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 tim

　　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.

　　BEC中級(jí)閱讀練習(xí)題講解

　　這篇文章名為《Critical Path》，字面上理解是關(guān)鍵路徑，但在此文中是指一個(gè)公司的名字。整篇文章都是圍繞這個(gè)公司遭遇的困境，以及這個(gè)公司的執(zhí)行主席是如何力挽狂瀾、扭轉(zhuǎn)乾坤的。BEC考試閱讀文章的一大特點(diǎn)是邏輯性強(qiáng)，層次分明，讀完不會(huì)有找不著北的感覺(jué)。

　　13題，題目問(wèn)當(dāng)Critical Path成為上市公司時(shí)還發(fā)生了什么事。A不對(duì)，原文說(shuō)的很明白：Hayden took the opportunity to step down from his executive position。抓住機(jī)會(huì)從總裁的位置上退下來(lái)。B項(xiàng)正確。原文說(shuō)the business was put in the hands of new managers by its investors。業(yè)務(wù)被投資者交給了新的經(jīng)理。和B選項(xiàng)的“投資者雇傭了一個(gè)替代團(tuán)隊(duì)來(lái)運(yùn)營(yíng)Critical Path”說(shuō)的是一個(gè)意思。C不對(duì)，原文說(shuō)的是sector-leading products，行業(yè)領(lǐng)先的產(chǎn)品，的確是C選項(xiàng)所說(shuō)的successful，但是new不對(duì)。D不對(duì)，首先時(shí)間上不吻合，不是Critical Path成為上市公司時(shí)的事，其次這一句的描述也不對(duì)，只是說(shuō)股價(jià)跌倒了24美分，不是float。Public company：a company whose shares can be bought and sold on the stock market, etc.上市公司。14題，題目問(wèn)在2001年的Critical Path,這個(gè)Hayden面臨著什么樣的情況。答案在第二段找。A段說(shuō)員工們擔(dān)心工作保障。原文中說(shuō)“The 1,100 staff had lost confidence in the company and did not know what was going to happen to them”，1100號(hào)員工對(duì)公司失去了信心，不知道將會(huì)發(fā)生什么。和A的意思吻合。B、C、D在原文中都沒(méi)有提到。這個(gè)題目關(guān)鍵是能理解job security的意思，它是商務(wù)英語(yǔ)里地道常見(jiàn)的用法(同樣的還有employment security)：job security：a situation where a job is likely to last for a long time and you will keep the job if you do what you are expected to15題，題目問(wèn)Hayden能夠扭轉(zhuǎn)局面的一個(gè)原因。答案在第三段找，并不很直接，需要一點(diǎn)概括。這一段先說(shuō)了下公司的一些難處，比如投資人很生氣，后果很嚴(yán)重。所幸的是投資人對(duì)Hayden并不反感：He was authorised to make whatever changes were required，他被授權(quán)進(jìn)行一切需要的改變，也就是D選項(xiàng)所說(shuō)的得到了需要的支持。A不對(duì)，不需要找新的投資者，原文說(shuō)的是“getting back the goodwill of the investors”，挽回投資人的好感。B不對(duì)，財(cái)政狀況的確很壞。C在原文沒(méi)有提到。原文的最后一句說(shuō)在公司尋找可以信賴的人并讓他們負(fù)責(zé)，不是說(shuō)和管理層建立好關(guān)系。

　　16題，問(wèn)針對(duì)Critical Path的員工采取的政策是什么。答案是第四段的第一句話：The next thing Hayden had to tackle was morale。需要解決的是士氣問(wèn)題。也就是D段所說(shuō)的restored motivation。這一段是講Hayden如何與員工站在一起。A不對(duì)，原文說(shuō)的很清楚：it was assumed that nobody would ask for overtime pay until the company was on its feet again。任何人不得索取加班補(bǔ)償。B不對(duì)，原文是apart from not replacing people as they reached retirement age。C也不對(duì)，原文是who were given more responsibility，被賦予了更多的責(zé)任，不是“help him set goals”。17題，題目問(wèn)什么可以表明一個(gè)公司陷入了困境。答案是第五段的這么一句：A business that has an unrealistic pricing policy or has to negotiate extended credit with its suppliers is in trouble。有一個(gè)不現(xiàn)實(shí)的定價(jià)政策或者需要和供貨商談判提高貸款。Credit是很眼熟的單詞，用法很多，讓人暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向。這里的意思是：money that financial institutions lend to businesses, governments and people18題，題目問(wèn)扮演了救世主角色之后的Hayden為什么選擇離開(kāi)。答案是最后一段：“With ideas for a fresh venture demanding his attention elsewhere”和“I'm not a turnaround specialist. I prefer start-ups.”需要一個(gè)嶄新的需要他的注意力的企業(yè)。也就是B選項(xiàng)所說(shuō)的想要一個(gè)新的企業(yè)。

　　BEC高頻詞匯:block release

　　1.block release (到高校進(jìn)行一周或幾周的)短期脫產(chǎn)進(jìn)修

　　例句：We are short-staffed at the moment as two of our team are on block release.

