商务英语中级模拟试题13

商务英语中级模拟试题(13)

(1~7/共7题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.■Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Theneedforgoodmanagersisnotgoingaway.Itisintensifying.With"flatter"organizations

andself-directedteamsbecomingcommon;withpersonalcomputersandnetworksmaking

informationavailabletomorepeoplemorequickly;therawnumberofmanagersneededis

decreasing.However,theneedforgoodmanagers,peoplewhocanmanagethemselvesand

Othersinahigh-stressenvironment,isincreasing.

B

Ibelieveanyonecanbeagoodmanager.Itisasmuchtrainableskillasitisinherentability;as

muchscienceasart.Youhaveconfidenceinyourselfandyourabilities.Youarehappywithwho

youare,butyouarestilllearningandgettingbetter.Youaresomethingofanextrovert.Youdon't

havetobethelifeoftheparty,hutyoucan'tbeawallflower.Managementisapeopleskill-it's

notthejobforsomeonewhodoesn'tenjoypeople.

C

Youarehonestandstraightforward.Yoursuccessdependsheavilyonthetrustofothers.You

areanincludernotanexcluder.Youbringothersintowhatyoudo.Youdon'texcludeother

becausetheylackcertainattributes.Youhaveapresence.Managersmustlead.Effectiveleaders

haveaqualityaboutthemthatmakespeoplenoticewhentheyenteraroom.

D

Youareconsistent,butnotrigid;dependable,butcanchangeyourmind.Youmakedecisions,

buteasilyacceptinputfromothers.Youarealittlebitcrazy.Youthinkout-of-thebox.Youtry

newthingsandiftheyfail,youadmitthemistake,butdon'tapologizeforhavingtried.Youare

notafraidto"dothemath".Youmakeplansandschedulesandworktowardthem.

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Theneedforgoodmanagersisincreasing.

第2题

Therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

第3题

Beingagoodmanagermustenjoypeople.

第4题

Aneffectiveleaderhasaqualitythatmakeshim/hereasilynoticed.

第5题

Anyonecanbeagoodmanager.

第6题

Agoodmanagermustletotherstrusthim/her.

第7题

Agoodmanagerdarestotakesomerisks.

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(8~12/共5题)PARTTWO-Readthearticlebelowaboutbanks.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A—G)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

ACONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFECYCLE

Anemployeelifecycleisthestepstheemployeesgothroughfromthetimetheyentera

companyuntiltheyleave.OftenHumanResourcesprofessionalsfocustheirattentiononthe

stepsinthisprocessinhopesofmakinganimpactonthecompany'sbottomline.Thatisagood

thingforthemtodo.Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.Employees

areoneofacompany'slargestexpensesthesedays.Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts(buildings,

machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalishighlyvolatile.You,asamanager,areinakey

positiontoreducethatvolatilityusingthecondensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR(pronounced

hire)-Hire,Inspire,Admire,Retire.

Hire:Thisfirststepisprobablythemostimportant.Itisimportanttohirethebestpeopleyoucan

find._8_Thecostofreplacingabadhirefarexceedsthemarginaladditionalcostofhiringthe

bestpersoninthefirstplace.

Inspire:Onceyouhaverecruitedthebestemployeestocometoworkonyourteam,thehard

partbegins.Youhavetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities._9_Thatiswhereyouwill

gettheirbesteffortandtheircreativitythatwillhelpyourorganizationexcel.

Admire:Onceyouhavehiredthebestemployeesandhavechallengedandmotivatedthem,you

cannotrelax._10_Thesameattentionyoupaidtotheirworkassignments,totheirsatisfaction

levels,totheirsenseofbeingpartofagreatteam,needstocontinueforaslongastheyarein

yourgroup.Assoonasyoustarttoslackoff,theirsatisfactionandmotivationdecrease.Ifyou

don'tdosomething,theywillbecomedisenchantedandwillleave.Theywillbecomepartofthe

"employeeturnover"statisticyouweretryingtoavoid.

Retire:Thisiswhenyouknowyouhavebeensuccessful.Whenemployeesseeyourcompanyas

theemployerofchoice,theywilljoinyou._11_Aslongasyoucontinuetoinspire,motivate,

andchallengethem,theywillcontinuetocontributeatthehighlevelsyouneedinordertobeat

yourcompetition.TheyWillbelong-termemployees;evenstayingwithyouandyourcompany

untiltheyretire._12_Youwillattractandretainthesecondandeventhirdgeneration

employees.

[A]Thisisnotatimetobecheap.

[B]Whentheyrecognizeyouasagoodbossandarealleader,theywillstayaround.

