剑桥商务英语BEC真题集第2辑+第3辑中级真题TEST2.docx
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剑桥商务英语BEC真题集第2辑+第3辑中级真题TEST2
Test2
Reading1
PARTONE
Questions1-7
●Lookatthestatementsbelowandthetextontheoppositepageabouttheimportanceoflisteningtopeople.
●Whichsection(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?
●Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.
●Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
1Sometimesitisnecessarytoinsistonfurtherexplanation.
2Youshouldn'tfocusonyourresponsewhileothersarestillspeaking.
3Peoplearereluctanttoadmitthattheydon'tlistenwell.
4Therearebenefitsinseeingthingsfromthespeaker'sperspective.
5Keenobservationofthespeakercansupportourlisteningskills.
6Itisriskytothinkaboutadifferentissuewhilesomeoneisspeaking.
7Peopledonotmindhearingtheirownviewssummarized.
Goodlistener,bettermanager
A
Toooftenweaccuseothersofnotlistening,pretendingthatweourselvesarefaultless,yetinourheartsweknowthatmanyofthemistakeswemakecomeaboutbecausewehaven'tlistenedcarefullyenough.Wegetthingswrongbecausewehaven'tquiteunderstoodwhatsomeonemeantwhentheyweretalkingtous.Anyonewhohasevertakentheminutesofalongmeetingwillknowhowharditistoremember-despitethebenefitofnotes-exactlywhateveryonesaid.Butsuccessdependsongettingthingsright-andthatmeanslistening.
B
Listeningisnotthesamethingashearing;itisnotaneffortlessactivity.Itdemandsattentionandconcentration.Itmaymeanquizzingthespeakerforadditionalinformationorforclarification-itisalwaysbettertoaskthantocontinueregardlessandgetthingswrong.However,ifyouallowyourmindtowanderontosomethingelse,evenforafewminutes,you'llmisswhatthespeakerissaying-probablyattheverymomentwhenheorsheissayingsomethingcritical.Andnothavingheard,youwon'tknowyou'vemissedanythinguntilit'stoolate.
C
Themostcommonbadhabitwehaveistostartthinkingofwhatwearegoingtosayaboutthesubjectlongbeforetheotherspeakerhasfinished.Wethenstoplistening.Evenworse,thisoftenaddsrudenesstoinattentiveness,asonceyouhavedecidedwhattosaythereisafairchanceyouwillinterrupttosayit.Goodlistenersdon'tinterrupt.Infactitisoftenworthexplainingthemainideaofwhatyouhavejustbeentoldbeforegoingontomakeyourownpoints.Nobodyisoffendedbythisanditshowsthatyouhavelistenedwell.
D
Aboveallbepatientandacceptthatmanypeoplearenotverygoodcommunicators.It'shelpfultorememberthatthewayspeoplemoveandpositionthemselveswhiletheyarespeakingcanrevealagreatdealaboutwhattheyaresaying.Equallyimportantlyyoushouldputyourselfintheotherperson'splace,bothintellectuallyandemotionally;itwillhelpyoutounderstandwhattheyaregettingatandformaresponse.Butdon'tbetooclever.Facedwithaknow-all,manypeoplekeepquietbecausetheyseenopointincontinuing.
ANSWERKEYS:
1B2C3A4D5D6B7C
Reading2
PARTTWO
Questions8-12
Readthearticlebelowaboutrecruitingstaff.
Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.
Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0)。
Findingtherightpeople
Whenasmallcompanygrows,managersmusttakeonmanynewroles.Besidesthe
day-to-dayrunningofthebusiness,theyfindthemselvesresponsiblefor,amongotherthings,relationswithoutsideinvestors,increasedlevelsofcashflowand,hardestofallrecruitment.
Formostmanagersofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises,thejobofsearchingfor,interviewingandselectingstaffisdifficultandtime-consuming.(0)…G……Interviewing,forexample,isahighlySkilledactivityinitself.
‘Wehavefoundthewholeprocessveryhard,'saysDanBaker,foundingpartnerofaPRcompany.‘Insevenyearswehavegrownfromfivetoeighteenstaff,butwehavenotfounditeasytolocateandrecruittherightpeople.'(8)……AsDanBakerexplains,Wewenttooneforourfirstrecruitmentdrive,buttheytookalotofmoneyinadvanceanddidn'tputforwardanybodysuitable.Intheendwehadtodoitourselves.'
MostrecruitmentdecisionsarebasedonapileofCVs,acoupleofshortinterviewsandtwocautiousreferences.DavidRowe,abusinesspsychologist,studiedhowappointmentsweremadeinfivesmallcompanies.Heclaimsthatselectionwasrarelybasedonclearcriteria.(9)……Thiskindofapproachtorecruitmentoftenhasunhappyconsequencesforbothemployersandnewrecruits.
