剑桥商务英语高级考试试题(六)Word格式.docx
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tmeettheircorporateresponsibilitysimplybymaximizingshareholder
value.LastyearPricewaterhouseCooperssurveyed1161chiefexecutiveofficersofcompaniesfrom33
countries.Some68percentofthosepolledsaidthatglobalcorporateresponsibilitywasvitalto
profitability.Meanwhilecitizensaroundtheworldhavebecomemorevocalindemandingthatglobalbusines,5beheldaccountableforconductthatcouldunderminesocial,environmentaloreconomic
progress.BAlthoughmarketshaveencouragedmorefirmstoactinaresponsiblemannerintheglobaleconomy,marketforceshavenotbeensufficienttoensureresponsiblebehaviorallofthe
time.Moreover,theresponsiblefirmsthatworkhardertoensurethatworkersortheenvironmentaretreatedwellastheymakegoodsandservicescouldhavehighercosts,whichmayallowothercompetitorstogainmarketshare,Therightmixofpublicpoliciescanensurethatresponsiblefirmsarenot
penalized.CWashington
D.Cisdrowningin
paper.Congresshasvotedonproposalstopromotecorporate
responsibility.Meanwhile,thePresident,executivesandactivistsareallscurryingaboutinsearchofadditionalproposalstomakeexecutivesmoreaccountablefortheircompanies'
financial
reports.Giventhatcapitalismtodayisglobalaswellaslocal,the
U.Smustworkwithitsalliestowriteinternationalcorporategovernance
norms.Butweneedtousethisopportunitytothinkmorebroadlyabouthowtoreassureglobaleconomicconfidencelong
term.Allofthereformeffortstodatefocusonanarrowdefinitionofcorporate
responsibility.PresidentBushacknowledgedinhisJuly9thspeech,"
Thereisnocapitalismwithoutconscience"
Thatiswhytheultimatereformwouldencouragecorporationstoalsoactresponsibilitytowardstheirworkersandthe
environment.DThecodes,includingonespromotedbytheDepartmentofState—theVoluntaryPrinciplesforSecurityandHumanRightsandtheOECDGuidelines,aredesignedtohelpbusinessprotecthumanrightsinnationswithpoorhumanrights
records.CorporatesocialresponsibilitypoliciescanalsoincludeEPAregulationsthatrequirecorporationstoreportontheirglobalenvironmental
liabilities.Afterall,thecostsofcleaningupcanbeamajordrainoncorporate
profits.Butthesepolicies
arenotwellcoordinatedorknownasCSR
policies.Weresomeonetocompileanoverview,wemightgainagreaterunderstandingofbowsuchpoliciescanbemademore
effective.Buttherearesomepoliciesincludingtaxpoliciesthatencouragefirmstoshiftproductionortheirheadquarterstonationswithweakerfiscalorregulatory
systems.Otherpoliciesthatmayundermineglobalcorporateresponsibilityincludecorporatewelfareandagricultural
protectionism.ETheFrenchgovernmentrecentlyoverhauledFrenchcorporatelawandmandatedthedisclosureofcompanies’socialandenvironmentalaswellasprofit
performance.Thisisagood
idea.TheBritishrequirepensionfundstoreportonthesocial,environmental,aswellasprofitperformanceoftheir
investments.TheCanadiangovernmentisalsoexaminingawiderangeofpublicpoliciestopromote
CSR.Perhapsthemostinterestingdevelopmentwasthatin2001,withfundingfromtheAtkinsonFoundation;
fiveprivatecitizensorganizedacommissionondemocracyand
accountability.Theirfinalreportissued25specificpolicyrecommendationsonpromotingglobalanddomesticCSRManynationsaredevelopingaconsensusthatpublicpoliciescanandshouldpromotedomesticandglobal
CSR.
【正确答案】:
E
【本题分数】:
1.0分第2题Stakeholderscan'
tsimplyrelyonmarketforcestoensureglobalcorporatesocial
responsibility.
B
1.0分第3题Maximizingshareholdervaluealoneisnotagoodenoughlong-term
strategy.
A
1.0分第4题TheUnitedStateshasawiderangeofpoliciesthatareexplicitlydesignedtopromoteglobalcorporate
D
1.0分第5题President,executivesandactivistshopethatnewreportingrequirementsandauditingruleswillreassureglobal
investors.
C
1.0分第6题Thefundamentalreformshouldpromotecorporationstoanswerfortheirworkersandthe
environment.
