1、BEC商务英语（初级）阅读模拟试卷 113及答案与解析 一、 PART FIVE 0 Employee Performance Appraisals Appraisals give the employees an opportunity to contemplate their performance at work. It is the time when employees look forward to a raise in the salary and a promotion. For the managers, appraisals are about reviewing the
2、past performance of their employees and providing them with feedback along with some tips to improve. Performance appraisal is the means by which the work performance of employees is evaluated. Employee performance is assessed in terms of the quality and quantity of work he / she has put in. It is c
3、alculated in terms of the time and efforts contributed by the employees in achieving an assigned task. Reviews of employee performance taken within an organisation are known as performance or employee appraisals. They aim at analysing employee performance, identifying his / her potential and inabili
4、ties, in order to determine the employee training needs. They also aim at taking decisions about salary revisions and promotions of employees. Ideally, a performance appraisal should give way for an open communication between the employees and their manager / employer. It should provide the employee
5、s with the means to communicate their points of view about the organisation structure and openly discuss the difficulties they face(if any)at the workplace. As people differ in their abilities and aptitude, no two people can perform identically. Depending on their capacities, they show a difference
6、in the quality and quantity of work they are able to do within a stipulated period of time. It is necessary to understand these differences in the individuals and weigh the work performances accordingly. Decisions regarding the promotion of an employee need to be taken with due consideration of his
7、/ her abilities, as promoting an individual implies assigning him / her additional responsibilities. Appraisal cycles differ from one organisation to another. Some follow six-monthly appraisals while some have annual performance reviews. In some organisations, project completions are followed by a p
8、erformance review of those involved in the project. In most of the companies, a performance appraisal comprises an overview of an employees key accomplishments during the review cycle and analysis of the factors that contributed to his / her accomplishments and those which inhibited the employee fro
9、m performing optimally. Appraisal gives the employer / manager an opportunity to understand the career aspirations of the employees as well as their training and development needs. They give the employing organisation a chance to accept employee feedback, which might consist of some valuable suggest
10、ions for overall improvement of the organisation. 1 Employee performance appraisals provide the managers with an opportunity to （ A） look forward to a promotion. （ B） review his past performance. （ C） give his employees some tips to improve. 2 How is employee performance assessed? （ A） The quality o
11、f work done finally determines the result of performance evaluation. （ B） Three factors count in performance assessment. （ C） Time and efforts put in achieving a task contributes to evaluate an employees performance. 3 The aim of performance appraisals is to （ A） identify if an employee is qualified
12、. （ B） determine the kind of training to be provided. （ C） judge whether a salary raise was given to a worthy employee. 4 What should be taken into account when deciding the promotion of an employee? （ A） the quality and quantity done by the employee （ B） the ability and aptitude of the employee （ C
13、） the work the employee has done within a stipulated period of time 5 Which is NOT correct concerning the content of performance appraisals in most of the companies? （ A） Factors preventing an employee from performing well are not included. （ B） The strengths of an employee in his work performance a
14、re mentioned. （ C） A general summary of an employees accomplishment is included. 6 The benefit obtained from performance appraisal includes （ A） identifying the business aspiration of a company. （ B） letting the manager get feedback from the employees. （ C） getting suggestions on the improvement of
15、an employees career. 6 Features of Warehouse Management System Warehouse Management Systems are gaining importance similar to that of other software solutions. A typical warehouse management system would include controlling the movement of materials and the storage of the materials. Though these fun
16、ctionalities are very basic, the warehouse management system is expanding its functionalities to include light manufacturing, transportation management, order management, and integrated with the accounting systems. Now warehouse management systems are transforming into warehouse focused ERP(Enterpri
17、se Resource planning)system. It is found that there are overlaps in the functionality of the warehouse management and the enterprise resource planning, distribution requirements planning, transportation management systems, supply chain planning and scheduling. If all these are to have separate softw
