BEC中级阅读第五课时

pliers and employees. It is therefore upon document output and distribution that we should focus. (11) ________
Unfortunately, technological developments in equipment for document management seem more impressive than they really are.(12) ________ New technological solutions are needed to tackle the problem, to help drive businesses forward to improve their productivity and output.
Only now are we beginning to study business objectives and to structure technology to suit them. Our company is attempting to understand how people use technology and how it can be applied to business problems.

A. These new methods of handling paperwork have already greatly improved efficiency.
B. This would be a key way of improving white collar productivity.
C. It will help them to make better use of all office employees.
D. However, this enormous investment has not improved productivity as expected.
E. Laser printers have many limitations, and photocopiers have few applications.
F. Most technology has concentrated its attention on the first two of these stages.
G. These figures are hardly surprising since documents convey nine-tenths of all information.
H. Nevertheless, it is an important way to improve business processes and workflow.
I. Since then, these machines have caused a revolution in the way we work in the office.

答案：8.D 9.F 10.G 11.B 12.E

试题 9
PART TWO
Questions 8 - 12
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