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
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