[C]Totheextentthatyoucanbeagoodboss,youcankeepemployees,keepthemhappy,

andreducethecostsassociatedwithemployeeturnover.

[D]Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.

[E]Thebiggestmistakeamanagercanmakeistoignoreemployees.

[F]Youhavetochallengeandmotivatethem.

[G]Theywillreferotherqualityemployeestoyourcompany,includingtheirrelatives.

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(13~18/共6题)PARTTHREE-Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsoftaxation,andthequestions

ontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion13—18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswer

Sheetfortheansweryouchoose.

Brand-NamePrescriptionDrugs

You'reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepast

decade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditions

caneasilytop$2,000amonth-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan'taffordtofilltheir

prescriptions.Thesolution?Aheartychorusof"0Canada".Northoftheborder,whereprice

controlsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.

TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall,"Ifourneighborscanbuydrugsat

reasonableprices,whycan'twe?"Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger,"Un-American!"

And-thepropagandists'trumpcard-"Wreckourbrillianthealth-caresystem."Super-sizedrug

prices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgenerationofwonderdrugs.No

sky-highdrugpricetoday,nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupandpayup.Commonsense

tellsyouthat'safalsealternative.Therewardforfinding.Say,acancercureissohugethatno

one'sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ifCanada-levelpricingcametotheUnitedStates,the

industry'sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drugdevelopmentwouldslow.Here

liestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicinefor?Shouldourhealth-caresystem

continueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhoughrisingnumbersofpatientscan't

affordit?Orshouldwedirectourwealthtowardlettingeveryoneinontoday'slevelofcare?

Measuredbysavedlives,thelatterisalmostcertainlythebettercourse.Todefendtheirprofits,

thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersandpharmaciesnottoselltoAmericans

bymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothosewhodare.Meanwhile,theadministrationis

playingthefearcard.OfficialsfromtheFoodandDrugAdministrationwillarguethatCanadian

drugsmightbefake,mishandled,orevenapotentialthreattolife.

DobaddrugsflyaroundtheInternet?Sure-andthemorewelook,themorewe'llfind.ButI

haven'theardofanyragingepidemicsamongthehundredsofthousandsofpeoplebuying

cross-border.Mostusersofprescriptiondrugsdon'tworryaboutcostsalot.They'reshelteredby

employeeinsurance,owingjusta$20co-pay.Thefinancialblowsrain,instead,onthe

uninsured,especiallythechronicallyillwhoneedexpensivedrugstolive,Thisgroupwillstill

includemiddle-incomeseniorsonMedicare,who'llhavetodigdeeplyintotheirpocketsbefore

gettingmuchfromthenewdrugbenefitthatstartsin2006.

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WhatissaidabouttheconsequenceoftherocketingdrugpricesintheU.S?

A.AquarterofAmericanscan'taffordtheirprescriptiondrugs.

B.ManyAmericanscan'taffordtoseeadoctorwhentheyfallill.

C.ManyAmericanshavetogotoCanadatogetmedicaltreatment.

D.Theinflationratehasbeenmorethandoubledovertheyears.

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ItcanbeinferredthatAmericacanfollowtheCanadianmodelandcurbitssoaringdrugpricesby

A.encouragingpeopletobuyprescriptiondrugsonline

B.extendingmedicalinsurancetoallitscitizens

C.importinglow-priceprescriptiondrugsfromCanada

0.exercisingpricecontrolonbrand-namedrugs

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HowdopropagandistsarguefortheU.S.drugpricingpolicy?

A.LowpriceswillaffectthequalityofmedicinesinAmerica.

B.Highpricesareessentialtofundingresearchonnewdrugs.

C.Lowpriceswillbringabouttheangerofdrugmanufacturers.

D.High-pricedrugsareindispensableincuringchronicdiseases.

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WhatshouldbethepriorityofAmerica'shealth-caresystemaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Toresolvethedilemmainthehealth-caresystem.

B.TomaintainAmerica'sleadinthedrugindustry.

C.Toallowthevastmajoritytoenjoyitsbenefits,

D.Toquickenthepaceofnewdrugdevelopment.

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WhatareAmericandrugcompaniesdoingtoprotecttheirhighprofits?

A.LabelingdrugsboughtfromCanadaasbeingfakes.

B.Threateningtocutbackfundingfornewdrugresearch.

C.ReducingsuppliestouncooperativeCanadianpharmacies.

0.AttributingtheragingepidemicstotheineffectivenessofCanadiandrugs.

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Thepassagemostprobablyis.

