翻譯三級(jí)筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題14

I,Grammar:Collocation

A^MultipleChoices

1.Afterthebigjobwasfinished,thebuilderthenumberofmen

workingforhim.

A.cutdown

B.cutacross

C.culoff

D.cutback

正確答案：D

2.Advertisementsareintendedtothebestqualitiesofthe

producttothepublic.

A.putdown

B.putacross

C.putaway

D.putaside

正確答案：B

3.Eventuallythesefeelingscouldbenolonger;therewere

outbreaksofviolenceeverywhere.

A.heldforth

B.heldoff

C.heldon

D.heldin

正確答案：D

4.1havetheconclusionthatitwouldbeunwisetoaccept

hisproposal.

A.comeat

B.cometo

C.comefor

D.comeup

正確答案：B

5.Theplansforthebuildingwere_____afewmonthsago.

A.drawnon

B.drawnback

C.drawnout

D.drawnup

正確答案：D

6.Theinsurancecoir.panydecidedtohisdrivingrecord

beforeinsuringhim.

A.checkoutof

B.checkon

C.checkin

D.checkover

正確答案：B

7.InthenextfewyearsmajorchangeswillbeinChina's

industries.

A.broughtforward

B.broughton

C.broughtabout

D.broughtup

正確答案：C

8.Itbegantorainheavilywhenwewereabouttoforthe

station.

A.setout

B.setup

C.setabout

D.seton

正確答案：A

9.Thepresidentoftheuniversitytobeayoungladyof

about35yearsold.

A.turnedto

B.turnedover

C.turnedout

D.turnedback

正確答案：C

10.Underthepresentsystem,stateenterprisesmustall

profitstothegovernment.

A.turndown

B.turnup

C.turnout

D.turnin

正確答案：D

11.Importantpeopledon，toftenhavemuchfreetimeastheirwork

alliheii-Lime.

A.takesaway

B.takesover

C.takesup

D.takesin

正確答案：C

12.Thispopularsportscarisnowbeingattherateofa

thousandaweek.

A.turneddown

B.turnedout

C.turnedin

D.turnedup

正確答案：B

詞組turnout解釋為“生產(chǎn)”。

13.Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould

considerablebenefitsforthecountry'shealth,wealthandsecurity.

A.leadto

B.attributeto

C.devoteto

D.subjectto

正確答案：A

14.Hiseffortstobringaboutthereconciliationbetweenthetwo

partiesashehadhoped.

A.cameoff

B.cameon

C.camearound

D.camedown

正確答案：A

詞組comeoff解釋為“成功，達(dá)到預(yù)期的效果”。

15.Difficultiesandhardshipshavethebestqualitiesof

theyounggeologists.

A.broughtout

B.broughtabout

C.broughtforth

D.broughtup

正確答案：A

16.Theinscriptiononthetombstonehadbeenbytheweather

andcouldscarcelyberead.

A.broughtaway

B.takenaway

C.runaway

D.wornaway

正確答案：D

17.OilcompaniesintheUSarealreadybeginningtofeelthe

pressure.Refineryworkersandpetroleumequipment-manufacturing

employeesarebeing__.

A.laidout

B.laidoff

C.laiddown

D.laidaside

正確答案：B

18.Becauseofthelimitationofspace,Ihadtoalotof

excellentmaterials.

A.leaveout

B.leavebehind

C.leavealone

D.leaveoff

正確答案：A

19.Noreadytechnicaldatawereavailable,butwemanagedto

A.gofor

B.gooff

C.gowithout

D.gothrough

正確答案：C

20.Theexplorationteamisdeterminedto_themostdangerous

circumstances.

A.standup

B.standupfor

C.standupto

D.standupwith

正確答案：C

21.Wecannotalways_____thewind,andnewwindmillsshouldbe

sodesignedthattheycanalsobedrivenbywater.

A.hangon

B.holdon

C.counton

D.comeon

正確答案：C

詞組counton解釋為“依賴，指望”。

22.Onereasonthatledtothecollapseofthecountrywasthatits

leadershipfailedtothedevelopmentofworldeconomy.

A.comeupwith

B.putupwith

C.catchupwith

D.feedupwith

正確答案：C

23.HeregrettedtotelltheBoardofDirectorsthatthedealhad

A.fallenthrough

B.fallenaway

C.fallenoff

D.fallento

正確答案：A

24.Nobodyknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthe

financialsystemwilltheeconomy.

A.putdown

B.settledown

C.dragdown

D.knockdown

正確答案：C

詞組dragdown解稗為“使下降，使哀退，使滑坡”。

25.Someelectricalappliancesaredesignedtotheability

ofanelectriccurrenttoheatwire.

