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· 　人邮第四辑真题TEST 2 READING PART 5
　　Lebrun Steel Facing up to Tough Times
　　0 　After 98 years of trading, the steel manufacturer Lebrun knows from experience as how
　　00 　difficult fluctuations in the economic cycle can be for suppliers such as themselves.
　　34 　Since many of the nation's largest production companies which are its customers,
　　35 　Lebrun is adversely affected by any change for the worse in the economy. Yet Lebrun
　　36 　has managed to keep on sales steady (in the region of approximately $2.5 billion)
　　37 　and has recorded only one annual loss during the difficulties of the past five
　　38 　years, but despite the effects of the ongoing industrial slowdown. James Griffith,
　　39 　president of Lebrun, now has the task of turning up survival into growth, and
　　40 　his strategy is already becoming clear to those industry observers. In February of
　　41 　this year, the company acquired Bronson pic, additionally a one-time competitor.
　　42 　This merger will greatly expand the size of both Lebrun's labour force, and
　　43 　Griffith estimates it will boost its revenue by nearly 50%, while too increasing
　　44 　the number of plants and R&D centres in much a similar way. Griffith is
　　45 　optimistic that while the steel industry is about to pull out of recession, and he wants Lebrun to be ready for this.
　　这篇文章是介绍一个生产商面临的困境及所采取的措施。
　　34题，这个句子并不是定语从句，主谓宾都很齐全，主语companies，谓语are，宾语its customers.因此which是多余的
　　35题，正确的
　　36题，keep on doing继续做什么，接名词的话直接用keep，keep sales steady保持销售平稳，on多余。The sales of a product are the quantity of it that is sold. 销售量
　　37题，正确的
　　38题，but和despite不能同时使用，必须去掉一个。but后面要接完整的句子，这个后面不是句子，是名词性成分，因此保留despite，去掉but。
　　39题，turn… into 变为，成为。固定词组。turning survival into growth变生存为增长。Up多余。
　　40题，句子前后并没有指代的含义，代词those多余。
　　41题，a one-time competitor是修饰前面的Bronson pic ，additionally是另外的，附加的意思，用在这里意思和用法都不通，因此去掉。
　　42题，both表并列，而这个句子前后是没有并列的含义的，只说了扩展规模。因此both多余。
　　43题，too是副词，在这里用法不对
　　44题，in a similar way按同样的方式 固定用法，much多余
　　45题，while用来引导时间状语从句，而很明显这个句子并不是，只是由that引导的从句，句子成分很齐全。去掉while。
Summary of annual progress

    I am pleased to report another year of progress by the company. This performance has been achieved in the most toughest market conditions we have 1 seen for many years yet. It reflects the effort over the past five years that has 2 gone into transforming of our company into a highly competitive world-class 3 business. Since , we have managed to improve almost double our profits, and this 4 increase in profitability has been placed us at the top of the global glass industry. 5 We have managed to succeed this in difficult trading conditions for a number of 6 reasons, the most important of which has been from our ability to stay ahead 7 of our competitors. We have refused to allow stand still and have continued to bring 8 out a number of new products, most of which are already on the sale in our key 9 markets. All this goes to confirm that the company's position as the recognized 10 industry leader in technical innovation. We realise that there is still much more to 11 be done, but we believe that we know precisely what extra this is and we have 12 already put into place organisational and technical changes to bring this about.

    解析：《Summary of annual progress》，年度进步总结。应该是公司领导在年度总结大会上做的报告，比较简短。
1题，yet一般用在否定句的句尾，而此句是肯定句，yet多余
2题，transform into，词组搭配，表示把…..转变成。of多余。
3题，we have managed to improve almost double our profits，这个句子有两个谓语动词，improve和double，因此有一个多余。保留improve的话，almost的位置不对，因此应该去掉improve，直接用double表示加倍。ADV You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case. 差不多; 几乎
    4题，这个句子的意思是说利润的增长已经将我们公司置于全球玻璃行业顶尖的位置。强调的动作的完成，如果用has been就是强调动作的一直持续。因此been多余。
5题，succeed in在…方面成功 固定搭配，this多余
6题，最重要的原因是我们的能力一直领先于对手。定语从句的成分很齐全，不需要介词from。
    7题，又是两个动词同时使用，重复了，必须去掉一个。句子的意思是我们拒绝原地踏步，stand still是原地踏步。因此去掉allow。
    8题，on sale，固定搭配，降价的意思。去掉the。
    9题，如果用that，后面应该接从句。而这句的后面不是从句。直接是comfirm as，表示确认公司作为行业领头羊的地位。
    10题，正确的
    11题，what this is，我们明确的知道这些是什么，extra多余。
    12题，正确的
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The Myth of the Paperless Office
　　0 The concept of a paperless office grew with the advance of technology. It was
　　00 widely been claimed that as email became commonplace, people would stop
　　34 writing memos, keeping bulky files and bringing piles of paper to the meetings.
