商务英语考试BEC中级练习题4.docx
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商务英语考试BEC中级练习题4
2019年商务英语考试BEC中级练习题4
单项选择题
1、根据下面内容,回答题
BuffetZone
LucyRobertsonstartedworkingatatake-awayfoodbusinesstosupplementherincomeduringherstudentdaysatEdinburghUniversity.Severalyearslatershehadboughtthebusinessandnow,17yearson,sheownsGrapevineCaterers,probablyScotland'sleadingindependentcaterers,withaturnoverofalmostε6m.
Shehadneverplannedtoownabusiness,andhadcertainlyneverconsideredacareerincatering.(0)...G…However,herunplannedcareerbeganin1985,whenshereturnedtoEdinburghanddiscoveredthatthetakeawayshehadworkedinwasupforsale.Onimpulse,sheboughtit,butadmitsthatatthetimesheknewnothingaboutcatering.(8).....Itwasadifficulttime,butessentialintermsofgainingtheexperiencesheneeded.Thelate1980sboomwasgoodforbusiness,withlargenumbersofofficeworkerswantingtakeawayfoodfortheirlunches.(9)....."Atonepointtherewere26foodoutletswithina5-kilometreradius,"Robertsonrecalls,astheeconomychangedandtheoncepackedofficeblocksstartedtobecomevacant,itbecameclearthatRobertsonwouldneedtodiversify.(10)......Itchangedthedirectionofthecompanyforgood.
AsRobertsonbegantowincateringcontracts,shedecidedthatthecompanywouldhavetomovetolargerpremises.In1994,themovewasmadewhensheboughtanothercateringbusinessthatalreadyhadanumberofprofitablecontractsforboardroomlunches.
Meanwhile,Robertson'smaincompetitor,theoldestcateringcompanyinEdinburgh,wascausinghersomeanxiety."Customerloyallyisnottobeunderestimated,"shewarns.ButRobertsonisnotsomeonewhoiseasilyputoff.(11)......Partlyasaresultofthis,turnoverdoubled,andhavingoutgrownanothersite,Robertsonboughtacity-centrelocationforthegroup'sheadquarters.
Bynow,Grapevine'smaincompetitorwasanewcateringcompanycalledTowngates.AlthoughRobertsontriedtoraiseenoughmoneytobuyTowngates,shedidnotsucceed.ThenluckintervenedandTowngateswentbankrupt.(12)......Manyacceptedandthecompany'sturnoverwentfromε700,000toε1.5millionalmostovernight.
However,thecompany'sgrowthwasnotassmoothasitsoundsinretrospect.Robertsonadmits,"Wewereclosetotheedgeduringthegrowthperiod.Likemanyunder-capitalizedcompaniestryingtogrow,itmighteasilyhavecollapsed."Butthat,shefeels,isthechallengeofdevelopingyourownbusiness.
A.ButthereareplentyofsimilarcontractstobewonintheeastofScotlandbeforeRobertsonturnsherattentionelsewhere.
B.Herwayroundthisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany.
C.Butthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.
D."Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,"saysRobertson.
E.Shedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareanddelivermealstobusinesspremises.
F.Onhearingthis,RobertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandofferedtheservicesofGrapevineCaterers.
G.Instead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.
(8)应选
填空题
2、
Findingtherightpeople
Whenasmallcompanygrows,managersmusttakeonmanynewroles.Besidestheday-to-dayrunningofthebusiness,theyfindthemselvesresponsiblefor,amongotherthings,relationswithoutsideinvestors,increasedlevelsofcashflowand,hardestofall,recruitment.
Formostmanagersofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises,thejobofsearchingfor,interviewingandselectingstaffisdifficultandtime-consuming.___(0)G___.Interviewing,forexample,isahighlyskilledactivityinitself.
“Wehavefoundthewholeprocessveryhard,”saysDanBaker,foundingpartnerofaPRcompany.“Insevenyearswehavegrownfromfivetoeighteenstaff,butwehavenotfounditeasytolocateandrecruittherightpeople.”___(8)___.AsDanBakerexplains,“Wewenttooneforoutfirstrecruitmentdrive,buttheytookalotofmoneyinadvanceanddidn’tputforwardanybodysuitable.Intheendwehadtodoitourselves.”
