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1、剑桥商务英语高级-2 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BREADING/B(总题数：1，分数：8.00)Look at the statements below and at the five short summaries on the opposite page about business books on leadership management Which book summary(A，B，C，D or E)does each statement 1-8 refer to? For each statement 1-8，mark one letter(A，

2、B，C，D or E)on your Answer Sheet You will need to use some of these Ietters more than onceBPART ONE/BA The New Boss Taking over as thenew bossis never easyExpectations run high，you have a limited time to make a good impression and the competitive pressure is severePeter Fischer identifiesseven buildi

3、ng blocks of successful leadership transitionto help you find your wayHe devotes a chapter to each step，including lists of unexpected difficulties and easily-made mistakes，suggestions，questions and a summaryThe last part of this book contains case studies that focus on differentnew bosssituationsFis

4、chers unembeIlished，straightforward style makes his concepts easy to understand and implement B Discipline without Punishment For CEOs，human-resource staff members and anyone who influences the development of an organizations disciplinary system，this book is a must-readManagers，supervisors and small

5、business owners also will benefit from Dick Grotes guidance on implementing a non-punitive approach to improved performanceThis book is highly appreciated for the thoughtfulness and detail of his suggested disciplinary system，as well as his advice on incorporating this system into your daily managem

6、ent practices C The Game-Changer This book is both intriguing and highly usefulProcter & Gamble CEO AGLafley and business author Ram Charan draw examples from several large，successful organizationsGE，Honey-well，and Dupontbut their primary focus is Procter Gamble(P&G)They explore how P&G changed from

7、 a staid giant to an organization driven by innovationand radically expanded its sales and profits along the wayThey are candid about P&Gs organizational methods and failed innovations，and they show how willing it has become to open up and connect D The Leader on the Couch When Manfred Kets de Varie

8、s uses many real life stories to show how you can use psychology to understand the workplace，his points are clear and seem immediately applicableAdmittedly，his discussion of the theories varies from instructive to somewhat obscure，and his classifications of personality and organizational types may s

9、eem arbitrary，but when he explains the processes involved in changehe is realistic and humareReaders who exert some conscious patience will find the authors core points about the role of the unconscious in the business world insightful and useful E The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Principles ar

10、e laws that apply across different culturesgenerations，and circumstances，John Maxwell，drawing lessons from his own experiences as well as those of other leadem，has discovered 21 principles for leadershipIn each chapter of the book，Maxwell describes each law as a tool that can help people succeed in

11、business，church，spots，and pemonal endeavors。Anyone in any position，in any field，and in any culture，can learn and practice these laws to become a successful leaderThe learning is made richer by real life illustrations that show how the laws are practiced or violated（分数：8.00）(1).Real life experiences

12、of the author and some others contribute to the formation of the points illustrated in this book（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).After careful reading，readers may come to accept the authors viewpoints on the subject discussed in this book（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).This book mainly concerns the success story of a famous

13、 company（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).This book appeals to human resources managers in that it offers them a positive way of managing people（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In this book，the author proposes a new system and introduces some ways of applying it in practice（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The author of this book illustrat

14、es that nowadays a new leader is often faced with great pressure（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).This book covers leadership in many different areas（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Though the major points of this book are clear enough to be undetood and applied，certain parts of it can be better writen（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPART

15、TWO/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) Read the text below about the impotance of an internship Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps For each gap 9-14，mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet Do not use any Ietter more than onceB Is an internship really all that important? /BIn yea

16、rs past，it was more common for college students to take summer jobs at local retail outlets or restaurants just fo earn money，said John AChallenger，chief executive of Challenger Gray ChristmasBut now an internship is seem as a votal first career step，he saidIt can be extremely important as a way to

17、determine which industries，companies and types of work are best for you，and as a way to secure future references and job offers Once starting an internship，make the most of itAbove allbe realisticSome people approach internships with a sense of entitlement，said Mark Oldman，founder of Vault，a career

18、Web site，and the author of several books on internshipsHe addedits hard to go from a campus hot stuff to a corporate layman，and its ridicuious when some interns want to come in and change everythingU (9) /U If you feel clueless，use that to your advantageU (10) /UInterns generally have more freedom t

19、han the average employee to pass across departments and hierarchies in search of helpThey can gain valuable knowledge and mentors，because most people enjoy sharing their experience with a younger generation In general，Mr.Oldman said，Its important for an intern to quickly decode the culture of the co

20、mpany and not step outside thatThat extends to the way you dress，MrChallenger saidA lot of times when youre younger you want to show how unique you are rather than identify with others，he saidU (11) /U In the opinion of Mr.Oldman，internships are an ideal way for employers to find out whether a new w

21、orker is suitable for a particular jobU (12) /UTherefore，as an intern，when you are asked to perform tasks that are boring and unimportant，you shouldnt feel wronged by thatYou should be willing to do such work because that shows you are a hard worker，said Mr.OldmanU (13) /ULook for work，but do it gen

22、tly or indirectly，and not too assertively，Mr.Oldman addeddo whats asked of you optimally and then offer your services for additional projects Last but not least，theres something you can do to improve the chances that your internship will lead to a job offerBefore you leave，build a bridge to the futu

23、re，Mr.Oldman saidGo over what you learned with your managersand tell them how much you appreciated the opportunity to work with themU (14) /UThat way，even if your internship does not lead to a job at that company，it will help clear a path to your eventual employer AThey enable employers to see who w

24、orks hard，who gets along with everybody，who seems to fit Into their culture BAnd ask whether your managers would be willing to write a letter of recommendation before you leave CIt is much more appropriate to approach the internship with a learning attitude，as suggested by MrOldman DMany interns don