　　35 But the reality has in fact been quite the reverse, and paper, having already
　　36 survived five thousand years of technological change, and has proved remarkably
　　37 resilient. Worldwide, the amount of paper used for each year continues to
　　38 rise up, although statistics now show a slight reduction in the amount
　　39 it consumed in the UK. So, has technology failed in its aim to end the use of
　　40 paper? Max Bray, a business lecturer, thinks office workers still distrust computers.
　　41 ‘Technology is unreliable in most of people's eyes,’ he says. 'If you are sent an
　　42 important email, you are likely to print it, because there is always the
　　43 fear that it might have get deleted.’ In contrast, Paul Blunt, a marketing
　　44 manager for desktop products, who says there has been significant progress in
　　45 automating a wide range of tasks, even though the transition between has been more of an evolution than a revolution.
　　《The Myth of the Paperless Office》，无纸化办公室神话。讲的是新技术对现代办公的影响。
　　34题，meeting在这里不是特殊指代，只是叙述的一般情况。不需要使用定冠词the。
　　35题，正确的
　　36题，和上面的部分联系起来作为一个整体来考虑。paper, having already survived five thousand years of technological change, and has proved remarkably resilient.中间的部分是插入语，能够不考虑，因此完整的应该是paper has proved remarkably resilient。主谓宾非常齐全，and是多余的。resilient是适应力强的，有弹力的。
　　37题，used在这里是后置定语，修饰前面的paper，意思是每年使用的纸的总数，不需要for。
1. 　　38题，持续增长，用rise，rise up是起义的意思。.
V-IIf an amount rises, it increases. (数量) 增加; 上涨
39题，the amount consumed in the UK，consumed也是后置定语，表示英国的消费总量。it多余。
　　40题，正确的
　　41题，in most people’s eyes在大多数人的眼里，of多余。
　　42题，正确的
　　43题，might have done表示可能已经做了某事，而这里的意思是指电子邮件等可能会被删除，不用have，去掉。
　　44题，Paul Blunt, a marketing manager for desktop products, who says there has been significant progress。中间的部分是插入成分，不予考虑。完整的是Paul Blunt (who) says there has been significant progress.主语是人，谓语是says，后面是宾语，成分齐全，who是多余的。
· 45题，the transition 过渡时期
· 转型期between has been more of an evolution than a revolution.依然是一个完整的句子，成分齐全，transition是主语，has been是谓语，between是多余的。
Fighting Fit
文章介绍了一个经营健康俱乐部的公司的情况，依旧是形势喜人。
　　19题，一句话包含三个空，联系在一起做。昨天开会，宣布了一系列结果。报告税前收益增长了38%，公司并没有经历它的竞争对手所暴露的问题。19题选report，20题experienced，21题，revealed by its rival，被竞争对手暴露的问题。
　　22题，remains strong保持强劲;单看单词的意思，貌似keep也能够(不过说实话，如果不是有同学提醒，我压根想不到会填keep)联系此句上下文，提到了在对手出现问题时这个公司表现依然强劲remain在英文词典的解释是：continue to exist, especially after other similar or related people or things have ceased to exist 在相似或者相关人和事出现状况时依然存在，因此，remain更符合这个题目的条件
　　23题，on track 步入正轨。公司正在实现目标的正道上。这个词在其它完型也出现过，不过不是正确答案。
　　24题，slow down放缓，固定用法。经济放缓。
　　25题，bring to，使总数达到51，这个题怕是要靠语感。put肯定不对，get to到达，mount在这里用法不对。
　　26题，proved to be证明是，固定用法
　　27题，这里填入的词要和前文对照，前面说新开了12家新的俱乐部，这里的空格前有个even和more，因此应该是填入与new相对应的词。established是已确立的(If you use established to describe something such as an organization, you mean that it is officially recognized or generally approved of because it has existed for a long time. )
　　28题，retention rate保留率，专有名词(Retained earnings divided by total after-tax earnings, expressed as a percentage)，指公司税后收益所保留的那一部分。
　　29题，公司吸引力的证据。clear evidence明显的证据。不选sign，sign只是迹象。
　　30题，simply修饰too many从用法和意思上都对，在这里就是表强调的，意思是公司太多了。
　　31题，consolidation强化、合并(To consolidate a number of small groups or firms means to make them into one large organization.)，有很多的公司相互竞争，因此需要进行一个整合。这是商英里的固定说法。
　　32题，in business在经营。是说很快这个市场上的公司会淘汰的只剩下三个。
33题，理解了venture的意思就不难做出选择在这里是指商业冒险，也是商英地道说法。公司要在西班牙进行一些投机活动，因此增加了额外的管理费用。
人邮第四辑真题TEST 2 READING PART 3
　　Critical Path
　　When David Hayden realised his company was heading for trouble, he took drastic measures to get it back on track
