剑桥商务英语中级-161及答案解析.doc

1、剑桥商务英语中级-161 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、READING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、PART ONE(总题数：1，分数：7.00)A ILT Consultants 19,000 + benefitsHeres an exciting opportunity to combine your presentation skills and organisational abilities, working for a team of systems analysts. You will need to have a good eye for det

2、ail as the role involves large amounts of proof reading and checking. The job also involves client liaison at all levels, as well as an element of research.BJohn Guild Son 17,500 + benefitsCity finance house seeks a mature person to work for the Secretariat. The post involves: looking after customer

3、s financial assets such as property and possessions; database work; accounting; and organisational responsibilities. The bulk of the workload is highly confidential. A good level and range of PC experience will secure you an interview.CHoopers 17,000Join this household name and play a key part in su

4、pporting their Regional Operations Director and Marketing team. This is a newly-created position within a well-established firm and there is plenty of opportunity for you to develop your role. You will need to be self-motivated with the ability to prioritise, Some Windows experience essential.DITC I

5、nvestment Consultants 18,000 +This is an opening for a bright, part-qualified assistant to work in an investment companys busy personnel department. You will need to have one years experience of interviewing job applicants, and the confidence to handle appraisals and disciplinary actions. Further tr

6、aining will be offered for the right candidate. Keyboard skills are desirable as you will manage all personal correspondence.（分数：7.00）(1).This job involves working for a well-known company,（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).You will meet a wide variety of customers in this job.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).This post involve

7、s responsibility for recruitment.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Your work should not be discussed outside the office.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In this job you will deal with peoples investments.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).This post has recently been established.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Your job description will require you to re

8、ad some documents very carefully.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、PART TWO(总题数：1，分数：5.00)lssues in the recruitment worldIn the competitive world of investment banking, good senior executives are not easy to find. So what should the industrys hard-pressed directors do when they need to find senior staff? Increasing

9、ly, they decide to call in the headhunters. These are busy and profitable times for the recruitment agencies that dominate the world of executive search and selection.They needed new people to revitalise their operations, and the result has been a boom in the recruitment market. Pinnacle, a leading

10、recruitment agency, has helped various UK investment banks to rebuild their entire senior management teams. It is hard to overstate the significance of this. (8) But now everything has changed, and Pinnacle is not the only major player in the field. Some analysts believe that rival recruitment speci

11、alists ALT Associates has a larger share of the market. However, there is little doubt that over its 13-year history, Pinnacle and its chairman, Matthew Edwards, have built up an impressive reputation.Edwards estimates that his company controls between 10 and 15 per cent of the headhunting market fo

12、r senior investment banking jobs in the UK. (9) Rather, it is the high-calibre jobs and people that Pinnacle deals with that define the companys success. For example, the company was recently commissioned to find a new chairman for NBS Bank, a vacancy that was one of the most talked about in the ban

13、king world.Most HR directors recognise that headhunters such as Pinnacle play a valuable role in the recruitment process. (10) Some are concerned that a few companies, including Pinnacle, have too much power over high-level recruitment. (11) As Tim Davidson, HR Director at Cawfield Bank, explains, T

14、hey can be kingmakers. These are the people who decide who gets a future and who doesnt. If Edwards forms a view about an individual, it can affect their ability to get a particular job. That view could just have been formed on a bad day. (12) Final decisions in the selection process are always take

15、n by his clients, he says, whoever they are.The role of headhunters should not be exaggerated. Many companies never use them. But as top executives are hard to find, there will always be a role for people like Matthew Edwards.A. Although others may put it lower, it is important to remember that the

16、companys reputation is not based on market share alone.B. Their chief worry is that the headhunters can now make or break managerial careers.C. According to Edwards, this is a further indication that the way Pinnacle searches for a candidate tends to favour a certain type of manager.D. But this acce

17、ptance does not mean they are universally happy, either with the state of the market or with Pinnacles role within it.E. Until a few years ago, even the biggest companies were unlikely to use headhunters to fill more than one or two jobs a year.F. Edwards objects to this suggestion, claiming that al

18、l he does is find candidates and encourage them to apply for a particular post.G. A number of big investment banks recently decided to make changes to their management boards after disappointing end-of-year results.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、PART THREE(总题数：1，分数：6.00)THE DIFFICULTI

19、ES OF MANAGING A SMALL BUSINESSThe organizational 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 the leaders of entrepreneurial or small businesses mus

20、t be unlike other manages, or the problems faced by such leaders must be the subject of a specialized body of wisdom, or possibly both. Unfortunately, neither is true. Not much worth reading about managing the entrepreneurial or small business has been written, and the leaders of such businesses are

21、 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 business. In part this is because those involved in gatheri

22、ng 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 circumstances.The organizational problems of entrepreneuria

23、l 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 business most important asset. The research that does exist shows that neither money nor the

