阅读部分
Time:1 hour
PART Main Skill Focus Input Response
Number of
Questions
1 Scanning and gist
Four short information
texts (approx. 250-350
words in total)
matching 7
2
understanding text
structure
Single text: article, report,
etc. with sentence level
gaps (text plus 7 option
sentences approx. 450-550
words in total)
Matching 5
3
Reading for gist and
specific information
Single text (approx. 450-
550 words)
4-option
multiple
choice
6
4
vocabulary and
structure
Single information text
with lexical gaps (text
including gapped words
approx. 200-300 words)
4-option
multiple
choice
15
5
Understanding
sentence structure /
error identification
Short text (approx. 150-200
words) identification of
additional unnecessary
words in text
Proof
reading
12
第一项:句子与文章的匹配
实用技巧:
1、 正确的句子中一般不会用于文章中相同的单词或词组来表达。
2、 寻找与被选句子中某个细节表达相一致的文章。(通常一致是指近义词的使用和同
义表达的使用)
3、 一般每一篇文章至少被选一次,最多被选两次。
4、 本项中的解题顺序应该是:在阅读完一个被选句子后,用快速阅读的方法,迅速找
到答案。切忌阅读全文。
Exercise One
1. This company has more than one vacancy in its factory.
2. Only graduate engineers will be considered.
3. This job requires qualifications but no previous experience.
4. Knowledge of two European languages is needed for the job.
5. Frequent international travel is part of the job.
6. You will receive an extra payment every year, in addition to your basic salary.
7. You will be employed for only a fixed period.
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A
* * * PESEARCH POSTS * * *
A well-known international oil consultancy needs two recent graduates to work as Research
Assistants. Good Economics degrees are required and computer skills are essential. The work
is mainly based in London with regular, possibly monthly, research trips to Saudi Arabia.
Competitive basic salary.
B
OIL ENGINEER
An oil-pipeline specialist is required, based in a North African oil field. At least ten years
experience in the fuel industries is expected from applicants. This is a permanent post with a
high starting salary for the right person, plus annual bonus.
C
Electrical Instrument Inspectors - Thailand
We have a number of posts vacant for electrical instrument inspectors in our Bangkok plant.
You must speak German and English, and have wide experience of the electrical
manufacturing industry. Contracts are limited to two years, with car and accommodation
provided. Salary is dependent on qualifications.
D
★ EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTPY ★
A large Swedish company has a position in its main factory for an electrical vehicle test and
development engineer, who should have at least five years’ experience of vehicle production
and testing. There are good career opportunities for the right person, who must have a good
Engineering degree. English is the company language.
重要语法:注意在备选句中的限定词。
限定词是指在名词词组中对名词起特指、类指以及表示确定数量和非确定数量等限定
作用的词类。备选句中有限定词的出现,标志着该句中重要信息的显现。重视限定词
的出现,可以迅速定位备选句中重要信息,从而有的放矢地进行查找和筛选。
小知识:招聘广告的通用格式。
使用所需职位或用人单位作为标题;正文部分依次列出:所需职位;条件(详细);
待遇(通常不祥);其他情况
重要词汇和表达:
consultancy; graduate; graduate engineer; applicant; permanent post; inspector;
accommodation; qualification; manufacturing; starting salary; basic salary; annual bonus
链接:What’s your ideal job?
Exercise Two
1. Selecting staff and getting them to work together
2. Suggestions to help you improve your memory.
3. Advice on working with both senior and junior staff.
4. Suggestions for dealing with difficult clients.
5. Developing oral and written presentation skills.
6. Advice on negotiating staff complaints.
7. Guidance on using television, radio and the press to your advantage.
2
A
THE MIND MAP BOOK
Tony Buzan
A supremely useful book for businessmen, this guide will help you speed up your ability to
absorb and remember information. It will also improve your ability to write and speak
effectively about your professional knowledge. The Mind Map Book is recommended by The
Times Management Skills Group: “an important tool for middle managers everywhere.”
B
TIME MANAGEMENT
Matthew Scott
Time Management shows you how to establish good time-saving habits by understanding
yourself and your aims. Already the successful author of the best-selling Business Guide to
Persuasion and Negotiations, Scott includes ideas on managing the boss, working with
colleagues and giving orders to staff.
C
TOUGH TALKING
The Economist Business Series, No.8
If you are a manager who has to cope with demanding customers, then this book may solve
your problems. You will also get assistance in handling employee dissatisfaction in helping
employees to perform to the best of their ability, and in getting the most from the media. This
is essential reading for ambitious managers!
D
CHANGING MANAGEMENT
Desk Companion Business Books
A group of four successful businessmen give practical guidance to managers on using teams
properly. They suggest various ways to choose and develop them. This book is ideal for those
new to the concept of teamwork. “The best book on teamwork I’ve ever read” (MD of Street
Sales Ltd).
