商务英语BEC高级阅读试题及答案卷四Word文档格式.docx
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1、Successfulleadershipinvolvesmakingsurethatemployeesacceptnewideas.
2、Agoodleadercanbringsuccesstoacompanyindifficulties
3、Leadersshouldbeassessedonthebasisoftheirachievements
4、Thepersonalitiesofgoodleadersaregenerallydifferentfromthoseofothermanagers
5、Patienceisavaluablequalityinasuccessfulleader
6、Leadersconsiderpotentialchangesinwhattheircompanydoesforothers
7、Goodleaderswillencouragetheirstaffiftheirorganizationisindifficulties
8、Leadersneedtoadapttheirbehaviourtosuitdifferentcircumstances
9、
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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
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
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