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一、概括文意配伍（本題共7題，每題7.0分，共7

分。）

Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheextractontheoppositepagefromareporttostaff

bytheDavisGroup,ahumanresourcesconsultancyintheUSA.Whichsection(A,B,C

orD)doeseachstatement!；1-7)referto?Foreachstatement(l-7),markoneletter(A,B,C

orD)onyourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

Example:0Itislessexpensivetomaintainthecurrentcustomerbasethantoincreaseit.

ABCD

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ReportforStaffAIthasbeenachallengingyear,

withtheglobaleconomycontributingtoincreasedmarketcompetition.However,theend

resultswerefairlyrespectable,especiallyconsideringtheindustry'sgenerallypoor

financialresults.TheDavisGrouphasalwaysfocusedongrowingrevenue,solvingclient

problems,identifyingnev/opportunitiesandwinningnewclients.Althoughthecompany

hadtospendmoretimethanusualthisyearoncostcontrol,ourpeoplecontinuedtolisten

totheirclientsanddeliverappropriateconsultingsolutions.BAlthoughwehavechanged

ournameandintroducedanewglobalbrand,manyclientsstilldonotregardusasa

broad-basedhumanresourcesconsultancy.Wehopethatournewinternationalcampaign,

whichexplainstoclientsthewiderangeofservicesweoffer,willhelpchangethat

perception.Itissignificantthat50%ofourrevenuethisyearcamefromoutsidetheUSA,

makingusatrulyglobalplayer.Wehaveenormousgrowthpoieniial,especiallyin

emergingmarketssuchasAsiaandLatinAmerica.CThesedays,mostofourclients,

eventhosewithoperationsinonlyonecountry,competeinaglobalmarketplace.Asa

result,theyseethevalueofworkingwithus.Ourstrengthonthegroundinmany

countrieshasallowedus(oshareknowledgetodevelopanddeliverworld-classsolutions.

Forthoseclientswhoareglobalfirms,ourworldwidepresencehasallowedustobuild

internationalnetworkstoaddresstheirspecialneeds.Theyappreciatethatourintellectual

capitalisbasedonadeepunderstandingoflocalneedsandconditions.DWecontinually

aimtomaximiseourrevenueandenhanceprofessionalismacrossthesolutionsofferedby

thefirm.Obviously,winningnewclientsisalwaysimportant,butweshouldremember

thatitisofteneasierandmorecost-effectivetobroadenrelationshipswithexisting

clients.Byprovidingawiderrangeofsolutions,wcaddvalue,strengthenourclients'

viewofusasatrustedadvisorandbuildlong-termpartnerships.Oursuccessisbasedon

beingknownasthemostprofessionalandhighestqualityfirminthehumanresources

consultancybusiness.

1、Thecompanyhashadlimitedsuccessinconvincingcustomersthatitcanoffera

varietyofhumanresourcessolutions.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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2、Ithasbeennecessarytomonitorexpenditurecarefully.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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3、Expertiseindifferentculturesisamajorsellingpointforthecompany.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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4、Thecompany'sperformanceisstronglylinkedtoitsreputation.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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5、Thecompanyisconfidentofitsabilitytoexpand.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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6、Thecompanymakesongoingeffortstoimprovethestandardofitsserviceprovision.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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7、Manyconsultingbusinesseshaveperformedbadlyinthisperiod.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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二、段落完型(本題共5題，每題7.0分，共5分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutprofessionalheadhunters.Choosethebestsentencefromthe

oppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.Foreachgap(8-12),markonelcttcr(A-G)onyour

AnswerSheet.Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.Thereisanexampleatthe

