2016年管理类联考公益模考模拟试B2英语.doc

互联网口碑时代用心做好课程2016年预测模拟试卷B2ISection I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) It is acknowledged that the modern musical show is Americas most original and dynamic contribution toward theater. In the last quarter of a century, America has produced large 1 of musical plays that have been popular abroad 2_ at home. 3 , it is very difficult to explain 4 is new or 5 American about them, for the 6 are centuries old.Perhaps the uniqueness of Americas contribution to the 7 can best be characterized through brief descriptions of several of the most important and best-known musicals. One of these is surely Oklahoma by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein. It burst 8 popularity in 1943. Broadway audience and critics were 9 by its 10 , vitality and excitement. This new type of musical was 11_ as kind of 12 theater in which the play, the music and lyrics, the dancing, and the scenic background were assembled not merely to provide entertainment and 13, but to 14 in a single unifying whole to contribute to its unique feature. 15, it meant that the songs and dances should 16 naturally out of the situations of the story and play an important part in carrying the action 17 .In Oklahoma, an American folk-dance style was organically combined with classical ballet and modern dance. It is right to say that the musical was a brilliantly integrated performance by the talented dancers and singing actors.Oklahoma also marked a new 18_ in the choice of story on which a musical is based. Writers and composers began to abandon the sentimentally picturesque or aristocratic setting 19_ more realistic stories in authentic social and cultural 20. Oklahoma was based on a folk whose story dealt not only with young love but also with the opening of the American West.1. A. number B. amount C. quantity D. numbers2. A. better than B. instead of C. as well as D. rather than3. A. Therefore B. Yet C. Moreover D. Thus4. A. which B. that C. what D. how5. A. characteristically B. particularly C. mainly D. exactly6. A. factors B. ingredients C. composers D. facts7. A. trait B. feature C. genre D. style8. A. with B. into C. out into D. in9. A. struck B. touched C. moved D. hit10. A. vivacity B. originality C. creativity D. dynamic11. A. conceived B. thought C. believed D. perceived12. A. special B. peculiar C. gross D. total13. A. variety B. amusement C. sundries D. fun14. A. mix B. join C. put D. share15. A. In other words B. To sum up C. On the contrary D. Generally speaking16. A. arise B. derive C. raise D. originate17.A. out B. on C. forward D. through18. A. direction B. way C. method D. epoch19. A. for B. with C. without D. except20. A. circumstances B. context C. situation D. surroundings欢迎您访问都学网报名第三次管理类联考万人公益大模考Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1High speed Internet provider At Home Corp. is buying Excite Inc. , one of the leading destinations on the World Wide Web, for about $ 6.7 billion in stock in one of the largest Internet company deals. The deal announced today would surpass America Online Inc.s $ 4.2 billion acquisition of Netscape Communications Corp. last year. Based on closing stock prices Friday, Excite is worth about $ 3.4 billion, which would mean that At Home would be paying a huge premium. The deal could eventually give telecommunications giant AT&T Corp. control of one of the highly sought after portals that serve as entry points onto the Internet.At Home is owned by Tele-Communications Inc., Cox Communications and several other investors. TCI is in the process of merging with AT&T Corp. in a $ 39 billion deal that is expected to be completed by spring. AT&T Corp. chief executive Michael Armstrong has stated he wants to use At Home as a conduit for delivering a wide range of communications services, including electronic commerce. Control over Excite, which has a search engine and links to several online shopping sites, would certainly enhance that goal. Excite, which has lagged behind other Web site companies, such as Yahoo!, has been looking for a larger partner in the rapidly consolidating Internet portal market, especially in wake of the AOL-Netscape deal. Several other companies had been rumored to be interested in Excite, including Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Negotiations between Yahoo! and Excite broke off this weekend, according to published reports.Excite, eager to extend its reach and market power, was attracted by an alliance with AT&T and TCI. Excites shareholders are expected to own about 30 percent of the combined company, which would be known as At Home Networks. Excite chief executive George Bell would take a position on the new companys executive board, reporting to At Home chief executive Tom Jermoluk. At Home, which delivers high-speed Internet service over cable TV lines, has more than 330 000 customers. The deal would give it access to Excites more than 20 million registered users and to the companys content development capabilities. Both companies are located in Redwood City, Calif. At Home, whose stock has risen nearly 300 percent over the past year, has the money to make a deal, Michael Harris, president of Kinetic Strategies Inc. told MSNBC. “With At Homes existing stock valuation (of about $11.7 billion), its been surprising they havent done more deals. Theyve certainly got a huge war chest built up.”Neither company has yet made a profit. In the three months ended Sep. 30, Excite lost $ 6.8 million on revenue of $ 44 million, including acquisition and amortization expenses. In the same period, At Home lost $ 9.7 million.21.Why does At Home want to buy Excite?A. Because Tom