BEC高级阅读.docx
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BEC高级阅读
PARTONE
Questions1-8
●Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivereportsaboutcompanyperformanceontheoppositepage.
●Whichreport(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement1-8referto?
●Foreachstatement1-8,markoneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyouranswersheet.
●Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.
●Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).
1Thecompanyhadtodismisssomeofitsemployees.
2Somepartsofthiscompanyareperformingbetterthanothers.
3Thecompany'sresultscontainednomajorsurprises.
4Analystsbelievethatthecompanywillhavetoreviseitsprofitprediction.
5Saleswereattheirhighestintheearlierpartoftheyear.
6Thepriceofthecompany'ssharesshouldprobablybehigherthanitis.
7Thecompany'sprofitscouldsufferforreasonsbeyonditscontrol.
8Thecompany'sexpenditureisstilltoohigh.
AThefinalresultsfromTaylorCateringshowedanincreaseof2.5percentinlike-for-likesalesforthefullyear.However,therewasaslowdowninsalesfrom3.4percentto1.5percentinthesecondhalfoftheyear.Thiswasbasicallycausedbyareductioninturnoverinthecompany'sshopsandmail-orderbusinesses.However,profitsfromthegroup'scorerestaurantbusinessrose.Nogreatchangesareexpectedinthecomingyear.Thesharevaluationappearstobeslightlyonthehighside.
BTherecentresultsforthefirsthalfoftheyear,whichshowedafurtherfallintheprofitsofGRComponents,havemadeanalystsreassesstheirstanceonthecompany.Thecompanyisatriskoflosingitspositionasamajorplayerinthissectorofthemarket.Whilethemacro-economicenvironmentandthegroup'sproductsareshowingsomesignsofimprovement,therearestillconcernsthatcostsarenotfallingsufficientlyquickly.Thissuggeststhatthecompany'sprofitforecastforthecomingyearisverylikelytobedowngraded,leavingthesharevaluationvulnerable.
CFull-yearresultsatretailerSmythandRedfernproducedaprofitanddividendfigureverymuchinlinewiththeanalysts'forecasts.Overall,saleswereupby2.3percent,asagainstanaverageof4.9percentacrosstheretailsector.Itisgenerallyagreedthatsharesinthecompanynowstandonafairlyfullvaluation.Althoughthecompanyclosedthreeofitssmallerstoresinthefirsthalfofthisyear,itisaimingtoincreaseitsoverseaspresencebyopeningatleasttennewstoresoverthenextfewyears.
DFull-yearresultsfromMcBain'shomeimprovementsbusinessrevealedafallinprofitsfrom£75millionlastyearto£66millionthisyear.Analystsbelieve,however,thatthestockmarketisstillunderestimatingthecompany'srecoverypotentialandconsequentlyundervaluingthecompany'sshares.Thecompanyhasrecentlymanagedtoreducesomeofitscostsbyslimmingdownitsworkforce.Analystsareassumingthatmarketconditionswillremainstableuntilthefirstquarterofnextyearandthatdemandwillriseonlyslightlythroughoutthewholeofnextyear.
ETherecentthird-quarterresultsfromthemininggroupLMBshowprofitsof£212million,whichwerehigherthanmarketpredictionsof£205million.Profitsmighthavebeenevenhigherifthecompanyhadnothadtocarryoutmajormaintenancework.Itishopedthatthefourth-quarterperiodmayseesomefurtherimprovementnowthatthemaintenanceworkiscomplete.However,governmentlegislation,duetobeintroducedatthebeginningofnextyear,couldhaveanadverseeffectonthissectorofthemarket.Theshareswouldseemtobesomewhatover-valued.
PARTTHREE
Questions15-20
●Readthetextbelowabouthowcompaniestakeadvantageofdevelopmentsincommunicationstechnology.
●Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
●Foreachgap9-14,markoneletter(A-H)onyouranswersheet.
●Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
●Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).
Communicationstechnologyandmodernbusinesspractices
Inindustriesfromheavymanufacturingtothelaw,andfromretailtoconstruction,companiesareseekingnewsolutionsforoutdatedprocessesbytheuseofcommunicationstechnology.
(0) H Companieshaveoffloadednon-coreactivitiesandfindthemselvesdealingnowwithsuppliersandcustomersfromanywhereintheworld.Internationaltravelisseenascostlyand,fortheenvironmentallyaware,awasteofresources.And,ofcourse,high-speedinternetconnectionsandmobiledevicesareavailabletoall.
Technologyisonlypartoftheanswer,however.(9)………….Forastart,inthisageofjointventuresandoutsourcingtospecialistsuppliers,twocompaniesmayfindthemselvescompetingfiercelyonedayandbiddingforcontractstogetherthenextaspartofthesameconsortium.(10)………..
Sohowdoyoubuildasenseofcommunity,orcommoncause,ifteammembersallworkfordifferentorganisations?
Findingtherightblendofcommunication-fromface-to-facemeetingstophone,emailandvideoconferencing-isdifficult,especiallywherecommerciallysensitiveinformationisinvolved.(11) ………….
