BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷1

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BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷第

1套

一、概括文意配伍（本題共8題，每題7.0分，共8

分。）

?Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsontheoppositepagefroman

articleabouthowemployeesaremotivated.?Whichsectionofthearticle（A,B,C,Dor

E）doeseachstatement（1-8）referto??Foreachstatement（1-8）,markoneletter（A,B,

C,DorE）onyourAnswerSheet.?Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethan

once.AEnsuringemployeesarriveatworkgearedupandreadytogivetheirallisa

majorchallengefacingmanagerstoday.Itusedtobesoeasy.Afatpaychequeandthe

promiseofpromotionwasallthatwasneededtokeeppeoplecommitted,loyaland

happy.Buttheworldofworkhaschanged,andnowadays,organisationscannotrelyon

thecorporatechequebooktogivethemtheedge.Numerousemployeesurveyshave

shownthatalthoughpaystillmakespeopletick,awholeraftofotherissueshaveentered

themotivationequation.BOneoftheproblemsisthatmanagersoftendon'tappreciate

theyareplayinginacompletelynewballgame,andarelianceonold-stylemotivational

techniquesjustwon'tworkintoday'stechnology-driven,fast-pacedbusiness

environment.Forexample,anemployeecouldbeworkinginSouthAfrica,withaboss

sittinginLondonandthemainclienttheyarcdealingwithbasedinAsia.Soforsomeone

whoisverymotivatedbyface-to-facecontactandacollegiateenvironment,thatcouldbe

ahugeproblem.CWhatmostemployeesexpectisthechancetoworkflexibly,on

interestingandstimulatingtasksthatgivethemtheopporlunitytodeveloptheirskillsand

talents.Managersonthegroundmaynotalwaysbeabletoinfluencepayandworking

practices-but,iftheyaretoextracttopperformancefromtheirteams,theyneedtoknow

howtopresstherightbuttonsandcreateaculturethatwillinspiretheirworkforce,a

cultureinwhichachievementisacknowledgedandpeoplefeelvalued.DOrganisations

shouldfbcusonaskingpeoplewhattheywant-arelativelysimpletaskthatistoooften

consideredunnecessary.However,questionsaboutmotivationhavetobeaskedskilfully,

oryouwon'tgeltothebottomofwhatreallymakespeoplegothatextramile.Two

peoplemaybothsaytheywantaninterestingandstimulatingjob,buthavewidely

divergentideasofwhatwouldconstitutesuchaposition:acitytraderwouldprobably

findbusinessconsultancyboring,andaconsultantmightbescaredbythecitytrader's

job,butbothmaybeverysatisfiedwiththeirownjob.ETherearehugegapsbetween

whatemployeesexpectfromemployersandwhattheyactuallyget.Forinstance,

employers'emphasisonemployability(equippingworkerswith'marketable'skills)may

besomewhatmisguided.Onestudyshowedthatwhatpeoplereallywantedwasnot

employabilitybutjobsecurity.Asaresult,employeeshadthefeelingthattheiremployer

wasn'tdelivering,whichhadadetrimentaleffectontheemployees'workplace

performanceandattitudes.Theproblemliespartlyinalackofcommunication:toensure

mutualunderstandingandtoalignemployees'valuesandgoalswiththoseofthe

organisation,muchmoreconversationisneeded.

1、Peoplemayperceivethesametypeofworkverydifferently.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、Itisimportantthatstaffgainrecognitionforwhattheyhavedone.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、Thebehaviourofstaffmaybeinfluencedbydisappointmentwithwhattheir

organisationprovides.

標準答案.E

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、Traditionalwaysofmotivatingstaffcannotbeputintopracticethesedays.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、Agoodsalaryaloneisnolongerenoughtomotivatestaff.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Itisdesirableforstaffandtheiremployerstohavesimilarobjectives.

標準答案.F

知識點解析?：暫無解析

7、Staffshouldbeabletoimprovetheirabilitiesthroughtheirwork.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、Notallcompaniesseeaneedtofindoutwhatmotivatestheirstaff.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、段落完型(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6分。)

?Readthistexttakenfromanarticleaboutsomekeyaspectsofoperationsmanagement.