1.0分
第7题The
U.Shasawiderangeofpublicpoliciesthatundermineglobalcorporatesocial
1.0分第8题Theeffortsofmakingproposalspromotecorporateresponsibilitytirelaudable,buttheywillproveinsufficient
1.0分二、READING(PARTTWO)
(共6小题,共6.0分)·
InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadatextwithgapsinit,andchoosethebestsentencetofilleachgapfromasetofeight
sentences.·
Firstreadthetextforoverallmeaning,thengobackandlookforthebestsentenceforeach
gap.·
Makesurethesentencefitsboththemeaningandthegrammarofthetextaroundthe
Readthearticleontheoppositepageaboutmanagementbuyoutsof
companies.·
Choosethebestsentencefrombelowtofilleachofthe
gaps.·
Foreachgap1-6,markoneletter(AH)onyourAnswer
Donotuseanylettermorethan
once.第1题PersonnelManagementPersonnelmanagementisregardedasa
profession.Manyobserversbelievethatthemostimportantandpressingproblemsoffutureindustrialsocietieswillnotbesolelyconcernedwithproductionortechnicalquestions,butwillbepeople-orientedandwillinvolveaknowledgeofsocialandbehavioralsciencesandofthepersonnelfunction"
HTheroleofpersonnelmanagementhas,ofcoursechangedover
time.Originallyitwasusedbymanagementtoobtainandmaintainaneffectiveworkforceonlyandtheemphasiswasonproductionandeconomic
rewards.
(1).Thisisnowonlyonepartofthe
function.Lateritwasrealizedthatifworkerneedscouldbeunderstoodandmet,forexample,security,achievement,andjobsatisfaction,thentheorganizationitselfcouldbetterachieveitsmaximizationofgoalssuchas
profits.Recentlyaddedtothishasbeenthesocial(community)responsibilityofthe
organization.
(2).Personnelmanagementisabout
people.Themanagementofpeopleisanintegralpartoftheorganizationandoftheprocessofmanagement
itself.
(3).Personnelmanagementisnotsomethingthatisonlycarriedoutbythepersonneldepartment;
itisanorganization-wide
activity.Alllevelsofmanagementareengagedinmanaging
personnel.
(4).Theyareinvolvedinworkinginco-operationwiththepersonneldepartmentanditsstaffinsuchareasasrecruitment,training,appraisal,counselingsafetyandhealthandjob-design.Personnelmanagementinitsbroadestsenseinvolvesallmattersinanorganizationregardingpeople
decisions.
(5).Thefirstisthatofhumanrelations,inwhichsuchmattersasindividualmotivation,leadership,andgrouprelationshipsandbehaviorare
covered.Thesecondisthefieldoforganizationtheory,whichconsidersjobdesign,managerialspansofcontrol,theflowofworkthroughtheorganization,andso
forth.Thethirdconsistsofthe
specifickindsofdecisionareasforwhichthepersonnelmanagerorpersonneldepartmentisdirectlyresponsibleforacquisition,development,rewarding,andmaintenanceofhuman
resources.Thebreaddefinitionofpersonnelmanagementillustratesthatthescopeofpersonnelmanagementpervadesthe
organization.Everypersoninanorganizationisinvolvedwithpersonnel
decision.
(6).Similarly,non-managerialemployeeswillbeexposedtoperformanceappraisals,selectioninterviewswhenhired,andso
on.AItisthroughpeoplethatorganizationsaccomplishtheirgoals~thusthemanagementofpeopleisavitalaspectofanorganization'
s
functioning.BLatertherewasamovetowardsawelfareorientedpersonnelfunctionsuchasbenefitsand
health.CThisbroadviewfocusesattentiononthreedistinctbutinterrelated
topics.Thuspersonnelmanagementmaynowbeinvolvedincertaincommunityactivities,inequalopportunityemploymentindevelopingpolicies,forexample,inemployingracialminoritiesofphysicallyhandicappedpeopleandinseekingtoprovideandmaintainaclimateinwhichindividualandorganizationgoalsare
achieved.ELinemanagersofotherdepartments
e.g.marketingandproductionofvariousdepartmentsofsectionsinthepublicserviceandpublicagencies
e.g.Telecomallhavepersonnel/humanresourcemanagement
duties.FPersonnelmanagersdidn'
tseeaneedtomakesurethattheiremployeeswerecomfortableintheworkenvironmentandensurealltheirneedswerebeing
met.GForexample,allmanagersinanyorganizationwillneedtoknowhowtotraintheiremployees,appraisetheirperformance,andso
forth.HPersonnelmanagementisnowoftencalledhumanresourcesmanagement(HRM).
1.0分第2题
1.0分第3题
1.0分第4题
1.0分第5题
1.0分第6题
G
1.0分三、READING(PARTTHREE)
InthispartoftheReadingTestyoureadalongertextandanswersix
questions.·
Firstreadthequestions,Trytogetanideaofwhatthetextwillbe
about.Thenreadthetextforgeneral
underst
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