Jermoluk wants to control his strongest competitor.B. Because it wants to expand its business through Excites present resources.C. Because both companies are based in Redwood city, California.D Because it has lost $ 9.7 million in the last three months.22. Before the At Home Excite deal, Excite had attempted a deal with_ .A.TCI B.AT&TC.AOL D. Yahoo!23. How does AT&T fit into the picture of the At Home-Excite deal?A. Excite has been dealing with AT&T for some time.B.AT&T and At Home has been running At Home Networks jointly.C.AT&T is about to ally with TCI, the owner of At Home.D.AT&T runs Internet, of which Excite is an important user. 24. Excite is eager to join such powerful companies as AT&T and TCI because_ .A. it is at a competitive disadvantage in the Internet marketB. it expects to expand its shareholding over AT&T and TCIC. it wishes to expand its coverage of online shopping sitesD. it is about to go bankrupt and has to sell itself25. From what he said at the end of the third paragraph, we can conclude that Michael Harris_ .A. was surprised at the At Home Excite dealB. was not satisfied with the At Home Excite dealC. accused At Home of accumulating its wealth from warsD. considered the At Home-Excite deal desirable to At Home欢迎您访问都学网报名第三次管理类联考万人公益大模考Text 2The number of women directors appointed to corporate boards in the United States has increased dramatically, but the ratio for female to male directors remains low. Although pressure to recruit women directors, unlike that to employ women in the general work force, does not derive from legislation, it is nevertheless real. Although small companies were the first to have women directors, large corporations currently have a higher percentage of women on their boards. When the chairs of these large corporations began recruiting women to serve on boards, they initially sought women who were chief executive officer (CEOs) of large corporations. However, such women CEOs are still rare. In addition, the ideal of six CEOs (female or male) serving on the board of each of the largest corporations is realizable only if every CEO serves on six boards. This raises the specter of director over commitment and the resultant dilution of contribution. Consequently, the chairs next sought women in business that had the equivalent of CEO experience. However, since it is only recently that large numbers of women have begun to rise in management, the chairs began to recruit women of high achievement outside the business world. Many such women are well known for their contributions in government, education, and the nonprofit sector. The fact that the women from these sectors who were appointed were often acquaintances of the boards chairs seems quite reasonable: chairs have always considered it important for directions to interact comfortably in the boardroom.Although many successful women from outside the business world are unknown to corporate leaders, these women are particularly qualified to serve on boards because of the changing nature of corporations. Today a companys ability to be responsive to the concerns of the community and the environment can influence that companys growth and survival. Women are uniquely positioned to be responsive to some of these concerns. Although conditions have changed, it should be remembered that most directors of both sexes are over fifty years old. Women of that generation were often encouraged to direct their attention toward efforts to improve the community. This fact is reflected in the career development of most of the outstandingly successful women of the generation now in their fifties, who currently serve on corporate boards: 25 percent are in education and 22 percent are in government, law, and the nonprofit sector.One organization of women directors is helping business become more responsive to the changing needs of society by raising the level of corporate awareness about social issues, such as problems with the economy, government regulation, the aging population, and the environment. This organization also serves as a resource center of information on accomplished women who are potential candidates for corporate boards.26. According to the passage, in which of the following ways does the pressure to appoint women to corporate boards differ from the pressure to employ women in the work force?A. Corporate boards are under less pressure because they have such a small number of openings.B. Corporate boards have received less pressure from stockholders, consumers, and workers within companies to include women on their boards.C. Corporate boards have received less pressure from the media and the public to include women on their boards.D. Corporations are subject to statutory penalty for failing to include women on their boards.27. Which of the following would not be the advice given by the organization described in the last paragraph to corporations?A. Long-term inflation B. How to develop new markets.C. Health and safety regulations D. Retirement and pension programs.28. When seeking to appoint new members to a corporations board, the chair traditionally looked for candidates whoA. could work easily with other members of the board.B. were already involved in establishing policy for that corporation.C. had legal and governmental experience.D. had influential connections outside the business world.29. Which of the following is true about women outside the business world who are currently serving on corporate boards according to the passage?A. A large percentage will eventually work on the staff of corporations.B. A larger percentage are from government and law than are from the nonprofit