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BEC高级阅读真题XX年备考 做好阅读题考试就稳操胜券了但是往往阅读有不是那么容易因此需要好好练习以下是百分网小编精心为大家整理的BEC高级阅读真题希望对大家有所帮助更多内容请关注应届毕业生网 PARTONE Questions18 Lookatthesentencesbelowandatfivepassagestakenfromabookaboutfamousmanagementthinkersontheoppositepage. Whichpassagedoeseachsentencereferto? Foreachsentence18,markoneletterA1B,C,DorEonyourAnswerSheet. Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce. Example: Hehasdevelopedhisownpanytopromotehiswork. 0ABCDE 1Othersinhisfieldthinkveryhighlyofhim. 2Hisideashavespreadbeyondthebusinessworld. 3Hefeltthatpeopleshouldbeabletoenjoytheirwork. 4Hisideasaremoreplexthantheyseem. 5Hedidavarietyofinterestingthingsbeforewritinghisbooks. 6Hismostsuccessfulbookwaswrittenwithacolleague. 7Heisparticularlyskilledatforecastingimportantdevelopments. 8Contactwiththemilitarywasanearlyinfluenceonhisthinking. AJohnAdair AdairisthepioneeringBritishthinkerinthetheoryofleadership.HewasthefirstpersonintheUKtoholdaprofessorshipinBusinessLeadershipandhaspublishedaseriesofinfluentialbooksonthesubject. Despitehisquietappearance,Adairhashadacolourfullife,servinginaBedouinregimentandworkingonanArcticfishingboatHisinitialinterestinleadershipcamefromhisarmyexperienceandheusedtolectureatthehighlyprestigiousacademywhereBritisharmyofficesaretrained.Henowworksasaninternationalconsultant. BEdwarddeBono DeBonoisunusualamongmajorgurusfortworeasons:firstly,hewasbornnotinoneofthegreatindustrialnationsbutonthetinyislandofMalta.Secondly,hisideashavereachedawideraudiencethanjustmanagers,sothathisbookshavebeeessentialrendinginmanydifferentdisciplines. MostofdeBonosworkhasbeenconcernedwiththewayhumanbeingscantrainthemselvestothinkmorecreatively.Thisapparentlysimpleideahasresultedin37booksandahighlysuccessfulcareerasalecturerandconsultant. CPeterDrucker ProbablynoothersinglethinkerhasdoneasmuchasDruckertoestablishmanagementasaseriousareaofstudy.Certainly,hisfellowmanagementthinkersconsiderhimoneofthefoundingfathersofthediscipline,andhisbooksandarticlesarequotedmorethanthoseofanyothermanagementwriter. Hisfirstbookwaspublishedasfarbackas1939,yetheisstillwritingandteaching.Hisgreatestdistinctionhasbeenhisabilitytopredictingtrendsinbusinessandeconomics.Asaresult,hisideasaretreatedwiththegreatestrespectandinterest. DFrederickHerzberg Althoughrelativelyfewcontemporarymanagementstudentswillhavereadhisbooks,Herzbergsnameisinstantlyrecognisabletoanyonewhohasstudiedindustrialorganisations.ThisisbecausetheAmericanpsychologistwasresponsibleforintroducingtheconceptofmotivationintomanagementthinking. Asayoungman,Herzbergbecamedeeplyinterestedinmentalillnessandthehumanneedformentalandemotionalsatisfaction.Thisledhimtocriticisetheapproachofmanypaniestojobdesign,andtoarguefortheneedforjobenrichmenttostimulateemployeesefforts. ETomPeters TheAmericansreputationwascreatedintheI980sbythespectacularsuccessofonebook,InSearchofExcellence,cowrittenwithRobertWaterman.Thetwowereworkingtogetherasmanagementconsultantsandnooneexpectedtheirfirst(andonly)booktoendupselling5millioncopiesworldwide Althoughhisideashavebeencriticised,Peterspopularityasaspeakerandwriterhascontinuedtogrow.SomuchsothatPetershascreatedhisownbusinesstomarketbooks,videosandconsultancybasedonhiswork. PARTTWO Questions914 Readthistextfromanarticleabouthealthclubs. Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofillineachofthegaps. Foreachgap914,markoneletterAHonyourAnswerSheet. Donotuseanylettermorethanonce. Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(0). Travelstressbringsboomtohealthclubs ArapidgrowthinbusinesstravelhasprovidedalucrativespinoffforBritishhealthclubsaspaniestrytopreventhardworkingexecutivesfromsufferingtravelrelatedstress. Healthclubsarefullybookedthroughouttheingmonthsallaroundthecountryandmanyareplanningtoexpandtheirfacilities. 0HAccordingtoGillieTurner,groupmarketingmanagerfortheChampneysgroupofhealthclubs,duringthelastrecessionexecutiveslostmanyoftheirextrabenefitsaspaniescutback.9ShesaysthatlargepaniesalsoseemtohavedecidedthatitisnogoodsendingsomeonetoacountrylikeSpainasarewardfordoingagoodjob,becausetheywillsimplyeattoomuchandflopontoabeach.10 Champneys,thepanyacknowledgedasthemarketleaderinthisfield,isnowplanningtointroduceaspecialProfitingfromStresscourse,whichwillrunoverthreedays.11JonathonStapleton,generalmanagerofChampneys,saysthatmoderncorporatelifebeingwhatitis,mostbusinesstravellersfindthattheyarehavingtodotheworkwhichevenayearagowasdonebytwo.12 