2014年剑桥商务英语中级全真模拟试题(二)-6922.docVIP

2014年剑桥商务英语中级全真模拟试题(二)-6922 　　2014年剑桥商务英语中级全真模拟试题(二) 　　一、Reading(共5题，合计75分) 　　PART ONE 　　Look at the statements below and the comments on change management on the opposite page.Which section(A，B，C or D)does each statement 1-7 refer to? 　　For each statement 1-7，mark one letter(A，B，C or D). 　　You will need to use some of these letters more than once. 　　A.For over three decades，academics，managers，and consultants，realizing that transformingorganizations is difficult，have analyzed the subject.Theyve sung the praises of leaders who 　　communicate vision and walk the talk in order to make change efforts succeed.Theyve sanctified theimportance of changing organizational culture and employeesattitudes.Theyve teased out thetensions between top-down transformation efforts and participatory approaches to 　　change.Still，studies show that in most organizations，two out of three transformation initiativesfail. 　　B.Each manager looks at an initiative from his or her viewpoint and，based on personal 　　experience，focuses on different success factors.The experts，too，offer different perspectives.Arecent search for books on change and management’ turned up 6，153 titles，each with a distincttake on the topic. Those ideas have a lot to offer，but take together，they force companies totackle many priorities simultaneously，which spreads resource sand skills thin. 　　C.Someofthehardfactorsthataffectatransformationinitiativearethetimenecessarytocompleteit，thenumber of people required to execute it，and the financial results that intended actions areexpected to achieve. The research shows that change projects fail to get off the ground whencompanies neglect the hard factors. That doesnt mean that executives can ignore the soft 　　elements;that would be a grave mistake. However. If companies dont pay attention to the hardissues first，transformation programs will break down before the soft elements come into play. 　　D.Companies assume that the longer an initiative carries on. The more likely it is to