BEC剑桥商务英语中级真题第1篇(全文370字)
Onlineexchanges?
Onlineexchangeshaveemergedassomeoftheinternetsbestbusinesses-butalsoassomeoftheworst
Sotheinternethasntrevolutionisedthe(0)。.。.。A.。.。mostofusbuypetrol,orwatchmovies.Butthereisonethingtheinternetdoesverywell.Itcanbringtogether(19)。.。.。.。.。.。.dispersedbuyersandsellerstocreateactive,efficientmarketswherenone(20)。.。.。.。.。.。.before.Thisfacilityhas(21)。.。.。.。.。.。.totheemergenceofonlineexchanges:retailbusinesseswithnoneoftheusualtradersrisks-nomerchandise,nostorefronts-andwithnothingtodobuttakea(22)。.。.。.。.。.。.ofeachtransactionthattakesplaceonthesite.
Thismaysoundstraightforward,butsomehigh-profileonlineexchangeshave(23)。.。.。.。.。.outtobemajorembarrassments.Onecompany,whichtriedtoestablishacentralmarketplaceontheinternetforautoparts,hasinvested,in(24)。.。.。.。.。.。.。amassive$250mandis(25)。.。.。.。.。.。.tostayinbusiness.Anotherbusinessman,whofacilitatedonlinetradinginbusinessequipmentandsupplies,(26)。.。.。.。.。.。.afterhehadlost$280m.
Sowhatdoesacompanyneedinordertobesuccessful?Youcouldcallitgoodmarketarchitecture-astructurethat(27)。.。.。.。.。.。.therightbusinessplanandtoptechnologywithgoodtimingandthe(28)。.。.。.。.。.。.ofbothbuyersandsellers.
MikePhamscompany,eStream,isanexcellentexampleofonebusinessthatmetthese(29)。.。.。.。.。.。.。Backin1996,whenPhamwaslookingforaloan,hedidntlikefillinginthesameformeverytimehe(30)。.。.。.。.。.。.toanewlender.Thatgothimthinking.Whynot(31)。.。.。.。.。.。.prospectiveborrowerstocompleteastandardformandcirculatethattoanumberoflenders,whowouldthenmakeanoffertotheborrower,in(32)。.。.。.。.。.。.witheachother?
Phamscompanyisdoingwell.Lastyear,eStream(33)。.。.。.。.。.。.morethan1.5millionloansonbehalfof170lenders.
19AlargelyBdeeplyCmainlyDwidely
20AexistedBoccurredChappenedDdeveloped
21AledBbroughtCcausedDresulted
22AnumberBpercentageCdivisionDquantity
23ApulledBmadeCturnedDcarried
24AsumBtotalCamountDfigure
25AapplyingBexertingCstrugglingDforcing
26AleftoutBgaveupCdrewbackDrandown
27AaddsBconnectsCcombinesDlinks
28AconfidenceBsecurityCcertaintyDpromise
29AnecessitiesBpropositionsCmeasuresDcriteria
30ArequestedBaskedCappliedDdemanded
31AattractBinviteCsuggestDrecommend
32AcontrastBconflictCchallengeDcompetition
33AperformedBdealtChandledDtreated
《Onlineexchanges》，在线交易。
19题，理解了意思不难做出选择，是说将广泛分散的卖家和买家聚集到了一起。用widelydispersed。
20题，以前从未存在过的。Noneexistedbefore。
21题，这套设备导致了在线交易的出现。leadto导致。
22题，takepercentageof是个常用词组，意思是要拿走一部分。看个例句：Idon’ttakeapercentageofyouradbuy。在买卖中常用到这个说法。
23题，turnedouttobe，固定用法，结果是
24题，intotal总共，固定用法
25题，从意思上理解，是说挣扎着、努力着要在这个行业待下来。用struggle。
26题，也要从意思上理解。这一段是讲的majorembarrassments，举的例子都是消极的，前面说一个公司挣扎着要留下来，后面说当这个businessman损失了280m的时候，供应商放弃他了。用giveup。
27题，combinewith，结合。将正确的商业计划和顶级技术结合好的时机和买家和卖家的信任。
28题，买家和卖家的信任。用confidence。
29题，meet/satisfy/fulfilcriteria满足标准，看朗文的一个例句：Toqualifyforagrant,studentsmustsatisfycertaincriteria。
30题，applyto在这里是申请的意思：tomakeaformalrequest,usuallywritten,forsomethingsuchasajob,aplaceinauniversity,orpermissiontodosomething。看一个例句：Iappliedtofouruniversitiesandwasacceptedbyallofthem.这个句子的意思是他不喜欢每次申请新的借款人时都要填相同的表格。
31题，这里填入invite，使用的是一个不太常用的意思：topolitelyasksomeonetodosomething。礼貌的邀请某人做某事。整个句子的意思是邀请借款者填写一个标准的表格，然后表格在债主那里流通。
32题，incompetitionwitheachother相互竞争。
33题，处理了1.5m的贷款。用handle，deal的话要加with.
