恩波机构bec高级阅读讲义.docx

1、恩波机构bec高级阅读讲义阅读部分Time：60 minutes. The Reading Test has six parts testing various reading skills. Part Input Task1 Five 90 word texts Matching sentences with texts2 450-500 word text Sentence level gap-filling3 500-600 word text Multiple-choice comprehension questions4 250 word text Single word multi

2、ple-choice gap-filling5 250 word text Single word gap-filling6 150-200 word text Proof-reading: identifying extra wordsHow to succeed in your reading test?See some tips on page 57 of your student book.Part OneExercise One1 This book provides many real life examples of business practice in a number o

3、f organizations.2 An earlier version of this book was very successful.3 Some of the material in this book has been presented in an audio-visual format.4 Reading this book might save you from an embarrassing misunderstanding.5 Managers could find practical ideas related to manufacturing in this book.

4、6 No previous book has covered the range of material included in this one.7 Personnel managers might recommend this book to their trainees.8 This book is written in an entertaining style.(A)CASE STUDIES IN ORGANISATIONALBEHAVIOUREds. Derek Fawcett and Alan SparrowThis book draws on a variety of genu

5、ine cases, setting both European and global contexts. It includes contributions from many business managers to ensure an accurate picture of practical approaches to the subject.Suitable both for practicing managers and for teachers of management students, Case Studies inOrganizational Behavior prese

6、nts an up-to-date selection of business cases in an easy-to-use format. Also available is a video in which a number of the most valuable cases in the book are presented (B)INTRODUCTION TO WORK PSYCHOLOGY2nd Edition. Otis-LavalleThe aim of this established text is to examine the contribution of psych

7、ology to our understanding of human behavior at work. The text covers issues such as selection, training, motivation and job satisfaction. It is particularly aimed at those training to be managers in the areas of staff development and human resources but offers insight for anyone employed in this ar

8、ea. The first edition of the book was chosen as Training Book of the Year in 1994 and the new edition has been updated to make it even more accessible.(C)HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGENENT:AINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVEProfessor Ella SchoonhovenThis is the first book to look at the theory and use of management t

9、echniques in every major industrial country. This survey of modern management methods is unequalled in its scope and is destined to become classic among modern management texts. Professor Schoonhoven describes the application of HRM techniques in Europe, in United States and the Far East, comparing

10、and contrasting the approach of each business culture. She also includes a chapter on the emerging economies of Eastern Europe and Asia. (D)PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR MODERMANGERSDirk Bolatt, Michael Terry and Dr. Yu LuanPublished last year, this is becoming the essential text for production managers

11、 in industrial companies. More than a guide, this text explains the thinking behind recent changes in work methods and encourage managers to practice approaches to production. The authors, who have themselves all had experience in production as well as teaching and research, cover both the well-know

12、n techniques and others which have received less attention but which have been developed by leading firms in global process technology.(E)ORGANISATION AND CULTOUREDr. Andrew GreenIn an international business world, the contemporary manager deals with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures

13、. Often simple differences can obstruct communication: the international manager needs to be sensitive to these differences in order to be truly effective. Andrew Greens fascinating and amusing book guides you through the potential mistakes which contrasting culture way in which major cultural group

14、s handle each of these aspects. This is a book to keep with you every time you travel. Easy to read and full of hints, it may prove to be the difference between international success and disaster.重要语法：注意在备选句中的限定词。限定词是指在名词词组中对名词起特指、类指以及表示确定数量和非确定数量等限定作用的词类。备选句中有限定词的出现，标志着该句中重要信息的显现。重视限定词的出现，可以迅速定位备选句

15、中重要信息，从而有的放矢地进行查找和筛选。本练习中所有被选句中都有限定词的出现，请大家分别找出。小知识：图书类广告的通用格式。书名（有时加上详细用途或种类）作者发行价订购价（有时加上优惠价）图书简介订购信息（包括图书信息）重要词汇和表达：Genuine; context; approach; format; motivation; insight; accessible; be destined to; HRM; contrast; emerging; innovative; obstruct; Exercise Two1 This book follows the progress of v

