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BEC中级阅读资料及解析 为了让大家更好的打算商务英语BEC考试，我给大家整理BEC中级阅读资料及解析,下面我就和大家共享，来观赏一下吧。 BEC中级阅读资料及解析(1) Look at the statements below and the article about the development of future business leaders on the opposite page. Which section of the article (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 to use some of these letters more than once. 1 Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the firm. 2 Organisations need to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently developing. 3 There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits themselves. 4 Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing high-flyers. 5 Firms currently identify high-flyers without the support of a guidance strategy. 6 Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of high-flyers. 7 Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer will interest high-flyers. The Stars of the Future A Existing management research does not tell us much about how to find and develop high-flyers, those people who have the potential to reach the top of an organisation. As a result, organisations are left to formulate their own systems. A more effective overall policy for developing future leaders is needed, which is why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrows Leaders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organisations high-flyers. B TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of leadership development. Unfortunately, with todays flat organisations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often falls victim to heavy workloads. One manager in the research group was unconvinced by the logic of sending his best people away on development courses, only to see them poached by another department or, worse still, another firm. This fear of losing high-flyers runs deep in the organisations that make up the research group. C TLRG argues that the task of management is not necessarily about employee retention, but about creating attraction centres. We must help line managers to realise that if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, they will have a greater appeal to high-flyers, said one advisor. Furthermore, selecting people for, say, a leadership development programme is a sign of commitment from management to an individual. Loyalty can then be more easily demanded in return. D TLRG has concluded that a companys HR specialists need to take action and engage with line managers individually about their role in the development of high-flyers. Indeed, in order to benefit fully from training high-flyers as the senior managers of the future, firms must actually address the development of all managers who will be supporting the high-flyers. Without this, managers will not be in a position to give appropriate advice. And when eventually the high-flyers do move on, new ones will be needed to replace them. The next challenge will be to find a new generation of high-flyers. 首先得搞明白的是这篇文章究竟讲的什么。不用看详细内容，有两个地方干脆告知了。一个是题目说明的第一句话，另一个是正文的标题。从这两个地方就可以看出全文探讨的是公司将来接班人也就是潜力股的培育问题。A段讲了TLRG这个贯穿全文的探讨组织诞生的缘由：现行的探讨满意不了须要，于是大多数公司只能自己探究发掘接班人的模式;(即第五题的答案)B段讲了直属经理(line managers)对于发掘接班人的重要性(真是干什么都要从基层抓起)，以及经理们的一些疑虑;C段讲的是接班人问题对公司的重要性，并且应当让院线经理们明白这种重要性;D段是针对前面列出的问题，提出的解决建议，什么专家帮助等等。整篇文章分为四个部分，层层递进，有很强的逻辑性。拿这样的文章来做阅读材料应当是相对简单把握的。 BEC中级阅读资料及解析(2) Look at the statements below and the advice to businesses on the opposite page about using other companies to run their IT services. 1、the need to teach skills to employees working on the outsourced process 2、remembering the initial reason for setting up the outsourced project 3、the need to draw up agreements that set out how integration is to be achieved 4、addressing the issue of staff who work on the outsourced process being at a distant site 5、the importance of making someone responsible for the integration process 6、staff on the outsourced project familiarising themselves with various details of the business 7、problems being associated with an alternative to outsourcing When a business decides to outsource its IT services, it needs to consider the question of integration. Four experts give their views. A.Gianluca Tramcere, Silica Systems An outsourced IT service is never a fully independent entity. It is tied to the home companys previous and continuing systems of working. But despite the added responsibility of managing new ways of working, many businesses ignore the integration process. They fail to establish contracts that define the ways in which the two companies will work alongside one another, and focus solely on the technological aspects of service delivery. BEC中级阅读资料及解析(3) Look at the statements below and the article about the development of future business leaders on the opposite page. Which section of the article (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 to use some of these letters more than once. 1 Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the firm. 2 Organisations need to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently developing. 3 There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits themselves. 4 Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing high-flyers. 5 Firms currently identify high-flyers without the support of a guidance strategy. 6 Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of high-flyers. 7 Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer willinterest high-flyers. The Stars of the Future A Existing management research does not tell us much about how to find and develop high-flyers, those people who have the potential to reach the top of an organisation. As a result, organisations are left to formulate their own systems. A more effective overall policy for developing future leaders is needed, which is why the London Business School has launched the Tomorrows Leaders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organisations high-flyers. B TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of leadership development. Unfortunately, with todays flat organisations, where managers have functional as well as managerial responsibilities, people development all too often falls victim to heavy workloads. One manager in the research group was unconvinced by the logic of sending his best people away on development courses, only to see them poached by another department or, worse still, another firm. This fear of losing high-flyers runs deep in the organisations that make up the research group. C TLRG argues that the task of management is not necessarily about employee retention, but about creating attraction centres. We must help line managers to realise that if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, they will have a greater appeal to high-flyers, said one advisor. Furthermore, selecting people for, say, a leadership development programme is a sign of commitment from management to an individual. Loyalty can then be more easily demanded in return. D TLRG has concluded that a companys HR specialists need to take action and engage with line managers individually about their role in the development of high-flyers. Indeed, in order to benefit fully from training high-flyers as the senior managers of the future, firms must actually address the development of all managers who will be supporting the high-flyers. Without this, managers will not be in a position to give appropriate advice. And when eventually the high-flyers do move on, new ones will be needed to replace them. The next challenge will be to find a new generation of high-flyers. BEC中级阅读资料及解析(4) People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable, sometimes without realizing it Most Americans _1_ out of the country and have very _2_ experience with foreigners. But they are usually spontaneous, friendly and open, and enjoy _3_ new people, having guests and bringing people together formally or informally. They tend to use first names _4_ most situations and speak freely about themselves. So if your American hosts do something that _5_ you uncomfortable, try to let them know how you feel. Most people will _6_ your honesty and try not to take you uncomfortable again. And youll all _7_ something about another culture! Many travelers find _8_ easier to meet people in the U.S. than in other countries. They may just come up and introduce themselves or even invite you over _9_ they really know you. Sometimes Americans are said to be _10_. Perhaps it seems so, but they are probably just _11_ a good time. Just like anywhere else, it takes time to become real friends _12_ people in the U.S. If and when you _13_ American friends, they will probably _14_ introducing you to their friends and family, and if they seem proud _15_ you, its probably because they are. Relax and enjoy it! EXERCICE 1. A) have never been B) have been never C) has never been D) has been never 2. A) a little B) little C) much D) a great deal 3. A) meet B) to meet Cmeeting D) to have met 4. A) on B) among C) within D) in 5. A) makes B) make C) made D) making 6. A) praise B) honor C) appreciate D) confirm 7. A) pick B) select C) learn D) study 8. A) this B) it C) them D) / 9. A) when B) if C)after D)before 10. A) superficially friend B) superficial friend C) superficially friendly D) superficial friendly 11. A) having B) taking C) making D) killing 12. A) with B) among C) to D) in 13. A) get along with B) get rid of C) stay away from D) stay with 14. A) hate B) forbid C) avoid D) enjoy 15. A) to know B) knowing C) know D) having known 参考答案: 1-5ABCDA 6-10CCBDC 11-15AADDA 本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第13页 共13页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页第 13 页 共 13 页