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Kent says that he introduced automation at his factory because he
A．wanted to make the future of the steel industry more secure.
B．thought that his men were not working hard enough.
C．needed to cut down on the running costs of the company.
D．believed it would encourage team spirit in his workforce.
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第1题
With regard to his own position in the company, Kent says
A．people outside the company think he's overpaid,
B．if he left, the company would lose some of its bank contracts.
C．he's the most important member of the company.
D．the value of his work justifies an increase in his insurance policy.
第2题
Kent says that his management style. is characterised by
A．being able to persuade shareholders to accept his point of view.
B．showing no sign of emotion when dealing with financial matters.
C．proving to his rivals that he is a strong leader.
D．giving orders and expecting others to obey them.
第3题
•For each question 15-20, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
Gordon Kent is the kind of tough English northerner who runs things his own way. Contrary to what is normal in big corporations today, his company has no remuneration committee, it is short on part-time directors and it has no qualms about employing family members. Mr Kent is chairman and chief executive of the engineering fu'm William Kent, which has been a family business since the middle of the last century. Until a week ago none of this would have made the headlines. But a rival engineering company has changed this with its ~58 million hostile takeover bid, putting Kent's management style. in the spotlight. Kent is a fighter: "All my career, I've battled. I've had to battle with customers and suppliers and management."
This will certainly not be his first fight. In 1980, when borrowing money was costing more than 20 per cent, his father was in favour of closing the business. Gordon was not; he forced his father off the board of directors and saved the company. He says, "A difference of views arose. I said the company could either be run by me, or by him, but I couldn't stay there and implement his policy. There was a board meeting and he was persuaded to withdraw."
He says his toughest battle was not taking on his father, but forcing his 160-strong workforce to accept automation at the factory in 1982. "I was really in a difficult position then. The management were against me, the men were against me. The change meant they would have to work a lot harder. I got them all together, and I just said, 'We've got to make this work - it's all our livelihoods at stake.' I was determined to make this business work to save the British steel foundry industry." He won that battle too. Rationalisations, cost-cutting, and a string of 14 acquisitions followed, and the lossmaking family business became a recognised leader in the steel castings industry.
Kent makes running William Kent sound like a military operation, and there is something in his clipped language which is irresistibly reminiscent of the army. His management style. is unashamedly autocratic. "I have a very loyal team, and, yes, they have to work hard but they relish it," he says. But unusually for a publicly quoted company, his loyal staff include his wife, Alison, a lawyer who works as a consultant for the company. "I'm not frightened of having to justify this," he says. The shareholders are getting a good deal out of his wife, he reckons, as the company would probably have to pay double for the same services from any other consultant.
Kent robustly defends his own pay and the generous terms of his contract. He reckons he is worth it. "There is a ￡5 million 'key man' insurance policy on me, and some of our banking arrangements are dependent on me staying with the company. So the outside world reckons I'm fairly important - that isn't just my opinion."
He describes himself as being like the captain of a ship, and he has a firm belief in experience rather than management theory. "You've got to learn your management skills by practical experience; otherwise you confuse delegating with passing the buck and you don't know when people are talking rubbish. I have the strength to fight off this takeover bid. For me it's war. I am autocratic, because that's how you win. When you cut out all the emotion, it's down to money. William Kent is worth much more than this most inferior rival company has suggested. And I know I will be able to convince the shareholders of this."
Why is Kent's company in the news？
A．He has problems with management.
B．Another company wants to gain control of it.
C．He is looking for new advisers to help run it.
D．There have been complaints about his management style.
第4题
How does Kent say he feels about having his wife working for the company？
A．embarrassed that people know about it
B．certain that she is better than other consultants
C．afraid that people will misunderstand her role in the company
D．confident he can defend her contribution to the company
第6题
A.for
B.of
C.to
D.with
第7题
He says，“You are very nice to help me．”
He says，“______ nice ______ you to help me．”
第8题
What does the man feel when he says this:
A．Amused
B．Worried
C．Confused
D．Interested
第9题
A.He says that he has just arrived in England
B.He says that he is swimming
C.He said that he’ll write a letter soon
第10题
Mr. Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch (沟渠) at Romney Marsin，Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. "Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly," Mr. Johnson said. "I couldn't force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in."
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, "It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew (拧开) the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came."
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by."It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up."
His hands and arms cut and bruised (擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer's wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, "That thirty minutes seemed like hours." Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
What is the best title for this newspaper article？
A．The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet Salesman.
B．Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape Route.
C．The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Accident.
D．Driver Escapes Through Car Boot.