18、are, the company that is using the software will get confused with the software solution provided separately. Hence there is a need for an integrated system that will have warehouse management and other related operations of the company. There are many software vendors who provide warehouse manageme
19、nt software. Although there are many vendors, the basic functionality of the warehouse management system is not changed. The primary purpose is to control the movement and storage of the materials. A good warehouse management system would have a flexible location system, get user defined parameters
20、to direct warehouse tasks and use live documents for execution of the tasks. Some form of integration with other devices is possible so that the warehouse management system gets live data from other devices connected to it. Not every warehouse will need a warehouse management system. If the operatio
21、n of the warehouse is continuous and very frequent with a lot of transactions per day then a warehouse management system would justify the cost involved in setting it up. A lot of initial setup is to be done to keep the data warehouse management systems to run and to keep the current operation on th
22、e run. There must be a smooth transition from the current system to the warehouse management system. Often a separate department is set up to monitor the operations of the warehouse and to use the information system related to that of the warehouse management system. Automated data collection in the
23、 warehouse management system would reduce the cost in the labour and increase the accuracy of the data. It increases the effectiveness of the service provided to the customer by reducing the cycle time. Inventory reduction and increased storage capacity are less likely. The level of safety stock can
24、 be reduced while increasing the efficiency of the system. 7 The warehouse management system has the functionality except （ A） transportation management. （ B） the storage of the materials. （ C） warehouse focused ERP system. 8 The following statements concerning warehouse management and other busines
25、s operations are wrong except （ A） they all have separate software to facilitate the process. （ B） there is a system combining warehouse management and the other business practices. （ C） warehouse management and distribution requirements planning have something in common. 9 Which is correct concerni
26、ng warehouse management software? （ A） Warehouse management software is abundant in type. （ B） The warehouse management software of different vendors has different aspects as the basic functionality. （ C） The purpose of warehouse management software is to control the movement and storage of the mate
27、rials. 10 Which is a feature of a good warehouse management system in directing warehouse tasks? （ A） The performance should be based on the set location of materials. （ B） The operation should be based on data attained before operation. （ C） The tasks should be fulfilled by adjusting to different r
28、equirements from the user. 11 What is the alternative for warehouses not using a warehouse management system? （ A） They carry out a lot of transactions per day. （ B） They spend a long period of time on setting up a new system. （ C） They set up a new department to monitor the operations of the wareho
29、use. 12 Which statement is Not true about warehouse management system? （ A） It increases the capacity of a warehouse. （ B） It is cost-effective. （ C） It increases the efficiency of service delivered. 12 Sprint Wants Your IPhone Remember the map wars between AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless? Sprint
30、 Nextel thought it looked like great fun, and its joined the fracas with a direct-attack ad of its own. A new Sprint ad shows two young dudes lounging on a park bench or rather, one guy lounges while the other is frantically battling his cell phone. That phone turns out to be an Apple iPhone, and as
31、 it turns out, the more relaxed guy, Matt, can help his buddy out. “My friend Steves iPhone is cool, but its limited to AT&Ts 3G speeds,“ he says. “So Im gonna use the Overdrive 4G mobile hotspot to make it up to 10 times faster. While thats happening, Im gonna enjoy this tasty snack.“ He pulls out
32、a Sprint-connected portable Wi-Fi hotspot and of course a tasty apple, and Steves 3G troubles are over. Cue the legal fireworks. If AT&T got incensed over Verizon using AT&Ts own 3G coverage maps as a weapon, you have to think that this no-nonsense critique of the AT& T network will cause some aggra
33、vation as well. Verizon could at least back its claims with some solid data, even if AT&Ts spotty coverage has reportedly improved since then. Sprint is picking cherries to climb the Apple tree here. That “10 times the speed“ claim rests on a worst-case 3G connection and the most positive 4G data Sp