?Choosethebestsentencetofilleachofthegaps.?Foreachgap9—14,markoneletter

(A一H)onyourAnswerSheet.?Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.TheOperations

FunctionGoodsaretangibleitemspurchasedbyindividualsororganizationsfor

subsequentuse.Servicesareintangibleitemsthatareconsumedatthetimeofbeing

provided,withthecustomertakingawayorretainingthebenefitofthatservice.

However,inmanycommercialsituations,whatisprovidedorproducedbyan

oiganizatioiicanbeamixluieofbothgoodsandservices.HTlieoperationsfunctionis

thepartoftheorganizationthatexistsprimarilytogenerateandproducetheproducts.

(9).Theyhaveaconversionprocess,someresourceinputsintothatprocess,theoutputs

resultingfromtheconversionsoftheinputs,andtheinformationfeedbackaboutthe

activitiesintheoperationssystem.(10).Economistsrefertothetransformationof

resourcesintogoodsandservicesastheproductionfunction.(11).Thisprocessiswhat

createstherevenueforthecompanymakingtheproductsorprovidingtheservices.(12).

Whenconsideringtheconversionprocesswemusttakeintoaccountthattheprocessis

subjecttorandomchangeandfluctuations.Unplannedoruncontrolledinfluencesmay

causetheactualoutputtodifferfromtheplannedoutput.(13).Ifthereisacircumstance

inwhichtheYangziRiverofChinawastoflood,theproductionofricewouldsuffer,

thereforecausinganincreasefluctuationinthepriceofrice.(14).Fluctuationsmayalso

tendtobecausedbyinternalproblemsinherentintheconversionprocess.Faulty

equipment,materialimperfections,andofcoursehumanerrorsarconlyafewoftheideas

thataffectoutputquality.AOthernaturalproblemssuchaslightning,frost,drought,too

muchrain,etc.,willtendtobethemajorreasonforthefluctuationinproductqualityand

pricebecauseofavailability.BAllproducersofwhetheritbeaphysicalobjectorservice

havesomebasicelementsincommon.CForexample,allmanagersinanyorganization

willneedtoknowhowtotraintheiremployees,appraisetheirperformance,andsofbrth.

DTheendproductthenbecomesanideawhereitisdeemedausefulideaduetothe

form,thetime,ortheplaceoftheiravailabilityfromtheconversionprocess.EFor

example,suchfluctuationsintheproductqualityorpricemaybeduetothegrowing

weatherconditionsofmanyplantsoffruitandvegetables.FOnceaproductismade

availabletotheconsumer,thatproductissoldandconvertedintocashforthatcompany

andthecyclecontinues.GThegeneralgoalforallproductionistocreatesomekindof

valueadded,sotheoutputsareworthmoretotheconsumerthanjustthesumofthe

individualinputs.HInsomesituationstheproductwilloutweightheservicebutinother

situationsitwillbetheopposite.

9、

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

10、

標準答案：F

知識點解析：暫無解析

11、

標準答案：G

知識點解析：暫無解析

12、

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、

標準答案；E

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

三、常規閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6

分。)

?Readthefollowingarticleabout'Go-Fast',acost-sayingprogrammeintroducedbythe

carmanufacturerGeneralMotors,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.?Foreach