BEC剑桥商务英语中级真题第2篇(全文610字)
SHEERGENIUS-ORAWASTEOFTIME?
Encourageyouroriginalthinkersandlivewiththeirstrangehabits,saysAlanWorthin
Ifoneofyourresearchstaffannouncedthathehadworkedoutawaytopropelavehicleonacushionofair,wouldyoutellhimtoconcentrateonsomethingpractical,orsuggesttakingitfurther?Ifamemberofyourdevelopmentteamaskedifshecouldcomeinlatebecauseshehadherbestideasat3amwouldyouinsistthatsheisintheofficeat9amlikeeveryoneelse?
Currentbusinesswisdomisthatcompaniesneedcreative,innovativepeopletobeatcompetitors.Therealityisthatcompanieshavealwaysneedednewideastosurviveandprogress,butinthepasttheywerentparticularlygoodatencouragingthepeoplewhoproducedthem.
Originalthinkersdontalwaysfiteasilyintotheframeworkofanorganisation.However,theadvicefrommanagingdirector,JohnSerranois,Getridofthedullpeopleandencouragetheunusualones。Essentially,hebelievesthatcompaniesneedtolearnhowtomanagetheiroriginalthinkersinordertoensurethatthebusinessprofitsfromtheircontribution.Healsosays,Originalthinkersoftenfinditdifficulttodrivechangewithintheorganisation,sotheyresign,feelingangryanddisappointed.Itisessentialtoavoidthis.
Youcantrecogniseoriginalthinkersbythewaytheylook,saysIanFreeman.Anapparentlyordinaryexteriorcanconcealaverycreativethinker.Hisconsultancy,IBTPersonnel,hasdevisedastructuredwaytoidentifyoriginalthinkers.Wedefineemployeesaschampions,free-wheelers,bystandersandweaklinks,andmostoriginalthinkerscomeintothecategoryoffree-wheelers.Theymaymissdeadlinesiftheybecomeinvolvedinsomethingmoreinteresting.Theyarepassionateandhighlymotivatedbuthavelittleornounderstandingofbusinessdirectionsandsystems.
HeadhunterGeorgeSolomonalsothinksoriginalthinkershavetheirdisadvantages.Theymayhaveabadinfluencewithinanorganisation,especiallygiventhecurrentmanagementtrendforworkinginteams.Theoriginalthinkersthemselvesmaybeunawareofanyproblem,buthavingthemaroundcanbedisruptivetocolleagues.whohavetobeallowedtopointoutwhentheyarebeingdrivencrazybytheoriginalthinkersbehaviour.Yet,inhisopinion,thedreamteaminanycreativeorganisationconsistsofabalancedmixtureoforiginalthinkersandmorepractical,realisticpeople.