beginning(O).AttractingtheheadhuntersProfessionalheadhuntersarenowkeyplayersin

manykindsofrecruitment.Buthowdoyougaintheirattention?MatthewLynn

investigates.Inthepast,companieswouldusetheservicesofheadhunterstorecruit

principallyatboardroomlevel.Butthesedays,theyarealsoresponsibleforfillinga

muchwiderrangeofmiddlemanagementandspecialistposts,andconsequently,they

havehugeinfluenceinthecommercialworld.(0)G__Thefirstisthateconomic

expansionhas,inmanycountries,leftthelabourmarkettight.Inanumberofindustries,

andingrowthsectorssuchastechnologyandmedia,thereisnowasevereshortageof

skilledandtalentedpeople.Thishasforcedcompanies(ogooutandlookforthestaff

theyneedandnotwaitforthemtoarriveatthedoor.Thesecondreasonisthatcompanies

arenowcriticallydependentontheskillsandknowledgeoftheirkeypeople.Theyare

veryawarethathavingtherightstaffmaydeterminetheirsurvivalinacompetitive

marketplace.[Pl].So,howdoyoumakesureyougetnoticedbythe

headhunters?Inthedayswhenjobsweremainlyadvertisedinnewspapers,youcould

searchtheappointmentpagesandapplyforanythingthatinterestedyou.[P2]

.Unlessyouarcincontactwiththem,itisunlikelyyouwillevenbeconsidered

forapost.Mostheadhunterswilldevotetimeandenergytotrackingdowntalented

peopleinlargeorganisations.[P3].So,whileitwouldbenicetothinkthe

headhunterswillfindyou,infact,youoftenhavetofindthem.'Executivesmustbe

proactiveinthesearchprocessbybuildingoncurrentskills,beingfullypreparedfor

interviewsandbykeepingCVsuptodate,'saysJuliaFernandez,managerofPB

ExecutiveSearch.Itisalsoimportantthatyousettimeasidetotalktoheadhunters.At

somepoint,youmaybecontactedbyaheadhuntertorecommendsomeoneinarelated

fieldorprovideareferenceforsomeoneyouhavedealtwithprofessionally.Ifyou

simplydealwiththeenquiryasquicklyaspossible,youmaybefailingtoexploitthe

potentialbenefittoyourself.[P4].Fernandezadvisesthat,'Allcontactwith

headhuntersispotentiallyuseful,andyoushouldhaveoneortwoheadhuntersthatyou

knowpersonallyandmakeapointofkeepingintouchwith.[P5].Makesure

thatthepeoplearoundyouwillalwaysbemotivatedtosaysomethingpositiveaboutyou

ifapproached.Yourpotentialemployersarewatchingyouconstantly/Example:

0ABCDEFG

CZI3CZ3CZZJCZZJ

-AButitishardforthemtoestablish

contactunlesstheseskilledindividualshavebeenbroughttotheirattention.BTheyare

consequentlyalotmorewillingtoturntoheadhuntersthaninthepast.CMoreover,

headhuntersarcallinthebusinessofhavingasbiganetworkaspossibleandworkingit

totheiradvantage.DInaddition,thefactthatheadhuntersarealwayslookingfortalent

meansthatgreatcareneedstobetakenwiththeimageyouprojectintheworkplace.E

Now,itisonlyjuniororunskilledjobsthatarefilledthisway;mostofthebestjobsare

filledbyheadhunters.FNotmakingthemostofsuchanapproachwoulddefinitelybea

mistake.GTherearetworeasonsforthisgrowinguseofheadhunters.

8、[Pl]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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9、[P2]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：E

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10、[P3]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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II、[P4]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：F

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12、[P5]

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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三、常規(guī)閱讀理解(本題共6題，每題7.0分，共6

分。)

Readthearticlebelowaboutleadershipinbusinessandthequestionsontheopposite

page.Foreachquestion(13-l8),markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.

THEEFFECTIVELEADERFromworkplacesurveys,Ihavefoundthatmostpeople

wanttobe-andfeeltheycouldbe-moreeffectiveleaders.Certainlytheywanttheir

leaderstobemoreeffective.Butwhatdowemeanbyeffectiveleadershipinbusiness?It

wouldappearasimplequestion.Unfortunately,effectivenessismoreeasilyrecognisable

whenitisabsent.Leaderswhoattempttousebusinessjargonandtryoutthelatestideas

aretoooftenperceivedasfiguresoffun.Whilstpeoplefrequentlyagreeonwhat

ineffectiveleadershipis,clearlyknowingwhatnottodoishardlyhelpfulinpractice.