　　David Hayden founded his company, Critical Path, an email provider, in 1997 to take advantage of the boom in email traffic. Critical Path became a public company two years later, and Hayden took the opportunity to step down from his executive position in order to work on personal projects. At the same time, he agreed to stay with the company as Chairman, but the business was put in the hands of new managers by its investors. With sector-leading products and an expanding market, the company seemed to be on the up and up. However, by early , it was in trouble. Shares that had been worth $26 in 1999, when they were first sold, were down to a mere 24 cents.
　　Called in by a panicking board, Hayden found himself back in charge as Executive Chairman, trying desperately to rescue what he could. The 1,100 staff had lost confidence in the company and did not know what was going to happen to them. And, as Hayden discovered, the management team was incompetent. Those guys didn't understand the product or the sector,' says Hayden. The heads of department didn't communicate and they didn't lead.' But what was worse, Critical Path had lost the goodwill of its investors.
　　Hayden knew that bringing the figures under control would be a vital step in the company's turnaround. 'You've got to sort out the finances. For me, that meant getting back the goodwill of the investors. That was tough, after what had happened. But although they were angry with the company, they didn't have bad feelings about me. I told them that I knew I could get the company on its feet again.' He was authorised to make whatever changes were required, and his first act was to find people within the company he could trust and put them in charge.
　　The next thing Hayden had to tackle was morale. 'Everyone left the office at five on the dot - they couldn't get away quickly enough. To get the buzz back and win the staff over, I had to prove my own commitment and put in the extra hours with them.' In return, it was assumed that nobody would ask for overtime pay until the company was on its feet again. Contrary to normal practice, Hayden was reluctant to lay people off, and apart from not replacing people as they reached retirement age, he left the workforce largely unchanged, although he did identify key people throughout the company who were given more responsibility.
　　But, as Hayden insists, before a company reaches such a crisis, there are warning signs that any financial director or accountant should take note of. 'A business that has an unrealistic pricing policy or has to negotiate extended credit with its suppliers is in trouble,' is his message. 'Or if you often have to apply for your overdraft limit to be raised or have trouble paying tax on time, something needs to be done.'
　　By , the company was healthy again, with reasonably stable finances and a modest but steady share price of $1.60. 'One thing that helped save us was that our technology worked,' says Hayden. 'With 20 million email accounts, we never lost a single major client because the product kept on working.' With ideas for a fresh venture demanding his attention elsewhere, Hayden has moved on. 'It was time to go,' he says. 'I'm not a turnaround specialist. I prefer start-ups.'
　　13 What event coincided with Critical Path becoming a public company?
　　A Hayden became the Executive Director of Critical Path.
　　B Investors hired a replacement team to run Critical Path.