So,havingidentifiedyouroriginalthinkers,howdoyouhandlethem?Onewell-knowncomputergamescompanyhasaveryinventiveapproach.Weencourageourgamesdesignersbycreatinganinformalworkingenvironment,saysdirectorLornaMarsh.Acompanycannotpunishrisk-takersifitwantstoencouragecreativity.Managementhastoprovidesupport,coachingandadvice-andtaketheriskthatnewideasmaynotwork.Ourpeoplehaveflexibleworkinghoursandoftenmakenocleardistinctionbetweentheirjobsandtheirhomelives.
Originalthinkersmayfitintothecultureof21stcenturyorganisations,butmoretraditionalorganisationsmayhavetochangetheirapproach.BusinesspsychologistJeanRowbelievesthatthefirststepistocheckthatoriginalthinkersareworththeeffort.Arethebenefitstheybringworththeconfusiontheycause?Ifso,givethemwhattheywant,allowplentyofspace,butsetclearlimits.Givethemextremelydemandingtargets.Iftheyfailtomeetthem,thenthegameisup.Butiftheysucceed,yourorganisationstandsonlytogain.
13Itisimportantforacompanytoencourageoriginalthinkersbecause
Athisallowsittopromoteinnovativeproducts.
Bthisenablesittostayaheadofitsrivals.
Ctheyareveryflexibleabouttheirworkinghours.
Dtheirtalentsareideallysuitedtothemarket.
14JohnSerranothinksthatoriginalthinkersshouldbe
Ahelpedtodevelopbetterpeoplemanagementskills.
Baskedtomanagechangewithintheorganisation.
Csupportedsotheycanperformwellforthecompany.
Dencouragedtofollowcompanyprocedures.
15WhatdoesIanFreemansayaboutoriginalthinkers?
ATheyareunenthusiasticandpoorlymotivated.
BTheirworkstandardsareimpossiblyhigh.
CTheirabilitiesarehardtorecognise.
DTheylackawarenessofcommercialprocesses.
16Whatproblemscanbeobservedwhenthereareoriginalthinkersintheworkforce?
ATheymayhaveanegativeeffectonotherworkers.
BTheydisliketheconceptofteamwork.
CTheyrushtasksthroughtocompletion.
DTheycannotworkwithlesscreativecolleagues.
17Inwhatwayisthegamescompanysapproachtooriginalthinkersspecial?
AItallowsthemtoworkfromhomewhenevertheywish.
BItusesdifferentformsofdisciplinaryactionforthem.
CItpromotesarelaxedatmosphereintheworkplace.
DItencouragesthemtoreducetherisksthattheytake.
18Atraditionalorganisationwishingtoemployoriginalthinkersneedsto
Aprovidethemwithprojectstheyareinterestedin.
Bassesswhethertheircontributionmakesupforanyproblems.
Chaveaflexibleapproachifgoalsarenotalwaysachieved.