Hugeamountsofresearchhavebeendoneonthisverywidesubject.Whenyoulookat

leadershipindifferentways,youseedifferentthings.Whiledescriptionsofleadershipare

alldifferent,theyarealltrue-andthisiswheredisagreementarises.However,leadership

isspecifictoagivencontext.Theeffectivenessofyouractionsisassessedinrelationto

thecontextandtotheconditionsunderwhichyoutookthem.ForamagazinearticleI

wroterecently,Iinterviewedonepublishingexecutive,authorofseveralwell-known

publications,aboutwhateffectiveleadershipis.Itwassignificantthat,atfirst,hedidnot

mentionhisowncompany.Hetalkedatlengthaboutwhatwashappeningintheindustry

-themergers,take-oversandglobalnatureofthebusiness.Beforehewasableto

describehisownobjectivesforthenewpublishingorganisationhewassettingup,hehad

toseeaclearfitbetweentheseproposalsandthelargersituationoutside.Obvious?Of

course.ButIhavelostcountofthenumberofleadersIhavecoachedwhobelievedthat

theirideaswerevalid,whateverthesituation.Atthispoint,Ishouldalsomentionanother

example,thatofafinancedirectorwhoseplanofactionwasnotwellreceived.The

companyhehadjoinedhadgrownsteadilyfortwentyyears,servingclientswhowerein

themaindistrustfulofanyproductthatwastoorevolutionary.Thefinancedirectorsaw

potentialchallengesfromcompetitorsandwantedhisorganisationtomovewiththe

times.Unfortunately,moststaffbelowhimwereunwillingtochange.Iconcludedthat

althoughtherewerecertainlysomepersonalskillshecouldimproveupon,whathemost

neededtodowastocommunicateeffectivelywithhissubordinates,sothattheyallfeltat

easewithhisdifferentapproach.Someeffectiveleadersbelievetheycancontrol

uncertaintybecausetheyknowwhattheorganisationshouldbedoingandhowtodoit.

Withintheorganisationitself,expertiseisusuallygreatlyvalued,andexecutivesare

expected,astheyrisewithinthesystem,toknowmorethanthosebeneaththemand,

therefore,tomanagetheoperation.Agoodexampleofthiswouldbeafirmof

accountantsIvisited.Theirbusinesswasbuiltonsellingreliableexpertisetotheclient,

whonaturallywantsuncertaintytobesomethingonlyothercompanieshavetoface.

Withinthisfirm,givingtherightanswerwasgreatlyvalued,andmistakeswereclearlyto

beavoided.Iamparticularlyinterestedinwhataimsleadershaveandwhattheirrole

shouldbeinhelpingtheorganisationachieveitsstrategicaims.Someleadersarehighly

ineffectivewhentheaimdoesn'tfitwiththeneed,suchasthemanufacturingmanager

whowasencouragedbyherbossestomakerevolutionarychanges.Shedid,andwasvery

successful.However,whenshemovedtoadifferentpartofthebusiness,shecarriedon

herprogrammeofchange.Unfortunately,thispartofthebusinesshadalreadysuffered

badlyfromtwomismanagedattemptsatchange.Mypointisthatwhatherpeopleneeded

atthatmomentwasasteadyhand,notfurtherchanges-sheshouldhaverecognisedthat.

Theoutcomewasthatwithinsixmonthsstaffwerecallingforherresignation.

13、Inthefirstparagraph,thewritersaysthatpoorleaders

A、donotwanttolistentocriticism.

B、donotdeservetobetakenseriously.

C^areeasiertoidentify(hangoodones.

D、aremorewidespreadthanpeoplethink.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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14、Whydoesthewriterbelievethereisdisagreementaboutwhateffectiveleadership

is?

A、Definitionsofsuccessfulleadershipvaryaccordingtothesituation.

B、Therearcfewexamplesofoutstandingleadersavailabletostudy.

C、Leadersareunabletogivecleardescriptionsoftheirqualities.

D、Theresultsofresearchonthesubjecthaveconcludedlittle.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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15、Thepublishingexecutive'sprioritiesfbrleadershipfocusedon

A、significantandlong-termaims.

B>internalorganisationalaspects.

C^professionalskillsandabilities.

D、overallbusinesscontexts.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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16>Accordingtothewriter,thefinancedirectorwasunsuccessfulbecause

A、staffwereuncomfortablewithhisstyle.

B、existingclientsweresuspiciousofchange.

C、competitorshadamoredynamicapproach.

D、colleaguesgavelittlesupporttohisideas.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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17、Staffaltheaccountancyfirmwhowerepromotedwererequiredto

A^correctmistakes.