16、arious products from the concept to the selling stage.2 This book includes very few technical terms.3 In this book we are given some detailed inside information on companies.4 The writer of this book believes company bosses aim at more than the financial improvement of their company.5 The writer of

17、this book feels that success involves the ability to adapt quickly to a new situation.6 It is stated in this book that future business success will involve understanding recent thinking in the business area.7 This book shows how to include tine input of consumer in a company.8 This book is aimed at

18、the workforce as well as management.A PERCENTAGE SOLUTIONS Paler FraserAnticipating changes in the marketplace and the competition depends on the ability to quickly reorganize business structures. Percentage Solutions shows that these significant change indicators lie in the 20% of business opportun

19、ities that will drive growth and profit into the future. Peter Fraser suggests that companies stay ahead of change by using a rapid redesign approach to quickly renew and rethink their business. In the book he details how this redesign could work and gives some example of how it could be put into pr

20、actice in a company.B BUSINESS THOUGHTS Norman Heimes, Sandy DaviesAttaining higher levels of customer satisfaction, increasing speed and efficiency in the product development process, and increasing profits are the goals many managers are struggling to achieve. The basic business philosophy behind

21、this book is Customer Integrated Decision Making, or CIDM, which is a process that shows managers how to reach these goals by integrating the customer into the decision-making process and incorporating the customers wants and needs into the design of new products and services.C COMMODITIES TO GO Phi

22、lip M RodgersThis fascinating and instructive book takes readers behind the scenes of twenty-four of the biggest new product success stories of the past few years and reveals the normally confidential workings of some of the institutions where these products were developed. Each story focuses on a d

23、ifferent strategy and offers managers and professionals invaluable insights into how the brightest and best new product ideas were originally thought up, then developed and finally brought to market.D A HANDBOOK OF MODERN BUSINESS MATTERS Joyce JamiesonThe incorporation of information technology in

24、the workplace has revolutionized the way people do business. But the revolution has not finished - new technologies are being developed every day. The divide between man and technology is becoming increasingly narrow, and in some societies social and cultural changes are gradually occurring in order

25、 to reengineer business operations for the 21st century. A Handbook of Modem Business Matters will encourage you to think about the new concepts and ideas which often pass by only half understood, but will eventually make the difference between success and failure.E BUSINESS CHOICES Anne JonesThis o

26、riginal book about attitudes towards work is both for individuals in routine jobs seeking to improve the quality of their working lives and for managers who find themselves expected to do more with less in this era of uncertainty. Business Choices reveals a new way of thinking about work that will m

27、otivate both employees and companies to reach for higher levels of achievement. In a clear and very readable style that avoids much irritating business jargon. Anne Jones seeks to improve working attitudes at all levels of the workforce. 小技巧：备选句中使用解释性的语言而相应的文章中出现技术性语言或“术语”。 反之亦然。 请指出重要词汇和表达中存在的“术语”。

28、重要词汇和表达：Indicator; CIDM; confidential; workings; reengineer; routine; era of uncertainty; readable; jargon; 小资料：Customer IntegrationAttaining higher levels of customer delight, increasing the speed and efficiency in the product development process, and increasing profits are goals many managers are

29、struggling to achieve. Customer Integrated Decision Making, or CIDM, is a process that will show managers how to reach these goals by integrating the customer into the decision-making process and incorporating the customers wants and needs into the design of new products and services. Customer Integ

30、ration: The Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Leaders Guide for Decision Making focuses on the complete CIDM/QFD process. The book details the reasons for using CIDM market identification techniques, and QFD idea generation methodologies, as well as some basic and advanced customer choice prediction

31、 approaches. This practical, structured, and replicable process will provide a company of any size with the tools to assure its teams success as they move to become linked to the customer. Customer Integration opens with a comprehensive overview for executives, followed by a detailed discussion of h

32、ow CIDM/QFD can increase profits for businesses in a variety of industries. The executive overview reviews the issues confronting companies today and gives reasons why executives will need to be linked to customers to compete. The second part of the book lays out some of the foundation knowledge that middle managers will need to have in order to commit to supporting individuals and teams and to complete CIDM/QFD projects. Part II also offers practical discussions on the critical role of leadership and t