Dbepreparedtohandleanynegativefeedbackfromcolleagues
《Sheergenius—orawasteoftime》，纯粹是天才，还是浪费时间？文章讲的是公司里的那些有创意的人(originalthinkers)，他们对于公司的存在到底有什么价值，公司又该怎么利用他们？
13题，问对于公司来讲鼓励有创意的人很重要的原因是什么。答案是第二段的第一句，非常明显：Currentbusinesswisdomisthatcompaniesneedcreative,innovativepeopletobeatcompetitors。现如今的商业智慧是公司需要有创造性的、创新型的人才来打败对手。也就是B选项说的：让他们能够超越对手。
14题，问John认为有创意的人应该怎么样。答案是第三段：Hebelievesthatcompaniesneedtolearnhowtomanagetheiroriginalthinkersinordertoensurethatthebusinessprofitsfromtheircontribution公司应该学会怎样管理有创意的人，从而确保公司能够从他们的贡献中盈利。也就是应该努力使那些有创意的人的才华能够造福公司。选C：他们应该得到支持，从而为公司做的好。其他几个选项根本没有说到点子上，一看就可以pass掉。
15题，Ian关于有创意的人是怎么说的。答案是第四段的最后一句：他们有激情有动力但是却对商业方向和系统一无所知。选D：缺乏对商业过程的了解。Businessdirectionandsystems可以和commercialprocesses相对应。
16题，问当工作场所出现了有创意的人，会发生什么问题。答案是第五段的这么一句：Theoriginalthinkersthemselvesmaybeunawareofanyproblem,buthavingthemaroundcanbedisruptivetocolleagues。他们自己可能没有意识到，但是有这样的人在身边会对同事们造成麻烦。disruptive是disturbing的意思。
17题，问游戏公司对待有创意的人的方式特别在什么地方。答案是第六段，看公司总监的原话：Weencourageourgamesdesignersbycreatinganinformalworkingenvironment。创造一种非正式的工作环境，也就是C选项说的relaxedatmosphere。这题可能会有人误选A，那是错误的理解了最后一句。最后一句说工作和家庭生活没有明显的区别，是说工作时间是弹性的，不代表同意他们随时随意在家里工作。
18题，问传统的机构如果想要雇佣有创意的人需要什么。答案是最后一段的这么一句话：thefirststepistocheckthatoriginalthinkersareworththeeffort.。第一步是检测这些有创意的人是否值得所作的这些努力。后面紧接着问了，他们带来的好处是否值得他们造成的混乱？所以答案是B：评估他们的贡献能否弥补任何问题。
BEC剑桥商务英语中级真题第3篇(全文630字)
StaffAppraisals
AdirectoroftheadvertisingagencyownedbytycoonBobJacobyoncegrumbledthathewasntenjoyinghiswork.Jacobysreplywas,Idontpayyougoodmoneytoenjoyyourself.Ifyouenjoyworkinghere,youshouldbepayingmemoney.Jacobyssentimentsusedtobecommon.(0)____Happily,thingshavechanged.Mostorganisationsnowundertakeregularstaffappraisals,atwhichemployeeshavetheopportunitytodiscussone-to-onewiththeirlinemanagertheirambitionsandhopes,theirstrengthsandweaknesses,theirachievementsandtheirdisasters.Butitisworthrememberinghownewallthisis,andwhy.
Forastart,appraisingisntsomethingmanymanagersdonaturallyoftheirownaccord.Theyoftenfindappraisalsdifficulttohandleandhavetobemadetocarrythemout.Appraisalsystemshavebecomewidespreadpartlyasaresultofemploymentlegislation,butmoreparticularlybecausecompanieshavelearnedthatsuchassessmentscanworktotheiradvantage.(8)。.。.。.Thecompanycanimproveitscollectiveperformancebyhelpingemployeestoimprovetheirindividualperformance.
Managerswhouseappraisalsneedtoapproachthemverycarefully.Theyshouldbearinmindtheirownexperiencesofbeingappraisedwheninjuniorpositions,recallingwhichappraisalswerehelpful,whichwerenot,andwhy.Inmostcases,theirownbossesdidtheirhomework,checkingoutthejobspecification,theC.V.andanypreviousreports.(9)。.。.。.。.。Asaresult,alotoftimewouldhavebeenwasted,debatingexactlywhathadhappenedandwhen.
Beingpreparedandappreciatingwhatitisliketobeonthereceivingendare,indeed,thekeystosuccessfulappraising.Itisimportanttobeginanappraisalbygivingmembersofstaffachancetoexpresstheirownviewsabouttheirperformance.(10)。.。.。.。.。Anyinformationgainedfromcolleaguesisnormallygiveninapositivespirit,sincenowadayseveryoneunderstandsappraisalsandappreciatesthattheyarecarriedoutwithgoodintentions.
Theatmosphereintheappraisalshouldbeoneofpositiveandopendiscussionabouthowtheemployeeisperforminginthecompany.(11)。.。.。.。.。Someindividualswillfeelunjustlycriticisedwhentheirbossmakescommentsontheirperformance.Otherswillrespondfiercelytoacriticalassessment-althoughiftheydefendthemselvespassionately,thatisnobadthing!