　　我們目前人手不足，因?yàn)樾〗M里有兩人脫產(chǎn)學(xué)習(xí)。

　　2.black economy 黑市經(jīng)濟(jì)(指為逃稅而隱瞞收入的地下經(jīng)濟(jì))

　　例句：The part of an economy which is not declared to the tax authorities is known as the black economy.

　　不向稅務(wù)部門申報(bào)的經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域被稱為黑市經(jīng)濟(jì)。

　　3.Black Friday (尤指經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)災(zāi)難性的)黑色星期五，災(zāi)難性的一天

　　4.Black Monday (股市狂跌的)黑色星期一

　　5.blue chip 藍(lán)籌股、績(jī)優(yōu)股

　　例句：She put her money into blue chips.

　　她把錢投資在績(jī)優(yōu)股上。

　　bec中級(jí)閱讀題型解題技巧分析

　　閱讀作為bec考試中的重點(diǎn)題型，對(duì)考生綜合成績(jī)的高低有著直接的影響。在平時(shí)的備考過(guò)程中，大家要注意對(duì)閱讀題型解題技巧的掌握和應(yīng)用。而對(duì)于閱讀題型的解題技巧來(lái)說(shuō)，最重要的獲取方法就是通過(guò)bec考試培訓(xùn)班。下面的內(nèi)容是滬江bec考試培訓(xùn)班老師為大家介紹的關(guān)于閱讀題型的解題技巧，希望能夠幫助大家。

　　總體而言，閱讀一個(gè)小時(shí)的做題時(shí)間是比較緊張的。要合理安排利用好這一個(gè)小時(shí)，對(duì)于答題順序、答題速度和答題技巧有較高的要求。BEC中級(jí)閱讀推薦的答題順序是4-5-1-3-2，也可根據(jù)自己的習(xí)慣，關(guān)鍵是合理分配，不要漏題!

　　閱讀part1：7個(gè)句子配對(duì)題

　　先讀7個(gè)句子，把主謂賓關(guān)系劃出來(lái)。如果遇到不認(rèn)識(shí)的單詞，圈出來(lái)，看在之后的文章中是否會(huì)同樣出現(xiàn)。然后快速閱讀A、B、C、D四大部分，找出每一部分的中心，一般都是在句首或句尾。知道大概每段在講些什么后，可以回到7個(gè)句子，找出與這一部分意思相近的句子?？傮w來(lái)說(shuō)，這部分相對(duì)比較簡(jiǎn)單，控制做題時(shí)間，千萬(wàn)不要為了一道題而花太多時(shí)間。

　　閱讀part2：6選5

　　對(duì)于大多數(shù)人而言，這是整個(gè)閱讀中最難的一部分，建議將這部分放到最后做。答題技巧是：：要從頭開(kāi)始讀，有些同學(xué)為了節(jié)省時(shí)間，跳過(guò)了文章已給出的一個(gè)答案，直接找第一空，這點(diǎn)不建議。往往文章的主旨就藏在開(kāi)頭部分。在碰到空時(shí)，有聯(lián)系上下句，在看選項(xiàng)中哪個(gè)句子填進(jìn)去能使文章更加通順，把可能符合的情況都填在空里，再結(jié)合下面的填空進(jìn)行排除刪選。同時(shí)要注意句子的邏輯關(guān)系，比如轉(zhuǎn)折，遞進(jìn)，舉例。這將方便判斷最終答案。

　　閱讀part3：閱讀選擇題

　　題型比較熟悉，難在閱讀量大。閱讀文章時(shí)，句首句末的句子要精讀，很可能就是關(guān)鍵句，要格外重視。如果遇到讓人比較糾結(jié)的選項(xiàng)，可以進(jìn)行逆向思維用排除法。這部分題型并不陌生，建議盡量控制做題時(shí)間。

　　閱讀part4：完形填空

　　完型填空也是熟悉的題型，建議放在第一部分做，樹(shù)立信心。要注意的是動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)、單復(fù)數(shù)、詞組固定搭配，還有就是根據(jù)詞義和上下文進(jìn)行選擇。這部分比較簡(jiǎn)單，是抓分的題型。

　　閱讀part5：改錯(cuò)

　　一定要提醒大家的是：改錯(cuò)題的答案所有字母都要大寫(xiě)，而不是首字母大寫(xiě)，否則一律算錯(cuò)!這部分不難，要特別注意名詞單復(fù)數(shù)、動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)、冠詞、代詞的使用是否正確。

　　上述是bec考試中閱讀題型的解題技巧，希望通過(guò)閱讀這些內(nèi)容能夠幫助大家切實(shí)提升自己的應(yīng)試技巧， 提升考試的綜合實(shí)力和成績(jī)。

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