目录

  • 1 Unit 1 Flexible Working
    • 1.1 Topic Introduction
    • 1.2 Reading Skills Focus
    • 1.3 Practical Reading
    • 1.4 Reading Comprehension
  • 2 Unit 2 Career  Trainning and Management
    • 2.1 Topic Introduction
    • 2.2 Reading Skills Focus
    • 2.3 Practical Reading
    • 2.4 Comprehensive Reading
  • 3 Work Attitude
    • 3.1 Topic Introduction
    • 3.2 Reading Skills Focus
    • 3.3 Practical Reading
    • 3.4 Comprehensensive Reading
  • 4 军训期间学习资源
    • 4.1 文化中国
    • 4.2 四级阅读
    • 4.3 商务资讯
  • 5 Unit 4 Leadership
    • 5.1 Topic Introduction
    • 5.2 Reading  Skills Focus
    • 5.3 Practical Reading
    • 5.4 Comprehensive Reading
  • 6 Unit 5 Health and Success
    • 6.1 Topic Introduction
    • 6.2 Reading Skill Focus
    • 6.3 Practical Reading
    • 6.4 Comprehensive Reading
  • 7 Unit 6 Business Conferences
    • 7.1 Topic Introduciton
    • 7.2 Reading Skill Focus
    • 7.3 Practical Reading
    • 7.4 Comprehensive Reading
  • 8 Unit 7 Team Work
    • 8.1 Topic Introduciton
    • 8.2 Reading Skill Focus
    • 8.3 Practical Reading
    • 8.4 Comprehensive Reading
  • 9 Unit 8 Business Environment
    • 9.1 Topic Introduction
    • 9.2 Reading Skill Focus
    • 9.3 Practical Reading
    • 9.4 Comprehensive Reading
Reading Comprehension
  • 1 阅读任务
  • 2 课堂训练
  • 3 轻松一刻
  • 4 扩展思考

Part 4 Comprehensive Reading

In this part, you will read a longer and complete article and practice your comprehensive reading skills.

Before You Read

Task 5Previewing Vocabulary

 

Read each of the target word below. Think about how well you know them and check (√) the appropriate column.

Target

Words

(I haveNever seen the word before 

Seen the word but am not sure what it means

Seen the word and understand what it means

Used the word, but am not sure if correctly

Used the word confidently in either speaking or writing

combine 






merit






demerit






teleworking 






ban






confidential






leak






press






remotely






impromptu






commentator 






contradiction






current






productive 






counterpart 






commute






turnover 






consumption






real






director






implement 






barrier 






infrastructure






facilitate






competitiveness






approach






 

Read     Reading This Article 

As you read the following selection, think about the answer to this question: What are the benefits and drawbacks of flexible working? Read the selection. Do not use a dictionary. Then do the exercise that following the reading.


Notes

1. Best Buy
百思买集团全球最大家用电器和电子产品零售集团。公司于1966年成立于美国明尼苏达州,在1983年更名为百思买。

2. British Telecom
英国电信集团,是全英最大电信设施硬件营运

3. Confederation of British Industries
英国工业联合会,是英国工业垄断资本家的联合组织成立于1965年。会员包括13000多家公司、230多个工业协会及雇主组织。它被认为是英国工业界的代表组织。

4. Department of Trade and Industry
贸易与工业部,是英国主要经济管理部门之一,全面负责管理工业和贸易、科技、国际贸易等。

5. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
议会副大臣(初级副部长)。

New words 


combine [kəmˈbaɪn] vi. 联合

merit [ˈmerɪt] n. 优点

demerit [diːˈmerɪt]n. 缺点

teleworking [ˈteliwɜːkɪŋ] n. [U] 远程办公

ban [bæn] n. 禁令

confidential [ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl] adj. 机密的

leak [liːk] vt. 使泄露

press [pres] n.报刊杂志,印刷媒体

remotely [rɪˈməʊtli] adv. 遥远地

impromptu [ɪmˈprɒmptjuː] adj. 即兴的

commentator [ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)] n. 评论员

contradiction [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn] n. [C, U] 矛盾

current ['kʌrənt] adj.当前的

productive [prəˈdʌktɪv] adj. 富有成效的

counterpart [ˈkaʊntəpɑːt] n. 对应的人或物

commute [kəˈmjuːt] n. 通勤

turnover [ˈtɜːnəʊvə(r)] n. [S] 人员流动

consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃn] n. [U] 消耗

real estate 地产

director general 署长,总管