B、haveahighlevelofknowledge.

C、maintaindisciplinewithintheorganisation.

D、adviseclientsonrespondingtouncertainty.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B「

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18、Theexampleofthemanageratthemanufacturingcompanyisgiventoemphasise

that

A、managersneedsupportfromtheiremployers.

B、leadersshouldnotbeafraidofbeingunpopular.

C、effectiveleadersmustbesensitivetostaffneeds.

D、managersdonotalwaysunderstandtheattitudesofstaff.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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四、完形填空(本題共15題，每題1.0分，共15分。)

ReadthearticlebelowabouttheUKretailsector.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap

fromA,B,CorDontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(19-33),markoneletter(A,B,

CorD)onyourAnswerSheet.Thereisanexampleatthebeginning(O).TheRetailSector

TheretailsectorisoneoftheUK'sbiggestemploymentareas,accountingforoneinnine

ofthe(O).B.Itisalsooneofthefastestgrowing-morethanafifthofjobs

[Cl]lastyearwereinretail.Suchrapid[C2]inthetightestlabour

marketformorethanagenerationshouldbe[C3]upwages,butitisnot.While

thenational[C4]wagegoesupbyabout5%ayear,inretailitgoesupby3.5%.

Theconsequencesoflowwagesandfarfrombrilliantconditionsisrapidstaffturnover.

Abouthalfthestaffemployedinretailleaveeveryyear.This[C5]isway

aboveeventhosesectorssuchasnursing,whicharcsaidtobeinarecruitment[C6]

.Partoftheproblemisthattheemployersthemselvesarcunderconsiderable

financial[C7].Retailissufferingalong-termslideindependentofthe[C8]

andfallsoftheeconomy.Oneofthereasonsforthisisconsumerexpectations.

Withthegrowthofe-commerce,customerslookforbiggerandbetterbargainsandinsist

on[C9]fbrmoney.Therearesomeplusesfbremployees,however.Lowwages

andhighturnovermakeretailayouthfulsector.Realmanagerial[C109]canbe

attainedbythemid-20s,soschool-leaversorrecentgraduatesneedonlywaitashorttime

beforegainingpromotion.Anddespitetheproblems,theretailsectordocs,onoccasion,

[Cl1]someofthemoreprogressivecareer[C12]programmes.The

supermarketchainRobertsons,forexample,hasacommunityserviceschemethattrains

staffinteam-buildingthroughworkonneighbourhoodprojects.AndclothesretailerP&

Rhasanimpressive[C13]whenitcomestoemployingolderpeople.Itpursues

a[C14]ofemployingmaturepeoplewithlong[C15]oftheproducts,

asitbelievestheyprovidebettercustomerservice.Example:AcompanyBworkforceC

0ABCD

(=□■■(ZZ)CLZ3

personnelDorganisation

19、[Cl]

A、made

B、formed

C、created

D^appointed

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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20、[C2]

A、expansion

B、increase

C^addition

D、extension

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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21、[C3]

A、getting

B、pushing

C、turning

D、giving

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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22、[C4]

A、normal

B、medium

C、average

D、common

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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23、[C5]

A、figure

B、sum

C^data

D、calculation

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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24、[C6]

A、emergency

B、disaster

C、trouble

D、crisis

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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25、[C7]

A、weight

B、force

C^power

D、pressure

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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26、[C8]

A、climbs

B、rises

C^increases

D、advances

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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27、[C9]

A、advantage

B、benefit

C^worth

D、value

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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28、[CIO]

A、care

responsibility

C、duty

D、reliability

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

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29>[C11]

A、cause

B、present

C、produce

D、bring

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

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30、[CI2]

A、development

B>outcome

C、continuation

D、progress

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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31、[C13]

A^report

B、distinction

C、credit

D^record

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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32、[C14]

A、policy

B、code

C、procedure

D、theory

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

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33、[C15]

A、knowledge

B、contact

C>history

D、experience

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

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五、改錯(cuò)（本題共72題，每題1.0分，共72分。）

Readthetextbelowaboutinformationtechnology(IT)training.Inmostofthelines(34-

45),thereisoneextraword.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththe

meaningofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.Ifthelineiscorrect,write

CORRECT,onyourAnswerSheet.Ifthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextra

wordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.