Finally,itisimportanttoregardappraisalsaspartofacontinuingprocess.(12)。.。.。.。.。Instead,theyshouldbefollowedupwithfriendlyquestionsfromtimetotime,makingitcleartoemployeesthatnewgoalsandstrategiessuggestedinthemaretobetakenseriouslyandaretobeactedupon.
Ifthesepiecesofadvicearefollowed,itishopedthatboththeemployeesandthecompanyasawholewillbenefitfromtheexperience.
AHowever,managersmusttakegreatcareinthisrespect.
BOnlyafterthatshouldmanagersputforwardtheirownpoints,whicharelikelytoincludecommentscollectedfromothersintheorganisation.
CTheyshouldnotbeforgottenassoonastheyareover.
DLikemanyotheraspectsoffreeenterprise,appraisalsareanexcellentexampleofunderlyingself-interest.
ESometimestheappraisergoestoofartheotherwayandfailstocommunicateproblemareasandscopeforimprovement.
FIftheyreliedonmemory,theyprobablygotthingswrong.
GEmployeeswerepaid,andtheyobeyed;iftheydidntlikeit,theycouldleave.
《StaffAppraisals》，员工评价。文章是讲的对员工进行评价归于整个公司的意义，以及进行员工评价时应该注意哪些问题。
第八题。第二段讲了评价的好处，对整个公司是有利的。第八空前面说公司认识到这些评估是对他们自己有利的。第八空的后面说公司可以通过帮助员工改进个人表现来改进集体的表现。从前后文的信息看，这一题应该填入表示评估对公司有利的句子，没有转折。D选择符合：同自由企业的其他方面一样，评价是潜在私利的杰出例子。这里的underlyingself-interest可以对应于前面的worktotheiradvantage。
第九题。第三段是讲经理们要小心谨慎的使用评价。第九空前面说经理们要记住自己处于底层时被评价的经历(bearinmindtheirownexperiencesofbeingappraised)，通常情况下需要查看任职资格、简历和先前的其他报告。而第九空后面说的是这样会浪费时间，争论到底发生了什么，什么时候发生的。可以第九空的意思有一定得转折，选F：如果他们依赖于记忆，很有可能把事情弄错。Reliedonmemory正好与前面的checkingoutthejobspecification相对应；gotthingswrong对应于后面的alotoftimewouldhavebeenwasted。
Jobspecification:awrittenstatementaboutajobthatincludesajobdescriptionandtheskills,experienceandpersonalqualitiesthatsbneedsinordertodothejob,usedwhenanorganizationislookingforanewpersonforajob.
第十题，这一题的答案比较明显。前后文内容很一致，还有明显的连词。这一空的前面说在开始评估前给每个员工一个表达对自己表现看法的机会很重要。答案是B：只有在那之后经理们才能提出自己的观点，这个观点可能包括从组织中的其他人那收集的评论。Afterthat很明显是承接上文的连词，putforwardtheirownpoints可以对应于前面的expresstheirownviews，而commentscollectedfromothers是对应于后文的anyinformationgainedfromcolleagues。
第十一题。这一段的开头就说评估的气氛要积极、公开。第十一空的后面说有些人会觉得不公正的被批评了，还有些人会对批评做出激烈的反应。可见第十一题有转折的意思。选A，however是个明显的关键词：经理们必须在这个方面小心。因为一旦不小心，就会出现后文所说的那些员工的反应。
第十二题。这一段是讲的持续评估的重要性。选C：他们不能一结束就被遗忘。前面的acontinuingprocess和后面的shouldbefollowedup都是关键词。
BEC剑桥商务英语中级真题第4篇(全文858字)
TroublewithTeamwork
MaryOwenexaminestheroleandefficiencyofteams
Recruiterssaythatcandidateswhocangiveexamplesofworktheyhavedoneasmembersofasuccessfulteamareinasstrongapositionasthosewhocanpointtosignificantindividualachievement.Indeed,toomuchofthelattermaysuggestthatthepersonconcernedisnotateamplayer-oneofthemoreseriousfailingsinthebookofmanagement.