A.anofficialdocument

B.anewsstory

C.anadvertisement

D.acomment

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(19~33/共15题)PARTFOUR-Readthenewsbelow.-Choosethebestwordorphrasetofilleach

gapfromA,B,C,orDontheoppositepage.-Foreachquestion19—33,markoneletter(A,B,C,

orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

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arepublishedeachyear.Yetnotkeepingupwiththosebookscouldbeaseriousand_19_

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evenknowwhich_21_areworthwhile-letalonefindtimetoreadthem?

Fortunately,there'sa_22_-SoundviewExecutiveBookSummaries.Itreallyworks.Infact,it's

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pointsintheoriginalbook.Thebig_25_insteadof200to500pages,thesummaryisonly

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Ofthethousandsofbusinessbookspublished_27_onlya_28_arereallyworthreading.To

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Whenabookmeetsallour_31_,weprepareasummary,insteadofarevieworadigest.You

getaskillfuldistillationthat_32_thecontentandspiritoftheentirebooks.Thetitlescover

everysubjectof_33_tobusinesspeopletoday.There'snothingelselikeSoundviewExecutive

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A.expensive

B.cheap

C.severe

D.bad

第20题

A.accessible

B.available

C.reached

D.got

第21题

A.books

B.ones

C.subjects

0.titles

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A.solution

B.way

C.key

0.method

第23题

A.function

B.work

C.enter

0.operate

第24题

A.includes

B.concludes

C.contains

D.takes

第25题

A.similarity

B.difference

C.resemblance

0.disagreement

第26题

A.takes

B.costs

C.spends

0.shares

第27题

A.separately

B.differently

C.partly

0.annually

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A.handful

B.several

C.little

D.score

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A.through

B.over

C.in

D.out

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A.requests

B.requirements

C.standards

D.needs

第31题

A.tests

B.needs

C.claims

0.proclaims

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A.reserves

B.keeps

C.maintain

0.preserves

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A.care

B.concern

C.interest

D.firm

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（34~45/共12题）PARTFIVE-Readthetextbelow.-Inmostofthelines34—45thereisoneextra

word.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Some

lines,however,arecorrect.-Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.-Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

AmIMakingAnyMoney?

CorrectMostpeopleandmostbusinessesareinbusinesstomakeaprofit.Atthe

Onsimplestlevel,profitmeansmakingmoremoneythanyouspendon.Many

34confuseprofitwithincome.Asaresult,theycan'tgraspitwhyalltheirincome

35isn'tgettingthemahead;whynoonewantstoinvestintheirhigh-sales

36company;whythebankwon'textendtotheirlineofcredit.Mostpeoplearevery

37goodattrackingtheirincome.Whensomeonepaysforyou,thatisincome.

38Incomeisusuallyrelatedtoproductionlevels,butisnottiedtoitdirectly.You

39mayproducemoreorlessthanyousell.Forinstance,ifyouhavealready100

40widgetsinthewarehousewhenyoureceiveanorderfor150,youonlyhaveto

41produceout50additionalwidgets.Ifyoumakewidgetsforskis,youmaymake

4220widgetseverymonthduringthesummereventhoughyoudon'tsellany,just

43sothatyouhaveenoughinthewarehousewhenwinterarrives.Soincomeis

44somethingwhenyouactuallygetpaid,notwhenyoumaketheproductyouare

45goingtosell.Totalincomeisjustthetotalofallyourpaymentsreceivedduringtheyear.

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PARTONE

,Youhavereceivedane-mailfromacustomerwhointhee-mailcomplainedthathehad

received100greencolourjacketsinsteadof50greenand50bluecolourjackets.Inordertosolve

theproblemandfindoutthefacts,youwriteashortnotetotheclothingstore.

,WriteashortnotetoMr.RandySimon,whoisinchargeofdeliveringgoodsfromclothingstore.

■Tellhimabouttheclaim

•Mentionthedateofdelivery

•Askfortheduplicateinvoice

•Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.

NOTE

DearMr.Simon,

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（48~51/共12题）LISTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

TelephoneMessage

To:Mr.___48___

From:Lucy

Date:21stMay

Time:10:00

1.Mr.MartinwillarriveinTokyoaround2:30Tokyotimeon__49___afternoonbyFlight

Pan-Am___50___

2.Mr.Martinhasmoustache,tall,dark,__51___hair;wearsglasses,sweaters.

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messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

PhoneMessagePad

To:HarryStewart

From:Cathy

Date:23rdMarch

Time:10:20

1.WhenyouwereoutoftownBruce__52___called.HewasfromQuick___53___Supply

Company.