question(15-20),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Somewhere

today,agroupofstafffromGeneralMotorswillmeetaspartofthe'Go-Fast'programme,

andhammeroutanewinitiativetocutcostsandbureaucracy.Theymayfocusonlyon

wiper-blades,orstaffappraisal,orshowroomdesign.Butbythisafternoon,thereshould

beanoutlinesavingsplan,whichwill,whenimplemented,bemeasuredcarefullyfor

signsofsuccess.TheaimistotransformGMfromalumberingleviathanintothe

corporateequivalentofasportscar.Theintentionisnotjusttobebig-GMisoneofthe

biggestcarmanufacturersintheworld-buttobefast,particularlyinitsresponsiveness

tothemarket.Thesuccessoftheprogrammeisreflectedinthelargenumberof

suggestionsbeingintroduced-farmorethanintheolddays,wheneverychangehadto

comefromseniormanagersfocusingonthe'bigpicture'.Theprogressmadehastrans-

formedinvestorperceptionsofGM.BeforetheGo-Fastprogrammewasintroduced,the

conventionalwisdomwasthatGM'smarketsharewasinpermanentfreefallandits

organisationincapableofdoinganythingaboutit.Now,thedeclinehasbeenturned

around,andtheseniormanagers'changeofapproachhasledtothecompanybeing

energisedwithawinningspiritthathasunlockedlong-dormantcapabilities.Thatittooka

firmofconsultantstohelpdevisetheprogrammeisperhapsasadreflectionofthedanger

ofcorporatethinkingbecominginflexible.Theshareholders'supponofGM'sstrategyto

becomemoreoutward-lookingandinnovativeissome-thingofaluxury,thoughinthe

longrunsuccesswouldconvinceeventhemostscepticalshareholders.Thestrategy

includesbeatingdownoncostsandextractingmaximumsynergiesfromGM'snumerous

alliancepartners,suchasitstoolingsuppliers,andexchangingideasandmanagement

toolswithothercorporationsofwidelydifferingsizes,sectorsandnationalities.Having

suchinputisonething,butitsvaluewouldbeunderminedwithoutacoherentmechanism

toputideasintopractice,andthisiswheretheconsultantsprovedinvaluable.Inthecar

industry,however,therewasplentyofscepticismabouttheprogrammewhenitwasfirst

announced,withmanyconvincedthatonlymuchsmallerorganisationsstooda

reasonablechanceofmakingsuchatransformation,particularlywhenitinvolved

changestothecompanyculture.Suiprisingly,perhaps,thisfearwasnotsharedbythe

consultantswhohelpedseniormanagementtodesigntheprogrammeand,crucially,

effectachangeinleader-shipskills;rather,theyweremoreconcernedabouttheimpact

thatpocketsofoppositionwithinGMmighthave.Theresultsoftheschemesofargive

risetocautiousoptimism.NoaspectofGM'sworkcanhidefromscrutiny,andinitial

fearsofalackofjoined-upthinking'abouttheimpactofonechangeonotherareassoon

dissipated,asthe'leadershippanels'responsiblelorapprovingandimplementingchanges

tookabroaderview.Butwhileinternalmanagementhasimproveddramatically,many

analystsarescepticalthattheinitiativescanoutweighGM'smountainouspension

obligations.Thecompanyisstillsufferingtheeffectsofpoordecisionsinthepast,such

asthechoiceofcertainalliancepartnerships,andamajorchangeofstrategymightb?

necessarytorecoverfromthese.Ifthisweretotakeplace,thecompany'scorecar

manufacturingwouldneedtobemuchmorefirmlyrootedthanitisatpresent,toensure

itdidn'tsufferfromlackoffocus.However,thearchitectsoftheschemeareconfident

thatGMwillbefarmoreoutward-lookingandinnovativeinthenearfuture.

15、WhalpointismadeinihufirstparagraphaboutGM's'Go-Fusl'programing?

A、TheintentionbehinditistoincreaseGM'smarketshare.

B、Suggestionsneedtobeagreedbyseniormanagers.

CNAllareasofbusinessareexaminedforpossibleimprovements.

D、Seniormanagersareexcludedfromtheinitialdiscussions.

標準答案：C-

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、Inthesecondparagraph,thewriterregardsitaspositivethat

theprogrammeallowsimprovementstocomefromwithin.

B、certainseniormanagershaveleftthecompanyandbeenreplaced.

C、theconsultantsdevelopedtheideasonthebasisofcompanyproposals.

D、investors'continuedconfidenceinthecompanyhasbeenjustified.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

17>Inthethirdparagraph,thewriterclaimsthatthe'Go-Fast'processissuccessful

becauseof

A、thecompany'sallianceswithmanybusinesspartners.

B、themethodofimplementingchanges.

C>thepositiveattitudeofinvestors.

D、theexchangeofmanagementthinkingwithothercompanies.

