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1、2022年商务英语（BEC）高级第二辑真题阅读练习（3）商务英语考试是由英国剑桥大学考试委员会负责命题，阅卷，颁发证书，其题型的灵活性和实用性不言而喻；而商务英语高级（BEC高级）的难度也不容忽视，所以为了帮助大家有效的备战商务英语高级考试，这里我们网站整理了历年的阅读真题，并且附有答案解析，希望可以帮助大家！Inthelastfewyears,managersthroughoutindustryhaveseenmorechangesthanmanyofthemcouldhaveexpectedtoseeintheirentireworkingliveshavingtocommunicatei

2、nformationwhichoftenleadstofeelingsofinsecurityhasbecomeakeyactivity.Frombeingregardedasrelativelyunimportantinmanycompanies,managementemployeecommunicationhasbecomeacentralcorporateneed.ConcordiaInternationalprovidesagoodexampleofacompanythathasadjustedwelltothechangingneedsforcommunication.since19

3、95,Concordiahasbeenturnedinside-outandupside-down,toensurethatitisamarketing–led,customer-responsivebusiness,onethatlooksoutwardsatcustomersandcompetitors,ratherthaninwardsatitsownprocessesandthewaythingsweredoneinthepast.Inthelasteightyears,Concordiahasreduceditsworkforcebymorethan80.000peopl

4、e-or35%-onavoluntarybasis,withfurtherdownsizinganticipated.Frombeinganengineeringcompany,Concordiaisnowremakingitselfasaservicecompany.Theroleofemployeecommunicationinsuchacontextistobuildpeople’sself-confidence,topersuadethemthat,althoughitisinevitablethatthechangeswillgoahead,theyalsobringwi

5、ththemnewopportunitiesforemployees.However,thisisnotaneasytask.Peopletendtobeskepticaloftheseclaimsandtofeelthattheyarelosingtouchwiththecompanytheyhaveworkedforovermanyyears.Thisisunderstandable,sincemanyoftheoldcertaintiesarebeingsweptaway,includingthecoreactivitiesofthecompanytheyworkfor.Aboveall

6、,theyhavehadtofaceuptothefactthattheynolongerhaveajobforlife.Researchindicatesthatpeoplerespondtothispredicamentinavarietyofways.Thebulkofemployeesfallintotwomaincategoriesintermsoftheirresponsetothenewsituation:ontheonehandtherearethepragmatistsandontheotherthehighlyanxioustheformerseetheirjobasame

7、anstoanendandhavearelativelyshort-termperspective,withstrongloyaltytotheirlocalterm,ratherthanthecompanyasawhole.Thesecondcategory,usuallythemajority,mayrespondtothreatenedchangeswithafeelingofhavingbeenletdown,andevenfeelangeratthecompanyforwhattheyseeaschangingthetermsoftheiremployment.Theemployee

8、communicationprocessneedstobecapableofaccuratelydirectingitsmessagesatavarietyofemployeegroupsanddepartmentswithintheworkforce.thisiswhymiddlemanagersandlinemanagersaresokeytocommunication.Theyarethepeoplewhoknowaboutthefullrageofconcernsamongtheworkforce.Theprobleminthepastwasthatthiscrucialareawas

9、oftentheresponsibilityofaseparate,relativelyisolatedunit.Concordiaputsresponsibilityforcommunicationfirmlyonlinemanagers.Alltheirresearchpointstothesameconclusion:peopleprefertogettheirinformationface-to-facefromtheirlinemanagers.Thatisthekeyrelationshipandwhereargumentsandheartsandminds–arelo

10、st.Thegeneralruleincompanycommunicationistotellemployeesasmuchasyoucanassoonasyoucan.Ifyoucan’tprovidedetails,thenatleastputthenewsincontextandcommityourselftoprovidinggreaterdetailwhenitbecomesavailableanotherruleofcompanycommunicationisthattheremustbeafitbetweenwhatthecompanyistellingitsempl

11、oyeesandwhatitistellingitsshareholders.1Inthelasteightyears,ConcordiahasAmadeover80.000employeesreduncdantBcompletedaperiodofdownsizingCreduceditsworkforceof80.000by35%Dgiven35%ofdepartingemployeesvoluntaryredundancy查看原文2FromConcordia’spointofview,theroleofcommunicationistoAwinemployeesupportb

12、eforegoingaheadwiththechangesBchangethecompany’scoreactivities.CemphasisethepositiveaspectsofthechangesDexplaintheneedforthechanges查看原文3whatdoesresearchshowaboutmostemployees’responsetochange?AtheyexpectittohaveabadeffectonthecompanyBtheyfeelcompletelypowerlessCtheybecomelessloyalDtheyfe

13、lltheyhavebeentreatedunfairly查看原文4Concordia’scommunicationprocessmainlyreliesonAprintedcommunicationBdepartmentalheadsCpersonalcommunicationDaseparate,specializedunit查看原文5Accordingtothewriter,whatistheguidingprincipleaboutgivinginformationwithinanorganization?ANevermakepromisesaboutfuturedevel

14、opmentsBGivepeopleanoverallviewattheearliestpossiblestageCalwaysincludeplentyofhardinformationDHoldbackuntilallthedetailscanbeprovided查看原文6whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthearticle?AemployeeattitudestocompanycommunicationBmakingcompanycommunicationmoreeffectiveCResearchingcompanycommmucationDMakingemployeesfeellesspowerless查看原文第5页 共5页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页第 5 页 共 5 页