BEC商务英语中级真题第二辑

11thecontactbetweencoachandemployeenotsolvingalldifficultiesatwork2thediscussionofhowcertainsituationscouldbebetterhandlediftheyoccuragain3acoachencouraginganemployeetoapplywhathasbeentaughttoroutineworksituations4coachingprovidingnewinteresttoindividualswhoareunhappyintheircurrentpositions5coachingprovidingasupportiveenvironmenttodiscussperformance6employeesbeingaskedtoanalysethemselvesandpractisegreaterself-awareness7coachingenablingacompanytorespondrapidlytoalackofexpertiseinacertainarea23AButthereareplentyofsimilarcontractstobewonintheeastofScotlandbeforeRobertsonturnsherattentionelsewhere.BHerwayroundthisparticularproblemwastorecruitthecateringmanageroftherivalcompany,CButthisdemandwasshort-lived,andbeforelong,increasingcompetitionmadeithardertomakeaprofit.D'Itwasadramaticlearningcurveandverysmallamountsofmoneywereearnedatfirst,'saysRobertson.EShedecidedthatthesolution,sincemanycompaniesrequiredworkinglunchesformeetingswithclients,wastoprepareenddelivermealstobusinesspremises.FOnhearingthis,Robertsonimmediatelycontactedalloftheirclientsandoffered4theservicesofGrapevineCaterers.GInstead,shestudiedaccountancyafterleavinguniversity,andasteadyifunspectacularprofessionalpathseemedset.13Inthefirstparagraph,MarySpillanesayspeopleshouldlearnhowtomarketthemselvesbecauseAitencouragescompaniestogivethemajobforlife.Binthefutureitwillbeacompanyrequirement.Cinmanycareersitisbecomingdifficulttosucceed.Ditwillhelpthemadapttodevelopmentsinthejobmarket.514Spillanesaysthat,whencreatingapersonalbrand,itisimportanttoAchangethingsdependingonthecircumstances.Bdecidewhatimagepeoplewouldlikeyoutopresent.Cmakesurethatcolleaguesfeelateasewithyourimage.Dfollowtheexampleofsomeoneinthecompanyyouworkfor.15WhatdowelearnaboutSpillaneinthethirdparagraph?ASheisembarrassedabouthercareerwithacosmeticscompany.BShedoesn'tliketalkingaboutheracademicbackground.CShehasqualificationsmanypeopleareunawareof.DSheworriesabouthowotherpeopleseeher.16WhichproblemdoesSpillanerefertowhentalkingaboutthecompaniessheispresentlyworkingwith?ATheyfinditdifficulttoacceptherideas.BTheyareunawareofhowtorabrandthemselves.CTheydon'twanttospendlargeamountsofmoney.DTheyareunwillingtomodernisetheirworkenvironment.17Whenadvisingpeopleonrebrandingthemselves,SpillanetellsthemtoAattendcoursestogainspecialistskills.Bupdateregularlytheirwrittenproofofwhattheycando.Ctryoutdifferentwaysofpresentingthemselvestoothers.Drememberthatwhattheylooklikeisthemostimportantpoint.18Spillanesaysthat,inordertorebrandyourselfsuccessfully,itisimportanttoAaskforotherpeople'sopinionsaboutyourimage.Bfeelconfidentaboutwhatyouaretryingtoachieve.Clearnhowtomakeuseofallaspectsofyourcharacter.Dmodelyourselfonpeoplewithacertainamountofinfluence.619AmakeupBcarryoutCbringaboutDputdown20AbasisBgroundsCfoundationDstructure721AdistributionsBguidesCdesignsDpatterns22AapprovalBpermissionCconsentDdecision23AvalueBinspectCreviewDsurvey24AcommandBpromptCinfluenceDpersuade25AguessBspeculateCreckonDpredict26AoperationsBtechniquesCmeasuresDexercises27AanswerBrespondCcounterDreply28AmoveBleadCdevelopDbenefit29AexpressionsBdescriptionsCwords8Dterms30AreputationBpositionCsituationDinfluence31AdesiredBselectedCpreferredDsupposed32AactsBstepsCmeansDpoints33AhandedoverBdrawnupCmadeoutDwrittenoff910111213141523Theaimofthe'BusinessToday'competitionwastorewardAgoodproductdesign.Bskilfulprojectmanagement,Crapidfinancialsuccess.24Howmanycompanieswerechosentocompeteinthefinalofthecompetition?AfourBfourteenCforty25ThetypesofproductswhichthefinalistsweredevelopingAcausedconsiderableproblemsforthejudges.Bwereallconnectedwiththefoodindustry.Cinvolvedacommonsetofdevelopmentaspects.26Accordingtothespeaker,whataresmallfirmsgoodat?AfittingnewproductsinwithcurrentproductionBrecordingmethodsusedindevelopingnewproductsCdevelopingnewmanagementstructuresfornewproducts27ThespeakerbelievesbigcompaniesdocumentinnovationwellbecauseofAthenumberofstaffavailable.Btheinvolvementofseniormanagement.Ctheinsistenceonregularprocedures.28ThepanelwasimpressedbyNaturabecausetheyhadAinvestedconsiderabletimeinventinganewproduct.Bresearchednewwaysofmanufacturingtheirproduct.Cinvestigatednewoverseasmarketsfortheirproduct.29ThejudgespraisedthelinksbetweendevelopmentteamsinsmallercompaniesandAseniormanagement.Bsuppliers.Cthemarket.30ThecompaniessometimeshadproblemsbecausethesuppliersAcouldnotunderstandthespecifications.Bcouldnotmeetthedeadlines.Ccouldnotrelyontheirsubcontractors.161718