標準答案：B'、

知識點解析：暫無解析

18、Whenstartingtosetuptheprogramme,theconsultantsexpectedthat

A^thesizeofthecompanymightmakeitdifficulttointroducechanges.

B、seniormanagersmightbeunwillingtochangetheirworkstyle.

C、itmightbedifficulttochangethecompanyculture.

D、someoftheworkforcemightresistthechanges.

標準答案：D」「

知識點解析：暫無解析

19、Whatconcernisexpressedinthelastparagraphaboutthe'Go-Fast'programme?

A、Itmaynotsaveenoughtomeetthecompany'sfinancialdemands.

B、Managementisbeingdistractedfromthecompany'scoreactivities.

C^Ithasledthecompanytomakeunwisestrategicdecisions.

D、Thecompanyisfocusingonchangesinthewrongareas.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

20、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthearticle?

A、Improvinginternalandexternalcommunications

B、Choosingthemostsuitableconsultants

C、Makingacompanymoreadaptable

D、Changingacompany'smanagementstructurePARTFOUR

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

四、完形填空(單選)(本題共70題，每題7.0分，共

70分。)

?ReadthearticlebelowaboutsicknessatworkinBritain.?Choosethecorrectwordto

filleachgapfromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.?Foreachquestion(21-30),mark

oneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.SicknessatworkSmallfirmsarc

countingthecostofsicknessamongemployees.Researchestimatesthatillnesscostsmall

businessesinBritainamonthandahalfinlost(21)lastyear.Arecent(22)ofmorethan

1,000smallandmediumenterprisesrevealedthatlastyeartheaveragesmallbusiness

lostaround42daysthroughstaffphoninginsick,andthatthishadaserious(23)on27

percentofsmallercompanies.Justoveroneintenemployeestooktimeoffforseven

daysina(24)Ofthese,9.5percentwereillforaweekonmorethanoneoccasion.In

Britain,employeescantakesick(25)fbruptoaweekbeforetheyhavetoproducea

medicalcertificate.Owner-managerswerefarlesslikelytobeoffsickthantheirstaff:3.3

daysonaverage,comparedwiththe10daystakenbyemployees.Theheadofthe

researchteamsaid,Themostcommon(26)ofabsencewasminorillness,suchascolds

orflu,butbackstrain,fracturesandthelike(27)fbrverynearlyasmuch.Ofgreater(28)

isthatmorethat40percentofemployersfeltthattheiremployees'sicknessmaynot

havebeengenuine/Employerscandomoretoprotectthemselvesbydrawingup

adequate(29)ofemploymentthatoutlinethecompany'ssickpay(30)Enhancedsickpay

isthenattheemployer'sdiscretion.

