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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业READING1 hour剑桥 BEC 真题集中级 第四辑 Test 1PART ONE Questions 1-7 Look at the statements below and the article about the development of futurebusiness 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),
2、 mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once.Example:0A new organisation has been formed to assist firms in developing high-flyers.0ABCD1Managers need to take action to convince high-flyers of their value to the firm.2Organisations n
3、eed to look beyond the high-flyers they are currently developing.3There is a concern that firms investing in training for high-flyers may not gain the benefits themselves.4Managers need expert assistance from within their own firms in developing high-flyers.5Firms currently identify high-flyers with
4、out the support of a guidance strategy.6Managers are frequently too busy to deal with the development of high-flyers.7Firms who work hard on their reputation as an employer will interest high-flyers.The Stars of the FutureAExisting management research does not tell us much about how to find and deve
5、lop highflyers, 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 Lea
6、ders Research Group (TLRG). The group contains representatives from 20 firms, and meets regularly to discuss the leadership development of the organizations high-flyers.TLRG recognises just how significant line managers are in the process of Bleadership development. Unfortunately, with todays flat o
7、rganisations, 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 an
8、other department or, worsestill, another firm. This fear of losing high-flyers runs deep in the organisations that make up the research group.TLRG argues that the task of management is not necessarily about employee Cretention, but about creating attraction centres, We must help line managers to rea
9、lise that if their companies are known as ones that develop their people, theywill 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 eas
10、ily demanded in return.DTLRG 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 ac
11、tually 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 beto find a new generat
12、ion of high-flyers.PART TWO Questions 8-12 Read the article below about possible reasons for acquiring a company. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps. For each gap (8-12), mark one letter (A-G) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. There is
13、an example at the beginning (0).ACQUISITIONWhen should a company consider acquisition as a way forward?There are many circumstances in which a company may wish to take over another organisation through an acquisition.The need to keep up with a changing environment often dominates thinking about acqu
14、isitions. One compelling reason to develop by acquisition is the speed with which it allows the company to enter new product or market areas. (0) G This is particularly true of e-commerce.The strength of competitors may influence a company to choose acquisition as a way forward. In markets that are
15、static and where market shares of companies are reasonably steady, it can be difficult for a company to break into the market, since its presence may create excess capacity. (8)The same arguments also apply when an establishedsupplierinanindustry acquires a competitor. This may either be to gain the competitors market share or, in some cases, to shut down its capacity in order to restore a situation where supply and demand are more bala
