中国建设银行招聘测验模拟试题英语部分.docx

1、中国建设银行招聘测验模拟试题英语部分中国建设银行招聘测验模拟试题英语部分 作者： 日期： 中国建设银行招聘考试模拟试题英语部分第三部分英语部分Passage1Overthepastdecade,Americancompanieshavetriedhardtofindwaystodiscourageseniorfromfeatheringtheirownnestsattheexpenseoftheirshareholders.Thethreemostpopularreformshavebeenrecruitingmoreoutsidedirectorsinordertomakeboardsmor

2、eindependent,linkingbossespaytovariousperformancemeasures,andgivingbossesshareoptions,sothattheyhavethesamelong-terminterestsastheirshareholders.ThesereformshavebeenwidelyadoptedbyAmericanslargercompanies,andsurveyssuggestthatmanymorecompaniesarethinkingoffollowingtheirlead.Buthavetheydoneanygood?Th

3、reepaperspresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAcademyofManagementinBostonthisweeksuggestnot.Asisusuallythecasewithboardroomtinkering,theconsequenceshavedifferedfromthoseintended.Startwiththoseindependentboards.Onthefaceofit,dismissingthebosssfriendsfromtheboardandreplacingthemwithoutsiderslooksaperfectwa

4、ytomakeseniormanagersmoreaccountable.ButthatisnottheconclusionofastudybyProfessorJamesWestphal.Instead,hefoundthatbosseswithaboardroomfullofoutsidesspendmuchoftheirtimebuildingalliances,doingpersonalfavorsandgenerallypleasingtheoutsiders.Alltoooften,theseseductionssucceed.Mr.Westphalfoundthat,toarem

5、arkabledegree,“independent”boardspursuestrategiesthatarelikelytofavorseniormanagersratherthanshareholders.Suchcompaniesdiversifytheirbusiness,increasethepayofexecutivesandweakenthelinkbetweenpayandperformance.Toassesstheimpactofperformancerelatedpay,Mr.Westphalaskedthebossesof103companieswithsalesof

6、over$1billionwhatmeasurementswereusedtodeterminetheirpay.Themeasurementsvariedwidely,rangingfromsalestoearningspershare.Buttheresearchersbigdiscoverywasthatbossesattendtomeasuresthataffecttheirownincomesandignoreorplaydownotherfactorsthataffectacompanysoverallsuccess.Inshort,bossesarequicktoturnever

7、yimaginablesystemofcorporategovernmenttotheiradvantagewhichisprobablywhytheyarethepeoplewhoareputinchargeofthings.Hereisaparadoxforthemanagementtheorists:anybosswhocannotbeatasystemdesignedtokeephimundercontrolisprobablynotworthhaving.1.Whatisthepurposeofthelargecompaniesinrecruitingoutsidersandputt

8、ingthemontheboardofdirectors?A)Todiversifythebusinessofthecorporation.B)Toenhancethecooperationbetweentheseniormanagersandtheboarddirectors.C)Tointroduceeffectivereformsinbusinessmanagement.D)Toprotecttheinterestsoftheshareholders.2.WhatdoesProfessorJamesWestphalsstudysuggest?A)Boardroomreformshavef

9、ailedtoachievethedesiredresult.B)Outsideboarddirectorstendtobemoreindependent.C)Withaboardroomfullofoutsiders,seniormanagersworkmoreconscientiously.D)Cooperationbetweenseniormanagersandboarddirectorssufferedfromthereforms.3.Theword“seduction”(Line1,Para.4)probablymeans“”.A)effortstoconquerB)attempts

10、towinoverC)endeavorstoincreaseprofitsD)exertionstounderstand4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Corporateexecutivesingeneralareworththehighpaytheyreceive.B)Theincomeofcorporateexecutivesisproportionaltothegrowthofcorporateprofits.C)Corporateexecutivestendtotakeadvantageoftheirpositiontoenrichthe

11、mselves.D)Theperformanceofcorporateexecutivesaffectstheirowninterestsmorethanthoseoftheshareholders.5.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffortstocontrolseniorexecutives?A)Doubtful.B)Optimistic.C)Positive.D)Approving.Passage2U.S.collegestudentsareincreasinglyburdenedwithcreditcarddebt,accordingtoastudyrele

12、asedTuesday,andtheconsequencescanbeserious-rangingfromhigherdrop-outratestofutureemploymentproblemsandevensuicide.Basedonhundredsofface-to-faceinterviewsandsurveyswithstudents,sociologistRobertManningofGeorgetownUniversityconcludedboththenumberwithcreditcarddebtandtheirindebtednesshadbeensystematica

13、llyunderreportedinpreviousstudieswhichfailedtoreflectthesurvivalstrategiesmanyusedtocopewiththeirdebts.Theseincludedtheuseoffederalstudentloanstopayoffcreditcards,effectivelyshiftingthedebt,appealstoparentsforloans,cuttingbackoncourseworktoincreasetimeatpaidjobs,orevendroppingoutaltogethertoworkfull

