第1页共26页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第1页共26页剑桥商务英语BEC高级阅读真题PARTONEQuestions1-8·Lookatthesentencesbelowandatfivepassagestakenfromabookaboutfamousmanagementthinkersontheoppositepage.·Whichpassagedoeseachsentencereferto?·Foreachsentence1-8,markoneletterA1B,C,DorEonyourAnswerSheet.·Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Example:Hehasdevelopedhisowncompanytopromotehiswork.0ABCDE1Othersinhisfieldthinkveryhighlyofhim.2Hisideashavespreadbeyondthebusinessworld.3Hefeltthatpeopleshouldbeabletoenjoytheirwork.4Hisideasaremorecomplexthantheyseem.5Hedidavarietyofinterestingthingsbeforewritinghisbooks.第2页共26页第1页共26页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第2页共26页6Hismostsuccessfulbookwaswrittenwithacolleague.7Heisparticularlyskilledatforecastingimportantdevelopments.8Contactwiththemilitarywasanearlyinfluenceonhisthinking.AJohnAdairAdairisthepioneeringBritishthinkerinthetheoryofleadership.HewasthefirstpersonintheUKtoholdaprofessorshipinBusinessLeadershipandhaspublishedaseriesofinfluentialbooksonthesubject.Despitehisquietappearance,Adairhashadacolourfullife,servinginaBedouinregimentandworkingonanArcticfishingboat!Hisinitialinterestinleadershipcamefromhisarmy第3页共26页第2页共26页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第3页共26页experienceandheusedtolectureatthehighlyprestigiousacademywhereBritisharmyofficesaretrained.Henowworksasaninternationalconsultant.BEdwarddeBonoDeBonoisunusualamongmajorgurusfortworeasons:firstly,hewasbornnotinoneoftheGREatindustrialnationsbutonthetinyislandofMalta.Secondly,hisideashavereachedawideraudiencethanjustmanagers,sothathisbookshaveBEComeessentialrendinginmanydifferentdisciplines.MostofdeBonosworkhasbeenconcernedwiththewayhumanbeingscantrainthemselvestothinkmorecreatively.Thisapparentlysimpleideahasresultedin37booksandahighlysuccessfulcareerasalecturerandconsultant.CPeterDrucker第4页共26页第3页共26页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第4页共26页ProbablynoothersinglethinkerhasdoneasmuchasDruckertoestablishmanagementasaseriousareaofstudy.Certainly,hisfellowmanagementthinkersconsiderhimoneofthefoundingfathersofthediscipline,andhisbooksandarticlesarequotedmorethanthoseofanyothermanagementwriter.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedasfarbackas1939,yetheisstillwritingandteaching.Hisgreatestdistinctionhasbeenhisabilitytopredictcomingtrendsinbusinessandeconomics.Asaresult,hisideasaretreatedwiththegreatestrespectandinterest.DFrederickHerzbergAlthoughrelativelyfewcontemporarymanagementstudentswillhavereadhisbooks,Herzbergsnameisinstantlyrecognisabletoanyonewhohasstudiedindustrialorganisations.ThisisbecausetheAmericanpsychologistwasresponsibleforintroducingtheconceptofmotivationintomanagementthinking.第5页共26页第4页共26页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第5页共26页Asayoungman,Herzbergbecamedeeplyinterestedinmentalillnessandthehumanneedformentalandemotionalsatisfaction.Thisledhimtocriticisetheapproachofmanycompaniestojobdesign,andtoarguefortheneedforjobenrichmenttostimulateemployeesefforts.ETomPetersTheAmericansreputationwascreatedintheI980sbythespectacularsuccessofonebook,InSearchofExcellence,co-writtenwithRobertWaterman.Thetwowereworkingtogetherasmanagementconsultantsandno-oneexpectedtheirfirst(andonly)booktoendupse...