Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

An open letter to the GE staff

Dear fellows,

I wanted to write you today about news that GE is being removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The DJIA is a 100 year-ago index(指數(shù)) that is meant to be a(n)【1】 sample of American business. It is a largely symbolic index and our inclusion is a function（函數(shù)） of our share price relative to others.

That said, GE is the longest-standing member and that is something I have always been proud of. I know all of you have been, too. While we were not aware of the announcement, it is not a total surprise. I have tried at every step to share with you our 【2】 but also the things we need to improve. That is what we are working on most. Our membership in the Dow is something that 【3】 our past, not our future.

Let me tell you how I am thinking about this. When I first heard the news, I had the same 【4】 as all of you probably did. But it quickly triggered my 【5】 side—the side of me that is deeply rooted in my love and respect for the company.

As a company 【6】 to technology and making an impact on the world, I would put us up against any company in the world. We 【7】 1/3 of the world’s electricity and two out of every three flights take off with GE engines. We have the largest install base of life-saving imaging equipment. We are a fundamental part of the day to day life across the globe. The world counts on GE and we are there to answer that 【8】 .

We have been making hard decision about our company. In life there are only two ways to deal with hard things. One is to give in and give up and the other is to fight. I am more than up for the fight. This is our chance to show the world what we can do—stare into the face of skepticism（懷疑主義） and cynicism（吹毛求疵） about GE and meet it with confidence, pride in the company and a(n)【9】 amount of hard work and resolve.

I said two things in my annual letter to shareowners: first, it is the people inside the company who shape GE, not the people outside and second, people who bet against us to do so as their own 【10】 .

Let us use to remind the world that GE is a company that matters to the world. We are going to win this flight.

Thanks for your dedication and hard work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】F

【4】D

【5】G

【6】H

【7】A

【8】J

【9】B

【10】K

【解析】

本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，是通用電氣公司就通用被道瓊斯工業(yè)平均指數(shù)除名一事致員工的公開信。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：道瓊斯工業(yè)平均指數(shù)是一個(gè)100年前的指數(shù)，旨在成為美國(guó)商業(yè)的代表性樣本。修飾名詞sample用形容詞，representative sample表示“代表性樣本”，故填C。

【2】考查名詞。句意：我每一步都在努力與你們分享我們的優(yōu)勢(shì)，同時(shí)也分享我們需要改進(jìn)的地方。作動(dòng)詞share的賓語(yǔ)用名詞，根據(jù)“but also the things we need to improve.”可知此處表示“優(yōu)勢(shì)”，故填E。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我們是道指成份股，這決定了我們的過去，而不是未來。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處是句子的謂語(yǔ)，應(yīng)該用動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)“our past, not our future”可知此處表示“決定、界定”，故填F。

【4】考查名詞。句意：當(dāng)我最初聽到這個(gè)消息時(shí)，我的反應(yīng)和你們可能都一樣。作動(dòng)詞had的賓語(yǔ)用名詞，根據(jù)“as all of you probably did. ”可知此處表示“反應(yīng)”，故填D。

【5】考查形容詞。句意：但它很快激發(fā)了我競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的一面，那是深深植根于我對(duì)公司的熱愛和尊重的一面。修飾名詞side用形容詞，根據(jù)破折號(hào)后的內(nèi)容可知此處表示“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的”，故填G。

【6】考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。句意：作為一家致力于技術(shù)并對(duì)世界產(chǎn)生影響的公司，我會(huì)讓我們與世界上任何一家公司競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。be committed to表示“致力于”，此處去掉be作后置定語(yǔ)，故填H。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我們發(fā)電量占世界的三分之一，每三個(gè)航班中就有兩個(gè)使用通用電氣發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)起飛。此處用動(dòng)詞作謂語(yǔ)，根據(jù)“two out of every three flights take off with GE engines.”可知此處表示“發(fā)電”，故填A。

【8】考查名詞。句意：世界指望著通用電氣，而我們就在那里響應(yīng)這一召喚。作動(dòng)詞answer的賓語(yǔ)用名詞，根據(jù)“The world counts on GE”可知此處表示“召喚”，故填J。

【9】考查形容詞。句意：這是我們向世界展示我們能做什么的機(jī)會(huì)，讓我們正視對(duì)通用電氣的懷疑和冷嘲熱諷，用對(duì)公司的信心、自豪和大量的努力和決心來應(yīng)對(duì)它。修飾名詞amount用形容詞，根據(jù)“amount of hard work and resolve.”可知此處表示“大量的”，填B。

【10】考查名詞。句意：那些做空我們的人是在冒自己的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。作介詞as的賓語(yǔ)用名詞，as one's own risks表示“自擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”，故填K。