2020年高级BEC阅读题目分享

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2020年高级BEC阅读题目

Critical Path

When David Hayden realised his company was heading for trouble, he took drastic measures to get it back on track

David Hayden founded his company, Critical Path, an email provider, in 1997 to take advantage of the boom in email traffic. Critical Path became a public company two years later, and Hayden took the opportunity to step down from his executive position in order to work on personal projects. At the same time, he agreed to stay with the company as Chairman, but the business was put in the hands of new managers by its investors. With sector-leading products and an expanding market, the company seemed to be on the up and up. However, by early 2001, it was in trouble. Shares that had been worth $26 in 1999, when they were first sold, were down to a mere 24 cents.

Called in by a panicking board, Hayden found himself back in charge as Executive Chairman, trying desperately to rescue what he could. The 1,100 staff had lost confidence in the company and did not know what was going to happen to them. And, as Hayden discovered, the management team was incompetent. Those guys didn't understand the product or the sector,' says Hayden. The heads of department didn't communicate and they didn't lead.' But what was worse, Critical Path had lost the goodwill of its investors.

Hayden knew that bringing the figures under control would be a vital step in the company's turnaround. 'You've got to sort out the finances. For me, that meant getting back the goodwill of the investors. That was tough, after what had happened. But although they were angry with the company, they didn't have bad feelings about me. I told them that I knew I could get the company on its feet again.' He was authorised to make whatever changes were required, and his first act was to find people within the company he could trust and put them in charge.

The next thing Hayden had to tackle was morale. 'Everyone left the office at five on the dot - they couldn't get away quickly enough. To get the buzz back and win the staff over, I had to prove my own commitment and put in the extra hours with them.' In return, it was assumed that nobody would ask for overtime pay until the company was on its feet again. Contrary to normal practice, Hayden was reluctant to lay people off, and apart from not replacing people as they reached retirement age, he left the workforce largely unchanged, although he did identify key people throughout the company who were given more responsibility.

But, as Hayden insists, before a company reaches such a crisis, there are warning signs that any financial director or accountant should take note of. 'A business that has an unrealistic pricing policy or has to negotiate extended credit with its suppliers is in trouble,' is his message. 'Or if you often have to apply for your overdraft limit to be raised or have trouble paying tax on time, something needs to be done.'

By 2003, the company was healthy again, with reasonably stable finances and a modest but steady share price of $1.60. 'One thing that helped save us was that our technology worked,' says Hayden. 'With 20 million email accounts, we never lost a single major client because the product kept on working.' With ideas for a fresh venture demanding his attention elsewhere, Hayden has moved on. 'It was time to go,' he says. 'I'm not a turnaround specialist. I prefer start-ups.'

13 What event coincided with Critical Path becoming a public company?

A Hayden became the Executive Director of Critical Path.

B Investors hired a replacement team to run Critical Path.

C Critical Path launched a successful new product on the market.

D Critical Path was floated on the Stock Exchange at 24 cents per share.

14 Which of the following situations did Hayden face at Critical Path in 2001?

A The employees were worried about job security.

B The investors were calling for changes to the company structure.

C The management was misleading the staff about the company's position.

D The board of directors did not realise the scale of the company's problems.

15 One reason Hayden was able to turn Critical Path around was that

A he managed to find new investors.

B the financial situation was not as bad as he had thought.

C he had built up a good relationship with the management team.

D he was given the support that he needed.

16 What was Hayden's policy regarding the staff of Critical Path?

A He paid overtime to everybody who worked outside office hours.

B He reduced the workforce by operating an early retirement scheme.

C He gave key staff the opportunity to help him set goals for the company.

D He restored motivation by showing willingness to work alongside staff.

17 According to Hayden, what could indicate that a business is in trouble?

A problems keeping accounts up to date

B suppliers refusing to offer new credit terms

C a frequent need to increase the amount borrowed

D difficulties in getting payment from customers on time

18 Hayden left Critical Path after he had rescued the company because

A he wanted to develop the technology for a new internet service.

B he wanted to concentrate on founding a new enterprise.

C he had been offered a job with a major internet company.

D he decided to go into partnership with a major client.

　　商务英语考试(高级)高频词汇解析:lay off

off 使……下岗

例句：No one will be laid off without the full agreement of the trade union.

未经工会一致同意，谁也不会下岗。

nt demand 潜在需求

例句：在许多情况下，往往有相当一部分人对尚未问世的产品或服务有一种共同的需求，这被称作潜在需求。

In many cases, a substantial number of people share a need for a product or service that does not yet exist. This is called latent demand.

of large numbers 大数定律(随机现象中的基本规律)

erless group discussion 无领导群体讨论

-over (旅行中途的)短暂停留

例句：Long lay-overs and flight delays play havoc on your body’s sleep cycle.

长时间的中途逗留和航班延误会使你的身体睡眠周期产生混乱。

er of application 申请函、求职申请书

例句：We have received over 2000 letters of application for the job.

我们已经收到2000多封申请该职位的来信。

er of rejection 回绝函

例句：About one month after he sent the application, he got a letter of rejection.

寄出申请的一个月后，他收到一封回绝函。

er opening machine 拆信器

例句：A letter opening machine cuts open envelopes of letters received.

用拆信器来拆开收到的信件。

er of intent 意向书(表明诚意要做某事的正式文件，但不属于承诺或合同)

er quality printer 优质字符打印机(能打印出清晰字体，适合商务通信)

例句：Make sure you use the letter quality printer to print out those letters.

请务必使用优质字符打印机打印这些信件。

　　BEC阅读的规律有哪些

对于阅读不可忽视，平时要把课本里的练习都认真的做，熟悉考试的题型，抓住题目的特点，总结题目的规律。

第一题一般是几则商业广告，让你判断题支说明的是那一则。一般来说，先看题支，再看短文比较好。看短文时要将文章里重点的词句画出来，看第二遍的时候也就好找一些。简单的一般一遍变可以找出来。这道题应该是最简单的一道题，所以尽快做完。

第二题是匹配题，难度不定。关键要注意填空后前后句子的衔接是否自然。注意空前后的单词及连词，即看填空前后代词所指是否与主语一致，连接词所表示的转折，因果，并列等关系是否符合

第三题是阅读短文选择，一般不难。而且通常讲，有几个选项就有就几段，每题对应一段，时间不足时可以快速阅读，直接去读选项对应的段找答案，一般答案都不是原句，但意思是相同的。

第四题是完型填空，要立足整体，先读懂文章大意再填比较好。

第五题是没有选项的完型填空，看似较难，但其实填入的词都不外乎冠词，介词，连词，代词等小词，实词大多很少出现，也不太难。

改错

最后是改错，高级的改错都是四个正确，做时先通读原文，弄清题意改错的准确率才会较高。

考试时时间可能不够用，我在考试时做到第二题变觉得难了，于是先做五六题主观题，完型填空，再回去做二三题。这样即使最后作不完蒙起来也方便，不外乎ABCD，正确率还有25%呢，可是要是蒙主观题可就难了!