Tomeetthisnewdemand,otherhealthclubsarealsothinkingofintroducingsimilarschemes.ClareBrandish,thesalesandmarketingdirectorofanotherhealthclub,hasnoticedamarkedchangeintheclienteleatherclub.13 Businessesofallkindsareanxioustoreduceabsenteeism.14Muchoftheproblemiscausedbylongperiodsawayfromhome,irregularhours,businessentertainingandjetlag. AccordingtotheGuildofBusinessTravelAgents,salesofbusinessclassairlineticketshaverisenby12%inthepastyear,hotelbookingshavegoneupby36%andcarhirehasrisenby24%.DaveReynolds,theGBTAchiefexecutive,saysthatthetroubleisthatthesamenumberofpeoplearebeingaskedtotravelmoreoften.Hementsthatitisno wondertheyneedtotakeabreakinahealthclub. AIthasbeencalculatedthatabout40millionworkingdaysarelosteachyearinBritainbecauseofstress,tentimesasmanyasarelost10industrialdisputes. BThishasinvolvedaconsiderableriseinthenumberofbusinessbookings,whereaspreviouslymostclientscameasprivateindividuals. CNowtheyarebeingrestored,asindustryrealisesthatthehealthofitsexecutivesisvital. DButwhowillbenefitmostfromthesedevelopments? EBecauseofthepressuresthisimposes,manypanieshavenowdecidedthatitisworthwhilepayingfortheirseniorexecutivestotakeaproperbreakandgetadviceonhowtobatstress. FExecutivestakingpartinitwillbegivenmassagesandhealthtreatments,workoutsandarangeoftalksonhowtodealwithstress,especiallywhentravelling. GSowhatsthereasonforthisnowtrend? PARTTHREE Questions1520 Readthefollowingarticleonrecruitingandmanagingstaffandthequestionsontheoppositepage. Eachquestionhasfoursuggestedanswersorwaysoffinishingthesentence,A,B,CandD. MarkoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet,fortheansweryouchoose. Asamanagerintheserviceindustrysector,IvelookedathundredsofCVsinmytime.TheyarenotnecessarilytheblanddocumentssomebossesmightthinktheyareTheyarefulloflittlepointerstowardsindividualspersonalitiesandsuitabilityforthejob.ThefirstthingIalwayslookatisanapplicantsemploymentrecord.Icheckforcontinuityandstability.Ifsomebodyhasalonglistofpreviousjobs,allofvaryinglength,alarmbellsstartringing.Ratherthananirregularroutefromjobtojob,whatIhopetoseeisstablecareerprogression.Whatdoestheircareerpathlooklikeisitallstepsforward,oraretherealotofsidewaysmoves?AndIamalwayspleasedtofindafamilypersonwithchildren,becauseinmyexperiencetheytendtoberesponsibleandreliable. IneverrelyonCVsalone.Wegetapplicantstofillinoneofourownapplicationforms.Weaskwhytheyveapplied,whattheiraspirationsandpersonalgoalsare,andalsoabouttheirinterestsandhobbiesandanyclubstheybelongto.Thatgivesyouausefulinsightintotheirpersonalityandlifestyle.Theapplicationformalsoenablesustotesthowmuchpeoplehaveactuallybeenprogressingintheircareers,becauseweaskfordetailsofthesalariestheyhavereceivedforeachjob. ItsalwaysworthlookingatCVsanddesigningapplicationformswithgreatcare.Takingonemployeesmightberewarding,butitisalsoabiginvestmentforanybusiness.Mistakesinchoosingstaffcancostpaniesdear,soitmakessensetospendtimeensuringyougettherightperson. Intheservicesector,oneoftheaimsofpaniesistomaintainandimprovecustomerservice,andthisisachievedpartlythroughlowstaffturnover.Youneedtotakeonpeoplewhounderstandthat,andwillwanttostay.Thatswhy,whenyouvetakenstaffon,thenextthingisgettingthebestoutofthem. MymanagementstyleesfromthedayswhenItookovermyfirstbusiness,anailingroadhaulagefirmwhichIwascertainIcouldturnintoaprofitablepany.Thefirstthingistotreatothersasyoudliketobetreatedyourself.AssoonasItookoverthebusiness,Italkedtoeverybodyindividually,andlookedforwaystomakesuretheirparticularskillsbenefitedthepany. Ididnthavemuchexperiencethenofmanagingpeople,butaboveallIalwaystriedtobefairandhonestwitheveryone.Asaresult,Ithinkthestaffknewthatandacceptedmydecisions,eveniftheydidntagreewiththemall.Also,bossesmustbeabletomunicate.Youalsoneedtocreateteamspirit,andbuildonthestrengthoftheteam.Iexplainedmyplansforthepanytoallthestaff,andletthemallknowwhatIneededfromthem.Thelorrydriversrespondedbrilliantly,andwerethekeytoturningthebusinessround.Theyunderstoodthatwehadtodevelopaprofessionalreputation,andfromthenonthedaysofpoorqualitydeliverieswereover. Lastly,Iamagreatbelieverinprofitsharing.Ittakesateamtomakeapanywork,soprofitsshouldbesharedbyall.Jobsatisfactionisimportant,butitdoesntpaytherent.Sharedprofitandbonuseshelptostrengthenteamspiritbygivingeveryoneamongoalthattheyworktowardstogether. 15WhatfactdoesthewriterhopetolearnfromapplicantsCVs? Athattheyhaveexperienceofmanydifferentjobs Bthattheircareershavedevelopedsteadily Ctheopiniontheiremployershadofthem Dwhethertheyaremarriedorsingle 16Thewrit