BEC中级阅读习题和答案.docx

2013年商务英语考试中级阅读题精讲11.ookatthestatementsbelowandtheadvicetobusinessesontheoppositepageaboutusingothercompaniestoruntheirITservices.1、 theneedtoteachskillstoemployeesworkingontheoutsourcedprocess2、 rememberingtheinitialreasonforsettinguptheoutsourcedproject3、 theneedtodrawupagreementsthatsetouthowintegrationistobeachieved4、 addressingtheissueofstaffwhoworkontheoutsourcedprocessbeingatadistantsite5、 theimportanceofmakingsomeoneresponsiblefortheintegrationprocess6、staffontheoutsourcedprojectfamiliarisingthemselveswithvariousdetailsofthebusiness7、 problemsbeingassociatedwithanalternativetooutsourcingWhenabusinessdecidestooutsourceitsITservices,itneedstoconsiderthequestionofintegration.Fourexpertsgivetheirviews.A. GianlucaTramcere,SilicaSystemsAnoutsourcedITserviceisneverafullyindependententity.Itistiedtothehomecompany,spreviousandcontinuingsystemsofworking.ButdespitetheaddedresponsibiIityofmanagingnewwaysofworking,manybusinessesignoretheintegrationprocess.Theyfailtoestablishcontractsthatdefinethewaysinwhichthetwocompanieswillworkalongsideoneanother,andfocussolelyonthetechnologicalaspectsofservicedelivery.B. KevinRayner,DomolaBusinessesneedtobuildintegrationcompetencycentresdedicatedtomanagingtheintegrationeffort.Itiscriticaltohaveanindividualinchargetocheckthattheexternalandinternalbusinessoperationsworktogether.Althoughcompaniesoftenthinkofoutsourcingasawayofgettingridofpeopleandassets,theyneedtorememberthat,atthesametime,outsourcinginvolvesgainingpeople.Becausethereisanewoperationbeingcarriedoutinadifferentwayoutsideofthehomebusiness,thiscreatesatrainingelement.C. ClaytonLocke,DigitalSolutionsCommunicationisthekeytosuccess,andoutsourcingtootherregionsorcountriescanleadtoarangeofproblems.Foranysuchinitiative,itisnecessarytocreateateamwherethereisgood,opencommunicationandaclearunderstandingofobjectivesandincentives.Bringingpeopletothehomelocationfromtheoutsourcedcentreisnecessary,sinceitcanaidunderstandingofthecomplexitiesoftheexistingsystem.Tointegrateefficiently,outsourcingpersonnelhavetotalktothehomecompany*sexecutivesanduserstounderstandtheirexperiences.1).KimNoon,JGTechOnewaytoavoidthedifficultiesofintegrationistocreateajoint-venturecompanywiththeoutsourcer.Thus,acompanycanswapitsassetsforashareoftheprofits.Yetjointventuresbringpotentialtroubles,andcompaniesshouldbecarefulnottolosesightoftheoriginalrationaleforoutsourcing:togaincostefficienciesandqualityofserviceinanareathatforsomereasoncouldnotbecarriedoutentirelyin-house.Thecomplexitiesandcostsofajoint-ventureinitiativeshouldnotbeunderestimated.这篇文章讲的是外购(OUtSoUrCing),分别有四位专家就这个问题给出了自己的看法。A段的专家强调建设合同的垂要性，B段专家认为要派专人负责，C段专家讲外派人员和本公司之间要有一个互动，D段专家讲如果与外包商(OUISOUrCer)组成联合企业的话可能带来的一系列问题。如果对文章有个大概、基本的了解，很多题目不用细看就可以得出结论。第一题的答案稍微有些隐晦，在B段的最后一句。"Becausethereisanewoperationbeingcarriedoutinadifferentwayoutsideofthehomebusiness,thiscreatesatrainingelement.w因为新的操作是在本公司以外的地方以一种新的方式被执行，所以产生了培训成分。这里的training对应第一题的"teachskillstoemployees*。第二题的答案在D段中间：COmPanieSshouldbecarefulnottolosesightoftheoriginalrationaleforoutsourcing.这里的rationale是基本原理、基本原因的意思。第三题的答案在A段，非常明显的“establishcontracts"。第四段的答案是C段的最后一句话，outsourcingpersonnelhavetotalktothehomecompany*sexecutivesanduserstounderstandtheirexperiences.这里的talkto对应address,向.谈话。第四题的意思是“说明在远址工作的外购人员的事情”，也就是C段最后一句说的外购人员向公司汇报他们的经历。第五段的答案在B段，相当明显：Itiscriticaltohaveanindividualinchargetocheckthattheexternalandinternalbusinessoperationsworktogether。需要派专人负责integration.第六题说“外派人员要熟悉自身工作的不同细节”»对应C段的"Createateamwherethereisaclearunderstandingofobjectivesandincentives.*打造一个对目标和动机都有清晰理解的团队。第七题稍微绕一点。题目里的"analternativetooutsourcing*指的是D段里的"createajoint-venturecompanywiththeOUtSoUrCer”,建设一个联合企业。D段里的专家一直在强调联合企业的麻烦和复杂性(jointventuresbringpotentialtroubles),所以是正确答案。2013年商务英语考试中级阅读题精讲2Employeescanmakeabusinesssucceedorfail,sothepeoplewhochoosethemhaveavitalroletoplay.Employeesareacompany,Snewideas,itspublicfaceanditsmainasset.Hiringtherightpeopleisthereforeasignificantfactorinacompany*ssuccess.(0)GIfthehumanresourcesdepartmentmakesmistakeswithhiring,keepinganddismissingstaff,abusinesscandisappearovernight.Manycompaniesnowrealisethatrecruitingthebestrecruitersisthekeytosuccess.SarahChoi,HeadofHRatEncopic,believesthatthinkingcommerciallyisakeyqualityinHR.EverydecisionanHRmanagermakesneedstoberelevanttoadvancingthebusiness.(8).CThat*snolongerthecase.HRmanagershavetothinkmorestrategicallythesedays.Theycontinuallyneedtothinkabouttheimpactoftheirdecisionsonthebottomline.(9)F.Forexample,achiefexecutivewillexpecttheHRdepartmenttoadviseoneverythingfromtheheadcounttowhethertoproceedwithanacquisition.WhydopeoplegointoHRinthefirstplace?Choihasareadyanswer.Ithinkmostpeopleintheprofessionareattractedbyalong-termgoal.(10).DNothinghappensinthecompanywhichisn,taffectedbyordoesn,timpactonitsemployees,sotheHRdepartmentisacrucialpartofanybusiness.Notalloperationalmanagersagree.AninformalsurveyofattitudestoIIRdepartmentsthatwascarriedoutlastyearbyaleadingbusinessjournalreceivedcommentssuchas”Wha