sector.C. Most were already known to the chairs of the board to which they were appointed.D. Most are less than fifty years old.30. Whats the difference between the corporation of the past and modern corporations?A. Corporations of the past were less responsive to the financial needs of their employees.B. It is not crucial for a corporation of the past to keep up with changing markets.C. In the past, whether a corporation could satisfy the needs of society effectively would have less influence on its growth. D. The government has less power on regulating the modern corporation.Text 3The role of the manager as merely an overseer of workers is an artifact of the Industrial Age paradigm, no longer appropriate to the Knowledge Age. Increasingly, middle managersheads are on the chopping blocks of budget-tightening corporations, and those who fail to transform themselves into “player/coaches” will become obsolete, suggests Thomas H. Davenport, director of the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change. “There is still an important role, albeit a different one, for management in the future, ” Davenport writes in The Future of Leadership. “The single most important factor driving the change in what management entails is the rise and prevalence of knowledge work.”Under the old model of management, managers were viewed as a separate part of the organization workforce, a mere link between the executives who make the decisions and the laborers who carry out the work. But in the new model, managers both make decisions and do work themselves. In advanced economies, knowledge workers now make up more than 50% of workers or more, depending on how you define “knowledge workers”, Davenport reports, “I know of a CEO of a large pizza chain who argues that every worker in the organization is a knowledge worker, and unless they all use knowledge to manage costs, serve customers well, and maintain high quality standards, the organization will not succeed. However, if pizza makers are knowledge workers, who isnt? ” Davenport defines “knowledge workers” as those who create knowledge, such as product development engineers, or whose use of knowledge is a dominant aspect of their work, such as financial auditors. One aspect of work that has changed is that users and creators of knowledge are more likely to be the same people.“Workers have traditionally been viewed as users of ideas, not creators of them, and if they do create ideas they have generally been small ones, ” says Davenport. “My view, however, is that the organizations that will be more successful in the future will be those in which its everyones job to be creating and using ideas that are both big and small.” Davenport identifies eight key trends creating the Knowledge Manager of the Future: From overseeing work to doing it, too. In many cases, such as in law, consulting, and accounting firms.From organizing hierarchies to organizing communities.From imposing work designs and methods to understanding them.From hiring and firing workers to recruiting and retaining them.From building manual skills to building knowledge skills.From evaluating visible job performance to assessing invisible knowledge achievements.From ignoring culture to building a knowledgefriendly culture.From supporting the bureaucracy to fending off.“Although each of these attributes of future management may represent only an evolutionary change from how managers worked in the late twentieth century, in aggregate they comprise a managerial revolution,” Davenport concludes.31. What does “player/coaches” in the sentence “those who fail to transform themselves into .” means?A. The managers have to master the skills both as players and coaches, or they will be eliminated from the sports world.B. Thomas H. Davenport suggests the managers to improve their abilities with the standards of players and coaches.C. The managers should transform themselves from overseeing work to participate it, too.D. The players and coaches will be the most popular occupations in the future.32. Davenports attitude to the CEO of the large pizza chains argument is that ?A. He agrees with the CEO and admits that every worker in the organization is a knowledge worker for they have contributed their intelligence.B. He doesnt agree with the CEO and he defines the knowledge workers as those who create and apply knowledge to practice.C. He doesnt agree with the CEO and shows his absolute respect to the common workers.D. He agrees with the CEO and he considers those who use knowledge as well as create knowledge are the most distinguished.33. In Davenports opinion, a successful organization in the future will be?A. An organization in which the dominant supporters are the managers.B. An organization in which the workers are the creators of small ideas as well as users of the knowledge.C. A unity that everyone has equal rights to speak no matter he is executive or common worker.D. An organization in which every member is responsible to create and use ideas.34. Which of the following statements is true?A. In the future, the role of managers is going to be weakened little by little.B. According to Davenport, it is more significant to improve workers manual skills.C. Improving the performance of knowledge workers requires an ability to get inside their mind, since knowledge work production is invisible.D. It is unreasonable to abolish the organization hierarchies, since the managers role is changing.35. What is the tone of the passage?A. Critical B. Subjective C. Objective D. Indifferent欢迎您访问都学网报名第三次管理类联考万人公益大模考Text 4If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work-force skills, American firm