21、

A^capacity

B、productivity

C^capability

D^efficiency

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

22、

A、report

enquiry

C、statement

D、survey

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

23、

A^result

B、consequence

C^impression

D^impact

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

24、

A^row

B、line

C、series

D、sequence

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

25、

A、leave

B、break

C、time

D、absence

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

26、

A^reason

symptom

C、cause

D、motive

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

27、

A、contributed

B、accounted

C^totalled

D、credited

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

28、

A、concern

B、anxiety

C、regard

D、bother

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

29、

A^details

B、items

C、particulars

D^terms

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

30、

A、ideas

B、notions

C^policies

D、intentions

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

五、完形填空（填空）（本題共10題，每題1.0分，共

10分。）

?Readthearticlebelowaboutcoherence.eForeachquestion31-40writeonewordin

thespaceonyourAnswerSheet.CoherenceCoherencedetermineswhetheraspeechis

logicalandthusmakessense.Thespeakermustmake(31)thathisutterancesand

paragraphsarepresentedinalogicalsequencesethathisthoughtsandideasarereadily

acceptable.Aspeechmaybecompared(32)afreighttrain.Thelocomotiveisthe

thematicstatementinaspeechthatgivesthetrain(speech)itsdirection.Eachcarisan

utteranceinaparagraphoraparagraphinaspeechthatmustfollowthe(33)ofthetrain,

foritmustgowherethelocomotivegoes.Itiscouplingsthatholdthecarstogether,

ensuringthatallthecarswillarriveatsamedestinationasthelocomotive.(34);thesame

way,aspeakermustsupplythelinksbetweentheutterancesandparagraphstogivehis

listenersadirectionalsignaltoindicate(35)istofollov/andhowit(36)towhatis

preceded.Sincetransmittingideasorallyrequiresattentiontotheperceivedcoherencepf

speaker'smessage,theaudiencedonothavetheluxuryofgoingback(37)hispointsas

theydoinreadinganessay;nordotheyhavepunctuationsthehelpthem(38)oneidea

fromanother.Hence,speakersusesignpostsintheformofcarefullywordedphrasesand

sentencestohelplisteners(39)themovementofideaswithinaspeechandperceivethe

overallmessagestructure.Summariesare(40)signpostsinensuringthatlistenersareable

toseetheoverallstructure:preliminaryandfinalsummariesareespeciallyhelpfulin

layingourorpullingtogetherthemajordivisionsofthespeech.

31、

標準答案：sure

知識點解析：暫無解析

32、

標準答案：t。

知識點解析：暫無解析

33、

標準答案：rest

知識點解析：暫無解析

34、

標準答案：In

知識點解析：暫無解析

35、

標準答案：what

知識點解析：暫無解析

36、

標準答案:relates

知識點解析：暫無解析

37、

標準答案：over

知識點解析：暫無解析

38、

標準答案:distinguish

知識點解析；暫無解析

39、

標準答案：follow

知識點解析：暫無解析

40、

標準答案：useful

知識點解析：暫無解析

六、改錯（本題共12題，每題7.0分，共12分。）

?Readthetextbelowaboutjobadvertisement.*inmostofthelines41-52thereisone

extraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthe

text.Somelines,however,arecorrect.*Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyour

AnswerSheet.*Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordonyourAnswer

Sheet.InvestmentAnalystswantedAFundManagementandsubsidiaryofaprestigious

investmentBankseeksbrightyoungInvestmentAnalyststoaugmentitsrapidly

expandingresearch41department.OurclientisatopUSinstitutionwithsignificant

fundsunder42managementfromworld-wide.Increasinglyitisseekingtomanagethe

European43componentofitsportfoliofromLondon.Thishasbeenlettoanimpressive

risein44itsprofileinEuropeanmarkets.TheBankislookingfortalentedandambitious

45InvestmentAnalyststoformanewspecialistresearchteam.investmentAnalysts46

whoperforinrigorousanddetailedinvestigationintocompaniesendsecurities47before

makingrecommendationstothoseFundManagers,Ideally,youwillhave48excellent

academiccredentialsandasolidprofessionalwithgroundingin49analyticaltechniques.

Particularlyusefulwouldbetraininginanaccountancy.50anMBAoralegal

qualification.Excellentcommunicationinskillsarerequired.Foraninitial,51

confidentialconversationcontact52theBank'sPersonnelManagerdirectly.

41、

標準答案：CODRRECT

知識點解析：暫無解析

42、

標準答案：FROM

知識點解析：暫無解析

43、

標準答案：BEEN

知識點解析：暫無解析

44、

標準答案：CORRECT

知識點解析：暫無解析

45、

標準答案：CORRECT

知識點解析：暫無解析

46、

標準答案：WHO

知識點解析：暫無解析

47>

標準答案：WILL

知識點解析：暫無解析

48、

標準答案：WITH

知識點解析：暫無解析

49、

標準答案：AN

知識點解析：暫無解析

50、

標準答案：IN

知識點解析：暫無解析

51、

標準答案：CORRECT

知識點解析：暫無解析

52、

標準答案：CORRECT

知識點解析：暫無解析

BEC商務英語（高級）閱讀模擬試卷第

2套

一、概括文意配伍（本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8

分。)

Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefivenewsbulletinsontheoppositepage.Which

bulletin(A,B,C,DorE)doeseachstatement(1-6)referto?Foreachstatement(1-6),mark

oneletter(A,B,C,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheletters

morethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebcginning(O).Example:0Thiscompanyhas

suspendedplanstoworkcloselywithanothercompany.

