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BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷78

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8

分。)

•Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveextractsontheoppositepagefroman

articleabouthowemployeesaremotivated.,Whichsectionofthearticle(A,B,,Dor

E)doeseachstatement(1-8)referto?,Foreachstatement(1-8),markoneletter(A,B,

,DorE)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethan

once.AEnsuringemployeesarriveatworkgearedupandreadytogivetheirallisa

majorchallengefacingmanagerstoday.Itusedtobesoeasy.Afatpaychequeandthe

promiseofpromotionwasallthatwasneededtokeeppeoplecommitted,loyaland

happy.Buttheworldofworkhaschanged,andnowadays,organisationscannotrelyon

thecorporatechequehooktogivethemtheedge.Numerousemployeesurveyshave

shownthatalthoughpaystillmakespeopletick,awholeraftofotherissueshaveentered

themotivationequation.BOneoftheproblemsisthatmanagersoftendontappreciate

theyareplayinginacompletelynewballgame,andarelianceonold-stylemotivational

techniquesjustwontworkintodaystechnologydriven,fastpacedbusiness

environment.Forexample,anemployeecouldbeworkinginSouthAfrica,withaboss

sittinginLondonandthemainclient(heyaredealingwithbasedinAsia.Soforsomeone

whoisverymotivatedbyface-to-facecontactandacollegiateenvironment,thatcouldbe

ahugeproblem.Whatmostemployeesexpectisthechancetoworkflexibly,on

interestingandstimulatingtasksthatgivethemtheopportunitytodeveloptheirskillsand

talents.Managersonthegroundmaynotalwaysbeabletoinfluencepayandworking

practices-but,iftheyaretoextracttopperformancefromtheirteams,theyneedtoknow

howtopresstherightbuttonsandcreateaculturethatwillinspiretheirworkforce,a

culturei