商务英语考试

【分析解答题】A
Taler to cut UK workforce
TalerChemicals,theAnglo-German industrial chemical company,announced yesterday that it is to cut 600 blue-collar jobs in a series of downsizing measures at three of itsBritish plants The news coincided with confirmation that the company also plans to dispose of its loss- making operations，Cap Paints，the industrial solvent and paint division．This restructuring comes as the company reported a sharp drop in pre-tax profits.According to a company spokesman，the proposed joint venture withDTR International，one of the TalerChemicals’main competitors，is likely to be shelve
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Merger creates Hungarian software powerhouse
Silcom has finalised merger terms withARER to create one of Hungary’s largest computer software companies．Details of the merger are expected to be released later today． However，it is believed that Silcom’s plans to break into France and Germany have been put on hold for the time being and that major job losses Will soon be announce
D、Silcom looks set to benefit from the merger withARER，which has recently been awarded a number of major contracts，including a contract with the Hungarian Ministry for ForeignAffairs，which will be worth in excess of $345，000 for the company．
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Profits warning at LYT International
LYT International，one ofEurope’s leading Management Training Organisations，has warned shareholders to expect a fall in full year profits．The company，whose flagship training centre inCopenhagen is currently being modernised and refurbished，made an interim profit of $12m，compared with $23m in 1998．In response to its poor financial results，LYT has announced plans to cut jobs in its French and Spanish centres．An employee spokesman said that the move would prove unpopular and that with insufficient employees，some centres would struggle to deliver the high level of service demande
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Shake-up atBTED
Nina Rantamen，former government adviser and the newCEO atBTE
D、Power in Finland，has announced cost-cutting measures at the company．This decision has already led to the resignation of one of the company’s most respected employees．AnnikaEhlers had been withBTE
D、Power for over 20 years，most recently as its Head of Operations．It is believed that she objected to company plans to reduce staffing levels at two ofBTE
D、Power’s plants．Indications are that further high level resignations will follow in the next few months．
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Restructuring plans announced at San Freight
San Freight has responded to redundancy rumours by revealing that it is to cut the number of office-based staff employed in its Scandinavian division by 25% over the next 24 months. The announcement follows confirmation that the company has also decided to postpone the planned upgrading of haulage systems at its Stockholm subsidiary.
A、senior staff member has revealed that San Freight’s business has deteriorated in recent months due to the escalating price war with central and easternEuropean rivals．
This company is to reduce the number of administrative posts．
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试题答案：E 答案解析：[解析] 该段讲述了San货运公司对裁员传闻作出回应，公司披露，将在之后的24个月中，裁减公司在斯堪的纳维亚分部的25%的办公室管理人员。之前，San公司确认了将延迟更新斯德哥尔摩分公司拖运系统的计划。一位资深职员披露，由于与中东欧竞争对手不断升级的价格战，San货运公司近几个月营业状况不断恶化。 [答案精解] 与该段内容相匹配的选项句有两个，即第3句和第8句。第3句意为“这家公司将削减办公管理人员的职位”，与该段第一句所述内容相符，故此句为相关选项。第8句意为“这家公司正在经受日渐激烈的竞争”，即该段最后一句所述内容，所以选择此句。其中，选项句第3句中的“administrative posts”和此段中的“office-based staff”表达的意义相近，指办公室管理职位或职员。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>