题目内容
18.With the help of Gloria,his wife,Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets,stereo systems,and home appliances.Tom developed an excellent(36)Bwith their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service.He was proud of his high percentage of repeat(37)A.About five years ago,Tom was(38)Cby the owners of a competing company,Stereo Super Stores.They wanted him to(39)C them out.The price was very attractive.Everything looked good.Before making his final(40)ATom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase.She told him that(41)Cthe numbers looked good it didn't feel (42)Cto her.However,Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare(43)D,he went ahead and made the(44)B.Within months he discovered that he had made a big(45)D.He had paid too much for a(46)Acompany.He tried as hard as he could to make it work out,but he couldn't turn things(47)B.He was forced into bankruptcy(破产).He was about to lose everything,including his(48)Abusiness.
Tom was embarrassed,but he is a survivor.He looked at his situation.He decided to(49)C admit his mistake and,rather than getting stuck in lawsuits(诉讼),he would focus his(50)Don saving and rebuilding his original business.He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his(51)B,and that he needed to learn from this(52)A.He dealt with the crisis in a way that delighted people,who in turn (53)Brespect for him.Old customers poured into his store.He and Gloria (54)Bto changes in retailing(零售) and have built an even better business than before.
In the business world,it is natural to gain and lose,of(55)DPeterson's experience is an example.Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts and learn from them attract endless profits.
36.A.popularity | B.reputation | C.cause | D.foundation |
37.A.customers | B.assistants | C.friends | D.visitors |
38.A.appointed | B.approved | C.approached | D.appreciated |
39.A.sell | B.pay | C.buy | D.check |
40.A.decision | B.choice | C.determination | D.judgement |
41.A.as though | B.now that | C.even though | D.in case |
42.A.terrible | B.fair | C.right | D.attractive |
43.A.possibility | B.occasion | C.event | D.opportunity |
44.A.profit | B.purchase | C.reservation | D.appointment |
45.A.difference | B.discovery | C.commitment | D.mistake |
46.A.dying | B.controversial | C.clumsy | D.tiring |
47.A.in | B.around | C.down | D.up |
48.A.original | B.various | C.unique | D.precious |
49.A.quietly | B.loudly | C.openly | D.secretly |
50.A.beliefs | B.spirits | C.attempts | D.energies |
51.A.producer | B.wife | C.relative | D.adviser |
52.A.experience | B.enterprise | C.process | D.history |
53.A.won | B.showed | C.achieved | D.earned |
54.A.belonged | B.adapted | C.adopted | D.appealed |
55.A.them | B.what | C.that | D.which. |
分析 文章介绍Tom Peterson原来生意做的很好,但是因为自己犯了一个错误,导致生意破产,但是他没有消沉,而是努力挽回局面,并适应市场的改变,让原来的生意重新红火起来,我们获得一个道理:吸取一个教训,可以赢得一份礼物.
解答 36-40BACCA 41-45 CCDBD 46-50 ABACD 51-55 BABBD
36:B考查名词辨析:A.popularity流行,人气,B.reputation名声,C.cause 原因,D.foundation基础,从with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service.可知汤姆因为售后服务好所以名声很好,选B
37:A考查名词辨析:A.customers顾客,B.assistants助手,C.friends朋友,D.visitors游客,他为回头客很多而骄傲,选A
38:C考查动词辨析:A.appointed 任命,B.approved同意,C.approached靠近,D.appreciated欣赏,5年前,一个竞争对手的公司主人朝汤姆走过来,选C
39:C考查动词辨析:A.sell销售,B.pay付钱,C.buy买,D.check核对,从下文的The price was very attractive.可知这个公司希望汤姆能收购他们,选C
40:A考查名词辨析:A.decision决定,B.choice选择,C.determination决定,D.judgement判断,在做最后的决定前,汤姆问Gloria对这次的收购怎么看.选A
41:C考查连词辨析:A.as though 好像,B.now that既然,C.even though即使,D.in case以防,她告诉他即使数字看起来很好,但是她感觉不对.选C
42:C考查形容词辨析:A.terrible 可怕的,B.fair公平的,C.right对的,D.attractive有吸引力的,她告诉他即使数字看起来很好,但是她感觉不对.选C
43:D考查名词辨析:A.possibility可能,B.occasion偶然,C.event事件,D.opportunity机会,汤姆太自信的,相信这是一次很好的机会,选D
44:B考查名词辨析:A.profit利益,B.purchase购买,C.reservation保留,D.appointment任命,委派,从上文:Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase.可知汤姆进行了收购,选B
45:D考查名词辨析:A.difference不同,B.discovery发现,C.commitment奉献,投入,D.mistake错误,从下文的:He had paid too much for a 46 company.可知他意识到自己犯了一个错误,选D
46:A考查形容词辨析:A.dying快死的,B.controversial有争议的,C.clumsy笨拙的,D.tiring令人疲劳的,从下文的:He tried as hard as he could to make it work out,but he couldn't turn things 47.可知他花了很多钱买的是一个快要破产的公司,选A
47:B考查副词辨析:A.in在…里面,B.around在…周围,C.down向下,D.up向上,他尽了最大努力,但是不能扭转局面,turn around转身,(使)好转,选B
48:A考查形容词辨析:.A.original最初的,原始的,B.various各种各样的,C.unique独特的,D.precious珍贵的,从下文he would focus his 50 on saving and rebuilding his original business.可知他要失去一切包括他以前的公司,选A
49:C考查副词辨析:A.quietly安静地,B.loudly大声地,C.openly公开地,D.secretly秘密地,他决定公开承认自己的错误,选C
50:D考查名词辨析:A.beliefs信念,B.spirits精神,C.attempts试图,D.energies精力,他将经历都用来拯救重建原来的公司,选D
51:B考查名词辨析:A.producer生产商,B.wife妻子,C.relative亲戚,D.adviser顾问,劝告者,从上文的句子:Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase.可知汤姆没有听妻子的话,选B
52:A考查名词辨析:A.experience经验,经历,B.enterprise 企(事)业单位,事业,计划,事业心,进取心,C.process过程,D.history历史,他知道要从这次经历中吸取教训,选A
53:B考查动词辨析:.A.won赢得,B.showed展示,C.achieved获得,D.earned挣得,他处理危机的方式让人们高兴,反过来,人们对他很尊敬.Show respect for sb.尊敬某人,选B
54:B考查动词辨析:A.belonged属于,B.adapted适应,C.adopted采纳,收养,D.appealed吸引,他和Gloria适应零售业的改变,生意比以前更好,选B
55:D考查定语从句:在商业领域得失是很正常的其中Peterson就是一个例子.这里是定语从句,先行词是examples,定语从句用of which引导,选D
点评 完型填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系.对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
