BEC商务英语中级阅读练习题(7)

　　A Although others may put it lower, it is important to remember that the company's reputation is not based on market share alone.

　　B Their chief worry is that the headhunters can now make or break managerial careers.

　　C According to Edwards, this is a further indication that the way Pinnacle searches for a candidate tends to favour a certain type of manager.

　　D But this acceptance does not mean they are universally happy, either with the state of the market or with Pinnacle's role within it.

　　E Until a few years ago, even the biggest companies were unlikely to use headhunters to fill more than one or two jobs a year.

　　F Edwards objects to this suggestion, claiming that all he does is find candidates and encourage them to apply for a particular post.

　　G A number of big investment banks recently decided to make changes to their management boards after disappointing end-of-year results.

　　《Issues in the recruitment world》，招聘世界里的话题。围绕猎头公司(headhunter)展开，说明了猎头公司的发展和重要性，以及用人单位对猎头公司的一些疑问。第一段引出话题，说现在正是猎头公司占领市场的时候。接下来几段顺序介绍了猎头市场的发展阶段，从起步阶段(第二段的内容)，到逐步发家(第三段)，当中列举了一个猎头公司的情况加以说明(第四段)，然后第五段介绍了用人单位对猎头公司的一些质疑。最后一段是总的概括。做这种题一定要理清文章的逻辑顺序，从整体上把握文章脉络。

　　第八题，第二段的最后一句。第二段是简单引出猎头公司的起步，起步阶段并没有多少公司认识到猎头公司的重要性，就如第八题前面的一句话所说：It is hard to overstate the significance of this。很难高估这个的重要性，也就是说猎头公司的作用并没有被完全的认识到。后面的空格应该相应的填入猎头公司不太被重视的句子。E选项正好满足这个特点：直到几年前，甚至最大的公司都不可能一年利用猎头公司来填补一两个职位。