小技巧:备选句中使用解释性的语言而相应的文章中出现技术性语言或“术语”。 反之
亦然。
小知识:出版物广告的通用格式。
重要词汇和表达:
supremely; recommend; middle manager; time management; time-saving; best-selling; to get
the most from; ambitious; to be new to;
链接:What's important when choosing a business book to study from?
Exercise Three
1. You need to have worked in an office before attending this course.
2. You would learn something about preventing accidents at work.
3. You would be able to sit an examination in typing.
4. This course is useful if your job involves greeting people and dealing with enquiries.
5. This course would suit someone with budgetary responsibility.
6. You would get practice in helping people in a group to communicate.
7. You would learn how to change the appearance of a letter or memo.
3
A
Tuesday 13.00-15.00
This course provides training in arranging meetings, conducting them effectively and making
travel arrangements. The topics will include drawing up agendas, preparing for meetings,
introducing speakers or participants, managing discussions successfully, keeping to an agreed
timetable and writing follow-up reports. Previous experience of typing and general office
work is essential for this course.
B
Mon, Thur, Fri 10.00-12.00
This course is intended both for beginners and for those who have reached an elementary
level in typewriting. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills on up-to-date
electronic equipment, gaining experience of producing all kinds of typed material in a variety
of modern layouts. Students will be given ample opportunities for “hands on” experience of
word-processing on the latest personal computers. Typewriting tests can be taken for widely
recognized qualifications.
C
Monday 9.00-11.00
This course is designed to provide students with experience of operating a set of accounts,
comparable with those of a small family firm, and of dealing with the more general financial
aspects of running a small business. Topics will include profit and loss, maintaining records
efficiently, cash payments, taxation, insurance and computerized accounting. External
examinations can be arranged.
D
Friday 11.00-13.00
Participants on this course will develop their telephone skills and reception techniques in
practical situations. Other topics included in the course are dealing with correspondence, the
latest developments in fax equipment and photocopiers, and the advantages these new
facilities offer. The course also covers health and safety in safety regulations governing the
workplace.
重要词汇和表达:
Sit an examination; budgetary responsibility; Timetable; follow-up report; to be intended for;
up-to-date; layout; “hands on” experience; comparable with; cash payments; taxation;
computerized accounting; external; correspondence;
Exercise Four
1. Experience in advertising would be helpful in this job.
2. This job would probably suit somebody who has worked in the purchasing department of a
large chain of stores.
3. Three years’ experience would not be enough for this job.
4. For this job it would be useful if you have studied how to carry out surveys into consumer
attitudes.
5. In this job you would take charge of a product which has been on the market for many
years.
6. To get this job it is not necessary to have work experience.
7. Such a high-ranking position does not come up very often.
A
Product Manager
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This company has at present about 30% of the market and a turnover of more than £ 500
million. The person appointed will have responsibility for a long-established product which is
a household name. Experience in the insurance market is necessary and a background in
accountancy would be helpful.
B
Group Product Manager
This is a rare opportunity to work at a senior level for a market leader in the food industry,
located in the north of the country. the person appointed will report directly to the marketing
Director and take full responsibility for a turnover in excess of £80 million and a team of
three managers. Applicants need to have a minimum of five years’ experience in product
management. A market research qualification would be an advantage.
C
Management Trainees
For this exciting position in the leisure industry we are seeking management trainees to
develop excellent buying skills. Possibly a new graduate, the successful applicant may have
experience with a big national retailer, but must certainly possess excellent negotiation and
communication skills.
D
Marketing Executive
This important position has recently been created by one of the country’s leading clothes
manufacturers. It is an outstanding opportunity for a graduate with two years’ experience in
design or magazine publishing. The successful candidate will be given responsibility for a
major, recently launched brand. It would be an advantage to have experience of promotional
activities. Excellent fringe benefits on offer.
重要词汇和表达:
Purchasing department; Chain; customer attitude; high-ranking; food industry; turnover;
marketing director; product management; long-established; accountancy; leisure industry;
retailer; launch; promotional activity; fringe benefit;
小资料:
What does a product manager do?
Product managers are responsible for the marketing and development of products. Product
managers are both strategic and tactical.
Strategic because they responsible for positioning a product, assessing the competition and
thinking about the future.
Tactical because they are in the field developing appropriate promotional campaigns, talking
to reps about what customers want and think and doing the day-to-day sales tracking that's
required for any major product category.
Product management professionals are excited about their ability to manage and strengthen
brands. They are at the vortex of company life because their decisions directly affect the
success of a business.
Exercise Five
1.This business isn’t as successful as it was.
2.This advertisement states the value of previous sales.
3.The activity of this business is part of an expanding market.
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