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1、剑桥商务英语中级考试历年真题阅读精讲（1）注：这里讲解的题目是人邮版第四辑真题TEST1阅读部分的Partone. Questions1-7 Lookatthestatementsbelowandthearticleaboutthedevelopmentoffuturebusinessleadersontheoppositepage. Whichsectionofthearticle(A,B,CorD)doeseachstatement(1-7)referto? Foreachstatement(1-7),
2、markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheet. Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce. 1Managersneedtotakeactiontoconvincehigh-flyersoftheirvaluetothefirm. 2Organisationsneedtolookbeyondthehigh-flyerstheyarecurrentlydeveloping. 3Thereisaconcernthatfirms
3、investingintrainingforhigh-flyersmaynotgainthebenefitsthemselves. 4Managersneedexpertassistancefromwithintheirownfirmsindevelopinghigh-flyers. 5Firmscurrentlyidentifyhigh-flyerswithoutthesupportofaguidancestrategy. 6Managersarefrequentlytoobusytodealwiththe
4、developmentofhigh-flyers. 7Firmswhoworkhardontheirreputationasanemployerwillinteresthigh-flyers. TheStarsoftheFuture AExistingmanagementresearchdoesnottellusmuchabouthowtofindanddevelophigh-flyers,thosepeoplewhohavethepotentialtoreachthetopofanorganisation.
5、Asaresult,organisationsarelefttoformulatetheirownsystems.Amoreeffectiveoverallpolicyfordevelopingfutureleadersisneeded,whichiswhytheLondonBusinessSchoolhaslaunchedtheTomorrow'sLeadersResearchGroup(TLRG).Thegroupcontainsrepresentativesfrom20firms,andmeetsregula
6、rlytodiscusstheleadershipdevelopmentoftheorganisations'high-flyers. BTLRGrecognisesjusthowsignificantlinemanagersareintheprocessofleadershipdevelopment.Unfortunately,withtoday'sflatorganisations,wheremanagershavefunctionalaswellasmanagerialresponsibilities,pe
7、opledevelopmentalltoooftenfallsvictimtoheavyworkloads.Onemanagerintheresearchgroupwasunconvincedbythelogicofsendinghisbestpeopleawayondevelopmentcourses,'onlytoseethempoachedbyanotherdepartmentor,worsestill,anotherfirm'.Thisfearoflosinghigh-flyersrunsdeepinthe
8、organisationsthatmakeuptheresearchgroup. CTLRGarguesthatthetaskofmanagementisnotnecessarilyaboutemployeeretention,butaboutcreating'attractioncentres'.'Wemusthelplinemanagerstoreal