Smallcompaniesoftenknowwhatkindofpersontheyarelookingfor.(10)
AccordingtoDavidRowe,thismeansthatsmallcompanymanagersthemselveshavetodevotemoretimeandenergytorecruitment.Itshouldn'tbesomethingthatislefttotheeveningsorweekends.
Manycompaniesstarttherecruitmentprocesswithover-optimisticideasaboutthetypeofpersonthatwillfitintotheirteam.'It'sveryeasytosayyoumusthavethebestpeopleinthetoppositions,'saysAlexJones,managingpartnerofanexecutiverecruitmentcompany.'Butsomeonewhoisexcellentinonecompanymaynotdosowellinanotherenvironment.(11)……Youcanneverguaranteeasuccessfultransferofskills.'
Whateverthecandidate'squalifications,theirpersonalqualitiesarejustasimportantsincetheywillhavetointegratewithexistingmembersofstaff.Thisiswhere,therecruitmentindustryargues,theycanreallyhelp.
AccordingtoAlexJones,'Agoodrecruitmentagencywillvisityourcompanyandaskalotofquestions.(12)……Theycanaskapplicantsallsortsofquestionsyoudon'tliketoaskandpresentyouwithashortlistofpeoplewhonotonlyhavetheskills,butwhoarelikelytofitinwithyourcompany'swayofdoingthings.'
AAfinancedirectorinabigcompany,forexample,willoftenmakeaterriblesmallcompanyfinancedirectorbecauseheorsheisusedtohavingateamdoingtheday-to-dayjobs.
BMoreoftenthannot,thepeoplemakingthechoiceprioritizeddifferentqualitiesincandidatesorreliedonguesswork.
CRecruitmentwouldseemanobvioustasktooutsource,butthecompany'sexperienceofrecruitmentagencieswasnotencouraging.
DTheyneedpayingforthat,ofcourse,butyouwillhavethemworkingforyouandnotforthecandidate.
ETheyareusuallyinveryspecificmarketsandtheproblemtheyfaceisthatrecruitmentagenciesmaynotreallyunderstandthesector.
FThismeansthatcompaniescannotspendmorethanthestandardtenminutesinterviewingeachapplicant.
GYetfewaretrainedandcompetentforallaspectsofthetask.
PARTFOUR
Questions19-33
Readtheintroductionbelowtoabookaboutrelationshipsatwork.
ChoosethebestwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.
Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.
Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).
MANAGINGUPWARDS
Managingacareeronthewayupisquitedifferentfrommanagingoneatthe(0)…C…ofanorganisation.Individualsonthewayuphave.tobuildrelationshipswiththepeoplethey(19)to.Theyusuallyhaveto(20)withsubordinatesinadditiontopeopleatthesamelevelasthemselves.Themostseniorstaffonlyhavethoseunderthemtorelateto.Thisbook(21)theideathatallworkingrelationships,includingtherelationshipwithone'sboss,canandshouldbemanaged.
Youdonothavetobe(22)thanyourmanagerinordertomanagetherelationship.Nordoyouhavetobebetterthanyourmanagerinany(23)Yourmanagermaywellbeyourcareer(24)andguide:
heorshemayhavetaughtyoualmosteverythingyouknowaboutyour(25)ofbusiness-andmaycontinuetoteachyoumore.Youmaybeplanningtoremainunderhisorherguidanceinthefuture.Noneofthese(26)shouldalteryourrelationshipwithyourmanageror(27)youoff'managingupwards'.Iusethisphraseto(28)tothemanagementofone'sbossbecause,formanypeopleonthewayup,itisthefirstrelationshiptheyhavetogetright.
Youcan,ofcourse,getonatworkjustby(29)positivelytoyourmanager,butthatisnotlikelytobethemostsuccessfulwayto(30)yourworkinglife.Anactivepolicyofmanagingupwardswillmakeyoumoresuccessfuland,atthesametime,makethebusinessofgoingtoworkmoreenjoyable.Itcanalsobeawaytoshow(31)toyourmanagerfortheeffortsheorshehasmadeonyour(32)Finally,managingupwardswillmakeiteasierforyourmanagertomanageyou,leavinghimorhermoretimeforother(33)andtasks.
19AnotifyBinformCaccountDreport
20AuniteB,contactChandleDdeal
21ApromotesBpressesCadvertisesDconvinces
22AclearerBdeeperCsmarterDfuller
23ArespectBfashionCpartDmeans
24AleaderBsupporterCadviserDhelper
25AcourseBlineCpathDroute
26AfactorsBaspectsCcausesDtopics
27AputBseeCkeepDtake
28AspecifyBidentifyCindicateDrefer
29AgivingBoperatingCreactingDco-operating
30ArunBforwardCmoveDmake
31AappraisalBvalueCappreciationDregard
32AadvantageBbenefitCsideDbehalf
33ApostsBrolesCpositionsDacts
PARTFIVE
Questions34-45
Readthearticlebelowaboutthewinnerofabusinessaward.
Inmostofthelines(34-45)thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrect
ordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.
Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.
Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writethe
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