ABODE

0

■口口口口

Chemicals,theAnglo-Germanindustrialchemicalcompany,announcedyesterdaythatit

istoent600hlne-collarjobsinaseriesofdownsizingmeasuresatthreeofitsBritish

plants.Thenewscoincidedwithconfirmationthatthecompanyalsoplanstodisposeof

itsloss-makingoperations,CapPaints,theindustrialsolventandpaintdivision.This

restructuringcomesasthecompanyreportedasharpdropinpre-taxprofits.Accordingto

acompanyspokesman,theproposedjointventurewithDTRInternational,oneofthe

TalerChemicals'maincompetitors,islikelytobeshelved.BMergercreatesHungarian

softwarepowerhouseSikomhasfinalisedmergertermswithARERtocreateoneof

Hungary'slargestcomputersoftwarecompanies.Detailsofthemergerareexpected(obe

releasedlatertoday.However,itisbelievedthatSilcom'splanstobreakintoFranceand

Germanyhavebeenputonholdforthetimebeingandthatmajorjoblosseswillsoonbe

announced.SilcomlookssettobenefitfromthemergerwithARER,whichhasrecently

beenawardedanumberofmajorcontracts,includingacontractwiththeHungarian

MinistryforForeignAffairs,whichwillbeworthinexcessof$345,000forthecompany.

CProfitswarningatLYTInternationalLYTInternational,oneofEurope'sleading

ManagementTrainingOrganisations,haswarnedshareholderstoexpectafallinfullyear

profits.Thecompany,whoseflagshiptrainingcentreinCopenhageniscurrentlybeing

modernisedandrefurbished,madeaninterimprofitof$12m,comparedwithS23min

1998.Inresponsetoitspoorfinancialresults,LYThasannouncedplanstocutjobsinits

FrenchandSpanishcentres.Anemployeespokesmansaidthatthemovewouldprove

unpopularandthatwithinsufficientemployees,somecentreswouldstruggletodeliver

thehighlevelofservicedemanded.DShake-upatBTEDNinaRantamen,former

governmentadviserandthenewCEOalBTEDPowerinFinland,hasannouncedcost-

cuttingmeasuresatthecompany.Thisdecisionhasalreadyledtotheresignationofone

ofthecompany'smostrespectedemployees.AnnikaEhlershadbeenwithBTEDPower

forover20years,mostrecentlyasitsHeadofOperations.Itisbelievedthatsheobjected

tocompanyplanstoreducestaffinglevelsattwoofBTEDPower'splants.Indicationsare

thatfurtherhighlevelresignationswillfollowinthenextfewmonths.ERestructuring

plansannouncedatSanFreightSanFreighthasrespondedtoredundancyrumoursby

revealingthatitistocutthenumberofoffice-basedstaffemployedinitsScandinavian

divisionby25%overthenext24months.Theannouncementfollowsconfirmationthat

thecompanyhasalsodecidedtopostponetheplannedupgradingofhaulagesystemsat

itsStockholmsubsidiary.AseniorstaffmemberhasrevealedthatSanFreight'sbusiness

hasdeterioratedinrecentmonthsduetotheescalatingpricewarwithcentralandeastern

Europeanrivals.

1、Thiscompanywillbeworkingwithagovernmentorganisation.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、Thiscompany'sdecisiontorestructurewillresultinstaffshortages.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、Thiscompanyistoreducethenumberofadministrativeposts.

標準答案：E

知識點解析：暫無解析

4.Thiscompanywillselloffassetstooffsetpoorfinancialresults.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、Thiscompanyhasmadecutswhichareunpopularwithseniorstaff.

標準答案：D'

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Thiscompanyisintheprocessofupgradingsomeofitsfacilities.

標準答案：c--

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、ThiscompanyhaspostponeditsentryintonewwesternEuropeanmarkets.

標準答案：B'

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、Thiscompanyissufferingfromtheeffectsofincreasedcompetition.

標準答案：E

知識點解析：暫無解析

二、段落完型(本題共6題，每題1.0分，共6分。)

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