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1、 2022年下半年商务英语中级考试阅读指点(14)PART THREEQuestions 13-181 Read the article below about managing a small business and the questions on the opposite page.2 For each question 13-18， mark one letteron your Answer Sheet， for the answer you choose.The Difficulties Of Managing A Small BusinessRonald Meers asks w
2、ho chief executives of entrepreneurial or small businesses can turn to for advice.“The organisational weaknesses that entrepreneurs have to deal with every day would cause the managers of a mature company to panic， ” Andrew Bidden wrote recently in Boston Business Review. This seems to suggest that
3、the leaders of entrepreneurial or small businesses must be unlike other managers， or the problems faced by such leaders must be the subject of a specialised body of wisdom， or possibly both. Unfortunately， neither is true. Not much worth reading about managing the entrepreneurial or small business h
4、as been written， and the leaders of such businesses are made of flesh and blood， like the rest of us.Furthermore， little has been done to address the aspects of entrepreneurial or small businesses that are so difficult to deal with and so different from the challenges faced by management in big busi
5、ness. In part this is because those involved in gathering expertise about business and in selling advice to businesses have historically been more interested in the needs of big business. In part， in the UK at least， it is also because small businesses have always preferred to adapt to changing circ
6、umstances.The organisational problems of entrepreneurial or small businesses are thus forced upon the individuals who lead them. Even more so than for bigger businesses， the old saying is true that people， particularly those who make the important decisions， are a businesss most important asset. The
7、 research that does exist shows that neither money nor the ability to access more of it is the major factor determining growth. The main reason an entrepreneurial business stops growing is the lack of management and leadership resource available to the business when it matters. Give an entrepreneur
8、an experienced， skilled team and he or she will find the funds every time. Getting the team， though， is the difficult bit.Part of the problem for entrepreneurs is the speed of change that affects their businesses. They have to cope with continuous change yet have always been suspicious about the lat
9、est “management solution”. They regard the many offerings from business schools as out of date even before they leave the planning board and have little faith in the recommendations of consultants when they arrive in the hands of young.， inexperienced graduates. But such impatience with “management
10、solutions” does not mean that problems can be left to solve themselves. However， the leaders of growing businesses are still left with the problem of who to turn to for advice.The answer is horribly simple： leaders of small businesses can ask each other. The collective knowledge of a group of leader
11、s can prove enormously helpful in solving the specific problems of individuals. One leaders problems have certainly been solved already by someone else. There is an organisation called KITE which enables those responsible for small businesses to meet. Its members， all of whom are chief executives， g
12、o through a demanding selection process， and then join a small group of other chief executives. They come from a range of business sectors and each offers a different corporate history. Each group is led by a “moderator”， an independently selected businessman or woman who has been specially trained
13、to head the group. Each member takes it in turn to host a meeting at his or her business premises and， most important of all， group discussions are kept strictly confidential. This encourages a free sharing of problems and increase the possibility of solutions being discovered.13. What does the writ
14、er say about entrepreneurs in the first paragraph?A. It is wrong to assume that they are different from other managers.B. The problems they have to cope with are specific to small businesses.C. They find it difficult to attract staff with sufficient expertise.D. They could learn from the organisatio
15、nal skills of managers in large companies.14. According to the second paragraph， what has led to a lack of support for entrepreneurs?A. Entrepreneurs have always preferred to act independently.B. The requirements of big businesses have always taken priority.C. It is difficult to find solutions to th
16、e problems faced by entrepreneurs.D. Entrepreneurs are reluctant to provide information about their businesses.15. What does the writer say about the expansion of small businesses?A. Many small businesses do not produce enough profits to finance growth.B. Many employees in small businesses have problems working as part of a team.