14、time.Officialdrop outratesincludegrowingnumbersofstudentswhoareunabletocopewiththestressoftheirdebtsand/orparttimejobsforservicingtheircreditcards,thestudysaid.Eventhen,debtscanhauntstudents.Studentcreditcarddebtsareincreasinglyscrutinizedduringtherecruitmentprocessandmaybeanimportantfactorinevaluat

15、ingprospective.employee,itnoted.Andthestresscanalsomanifestinfarmoretragicways.JanneODonnells2g-year-oldson,ajuniorattheUniversityofOklahoma,committedODonnellandManningagreedstudentsshouldbearsomeresponsibilityforrecklessuseofcredit,butsaidcreditcardcompaniesalsohadtobeheldaccountableformakingitsoea

16、syforthemtogetintodebt.Manningsaidoneofthemostdisturbingaspectsofthestudentcreditcardissuewastheseductionofcollegeanduniversityadministratorsbythecreditcardindustry.Cardissuersweresponsoringschoolprograms,fundingactivitiesandevenenteringintobusinesspartnershipswithschoolsinvolvingcollege-brandedaffi

17、nitycards,hesaid.Asaresult,ratherthanprotectingtheeconomicandeducationalinterestsoftheirstudents,collegeadministratorsareplayinganactiveandoftendisingenuousroleinpromotingtheprominenceofcreditcardsincollegiatelife.1.WhichisNOToneofthestrategiesAmericanstudentsmayusetodealwiththeircreditcarddebt?A)Us

18、efederalstudentloans.B)Seekpart-timejobstogetmoney.C)Promotetheprominenceofcreditcards.D)Askparentstohelpthempaythedebt.2.WhichmayNOTbetheconsequenceofstudentscreditcarddebt?A)Highdrop-outrates.B)Enterintobusinesspartnershipswithschools.C)Commitsuicide.D)Futureemploymentproblems.3.Whoshouldbeleastcr

19、iticizedfornegativeconsequencesofstudentscreditcarddebtaccordingtothepassage?A)Parents.B)Studentsthemselves.C)Collegeanduniversityadministrators.D)Creditcardissuers.4.Themainideaofthispassageis_.A)negativeconsequencesofstudentsusingcreditcardB)collegeadministratorsareplayingtheirproperrolesinpromoti

20、ngcreditcardsC)cardissuersorcollegeadministratorspromotedcreditcardD)reasonsforhighdrop-outratesinuniversities5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_.A)studentsshouldnothavepart-timejobsB)creditcardsshouldnotbeusedC)ifthereisnocreditcard,collegestudentsmaynotcommitsuicideD)collegestudentsshouldlearntowisely

21、managetheirpersonalfinancesPassage3InthefirstyearorsoofWebbusiness,mostoftheactionhasrevolvedaroundeffortstotaptheconsumermarket.Morerecently,astheWebprovedtobemorethanafashion,companieshavestartedtobuyandsellproductsandserviceswithoneanother.Suchbusiness-to-businesssalesmakesensebecausebusinesspeop

22、letypicallyknowwhatproducttheyrelookingfor.However,manycompaniesstillhesitatetousetheWebbecauseofdoubtsaboutitsreliability.Businessesneedtofeeltheycantrustthepathwaybetweenthemandthesupplier,sayssenioranalystBlaneErwinofForresterResearch.Somecompaniesarelimitingtheriskbyconductingonlinetransactionso

23、nlywithestablishedbusinesspartners.AnothermajorshiftinthemodelforInternetcommerceconcernsthetechnologyavailableformarketing.Untilrecently,Internetmarketingactivltie8havefocusedonstrategiestopullcustomersintosites.Inthepastyear,however,softwarecompanieshavedevelopedtoolsthatallowcompaniestopushinform

24、ationdirectlyouttocustomers,transmittingmarketingmessagesdirectlytotargetedcustomers.Mostnotably,thePointcastNetworkusesascreensavertodeliveracontinuallyupdatedstreamofnewsandadvertisementstosubscriberscomputermonitors.Subscriberscancustomizetheinformationtheywanttoreceiveandproceeddirectlytoacompan

25、ysWebsite.CompaniessuchasVirtualVineyardsarealreadystartingtousesimilartechnologiestopushmessagestocustomersaboutspecialsales,productoffering,orotherevents.ButpushtechnologyhasearnedthecontemptofmanyWebusers.Inlineculturethinkshighlyofthenotionthattheinformationflowingontothescreencomestherebyspecif

26、icrequest.Oncecommercialpromotionbeginstofillthescreenuninvited,thedistinctionbetweentheWebandtelevisionfades.ButitishardlyinevitablethatcompaniesontheWebwillneedtoresorttopushstrategiestomakemoney.TheexamplesofVirtualVineyards,Amazon:comandotherpioneersshowthataWebsitesellingtherightkindofproductsw

27、iththerightmixofinteractivity,hospitality,andsecuritywillattractonlinecustomers.Andthecostofcomputingpowercontinuestofall,whichisagoodsignforanyenterprisesettingupshopinsilicon.Peoplelookingback5or10yearsfromnowmaywellwonderwhysofewcompaniestooktheonlineplunge.1.WelearnfromthebeginningofthetextthatWebbusiness