2.Hewantedtoplace__54___orderswithus.Youcanringhimon___55___except

Wednesdaymorning.

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messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

Message

NameoftheCustomer:JohnLeefromNational___56___Import&ExportCorporation.

No.oftheCustomers:___57___

TimeforDinner:around___58___tomorrowevening,

Miscellanea:Liketoeatatan___59___room

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[A]tosendatelex

[B]tocheckacar

[C]torunastore

[D]toscantheads

[E]todriveacar

[F]toreadamagazine

[G]totakeavacation

[H]tobuyclothes

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[A]cloth

[B]vitamins

[C]medicine

[D]picture

[E]dress

[F]speech

[G]silk

[H]voice

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(70~77/共8题)PART3

,Youwillhearapassageaboutenterprisesengagedinthird-marketcooperation.

,Foreachquestion70-77,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.

•Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

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ECErefersto.

A.EuropeanCommitteeofEconomics

B.EuropeanCommitteeofEconomics

C.EconomicCommitteeofEurope

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Ifyouwanttoopenthecarmarketindifferentthird-marketareas,youwillmeet.

A.verydifferentproblems

B.almostthesameproblems

C.thesimilarproblems

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Ifanewmachineisgoingtobedeliveredonthethird-market,modificationshavetobemade

A.inpackagingfeatures

B.tominorextent

C.togreatextent

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Canmeetthechangedspecificationsintime?

A.quickordering

B.effectivemanagement

C.longlead-time

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Ifyouwanttocompetewithotherrivalsonthethird-market,youmust.

A.havecloserelationswiththesuppliers

B.haveclosecontactwiththemarket

C.keepcloseattentiontoyourproducts

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Thechemicalproductsundereast-westcooperationmust.

A.adjustthemselvesquicklytothemarket

B.beinventedquicklytothemanufacturers

C.keepsteadyamounttotheclients

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Intheturnkey-plantarea,haslittleexperience.

A.easternenterprise

B.westernenterprise

C.localsupplier

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hastobeassessedinthethird-marketplace.

A.Packagecertificate

B.Packageprice

C.Packagecolour

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(1/1)SPEAKINGPART-1Theinterview—about3minutesInthisparttheinterlocutorasks

questionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfand

expresspersonalopinions.

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Theinterview-about3minutes

Inthisparttheinterlocutorasksquestionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogive

informationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.

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(l/l)PART-2/Minipresentations'—about6minutesInthispartofthetestyouareaskedtogive

ashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthethreebelowand

thentalkforaboutoneminute.Youhaveoneminutetoprepareyourideas.

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(l/l)PART-3Discussion—about5minutesInthispartofthetestyouaregivenadiscussion

topic.Youhave30secondstolookatthepromptcard,anexampleofwhichisbelow,andthen

about3minutestodiscussthetopicwithyourpartner.Afterthatexaminerwillaskyoumore

questionsrelatedtothetopic.

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答案及解析

(1~7/共7题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.■Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Theneedforgoodmanagersisnotgoingaway.Itisintensifying.With"flatter"organizations

andself-directedteamsbecomingcommon;withpersonalcomputersandnetworksmaking

informationavailabletomorepeoplemorequickly;therawnumberofmanagersneededis

decreasing.However,theneedforgoodmanagers,peoplewhocanmanagethemselvesand

Othersinahigh-stressenvironment,isincreasing.

B

Ibelieveanyonecanbeagoodmanager.Itisasmuchtrainableskillasitisinherentability;as

muchscienceasart.Youhaveconfidenceinyourselfandyourabilities.Youarehappywithwho

youare,butyouarestilllearningandgettingbetter.Youaresomethingofanextrovert.Youdon't

havetobethelifeoftheparty,hutyoucan'tbeawallflower.Managementisapeopleskill-it's

notthejobforsomeonewhodoesn'tenjoypeople.

C

Youarehonestandstraightforward.Yoursuccessdependsheavilyonthetrustofothers.You

areanincludernotanexcluder.Youbringothersintowhatyoudo.Youdon'texcludeother

becausetheylackcertainattributes.Youhaveapresence.Managersmustlead.Effectiveleaders

haveaqualityaboutthemthatmakespeoplenoticewhentheyenteraroom.

D

Youareconsistent,butnotrigid;dependable,butcanchangeyourmind.Youmakedecisions,

buteasilyacceptinputfromothers.Youarealittlebitcrazy.Youthinkout-of-thebox.Youtry

newthingsandiftheyfail,youadmitthemistake,butdon'tapologizeforhavingtried.Youare

notafraidto"dothemath".Youmakeplansandschedulesandworktowardthem.

