BEC中级冲刺卷9概要1.doc

TEST READING 1 HOUR READING PART ONE Questions 1--7 ? Look at the statements below and a passage about the need for good managers 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) on your Answer Sheet. ? You will need to use some of these letters more than once. Example: 0 A good manager must be courageous to admit the mistake. 1 The need for good managers is increasing. 2 The raw number of managers needed is decreasing. 3 Being a good manager must enjoy people. 4 An effective leader has a quality that makes him/her easily noticed. 5 Anyone can be a good manager. 6 A good manager must let others trust him/her. 7 A good manager dares to take some risks. A The need for good managers is not going away. It is intensifying. With flatter organizations and self-directed teams becoming common; with personal computers and networks making information available to more people more quickly; the raw number of managers needed is decreasing. However, the need for good managers, people who can manage themselves and others in a high-stress environment, is increasing. B I believe anyone can be a good manager. It is as much trainable skill as it is inherent ability; as much science as art. You have confidence in yourself and your abilities. You are happy with who you are, but you are still learning and getting better. You are something of an extrovert. You dont have to be the life of the party, but you cant be a wallflower. Management is a people skill--its not the job for someone who doesnt enjoy people. C You are honest and straightforward. Your success depends heavily on the trust of others. You are an includer not an excluder. You bring others into what you do. You dont exclude other because they lack certain attributes. You have a presence. Managers must lead. Effective leaders have a quality about them that makes people notice when they enter a room. D You are consiste