A.takeadvantageof

B.takeadvantageon

C.takeadvantageto

D.takeadvantageover

正確答案：A

26.Therearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobewhenyou

arecamping.

A.putupwith

B.putupat

C.putupfor

D.putupto

正確答案：D

27.___Thecompositionisnotverygood.Youshouldmakeattemptto

______?

A.touchup

B.roundoff

C.touchon

D.roundabout

正確答案：A

詞組roundoff解釋為“加工、潤(rùn)色，使之圓滿、完善”。

28.Afilmofoilisputbetweenthemetalsurfacessothattheydo

noteachother.

A.keepon

B.turnon

C.bearon

D.geton

正確答案：B

詞組bearon解釋為“對(duì)……有影響”，這里指“摩擦”。

29.Heatis______inthereaction;hencethereactionwillbecome

morenearlycompleteatcomparativelylowtemperatures.

A.knockedoff

B.givenoff

C.passedoff

D.markedoff

正確答案：C

30.Theyarethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

A.concernedto

B.concernedfor

C.concernedwith

D.concernedon

正確答案：B

B、ErrorCorrection

1.Shewantedtobreakoutfromherhusbandandbeginanewlife.

正確答案：

breakout—breakaway

2.Thenegotiationsbrokeapartbecauseneithersidewould

compromise.

正確答案：

brokeapart-*-brokedown

3.Veryfewexpertscomewithcompletelynewanswerstotheworld*s

economicproblems.

正確答案:

comewith-*comeupwith

4.Theteacherpointedaboutthatitwasdishonorabletodo

cheatingatexams.

正確答案:

pointedabout-*pointedout

5.Theproblemofjuveniledelinquencycallsintheattentionof

thewholesociety.

正確答案：

callsin_*callsfor

6.AlltheevidenceIhavecollectedboilsoffLuLliefacILhcilhe

isashoplifter.

正確答案：

boilsoff-,-boilsdown

7.Asthemanagingdirectordictatedtheletter,hissecretarytook

onwhathewassayinginshorthand.

正確答案：

tookon-*tookdown

8.Healwaysgivesuptohiswife'sdemandsanddoeswhatevershe

tellshimtodo.

正確答案：

givesupfgivesIn

9.Pricesskyrocketed.Itwasdifficultfortheoldcoupletomeet

theirendswiththeirpensions.

正確答案：

meettheirends->makeendsmeet

10.Ifhewantsmyvote,he，11havetomakeastandonthequestion

ofEast-Westrelations.

正確答案：

makeastand-*takeastand

11.Chinesefoodismarvelous.I'mafraidI'veputoutalotof

weightduringmystayhere.

正確答案：

putout-*puton

12.Wemustgeteverythingreadyforplowingandsowingbeforethe

rainyseasonsetsout.

正確答案：

setstofsetsin

13.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyouhangaround,

youwillsucceedintheend.

正確答案:

hangaround—*liangon

14.Theyaretryingtoputaroundallobstaclesanddifficultiesto

finishthetaskbytheendofthemonth.

正確答案:

pusharound->pushaside

15.Manyofhisformerassociatesturnedouthimwhenitbecame

knownhowhehadabusedhispositionoftrust.

正確答案:

turnedout-turnedagainst

II.ClozeTest

InternationalTrade國(guó)境貿(mào)易

Accountsofbarterofgoodsorofservicesamongdifferent

peoplescanbetracedbackalmostasfarastherecordofhuman

history.Internationaltrade,however,isspecificallyanexchange

betweenmembersofdifferentnations,and1and

explanationsofsuchtradebeginonlywiththe2ofthe

modernnation-stateatthecloseoftheEuropeanMiddleAges.As

politicalthinkersandphilosophers3toexaminethe

natureandfunctionofthenation,tradewithother

nations4aparticulartopicoftheirinquiry.Itis,

accordingly,nosurprisetofind5oftheearliest

attemptstodescribethefunctionofinternationaltradewithin

that6nationalisticbodyofthoughtnowknownas

''mercantilism.Mercantilistanalysis,whichreached

the7ofitsinfluenceuponEuropeanthoughtinthe16th

and17thcenturies,focused8uponthewelfareofthe

nation.Itinsistedthattheacquisitionof

wealth,9wealthintheformofgold,wasofparamount

importancefornationalpolicy.10tookthevirtuesof

goldalmostasanarticleoffaith;consequently,

they11undertooktoexplainadequatelywhythepursuitof

golddeservedsuchahigh12intheireconomicplans.The

tradepolicydictatedbymercantilistphilosophywas

accordingly13:encourageexports,discourageimports,

andtaketheproceedsoftheresultingexport

surplus14gold.BecauseofLheiriiaLionalislicbenl,

mercantilisttheoristseitherbrushedasideorelse15not

realizethat,fromaninternationalviewpoint,thispolicywould

necessarilyproveself-defeating.16nationthat

successfullygainsanexportsurplusmustordinarilydosoat

the17ofoneormoreothernationsthatrecordamatching

importsurplus.Mercantilists'18oftenwere

intellectuallyshallow,andindeedtheirtradepolicymayhavebeen

little19thanarationalizationoftheinterestsofa

risingmerchantclassthatwanted20markets-hencethe

emphasisonexpandingexports-coupledwithprotectionagainst

competitionintheformofimportedgoods.Yetmercantilistpolicies

arebynomeanscompletelydeadtoday.

1.

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accounts

2.

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rise

3.

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began

4.

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became

5.

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one

6.

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highly

7.

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peak

8.

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directly

9.

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particularly

10.

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Mercantilists

11.

正確答案：

never

12.

正確答案：

priority

13.

正確答案：

simple

14.

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in

15.

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did

16.

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The

17.

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expense

18.

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ideas

19.

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more

20.

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wider

Marketing失常營(yíng)銷

Marketing'sprincipalfunctionistopromoteandfacilitate

exchange.Through21,individualsandgroupsobtainwhat

theyneedandwantby22productsandserviceswithother

parties.Suchaprocesscan23onlywhenthereareat

leasttwoparties,eachof24hassomethingtooffer.In

ciddition,exchangecannotoccurunless25partiesareable

tocommunicateaboutandtodeliverwhat26offer.

Marketingisnotacoerciveprocess:allparties

must27freetoacceptorrejectwhatothersareoffering.

So28,marketingisdistinguishedfromothermodesof

obtainingdesiredgoods,29asthroughself-production,

begging,theft,orforce.

Marketingisnot30toanyparticulartypeof

economy,becausegoodsmustbe31andthereforemarketed

inalleconomiesandsocietiesexceptperhaps32themost

primitive.Furthermore,marketingisnotafunction

that33limitedtoprofit-orientedbusiness;evensuch

institutionsashospitals,schools,34museumsengagein

someformsofmarketing.Withinthebroad35ofmarketing,

merchandisingisconcernedmorespecificallywithpromoting

Lhe36ofgoodsandservicesluconsumeis(i.e.,relailing)

andhence37morecharacteristicoffree-marketeconomies.

Basedonthesecriteria,marketing38takeavariety

offorms:itcanbeaset39functions,adepartment

withinanorganization,amanagerialprocess,

a40philosophy,andasocialprocess.

21.

正確答案：

marketing

22.

正確答案：

exchanging

23.

正確答案：

occur

24.

正確答案：

whom

25.

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the

26.

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they

27.

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be

28.

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defined

29.

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such

30.

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confined

31.

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exchanged

32.

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in

33.

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is

34.

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and

35.

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scope

36.

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sale

37.

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is

38.

正確答案：

can

39.

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of

40.

正確答案：

managerial

HLReadingComprehension

ATaleOfThreeCities

三城計(jì)

byMichaelElliott

Theytendtobeanoptimisticlot,thebankersandbusiness

leaders,politiciansandpundits,whoeveryyearmaketheirwayto

theannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.

Thosewhohavepowerandinfluenceoftenhavemuchtobeoptimistic

about,tobeprogrammedtoliftuptheireyestothehills一ofwhich

Davoshasplenty-andseemoreprosperitycomingtheirway.

Thisyear'smeeting,whichstartsonJan.23,mightbealittle

different.Thoughtsmaybeinthevalleyratherthanthehills.A

yearago,subprimehadnotenteredthelexiconofthenightlynews,

andmostAmericansprobablythoughtthat"creditcrunch"wasa

breakfastcereal.Weallknowbetternow.Inthewakeofthereport

thatDecember，sUSunemploymentratehadjumpedto5%,thehighest

levelintwoyears,theBushAdministrationandCongress,Republicans

andDemocrats,startedfallingoverthemselvestryingtofinda

politicallyacceptablestimuluspackage.Witharecessioninthe

Americaneconomylookingtobeimminent,thetirelesslocomotiveof

theglobaleconomyseemsfinallytohaverunoutofpuff.