24、 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 an experienced, skilled team and he or she will find the f

25、unds 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 latest management solution. They regard the many offerings f

26、rom 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 solutions does not mean that problems can be left to solve th

27、emselves. 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 leaders can prove to be enormously helpful in solving the specific p

28、roblems of individuals. One leaders problems have certainly been solved already by someone else. There is an organization called KITE which enables those responsible for small businesses to meet. Its members, all of whom are chief executives, go through a demanding selection process, and then join a

29、 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 to head the group. Each member takes it in turn to host a

30、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 increases the possibility of solutions being discovered.（分数：6.00）(1).What does the writer say about entrepreneurs in the first paragrap

31、h?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 staffs with sufficient expertise.D. They could learn from the organizational skills of managers in large companies.（分数：1

32、.00）A.B.C.D.(2).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 the problems faced by entreprene

33、urs.D. Entrepreneurs are reluctant to provide information about their businesses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).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

34、as part of a team.C. Being able to recruit the right people is the most important factor affecting growth.D. Leaders of small businesses lack the experience to make their companies a success.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the writer say is an additional problem for entrepreneurs in the fourth paragr

35、aph?A. They rely on management systems that are out of date.B. They will not adopt measures that provide long-term solutions.C. They have little confidence in the business advice that is available.D. They do not take market changes into account when drawing up business plans.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Wha

36、t does the writer say the members of the KITE organization provide?A. Advice on how to select suitable staff.B. A means of contacting potential clients.C. A simple checklist for analyzing problems.D. Direct experience of a number of industries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).The writer says that KITE groups ar

37、e likely to succeed because _.A. Members are able to elect their leader.B. The leaders have received extensive training.C. Members are encouraged to adopt a critical approach.D. Information is not passed on to non-members.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART FOUR(总题数：1，分数：15.00)GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHTLeaving w

38、ork on time may not sound like much of a (0) However, in an experiment by glass manufacturers Dartington Crystal, it (19) . surprisingly difficult. Four managers, who all worked very long hours, took (20) . in a simple experiment: they agreed to (21) . to their set hours for a week, with no coming i

39、n early, leaving late or taking work home. The aim of the exercise was to (22) . the balance between the managers work and home lives. It was a way to get everyone thinking about their working hours and how to (23) . them,Robin Ritchie, the companys managing director, was very aware that his company

40、 was (24) , on the experiment at its busiest time of the year. They were also just days away from a big product (25) So not surprisingly, perhaps, it soon became clear that it wasnt going to be easy: even on the first day, director of design Simon Moore took home a design problem to (26) as he could

41、nt relax until he had dealt with it.As the week progressed, the four people involved found it hard to (27) . with the pressure of leaving work undone. They felt they were (28) . people down, and worried about the effect on the business. (29) . crises made it more and more difficult to go home on tim

42、e. Changing working habits wasnt easy. (30) they saw the experiment through to the end.There was some (31) . up to do the following week, but the company did not appear to have suffered. Significantly, too, the experiment made the managers reappraise their (32) . to staying late and start prioritisi

43、ng tasks. All in all, they felt the experiment was of (33) . benefit, and that it helped them to create a better balance in their lives.（分数：15.00）(1).A. displayed B. showed C. proved D. demonstrated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. control B. part C. effect D. place（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. keep B. stay C. rema

44、in D. stand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. improve B. promote C. upgrade D. reform（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. diminish B. reduce C. drop D. lessen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. commencing B. initiating C. originating D. embarking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. opening B. beginning C. outset D. launch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. cl

45、ear out B. work up C. sort out D. think up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. tackle B. cope C. manage D. handle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. letting B. putting C. setting D. cutting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Rapid B. Hasty C. Sudden D. Instant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. Conversely B. In addition C. Nevertheless D. After

46、 all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. catching B. running C. taking D. coming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. viewpoint B. attitude C. feeling D. opinion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. constant B. persisting C. stable D. lasting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART FIVE(总题数：1，分数：12.00)What a Great GiftComedian David Brenner came from a

47、poor but close family. When he graduated from his school, however, he was given an unforgettable(34) gift. “Some of my friends got new clothes and about a(35) few rich kids even got new cars,“ he remembered, “When my father(36) reached out into his pants pocket and took something out. I extended(37)

48、 my hand, palm up, and he let my present drop into ita nickel!“(38) “Dad said to me, Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of(39) it. Then turn to the classified section and get yourself to a job. Get(40) into the world. Its all yours now. “ “I always thought that as was(41) a great joke my fat

49、her had played on me until a few years later when(42) I was in the Army, upon sitting in a foxhole, and thinking about(43) my family and my life. It was then when I realized that my friends(44) had been gotten only new cars, or only clothes. My father had given(45) me the whole world. What a great gift is !/（分数：12.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_