Theimportanceofbeingateamplayerisasideeffectoftheincreasinginteractionacrossdepartmentsandfunctionaldivides.Insteadofpushingreports,paperworkanddecisionsaroundtheorganisation,teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbesharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues,saysSteveGardner,inhisbookKeyManagementConcepts.Headds,Globalisationhasaddedafurtherdimensiontoteamwork.Multinationalteamsnowstudypolicydecisionsinthelightoftheirimpactonthelocalmarket.
Butisteamworkingbeingoverdone?Somemanagersareonasmanyassevenoreightdifferentteams，saysDrCathyBandy,apsychologistwhorecentlyranaconferenceonthesubject.Theytakeupsomuchtimethatmanagerscantgetonwithcoretasks.Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas,shesays,becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.Thereisalsothedangerofanunhealthydesiretokeeptheteamgoingaftertheworkhasbeendone.Peoplefeeltheneedtobelong,andteammembershipcanprovideakindofpsychologicalsupport.
Theideabehindteamworkingisthat,whentherightgroupofpeopleisbroughttogether,aforcedevelopswhichisgreaterthanthesumoftheirindividualtalents.Thisisoftentrueinsport,wheregoodplayerscanreachunexpectedheightsasmembersofaninternationalteam.However,fewbusinesssituationshaveasclearasetofobjectives,orasclearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.
Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit，saysSteveGardner.Unfortunately,peoplefocusinsteadonwhothemembersoftheteamshouldbeandwhatrolestheyaretoplayDrBandyagrees.Thereisalwaysadangerthatteamscanturnintocommittees,shesays.Inalotofsituations,oneortwoindividualswouldbemuchmoreeffective.
Sowhatmakesasuccessfulteam?Therearesomegeneralqualitiesthathavebeenidentified.SteveGardnerrecommendsthatineveryteamthereshouldbesomeonewhoisgoodatresearchingideasandanotherwhoisgoodatshootingdownimpracticalones.Thereshouldbethosewhocanresolvethetensionsthatnaturallyoccurinateamandotherswhoarefocusedongettingthejobdone.Also,providingaclearandachievabletargetattheoutsetisthebestwayofensuringthattheteamwillmoveontogreaterthings.
13Whatpointdoesthewritermakeaboutteamworkingatthebeginningofthearticle?
AItisthemostsuccessfulformofmanagement.
BIthaschangedtherecruitmentprocedureincompanies.
CWell-runteamsstillallowindividualstodemonstratetheirtalents.
DBeingateamplayerisnowconsideredanessentialmanagementskill.
14Accordingtothearticle,teamworkdevelopedwithincompaniesasaresponseto
Amodernofficedesign.
Bchangingworkpractices.
Careductioninadministrativetasks.
Dtheexpansionofinternationalbusiness.
15Inthethirdparagraph,DrBandysuggeststhat
Amanyemployeesdonotenjoyworkinginteams.
Bsomemanagersarenotveryeffectiveteamleaders.
Csometeamsarecreatedunnecessarily.
Dfewteamsarewellorganised.
16Accordingtothewriter,teamworkismoreeffectiveinthefieldofsportbecausetheplayers
Aknowwhattheywanttoachieve.
Baremorecompetitivebynature.
Chavemoreindividualtalent.
Dcanbedrivenbynationalpride.
17SteveGardnerandDrBandyagreethatwhenabusinessteamiscreatedpeopledonotpayenoughattentionto
Athestructureoftheteam.
Balternativestotheteam.
Cselectingtheteammembers.
Ddirectingtheteamsactivities.
18WhatisSteveGardnersadviceonoperatingasuccessfulteam?
