimpre-taxprofitsgrowthof20%wassomewhatinflatedasaresultoftheincomereceivedfromthedisposalofseveralofthecompany’ssubsidiaries.Theunderlying8%riseinoperatingprofitsisamorerealisticgaugeofthecompany’strueprogress.However,Masterson’simpendingmergerwithBentleyandKnightanditsappointmentofanewchiefexecutiveshouldmeanthatthecompanywillbeabletosustaingrowthfortheforeseeablefut5ure.Thesharepricehasvariedlittleduringthecourseoftheyearandnowstandsat￡6.75

　　B　HotelGroup

　　DuringthepastyeartheBowdenHotelGrouphasacquired77newproperties,thusdoublinginsize.lastweekthegroupreportedpre-taxprofitsof￡88millioninthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear,aheadofexpectationsandhelpedbyastrongperformancefromitsLondon-basedhotelsandnewlyexpandedUSbusiness.However.Thereisstillsomewaytogo.Integrationofthenewacquisitionsisstillnotcompleteand,whilethesharepricehasrisenrecently,majorproblemswithintegrationhaveyettobesolved.

　　C　High-techCompany

　　ThistimelastyearashareinUsertechwasworthjustover￡1.sixmonthsagoitwasworth￡40.todayitispricedatunder￡8.ifproofwereneed,hereisanillustrationofhowmuchofalotterythetechnologymarketcanbe.ButsometechnologycompaniesarefightingbackandUsertechisoneofthem.WhathasrenewedexcitementinthecompanyistheopeningofitsnewAmericanofficesinDallasanditsambitiousplanstoexpanditsuserbaseinbothNorthandLatinAmerica.

　　D　BuildingCompany

　　Renton’ssharepricehasrisengraduallyoverthepastyearfrom￡2.4to￡3.8.Thecompanyhasbeensuccessfulinchoosingprimelocationforitsbuildingsandhasbenefitedfromthebuoyantdemandforhousing.Whilstthisdemandisexpectedtoslowdownsomewhatduringthenextyear,investorsareencouragedbythecompany’sdecisiontomoveintobuildingsupermarkets.WorkhasalreadybegunontwositesinLondon,andthecompanyisexpectedtosignacontractwithinthenextmonthforbuildingfourlargesupermarketsinScotland.

　　E　PotteryManufacturer

　　MiltonDisheshasbeenthroughashake-upoverthepastyear.Thegroup,w