25、t attach sufficient importance to this EAt the same timebe on the lookout for projects that will let you make good use of more advanced skills FThe power of curious interns cant be overestimated GIn the workplace，however，you tend to be judged by your willingness to fit into the groups norms HBut now

26、 an internship is seen as a vital first career step，he said。（分数：6.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BPART THREE/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00) Read the following aicle about team work and answer the questions on the opposite page For each question 15-20，mark one letter(A，B，C or D)on your

27、 Answer Sheet for the answer you chooseIs your group really a team? Teams are all the rage in the workplace today，and every organization speaks of the importance of teamsBut just because a group of people work together does not necessarily make them a teamThere are essential elements that identify t

28、eams，and nurturing them will help you become a good team leader Lets begin with a definition of what a team really isTeams are groups of individuals who accomplish designated objectives by working interdependenlIy，communicating effectively，and making decisions that impact their day to day workSo the

29、 first question to ask yourself is，How close does my team come to this definton?If it doesnt measure up to the definition，then you are not really leading a teamYou are probably managing a work groupThere is absolutely nothing wrong with a work groupA work group can achieve great results with your cl

30、ose supemisionThe idea，however，in todays changing organization and our competitive global marketplace，is to develop teams that can work autonomously without your close direction and support In a teammembers share decision-making and often build consensus，with two-way communication between manager an

31、d membersThere are joint work assignments and accountability on both the individual and team levelsIn a work group，the manager is the decision-maker，and there is a one-way，top-down pattern of communication。Each member has individual work assignments，and each person is held accountable and appraised

32、by the manager. Whether you operate as a work group or a team depends on three factorsFirstly，the skill and motivational level of membersSkilled and motivated employees need to be able to make decisions on their own and communicate upwardly when they need toThis is a model for working as a teamSecon

33、dly，the nature of the workSome work situations do not call for members to make decisions together，nor is there a need for much two way communication among team members and their managerBut if there is a need for both，you have a teamThirdly，the managers belief that indMduals can work autonomously and

34、 interdependentlyThis attitude is essential for todays workplace。When managers do not hold this belief，they will favor the work group over the team To get a group of individuals to function as a team，it is necessary to highlight the following issuesAs for team memberseveryone of them needs to know w

35、hat he or she is supposed to accomplish and how it fits in with what other team members do.And they must be allowed to make decisions that impact their work products and semicesWhen we give people ownership over what they are doing，they perform much betterLast but not leastteam members cannot hold b

36、ack on any comments that will help the team grow and prosperAs for the team leader，he or she should have the technical knowledge of what the team is doing，as well as be able to motivate and inspire the teamA qualified leader should always be ready to acknowledge team membersaccomplishmentMembers nee

37、d ongoing reminders that their efforts are valued and appreciated so that they can sustain high levels of performance （分数：6.00）(1).Which statement concerning teams is true?（分数：1.00）A.Nowadays teamwork is a popular conceptB.All the companies put great emphasis on teamsC.A good team involves close sup

38、ewision of the team leaderD.Theres nothing in common between a team and a group(2).In a team（分数：1.00）A.members work independently of each otherB.members make all the decisions togetherC.the team leader supewise the teamwork all the timeD.members work cooperatively and communicate effectively(3).What

39、s not true according to the third paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.Good teamwork means total agreement among membersB.The manager of a work group is the decision-makerC.Responsibility is shared among team membersD.In a group，members have separate assignments(4).Different from a work group（分数：1.00）A.a team inclu

40、des a large group of people working togetherB.members of a team are skilled employeesC.the Ieader of a team believes in team workD.team members dont communicate with the leader(5).What is not mentioned in the last paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.Team members should be aware of the designated objectivesB.Team m

41、embers may sometimes abuse the decision-making powerC.Team members should contribute to the development of the teamD.Team members are entitled to make some decisions(6).According to the author，a good team leader（分数：1.00）A.provides timely help to eVery memberB.execs positive influence on team members

42、performanceC.is a self-motivated personD.doesnt expect too much accomplishment from members四、BPART FOUR/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00) Read the article below about how to handle work after treatment for cancer Choose the correct word or phrase to till each gap from A，B，C or D on the opposite page For each questi

43、on 21-30，mark one letter(A，B，C or D)on your Answer SheetB Continuing to Heal After Returning to Work /BYou are on medical symptomafter learning that you have cancer，and you plan to return to work after your treatmentShould you return full time or part time?According to the American Cancer Society，a

44、great number of workers who receive aU (21) /Uof cancer do retum to their jobs during or after treatmentU (22) /U，its better to come back in stages rather than all at onceDoctorsU (23) /Uworking two or three days the first week and then returning to full time from there，U (24) /U，on the energy level

45、After all，you cant just walk into the office and expect toU (25) /Uat the same level you did before treatmentJust because you are healthy enough to go back to work doesnt mean you are necessarily ready to work eight hoursU (26) /Ua roW What if you have to come back full time for financial reasons?Ho

46、w do youU (27) /Ufeeling sick or tired on the job?Youd better be honest about itTalk to your manager，immediate co-workers and people who U(28) /Udirectly to you about how much work you can handle and what you need toU (29) /UIts also important to communicate to coworkersU (30) /Uyou need to get thro

47、ugh the day-it could be lying down for 20 minutes to regain your strength，or acknowledging that you can no longer work through lunch （分数：10.00）A.symptomB.diagnosisC.cureD.resultA.GenerallyB.ReallyC.AbsolutelyD.PossiblyA.demandB.recommendC.requireD.commandA.dependB.it dependsC.dependingD.dependedA.performB.workC.positionD.practiseA.atB.fromC.forD.inA.stopB.copeC.handleD.keepA.reportB.answerC.respondD.communeA.decideB.delegateC.deliverD.deleteA.whatB.whomC.thatD.when五、BPART FIVE/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00) Read the adicle be