Luckilythereareanumberoftoolsavailablewhichcanhelpcompaniesworktogether,shareinformationandholddiscussionswithoutthebotheroftravelling.(12)………..Theycannotonlyseeandheareachother,butalsoshareelectronicinformation,orcreateawhiteboardwheretheycanbrainstormideas,asiftheyweresittinginthesameroom.
Othercollaborativesystemsfocusonestablishingacentralrepositoryofinformationwhichcanbeaccessed,withthenecessarycontrols,byallparticipantsovertheinternet,thuscuttingouttheneedforphonecalls,faxes,emails,orlettersinthepost.Sharinginformationcanbeparticularlydifficultintheconstructionindustry,asdozensofdifferentcontractorsmaybeworkingonasinglebuildingproject.BuildOnlineisacollaborativesystemwhichwasdevelopedspecificallyforthissituation.(13)……….Userscanmakeanyamendmentstheyneed,andsendthembacktobeincorporatedintothedesign,otherusersbeingalertedviaemailortextmessage.(14)………..
Developmentsofthiskind,togetherwiththeubiquitousavailabilityoffastinternetaccess,havemadecomplexmultipartnercollaborationfeasible.Butitmustalwaysberememberedthatmanagementandmonitoringarestillessentialfactorsforsuccess.
ATheseexamplesshowhowwellelectroniccommunications,andabitofimagination,canbeusedtosmooththewheelsofbusiness.
BInthefirstcase,theyguardtheirinformationjealously,andinthesecond,theywillneedtoshare.
CItallowsallinvolvedtoaccessthelatestinformationthroughaPCandaninternetbrowser.
DTogetthefullbenefits,businessesalsoneedtochangethewaytheyworkandthink.
EGetitrightandyoucansavetime,effort,paper,petrolandmoney;getitwrongandyouhaveaprojectveeringoutofcontrol,withsecretsfindingtheirwaytocompetitors.
FAsafurtherrefinement,every
changeisauditedandlogged,soitisalwaysclearwhoapprovedwhatchanges.
GOnebenefitisthattheseenableemployeestoattendmeetingswhilesittingattheirdesktopPC,insteadofusingexpensivevideoconferencingequipment.
HSeveralfactorsaredrivingthetrend.
PARTTHREE
Questions15-20
●Readthefollowingarticleaboutappraisals,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.
●Foreachquestion15-20,markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyouranswersheetfortheansweryouchoose.
Foraprocessthat'ssowellestablishedinthecorporatelandscape,theperformanceappraisalisastonishinglyunpopular.Employeesdreaditasanannualcalling-to-accountwherethey'llhavetodefendtheirrecordandmakeadesperatebidforapayrise.Managers,fortheirpart,seeitasabureaucraticchore,anhouroftickingboxesandmouthingplatitudesthatcouldbebetterspentonotherthings.Nevertheless,reviewsarebecomingmorefrequent;insomeeagerfirmstheweeklyreviewisnotunknown.Andlikesomanyonce-intuitivefeaturesofbusinesslife,theappraisalhasbecomemoreandmorerigorous:
awell-oiledmechanismdevisedbytheHRpeopletocalibrateeveryemployeeandmapouttheirfuture.
Ifyou'reonthereceivingend,thatcanbeanuncomfortableprocess.'InthedaysbeforeIgotintomanagement,Igotcalledinonemorningatfiveminutes'notice,'recallsonedisillusionedmanagerinthepublicsector,whereappraisalshavebeenwarmly,ifsometimesindiscriminately,embraced.'Somebodysuddenlyrealisedtheyshouldhavegivenmeanappraisal,andpanicked.Andnobodymentionedthatmybonusleveldependedonit.IfI'dthoughtaboutit,Imighthavebeenabletomakeabettercaseformyself.'
Thesamemanagerwasconscious,whenbeingappraised,thatthepaperworkrecordingtheprocesscouldhavealegalisticaspectifitevercametodisciplinaryactionoranemploymenttribunal.'Theinformationgleanedwasallpotentialammunitionforifyoueversteppedoutofline,'hesays.
Mindyou,somefolkactuallyappeartorelishformalfeedback.Atmulti-nationalfirmGrade30,anewperformancereviewsystemhasbeenpopularwithstaff.DirectorTrevorPointerargues,fromanemployee'spointofview,'whensomebodytakesthetimetotalkopenlyand
honestlyabout,say,howyouareimpactingonotherpeople,itcanbehugelyhelpful.Butyouhavetotrustthatpersonoryouwon'ttakeitinthespiritinwhichitwasintended.'Sohowcanwegetmoreappraisalstothispoint?
Thekeyskillformanagerstolearnistofocusonspecifics.It'snogoodtellingsomeonethey'rearrogantorunreliable:
that'sacharacterjudgementtowhichno-onerespondswell.Instead,pointtoexamplesofbehaviourthatyouorothermembersoftheteamhaveaproblemwith.InTrevorPointer'swords,say,'Inthisparticularproject
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