　　C Critical Path launched a successful new product on the market.
　　D Critical Path was floated on the Stock Exchange at 24 cents per share.
　　14 Which of the following situations did Hayden face at Critical Path in
　　A The employees were worried about job security.
　　B The investors were calling for changes to the company structure.
　　C The management was misleading the staff about the company's position.
　　D The board of directors did not realise the scale of the company's problems.
　　15 One reason Hayden was able to turn Critical Path around was that
　　A he managed to find new investors.
　　B the financial situation was not as bad as he had thought.
　　C he had built up a good relationship with the management team.
　　D he was given the support that he needed.
　　16 What was Hayden's policy regarding the staff of Critical Path?
　　A He paid overtime to everybody who worked outside office hours.
　　B He reduced the workforce by operating an early retirement scheme.
　　C He gave key staff the opportunity to help him set goals for the company.
　　D He restored motivation by showing willingness to work alongside staff.
　　17 According to Hayden, what could indicate that a business is in trouble?
　　A problems keeping accounts up to date
　　B suppliers refusing to offer new credit terms
　　C a frequent need to increase the amount borrowed
　　D difficulties in getting payment from customers on time
　　18 Hayden left Critical Path after he had rescued the company because
　　A he wanted to develop the technology for a new internet service.
　　B he wanted to concentrate on founding a new enterprise.
　　C he had been offered a job with a major internet company.
　　D he decided to go into partnership with a major client.
　　这篇文章名为《Critical Path》，字面上理解是关键路径，但在此文中是指一个公司的名字。整篇文章都是围绕这个公司遭遇的困境，以及这个公司的执行主席是如何力挽狂澜、扭转乾坤的。BEC考试阅读文章的一大特点是逻辑性强，层次分明，读完不会有找不着北的感觉。
　　13题，题目问当Critical Path成为上市公司时还发生了什么事。
　　A不对，原文说的很明白：Hayden took the opportunity to step down from his executive position。抓住机会从总裁的位置上退下来。
　　B项正确。原文说the business was put in the hands of new managers by its investors。业务被投资者交给了新的经理。和B选项的“投资者雇佣了一个替代团队来运营Critical Path”说的是一个意思。
　　C不对，原文说的是sector-leading products，行业领先的产品，的确是C选项所说的successful，可是new不对。
　　D不对，首先时间上不吻合，不是Critical Path成为上市公司时的事，其次这一句的描述也不对，只是说股价跌倒了24美分，不是float。
　　Public company：a company whose shares can be bought and sold on the stock market, etc.上市公司。
　　14题，题目问在 的Critical Path,这个Hayden面临着什么样的情况。答案在第二段找。
　　A段说员工们担心工作保障。原文中说“The 1,100 staff had lost confidence in the company and did not know what was going to happen to them”，1100号员工对公司失去了信心，不知道将会发生什么。和A的意思吻合。
　　B、C、D在原文中都没有提到。
　　这个题目关键是能理解job security的意思，它是商务英语里地道常见的用法（同样的还有employment security）：
　　job security：a situation where a job is likely to last for a long time and you will keep the job if you do what you are expected to
　　eg: Consumers have cut back on their spending because of worries about job security.
　　常见搭配（完形填空可能会遇到）
　　a high/low level of job security to have/improve/increase/provide job security
　　15题，题目问Hayden能够扭转局面的一个原因。答案在第三段找，并不很直接，需要一点概括。这一段先说了下公司的一些难处，比如投资人很生气，后果很严重。所幸的是投资人对Hayden并不反感：He was authorised to make whatever changes were required，她被授权进行一切需要的改变，也就是D选项所说的得到了需要的支持。
　　A不对，不需要找新的投资者，原文说的是“getting back the goodwill of the investors”，挽回投资人的好感。
　　B不对，财政状况的确很坏。
　　C在原文没有提到。原文的最后一句说在公司寻找能够信赖的人并让她们负责，不是说和管理层建立好关系。
　　16题，问针对Critical Path的员工采取的政策是什么。答案是第四段的第一句话：The next thing Hayden had to tackle was morale。需要解决的是士气问题。也就是D段所说的restored motivation。这一段是讲Hayden如何与员工站在一起