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第八课时
PARTTHREE
Questions13-18
lReadthearticlebelowaboutmanagingasmallbusinessandthequestionsontheoppositepage.
lForeachquestion13-18,markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet,fortheansweryouchoose.
TheDifficultiesOfManagingASmallBusiness
RonaldMeersaskswhochiefexecutivesofentrepreneurialor
smallbusinessescanturntoforadvice.
"Theorganisationalweaknessesthatentrepreneurshavetodealwitheverydaywouldcausethemanagersofamaturecompanytopanic,'AndrewBiddenwroterecentlyinBostonBusinessReview.Thisseemstosuggestthattheleadersofentrepreneurialorsmallbusinessesmustbeunlikeothermanagers,ortheproblemsfacedbysuchleadersmustbethesubjectofaspecialisedbodyofwisdom,orpossiblyboth.Unfortunately,neitheristrue.Notmuchworthreadingaboutmanagingtheentrepreneurialorsmallbusinesshasbeenwritten,andtheleadersofsuchbusinessesaremadeoffleshandblood,liketherestofus.
Furthermore,littlehasbeendonetoaddresstheaspectsofentrepreneurialorsmallbusinessesthataresodifficulttodealwithandsodifferentfromthechallengesfacedbymanagementinbigbusiness.Inpartthisisbecausethoseinvolvedingatheringexpertiseaboutbusinessandinsellingadvicetobusinesseshavehistoricallybeenmoreinterestedintheneedsofbigbusiness.Inpart,intheUKatleast,itisalsobecausesmallbusinesseshavealwayspreferredtoadapttochangingcircumstances.
Theorganisationalproblemsofentrepreneurialorsmallbusinessesarethusforcedupontheinpidualswholeadthem.Evenmoresothanforbiggerbusinesses,theoldsayingistruethatpeople,particularlythosewhomaketheimportantdecisions,areabusinesssmostimportantasset.Theresearchthatdoesexistshowsthatneithermoneynortheabilitytoaccessmoreofitisthemajorfactordetermininggrowth.Themainreasonanentrepreneurialbusinessstopsgrowingisthelackofmanagementandleadershipresourceavailabletothebusinesswhenitmatters.Giveanentrepreneuranexperienced,skilledteamandheorshewillfindthefundseverytime.Gettingtheteam,though,isthedifficultbit.
Partoftheproblemforentrepreneursisthespeedofchangethataffectstheirbusinesses.Theyhavetocopewithcontinuouschangeyethavealwaysbeensuspiciousaboutthelatest"managementsolution'.Theyregardthemanyofferingsfrombusinessschoolsasoutofdateevenbeforetheyleavetheplanningboardandhavelittlefaithintherecommendationsofconsultantswhentheyarriveinthehandsofyoung.,inexperiencedgraduates.Butsuchimpatiencewith"managementsolutions'doesnotmeanthatproblemscanbelefttosolvethemselves.However,theleadersofgrowingbusinessesarestillleftwiththeproblemofwhototurntoforadvice.
Theanswerishorriblysimple:leadersofsmallbusinessescanaskeachother.Thecollectiveknowledgeofagroupofleaderscanproveenormouslyhelpfulinsolvingthespecificproblemsofinpiduals.Oneleadersproblemshavecertainlybeensolvedalreadybysomeoneelse.ThereisanorganisationcalledKITEwhichenablesthoseresponsibleforsmallbusinessestomeet.Itsmembers,allofwhomarechiefexecutives,gothroughademandingselectionprocess,andthenjoinasmallgroupofotherchiefexecutives.Theycomefromarangeofbusinesssectorsandeachoffersadifferentcorporatehistory.Eachgroupisledbya"moderator',anindependentlyselectedbusinessmanorwomanwhohasbeenspeciallytrainedtoheadthegroup.Eachmembertakesitinturntohostameetingathisorherbusinesspremisesand,mostimportantofall,groupdiscussionsarekeptstrictlyconfidential.Thisencouragesafreesharingofproblemsandincreasethepossibilityofsolutionsbeingdiscovered.
13.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutentrepreneursinthefirstparagraph?
A.Itiswrongtoassumethattheyaredifferentfromothermanagers.
B.Theproblemstheyhavetocopewitharespecifictosmallbusinesses.
C.Theyfinditdifficulttoattractstaffwithsufficientexpertise.
D.Theycouldlearnfromtheorganisationalskillsofmanagersinlargecompanies.
14.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whathasledtoalackofsupportforentrepreneurs?
A.Entrepreneurshavealwayspreferredtoactindependently.
B.Therequirementsofbigbusinesseshavealwaystakenpriority.
C.Itisdifficulttofindsolutionstotheproblemsfacedbyentrepreneurs.
D.Entrepreneursarereluctanttoprovideinformationabouttheirbusinesses.
15.Whatdoesthewritersayabouttheexpansionofsmallbusinesses?
A.Manysmallbusinessesdonotproduceenoughprofitstofinancegrowth.
B.Manyemployeesinsmallbusinesseshaveproblemsworkingaspartofateam.
C.Beingabletorecruittherightpeopleisthemostimportantfactoraffectinggrowth.
D.Leadersofsmallbusinesseslacktheexperiencetomaketheircompaniesasuccess.
16.Whatdoesthewritersayisanadditionalproblemforentrepreneursinthefourthparagraph?
A.Theyrelyonmanagementsystemsthatareoutofdate.
B.Theywillnotadoptmeasuresthatprovidelong-termsolutions.
C.Theyhavelittleconfidenceinthebusinessadvicethatisavailable.
D.Theydonottakemarketchangesintoaccountwhendrawingupbusinessplans.
17.WhatdoesthewritersaythemembersoftheKITEorganisationprovide?
A.Advicenohowtoselectsuitablestaff.
B.Ameansofcontactingpotentialclients.
C.Asimplechecklistforanalyzingproblems.
D.Directexperienceofanumberofindustries.
18.ThewritersaysthatKITEgroupsarelikelytosucceedbecause
A.membersareabletoelecttheirleader.
B.theleadershavereceivedextensivetraining.
C.membersareencouragedtoadoptacriticalapproach.
D.informationisnotpassedontonon-members
PARTFOUR
Questions21-35
lReadthetextbelow,whichgivesadviceaboutjobinterviews.
lChoosethebestworkfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepagetofilleachgap.
lForeachquestion21-35,markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.
InterviewSuccess
Example:
ANFerguson
Example:
A.faultyB.wrongC.incorrectD.inadequate
Example:ABCD■□□□
21.
A.
know
B.
distinguish
C.
understand
D.
recognise
22.
A.
packaging
B.
layer
C.
parcel
D.
envelope
23.
A.
point
B.
fact
C.
honesty
D.
detail
24.
A.
worth
B.
goodness
C.
quality
D.
grade
25.
A.
meet
B.
supply
C.
present
D.
give
26.
A.
straight
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