[外语类试卷]BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷153及答案与解析.doc
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1、BEC商务英语(中级)阅读模拟试卷 153及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 Look at the statements below and the information on the opposite page about feedback on staff performance. Which section(A, B, C or D)does each statement 1-7 refer to? For each statement(1-7), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. You will need
2、to use some of these letters more than once.Example:0 the reluctance of companies to base pay on staff feedback Changes in Performance FeedbackA In the past, feedback about your performance used to mean a quiet chat with the boss. But now 360-degree feedback - the system where employees are also giv
3、en feedback from peers and from the people they manage - is taking root in corporate culture. The system is characterised by greater participation and has grown out of the desire of companies to create more open working environments where people work better together and ideas and opinions are exchan
4、ged between teams and across levels of seniority.B PCs linked to the company IT network are set to become the feedback machines. Many firms introducing 360-degree feedback are using Personal Development Planner software. Feedback on an individual, which is based on a questionnaire relating to attrib
5、utes needed for that persons role in the company, is collected using this electronic system. All the information gathered is analysed and the end result is a suggested development plan. The advantage is that individuals make requests for the feedback themselves and receive the results directly.C Sar
6、ah Rains, from the pharmaceutical company Optec, said, Now feedback is available on our network, we encourage managers to choose how they use it. It is a flexible tool and we tell them that waiting for the annual event of a formal appraisal neednt apply. At the engineering company NT, 250 technical
7、managers have been through the feedback process. Jack Palmer, a senior manager there said, We needed to develop the interpersonal skills of these technically-minded people. In particular, we wanted to build on their team-working and coaching skills.D So, how is the new feedback culture likely to aff
8、ect you? It could form the basis of your personal development programme, providing pointers to your strengths and also to those areas you need to develop more. Or feedback could be used for succession planning, where companies use the information to speculate on who has the right skills to move into
9、 more senior positions. As yet, few organisations have stretched the role of feedback so far as to link it to salaries. But one thing is clear: the future will bring even wider participation by all members of staff. 1 staff being reminded that it is not essential to restrict feedback to once a year
10、2 the way in which feedback could identify people suitable for promotion 3 the aim of improving staff communication throughout an organisation 4 the feedback obtained on an employee being linked to requirements for a particular job 5 aspects of a group of employees work that were identified as requi
11、ring improvement 6 feedback indicating both positive and negative aspects of an individuals work 7 the participation of less senior personnel in a member of staffs feedback 二、 PART TWO 7 Read the article below about developments at a bank. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each
12、 of the gaps. For each gap(8-12), mark one letter(A-G)on your Answer Sheet. Do not mark any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning(0). The Pan-Slavic Trading BankWhen Miroslav Novak started work as a graduate trainee, his employer, the Pan-Slavic Trading Bank(P-STB), was a state
13、-owned bank specialising in export trade. Though only the countrys fourth bank in size and turnover, it was well run and had a proven track record.(0)_G_ Despite its inclusion in the governments programme of privatisation, expansion or major change were not on the agenda.Today, ten years on, Mirosla
14、v has come a long way from his modest beginnings. Recently appointed director of the branch network, he now sits on the executive board.【 P1】 _ Of particular concern is the fact that the P-STB has become a retail bank, no longer dealing exclusively with large companies. This sector has, in fact, bee
15、n downgraded to secondary status, since the most important market is seen to be elsewhere.The new emphasis is on offering a wide range of products to the general public. 【 P2】 _ When this policy was first put forward, Miroslav and his colleagues doubted its feasibility, since it was not part of thei
16、r financial culture. The directors went ahead with their plans, however, and, as success followed success, their doubting employees were forced to admit to having been mistaken.The source of the P-STBs change of direction was to be found abroad; the directors of a bank from Luxembourg had been monit
17、oring the progress of the P-STB as it moved towards privatisation.【 P3】 _ After lengthy negotiations, including with government departments, the Luxembourg bank was successful and became the majority shareholder. The P-STB now found itself the subsidiary of a foreign bank.No time was wasted in flyin
18、g in a team of managers from the parent company. No sooner had they arrived than major changes began to be implemented.【 P4】 _This was exciting and challenging, but there was a high price to pay. The average working day increased from eight to twelve hours almost immediately, and several of the long
19、er-serving staff were given early retirement. Those who remained felt extremely uncomfortable about the contrast in their fortunes.The next few months under new ownership were extremely demanding and Miroslav found little to be optimistic about. 【 P5】 _ Miroslav grew to enjoy the demands made on him
20、, and before long was promoted to his present position, with responsibility for converting all the branches in the network to retail banking. He spends less time than he would like with his family, and still misses former colleagues, but the work itself is more satisfying than he could ever have ima
21、gined.Example: A Liking what they saw, they put in a bid, in fierce competition with at least five other financial institutions.B Despite this, and although he is one of the relatively few to have prospered, he feels that his position is far from secure.C Gradually, though, as the new structure took
22、 shape, the bank began to feel like a modern company with an exciting future.D Young employees were given responsible positions, including Miroslav, who was put in charge of a department.E The bank has, in effect, become a financial supermarket, where customers can purchase the services they need of
23、f the shelf.F They decided that it was the right moment to exploit this area of weakness.G With a client base restricted to national corporations, for whom it financed overseas trade, the P-STB put its success down to reliability and conservatism. 8 【 P1】 9 【 P2】 10 【 P3】 11 【 P4】 12 【 P5】 三、 PART T
24、HREE 12 Read the magazine article below about Andy Seymour, the Chief Executive of a chain of book stores called Bookroom, and the questions on the opposite page. For each question(13-18), mark one letter(A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet. CHALLENGING TIMES AT BOOKROOM Bookroom isnt a very successfu
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