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2015年商务英语测验《BEC中级》真题展望（一）
Evaluating the performance of the board
Few employees escape the annual or twice-yearly performance review. (0) .....G......The answer is not a great number. And the smaller the company, the fewer checks there are on how well the
directors are doing. Some of the largest companies formally assess the performance of their board, but very few new or growing companies have managed to get round to establishing any such procedure.
Many business experts believe, however, that it is important for all companies to review the performance of the board. (8) .............Another reason is that the board itself needs information on
how well it is doing, just as much as other employees do. For the chief executive, appraisal of some sort is absolutely essential for his or her own sake and for the good of the company. Indeed,
many of those who have reached this level remark on how lonely the job of chief executive is and how few opportunities they get to discuss issues relating to it.
There is some evidence to show that once smaller companies put a board appraisal process in place, they find this process relatively easy to operate. (9) .............Their counterparts in larger
organisations, however, are often afraid that appraisals could be a challenge to their status.
So, how should companies assess their board? (10) .............At a very basic level,this could simply mean getting all the directors to write down what they have achieved and how they can improve on it. At the other end of the scale is the full '360-degree' appraisal. Here, each director is appraised in a systematic manner by a combination of the chairman and fellow directors.
In the largest companies there are many methods for assessing the board. A number of such companies have self-assessment schemes. The chairman may meet each board member
individually to ask how things are going, in a fairly informal way. The whole board might also meet to talk about its progress in open session. (11).............These might ask for people's opinions
on the board's main tasks or on how well the committees are working.
Research indicates there has been some improvement in the way the appraisal of board members is conducted. (12) .............The chairman will have been involved directly or indirectly in the
appraisal of all members of the board. Whose job is it, then, to appraise the chairman?
A It is often the case that the directors of such companies are even happy to receive criticism, as this can prevent them from making basic mistakes.
B The rest of the workforce sees it as unfair if the directors are the only members of the company to escape appraisal.
C These are encouraging as they put a limit on the power of the chairman to assess fellow directors.
D Alternatively, questionnaires might be distributed to directors, forming the basis for future discussion.
E One issue remains, however, when all the others have been dealt with.
F It is generally agreed that it is the chairman's responsibility to ensure the regular appraisal of each member of the board.
G However, one wonders how many companies have in place a formal appraisal process for their board of directors.
参考谜底：
《Evaluating the performance of the board》，评价董事局的表现。尽人皆知一个公司外面是常常对员工的表现停止评价的，那末谁又来评价董事局的表现呢?这篇文章讲了对董事局表现停止评价的首要性和一些体例。
第八题，前面说对董事局的表现停止评价是很首要的。空格前面的句子中有another reason，可见这个第八空应当填入对董事局表现停止评价缘由的句子。B合适这一特色，为
甚么要停止评价，由于“若是决议计划层是公司独一回避评价的成员的话，其余的员工会视之为不公允。”
第九题，前面说小公司会发明这类评价进程更轻易操纵。空格前面一个however，说至公司的决议计划层会以为评价是对他们位置的一种挑衅。可见这个空格应当填入表现小公司情愿接管评价的句子。A合适这一特色：凡是这些公司的决议计划层会很甘愿答应接管攻讦，由于这能够避免他们出毛病。这里的such companies是个表示，能够和前面的smaller companies对应上。
第十题，前面问如何对公司的董事局停止评价。那末很较着，前面跟的句子应当和评价的体例体例有关。合适这一规范的只要F：普通以为确保对董事局里每个成员的按期评价是主席的义务。也便是说是依靠于主席停止评价。responsibility是个关头词。
第十一题。第五段仍然是讲评价的体例，详细的进程。空格的前面说主席能够零丁会面董事局的每个成员，或是个人在一路说话。空格前面说这些能够扣问人们对于董事局首要使命和委员会的任务停顿环境的定见。ask for people’s opinion是个关头点，甚么能够扣问人们的概念?查询拜访。选D，questionnaires是个关头的表示：或，或许能够给司理们散发查询拜访问卷，构成将来会商的根本。
第十二题，这一绝前面说有查询拜访显现对董事局成员停止评价的体例有所改良。空格前面来了一个疑问，提出不人评价主席。可见第十二题有转机的意义，选E，有关头的连词however,并且E的one issue remains，恰好对应最初一段最初一句话的一个题目。内容上也符合。
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