AMaintainaflexibleapproachtomembership.
BAllowpersonalitiestodevelopwithintheteam.
CSelectpeoplewhofitnaturallyintocertainroles.
DMakeeveryefforttoavoidconflictbetweenmembers.
《TroublewithTeamwork》，团队合作的麻烦。文章讲了团队的重要性和很多团队存在的问题，以及怎么样才能打造一个成功有效的团队。
第十三题，问文章开头作者针对团队合作做了什么论点。第一段是强调团队合作的重要性，太多的个人成果会显得这个人不是个合格的团队成员。选答案要理解第一句话的含义：Recruiterssaythatcandidateswhocangiveexamplesofworktheyhavedoneasmembersofasuccessfulteamareinasstrongapositionasthosewhocanpointtosignificantindividualachievement.招聘者说能够给出自己作为一个成功团队成员的例子的候选人同那些指出重要的个人成果的人具有同样重要的地位。言下之意，拥有团队成员的经历也很重要。所以选D，作为一个团队成员如今被视为必要的管理技巧。A、B、C都没有提到。
第十四题，问公司内部的团队合作是作为对什么的回应。也就是问团队合作的目的是什么，答案是第二段的这么一句：teamsprovideadynamicmeetingplacewhereideascanbesharedandexpertisemorecarefullytargetedatimportantbusinessissues团队提供了一个动态的会议场所，使得思想可以分享，技能可以更加仔细的对准重要的商业问题。这句里的dynamicmeetingplace可以对应于B段的changingworkpractice。
第十五题，问在第三段DrBandy暗示什么。答案是她的一句原话：Formingteamsandhavingmeetingshas,shesays,becomeanendinitself,almostregardlessofpurpose.形成团队然后开会成了它本身的终点，几乎不管目的是什么。也就是说很多团队的建立是没有意义的，多余的。选C，一些团队被不必要的创建了。
第十六题，问作者认为团队合作在体育领域里更有效的原因是什么。第四段讲当一群正确的人被组合到一起时会产生一种高于这些人个人能力的力量，在体育比赛里就是如此。这一题的答案是第四段的最后一句：fewbusinesssituationshaveasclearasetofobjectives,orasclearcriteriaofsuccessorfailure,aswinningamatch.。很少有企业能像赢得一场比赛一样有一系列清晰的目标，或者是对成功或失败有清晰的评判准则。也就是A选项所说的：知道他们想要实现什么。whattheywanttoachieve可以对应于asetofobjectives。
第十七题，问这两个人同意当一个商业团队被创立时人们没有把注意力放在什么上面。这一题要理解第五段的意思。第一句说Inbusiness,everyoneneedstobeclearaboutwhatthechallengeisandwhetherateamistherightwayofapproachingit。在企业，每个人都必须很清楚挑战是什么以及团队是否是实现它的最好的办法。考虑团队是不是最好的办法，也就是说要考虑其他可能的途径，即B选项所说的团队的替代品(alternativestotheteam)，后面有句focusinstead…。人们却把注意力放在了其他的地方。从这些可以看出答案是B。
第十八题，问关于运作一个成功团队SteveGardner的建议是什么。这题的答案是对最后一段的概括。答案是最后一段第三句recommend后面的一长串there…who，要有不同的人胜任不同的角色。归纳起来，就是各司其职选C：选择能够自然融洽的胜任某个角色的人。其他几个选项都没提到。
第二段有个地方值得解释下。Globalisationhasaddedafurtherdimensiontoteamwork。
这里的dimension用法比较特别，表示方面，特征，并且是很地道常见的说法
牛津词典的解释：anaspectorfeatureofasituation,problem,orthing。
麦克米兰的解释：apartofasituation,especiallywhenitinfluencesthewayyouthinkaboutthesituation。
e.g:Doingvolunteerworkhasaddedawholenewdimensiontomylife.
常见搭配：anextra/added/additional/furtherdimension