34、rint can muster on its own network. “Triple the speed“ might be closer to the truth on average. Besides, Sprints 4G network has only opened up in 33 cities so far, with a heavy Midwestern concentration. Major population centres like San Francisco and New York, where AT&Ts network quality has drawn t
35、he most fury so far, are not covered at all so Matts clever solution wouldnt help Steve at all in most cases. Sprints own coverage information will make that very clear if you try to order an Overdrive gadget. With iPhones, iPads, and Google Androids flooding the market, all the major service provid
36、ers need to figure out how to handle heavy Web use and streaming video for previously unheard-of millions of customers nationwide. This Sprint trinket and the accompanying ad campaign seems designed to steal iPhone users from AT&T, but Sprint isnt really ready to take most of them on anyway. By the
37、time Sprint has covered most of the country, chances are that Verizon and AT&T have gotten their own 4G installations in gear. After the undisputed failure of the Palm Pre smartphone, Android handsets look like better ammunition for Sprints war against the Big Two than the 4G network is. 13 Which st
38、atement concerning Sprint Nextel is correct? （ A） It was spurred by the map wars between AT&T and Verizon to have a slice of the market. （ B） It thought the map wars between AT&T and Verizon funny. （ C） It was irritated by the map wars between AT&T and Verizon. 14 What does the new Sprint ad indicat
39、e? （ A） iPhone is not a satisfactory electronic device. （ B） AT&T is the only service provider to users of iPhone. （ C） The data transmission speed offered by Sprint is faster than that of AT&T. 15 Which did not happen between AT&T and Verizon? （ A） Verizon used AT&Ts own 3G coverage maps to indicat
40、e its incompetence. （ B） Verizon used its own 3G coverage maps to indicate AT&Ts incompetence. （ C） There was a lawsuit between these two parties. 16 Sprints data transmission speed （ A） is ten times faster than AT&Ts. （ B） is three times faster than AT&Ts. （ C） is not as high as boasted in the ad.
41、17 Matts clever solution wouldnt help Steve at all in most cases, because （ A） Sprints 4G network has only opened in Midwestern area. （ B） AT&Ts network has covered most of the area. （ C） The coverage of Sprints network is so limited. 18 What will be Sprints advantage in future competition? （ A） 4G
42、network （ B） the Palm Pre smartphone （ C） android handsets 18 Five Interviewing Fundamentals The most important thing to find out when you interview someone is if you like the person. You can teach someone to be competent in the skills you need, but you cant teach someone to have an appealing person
43、ality. No matter what the person talks about for thirty minutes really, much fewer than thirty you can figure out if you like them. 1. Learn how to conduct an interview. You need to understand what is driving the interviewer and how he or she is thinking. So know enough about the interview process t
44、o put yourself in your counterparts shoes. If the person is bad at interviewing, you can run the show. If the person is good, you have to figure out how to meet their agenda, make your points, and still be likeable. 2. Learn from other peoples mistakes. The best way to see people making errors in in
45、terviews is to interview them yourself. But you can also read about other peoples interviewing incompetence. Jobaloo. com shows how candidates misread a seemingly innocuous question. And CareerBuilder. com lists some examples of extremely bad judgment. 3. Know your agenda. What is the image you are
46、trying to convey in the interview? Match that to the kind of job you are trying to land. You should have three points about yourself that you aim to get across in the interview. Before I became a full-time writer, mine were: great at executing a plan, a manager who everyone loves to work for, very r
47、eliable. I wanted those points to come across because I wanted to be hired to a position where I would have a lot of responsibility to execute a visionary plan and manage a large team. 4. Practise. You can find lots of lists about how to interview well. Take a look at them and youll notice that they
48、 are all about practising: Avoid too much information, cut the puffy stuff, know your strengths and weaknesses. These are all things you can practise. If you think you can wing it in an interview, youre wrong. There are no questions that cannot benefit from preparation, so any question you look unpr
49、epared for makes you look clueless about the interview process at best and lazy at worst. 5. Be comfortable with silence. People who can remain calm during silence look powerful and comfortable with themselves. People who have to fill silence end up saying stupid things. Part of your interview practice should be to sit, saying nothing, so you are comfortable when that happens in an interview. 19 It is essential in an interview （ A） to figure out whether you like the person or not. （ B） to teach the person nee