第1题

Theneedforgoodmanagersisincreasing.

参考答案：A

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Therawnumberofmanagersneededisdecreasing.

参考答案：A

详细解答：

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Beingagoodmanagermustenjoypeople.

参考答案：B

详细解答：

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Aneffectiveleaderhasaqualitythatmakeshim/hereasilynoticed.

参考答案：C

详细解答：

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Anyonecanbeagoodmanager.

参考答案：B

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Agoodmanagermustletotherstrusthim/her.

参考答案：C

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Agoodmanagerdarestotakesomerisks.

参考答案：D

详细解答：

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(8~12/共5题)PARTTWO-Readthearticlebelowaboutbanks.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A—G)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

ACONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFECYCLE

Anemployeelifecycleisthestepstheemployeesgothroughfromthetimetheyentera

companyuntiltheyleave.OftenHumanResourcesprofessionalsfocustheirattentiononthe

stepsinthisprocessinhopesofmakinganimpactonthecompany'sbottomline.Thatisagood

thingforthemtodo.Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.Employees

areoneofacompany'slargestexpensesthesedays.Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts(buildings,

machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalishighlyvolatile.You,asamanager;areinakey

positiontoreducethatvolatilityusingthecondensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR(pronounced

hire)-Hire,Inspire,Admire,Retire.

Hire:Thisfirststepisprobablythemostimportant.Itisimportanttohirethebestpeopleyoucan

find._8_Thecostofreplacingabadhirefarexceedsthemarginaladditionalcostofhiringthe

bestpersoninthefirstplace.

Inspire:Onceyouhaverecruitedthebestemployeestocometoworkonyourteam,thehard

partbegins.Youhavetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities._9_Thatiswhereyouwill

gettheirbesteffortandtheircreativitythatwillhelpyourorganizationexcel.

Admire:Onceyouhavehiredthebestemployeesandhavechallengedandmotivatedthem,you

cannotrelax._10_Thesameattentionyoupaidtotheirworkassignments,totheirsatisfaction

levels,totheirsenseofbeingpartofagreatteam,needstocontinueforaslongastheyarein

yourgroup.Assoonasyoustarttoslackoff,theirsatisfactionandmotivationdecrease.Ifyou

don'tdosomething,theywillbecomedisenchantedandwillleave.Theywillbecomepartofthe

"employeeturnover"statisticyouweretryingtoavoid.

Retire:Thisiswhenyouknowyouhavebeensuccessful.Whenemployeesseeyourcompanyas

theemployerofchoice,theywilljoinyou._11_Aslongasyoucontinuetoinspire,motivate,

andchallengethem,theywillcontinuetocontributeatthehighlevelsyouneedinordertobeat

yourcompetition.TheyWillbelong-termemployees;evenstayingwithyouandyourcompany

untiltheyretire._12_Youwillattractandretainthesecondandeventhirdgeneration

employees.

[A]Thisisnotatimetobecheap.

[B]Whentheyrecognizeyouasagoodbossandarealleader;theywillstayaround.

[C]Totheextentthatyoucanbeagoodboss,youcankeepemployees,keepthemhappy,

andreducethecostsassociatedwithemployeeturnover.

[D]Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.

[E]Thebiggestmistakeamanagercanmakeistoignoreemployees.

[F]Youhavetochallengeandmotivatethem.

[G]Theywillreferotherqualityemployeestoyourcompany,includingtheirrelatives.

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参考答案：A

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参考答案：F

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参考答案：E

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参考答案：G

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(13~18/共6题)PARTTHREE-Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsoftaxation,andthequestions

ontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion13—18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswer

Sheetfortheansweryouchoose.

Brand-NamePrescriptionDrugs

You'reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepast

decade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditions

caneasilytop$2,000amonth-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan'taffordtofilltheir

prescriptions.Thesolution?Aheartychorusof"0Canada".Northoftheborder;whereprice

controlsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.

TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall,"Ifourneighborscanbuydrugsat

reasonableprices,whycan'twe?"Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger."Un-American!"

And-thepropagandists'trumpcard-"Wreckourbrillianthealth-caresystem."Super-sizedrug

prices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgenerationofwonderdrugs.No

sky-highdrugpricetoday,nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupandpayup.Commonsense

tellsyouthat'safalsealternative.Therewardforfinding.Say,acancercureissohugethatno

one'sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ifCanada-levelpricingcametotheUnitedStates,the

industry'sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drugdevelopmentwouldslow.Here

liestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicinefor?Shouldourhealth-caresystem

continueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhoughrisingnumbersofpatientscan't

affordit?O