a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization

A．The organization of a conference.

B．The cost of renting a conference room.

C．The decoration of the conference room.

D．The job of cleaning up the dining-room.

A、creative

B、threatened

C、tuck

D、attend to

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

When human talents are viewed as resources and even assets to a corporation, the title of Department of Personnel is changed to Department of Human Resources, or HR. HR is such a fashionable title, but few of us really understand it as it is, which refers to the individuals within the firm, and to the portion of the firm's organization that deals with hiring, firing, training, and other personnel issues. And the hiring part will be the focus of what we talk about here.

The first step for hiring someone to work for a certain corporation is to analyze the job or the position, so that the kind of abilities, competencies of the ideal candidate will be determined. What should be reminded at this stage it is important to consider the factors outside of the corporation that would make a difference about the recruiting, such as current and future trends of the labor market e. g. skills, education level, government investment into industries etc..

After analyzing the job, it comes to the stage of providing a clear and easy-to-understand job description. When it comes to recruiting, several ways could be used, such as job centers, employment agencies/consultants, headhunting, and local or national media. Choosing a suitable media is crucial here, you definitely do not want to advertise your opening position on a national media if it is a position of sales manager assistant in a remote county distribution center.

Though human resources have been part of business and organizations since the first days of agriculture, the modern concept of human resources began in the early 1900s. By 1920, psychologists and employment experts in the United States started the human relations movement, which viewed workers in terms of their psychology and fit with companies, rather than as interchangeable parts.

Nowadays, more factors are considered when choosing a suitable employee, not only should the candidate have the proper abilities and qualifications, personalities are also evaluated to predict how well the candidate will interact with the others employees. For some important positions, like the ones in management, the recognition of the corporations' culture is also a key factor to decide who the best choice is.

What is this passage mainly about?

A．Human Resources.

B．Recruiting Employees.

C．Employee Re-training.

D．Personnel Management.

Product advertising is an important part of marketing. It aims at increasing sales by making a product or service known to a wider audience, and by emphasizing its positive qualities. A company can advertise in various ways, depending on how much it wishes to spend. There are different media for advertising including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and direct mail. The design and organization of advertising campaigns is usually the job of an advertising agency. A good advertising program tells potential customers why they need the product, how it is used and the benefits derived from its use. A successful program also tells the consumer how the product is better than similar offerings by competitors.Corporate advertising is not directly concerned with increasing the sales of a particular product or service, but more with the brand image and reputation a company wants to present to the general public or within an industry. Corporate advertising comes in three different types image advertising, opinion advertising and investment advertising. Image advertising attempts to promote the importance of a company. Opinion advertising presents the impression of doing a public service by addressing the importance of a company. Investment advertising is designed to attract potential investors. DECIDE IF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).

1. Generally, an advertising agency is responsible for designing and organizing a product’s advertisement.()

2. It is not necessary to consider the budget of an advertisement in choosing a media for advertising.()

3. According to the text, there are three types of media used in advertising.()

4. Product advertising is different from corporate advertising.()

5. This passage is mainly about the history of advertising.()

When there is a vacancy in a company, it is the job of the personnel manager and his department to manage the recruitment of a new employee. One way an organization can find staff for job vacancies is to recruit in company. Management can inform. people of new appointments by means of the firm's notice board or news bulletin. Another possibility is to ask for recommendations from departmental managers and supervisors. If it is necessary to recruit outside the company, the personnel department may use commercial and government employment offices or consultants. It may prefer to put its own advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.

It is usual for an advertisement to give a short description of the job, conditions of work and salary, and to invite introductory letters from applicants. After studying these, management decides who receives an application form.

In order to assess the applications, managers can work from a personnel specification such as Rodger's Seven-Point Plan. They do not choose applicants who do not have a good profile. For this reason, it is important that the application form. requests clear information about such things as the applicant's age, education, qualifications and work experience. It must also ask for references from other employers or people who know the applicant well. This information helps management to make a final decision on the number of applicants they can short-list for interview.

The staff who hold an interview together are called an interview "panel". It is important that they know what information they need to get from the applicants. This comes from a careful reading of job descriptions, personnel specifications, and applications. To help the panel in their selection, some companies use an interview assessment form. This is used by the panel during the interview when each applicant is checked under the same point on the form.

Many employers say that the success of a good business begins in the personnel manager's office.

Which of the following means is NOT mentioned in the passage when recruiting staff outside the company?

A．Consultants.

B．Written examinations.

C．Advertisements.

D．Government employment offices.

Job or money?

Would you quit your job if you didn’t need the money?In a 1990 poll by the Gallop 0rganization，many people said quitting work was an important reason to he rich． Yet researehers find that work is one of 1ife’s chief satisfactions for people．

Consider W．Berry Fowler．In l979，Fowler started a tutoring company that heeame so successful he was able to sell out and retire in 1978-a multimillionaire at 40． He bought a 50-foot cabin cruiser（可住宿的游艇）and a house in Hawaii，and busied himself vacationing．

But after 5 years of perpetual vacation， Flower hegan to miss the challenges of work．So in 1992，he hOilght a fitness chain for children and now spends 75 hours a week immersed in balanee sheets and staff nleetings.“My best days on the golf course weren’t half as much fun as a good day at the office，”he says．

A job，studies show， is more than a paycheck．Doing something well can increase confidence and self—worth．When sociologist H．Ray Kaplan surveyed 139 lottery（彩票）millionaires，he discovered 60 percent continued working at least a year affer they’d won．

If jobs are so important，wouldn’t salary size be a gauge（标准尺）of job satisfaction?Americans think so． A survey conducted last year hy Roper Starch Worldwide，Inc．，found that almost 70 percent of the respondents said they would he happier if their families had twice as much household income． Yet studies show that job satisfaction comes less from how much people earn than from the challenge of their jobs and the control they are able to exert． Work that doesn’t engage a person will never seem rewarding，no matter how 1ucative（有利可图的）it hecomes．

第 8 题 The Gallop poll shows many people want to he rich in order not to work．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

听力原文： When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm. In the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems too.

One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I have breathing problems, and the air is so polluted that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling around. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your taste in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising — and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. What was the speaker always thinking about when he was a child?

34. Which of the following is true about the speaker?

35. What does the speaker try to do in the passage?

(30)

A．Staying on the farm.

B．Leaving home for the city.

C．Moving to the countryside.

D．Running away from the school.