剑桥BEC真题集--第三辑--中级-Test-1

沪江英语：沪江BEC：真题第三辑中级Test1READING1hourPARTONEQuestions1-7Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheadviceoffourmarketexpertsontheoppositepage.Whichexpert’sadvice(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto?Foreachstatement(1-7),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:0Flacks’speedofproductionshouldbeanadvantageforwinningcertaincontracts.0ABCD1ItwouldbeadvisableforFlackstoconsultcustomersbeforedevelopinganewproduct.2ProducinggoodsforspecialistmarketsmightincreaseFIacks’profits.3Flacksmayneedtochangethefunctionofoneofitsfacilities.4Flacksshouldutiliseitscurrentexpertisetoenteradifferentmarket.5Flacksmayneedtoconsiderclosingitscurrentproductionfacility.6Flacksshoulddeveloptheconnectionsithasestablishedwithleadingretailers.7Expandingtheproductrangewouldnotbeaproblemfortheworkforce.FlacksisaUK-basedcompanythatproducesfashionaccessoriesforwomen.Howcanitcontinuetogrowitsbusiness?ASusanFalmerFacedwithashrinkingmarket,cheapimportsandcompetitivepricing,Flackswillhavetoworkhardtoincreaseitsmargins.Theyneedtomoveintoamorepromisingmarket,onewheredemandisgrowingandwherethecompanycanexploitexistingskillsandcontacts.Theycouldthinkaboutbrandextension-thiswouldnotbeagiantleapandthesalesforcewouldtakeitinitsstride.Also,theywouldn’tneedtore-equiptheir沪江英语：沪江BEC：Readthearticlebelowaboutevaluatingtheworkofcompanydirectors.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(8-12),markoneletter(A—G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning,(0).EVALUATINGTHEPERFORMANCEOFTHEBOARDFewemployeesescapetheannualortwice-yearlyperformancereview.(0).....G.....Theanswerisnotagreatnumber.Andthesmallerthecompany,thefewerchecksthereareonhowwellthe沪江英语：沪江BEC：(8).............Anotherreasonisthattheboarditselfneedsinformationonhowwellitisdoing,justasmuchasotheremployeesdo.Forthechiefexecutive,appraisalofsomesortisabsolutelyessentialforhisorherownsakeandforthegoodofthecompany.Indeed,manyofthosewhohavereachedthislevelremarkonhowlonelythejobofchiefexecutiveisandhowfewopportunitiestheygettodiscussissuesrelatingtoit.Thereissomeevidencetoshowthatoncesmallercompaniesputaboardappraisalprocessinplace,theyfindthisprocessrelativelyeasytooperate.(9).............Theircounterpartsinlargerorganisations.however,areoftenafraidthatappraisalscouldbeachallengetotheirstatus.So,howshouldcompaniesassesstheirboard?(10).............Ataverybasiclevel,thiscouldsimplymeangettingallthedirectorstowritedownwhattheyhaveachievedandhowtheycanimproveonit.Attheotherendofthescaleisthefull‘360-degree’appraisal.Here,eachdirectorisappraisedinasystematicmannerbyacombinationofthechairmanandfellowdirectors.Inthelargestcompaniestherearemanymethodsforassessingtheboard.Anumberofsuchcompanieshaveself-assessmentschemes.Thechairmanmaymeeteachboardmemberindividuallytoaskhowthingsaregoing,inafairlyinformalway.Thewholeboardmightalsomeettotalkaboutitsprogressinopensession,(11).............Thesemightaskforpeople’sopinionsontheboard’smaintasksoronhowwellthecommitteesareworking.Researchindicatestherehasbeensomeimprovementinth