MostrecruitmentdecisionsarebasedonapileofCVs,acoupleofshortinterviewsandtwocautiousreferences.DavidRowe,abusinesspsychologist,studiedhowappointmentsweremadeinfivesmallcompanies.Heclaimsthatselectionwasrarelybasedinclearcriteria.___(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)___.Theycanaskapplicantsallsortsofyouwithashortlistofpeoplewhonotonlyhavetheskills,butwhoarelikelytofitinwithyourcompany’swayofdoingthings.”
A.Afinancedirectorinabigcompany,forexample,willoftenmakeaterriblesmallcompanyfinancedirectorbecauseheorsheisusedtohavingateamdoingtheday-to-dayjobs.
B.Moreoftenthannot,thepeoplemakingthechoiceprioritizeddifferentqualitiesincandidatesorreliedonguesswork.
C.Recruitmentwouldseemanobvioustasktooutsource,butthecompany’sexperienceofrecruitmentagencieswasnotencouraging.
D.Theyneedpayingforthat,ofcourse,butyouwillhavethemworkingforyouandnotforthecandidate.
E.Theyareusuallyinveryspecificmarketsandtheproblemtheyfaceisthatrecruitmentagenciesmaynotreallyunderstandthesector.
F.Thismeansthatcompaniescannotspendmorethanthestandardtenminutesinterviewingeachapplicant.
G.Yetfewaretrainedandcompetentforallaspectsofthetask.
3、
1.ProblemsatSouthfordPlant
DearMRBallard,
YouaskedforabriefreportconcerningtherecenteventsattheSouthfordPlant.
Wehaveconsultedthefilesandspokentorelevantmembersofthehighermanagementandthusareabletoprovideanexplanationforthebreakdownreportedinthepresson17Mayofthisyear.
____1____Thehandlingequipmentusedtodeliverthecomponentstotheassemblylinehasbeenknowntobeinneedofanoverhaulforthepastsixmonths.TheplanthasbeenworkingtofullcapacitytofinishtheAmericanordersaccordingtoschedule.
Asyouknow,wehadcommissionedastudybyIndustrialResearchConsultants.____2____Inittheywarnedthattherewasnotenoughspaceavailabletostoresufficientcomponents____3____
Wehaddecidedtoinstallfullyautomatedrobotsystem.However,atthesametimeitwascleartoourproductiondirectorthatgiventhepresentmaintenancestaff,wewouldnothavesufficientstaffavailableifbigproblemsweretoarise____4____Butwewerestillonlyworkingatwo-shiftsystemsothemachineswerenotgettingthenecessarycover.
Weallagreethatthebreakdownwasextremelyunfortunateandyetwemustadmitthat,underthecircumstance,itwasnotentirelyunexpected.
Wenowbelievethatwehavemanagedtosortoutthemajorproblemswhichwehadbeenhavingwiththeconveyorequipment____5____Addedtothisisthefactthatpersonneldepartmenthasbeensuccessfulinrecruitingsomehighlyqualifiedmaintenancestaffwhomakesusconfidentthatarepetitionofthe16Maynowseemsentirelyunlikely.
A.Theyalsorecommendedexpandingthepresenttwo-shiftsystemtoathree-shiftone.
B.AndalsowhenthenewrobotsareinstalledinSeptember,wefeelcertainthatsuchproblemswillbecomeathingofthepast.
C.Unfortunately,asyouknow,therehasbeenamajorproblemwithrecognizingthemaintenanceschedule.
D.Thewiderangeofmachineweoperateisnotfullysupervisedatalltimes.
E.Thecauseofthebreakdownwasverysimple.
F.TheysubmittedtheirreportonApril5.
G.Therehavebeenanumberofdelaysandbreakdownsinproductionrecentlywhichhavebeenreportedinthepress.
H.Thefirmhasbeenadvertisingformaintenanceengineersforsomeweeks.
I.Allthefacilitiesintheplantwillbecoordinatedtoenabletheworkerstostepupproductionofthenewrangeofmachines.
4、
Questions8-12
Readthisadvertisementaboutbusinessbookreviews.
Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.
Foreachgap8-12,markoneletterA-IonyourAnswerSheet.
Donotmarkanylettertwice.
A)Theseintroductorytextsarethemostimportantbooksandusingthemcanpaybigdividends.
B)Discoverpracticaltipsandtechniquesyoucanapplywithoutdelay.
C)Inordertoavoidthisproblem,weselectforyouonlythetrulyworthwhiletitlesandrejecttherest.
D)Accordingtostudiespublishedinpsychologyjournals,youretainthecontentofasummarybetterthanabook.
E)Heorshewouldtakethemostimportantideasfromeachone,andcompilethemintoanea
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