BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷117.pdfVIP

BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷

117

一、概括文意配伍本（题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。）

Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsaboutdifferentmergersfrom

newspaperarticlesontheoppositepage.Whichextract(A,B,C,Dor)doeseach

statement(1-8)referto?Foreachstatement1-8),markoneletter(A,B,C,Dor)onyour

AnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeqftheselettersmorethanonce.Thereisan

exampleatthebeginning(O).xample:0Asmallstorehorizontallymergeswithanother

~ABCDE

one,theeffectonthemarketmaybelittle.A

Youprobablyneedtoreducethenumberoipeople.Costsavingsthroughcombining

redundanttasksisacommongoalformergers.Thetrickistoreleasetheindividualsleast

wellequippedtocontributeintheneworganisationandtoholdontothebestpeople.

Makesuretheevaluationofbestlooksatbothcompaniespeopleequally.Afterall,you

dontwanttoloseagreatpersonfromCompanyBsoyoucankeepamediocreperson

fromCompanyA.BButsigningadealtojoinforcesisonlythebeginning.Thecrucial

nextsteprequiresknowinghowtomergefastandwell.IntheInterneteconomy,that

meansmorethanchangingalogoorreconcilingtwochiefexecutivesegostothefact

thattheycantbothbeboss.Asuccessfulmergerrequiresanunflinchingcommitmentto

whatthenewstrategywillbe,alongwithafocusonmakingsurethatvitalbutfragile

asscts-customcrlists,cnginccring-talcntpools,andsoon-dontgettrampledbythedeal.

CAhorizontalmergeriswhentwocompaniescompetinginthesamemarketmergeor

jointogether.Thistypeofmergercaneitherhaveaverylargeeffectorlittletonoeffect

onthemarket.Whentwoextremelysma