Howseriousaretheconsequenceslikelytobe?Muchmorecould

gowrong:acollapseofthedollar,orofUSconsumerconfidenceas

housepricescontinuetheirfall.Butonbalance,thedenizensof

Davoswouldbewelladvisedtokeepuptheirsunnyspirits.Taking

thelongview,theglobaleconomyisataremarkablemoment.Whatever

thechanceofarecessionthisyear,theUShasexperiencedwhatthe

ecunomislandformerUnderSecretaryoftheTreasuryfor

InternationalAffairsJohnB.TaylorofStanfordUniversitycallsa

“l(fā)ongboom"sincetheFedstartedtosqueezeinflationoutofthe

systemin1979.Fornearly30years,Taylorpointsout,thefew

downturnstheUShassufferedhave,inhistoricalterms,beenboth

shortandshallow.EvenmoreextraordinaryisthetaleoutsidetheUS

AccordingtotheWorldBank'srecentGlobalEconomicProspectsreport,

globalgrowthin2007was3.6%,downalittlefrom3.9%in2006.But

amongdevelopingeconomies,growthwasaremarkable7.4%,thefifth

successiveyearofanexpansionofmorethan5%.Thisisn，tjustthe

predictabletaleoftheriseofChinaandIndia;onthebackof

strongcommodityprices(andrelativepeace),Africaneconomies,too,

areperformingbetterthantheyhaveforageneration.

Howdidtheworldcometothishappyposition?Youcanlistthe

usualreasons:twodecadesofdecentmacroeconomicpolicymaking,the

triumphofmarketsandthecollapseofcommandeconomies,the

disseminationoftransformingtechnologiesandtoolssuchasthe

Internet,andopentradingsystems.Allofthesearetheattributes

thatcombinetoformthatmuchdiscussedphenomenon:globalization.

Butinthisspecialreport,welookatoneoverlookedaspectofa

generation'sworthofglobalgrowth:theextenttowhichNewYork

City,London,andHongKong,threecitieslinkedbyasharedeconomic

culture,havecometobebothexamplesandexplanationsof

globalization.Connectedbylong-hauljetsandfiber-opticcable,and

spacedneatlyaroundtheglobe,thethreecitieshave(byaccident一

nobodyplannedthis)createdafinancialnetworkthathasbeenable

tolubricatetheglobaleconomy,and,critically,easetheentryinto

themodemworldofChina,thegiantchi]dofourcentury.Understand

thisnetworkofcities-Nylonkong,wecallit-andyouunderstandour

time.

Gobacknearly30years,andfewwouldhavethoughtthatanyof

thethreecitieswereabouttoremaketheworldforthebetter.In

September,1982,theHongKongstockexchangelostaquarterofits

value.Atthesametime,LondonandNewYorkCitywerebywordsof

urbandecay.In1981,Londonsawsomeofthemostbitterriotsina

century.NewYorkalmostwentbankruptin1975;bytheearly1980s,

itsstreetswerepotholed,filthyanddangerous.Thecityroutinely

hadnearly2,000homicidesayear.Lastyear,thenumberwasjust494,

thelowesLsinceconsistenIrecord-keepingbeganin1963.

1.Whatdoyouunderstandfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thebankersandbusinessleaders,politiciansandpunditsare

optimisticabouttheprospectofworldeconomy.

B.InDavos,Switzerlandonecanseealotofhills.

C.ProsperitycanbelookedforwardtoattheWorldEconomicForum

everyyear,andthisyearisnoexception.

D.Afteryearsofeconomicprosperityintheworld,arecessioninUS

economymayleadtoasadsituationintheglobaleconomythisyear.

正確答案：D

2.Whichofthefollowingdoestheword〃Subprime"refertointhe

secondparagraph?

A.Somethingcommoninthebreakfast.

B.Somethingfarfromthebest.

C.Creditcrisis.

D.AcollapseofAmericanconsumerconfidence.

正確答案：C

3.WhatdoesNOTcontributetotheglobalizationaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Correctmacroeconomicpolicymaking.

B.Thecollapseofcomn.andeconomies.

C.Thetechnologiesandtoolsoftransportation.

D.Thetriumphofmarkets.

正確答案：C

4.Tnthepassage,“Nylonkong"refersto.

A.NewYorkCity,LondonandHongKong

B.aninternationalinstitutionwithNewYorkCity,LondonandHong

Kongasitsmembers

C.akindofnewsyntheticmaterial

D.agiantchildofthecentury

正確答案：A

5.Comparingthepresenteconomicsituationintheworldwiththat

of30yearsago,theauthor.

A.meanstosaythattheworldeconomyinthepastwasbetterthanit

isnow

B.impliesthatthepresentworldeconomyisbetterthanitwasinthe

past

C.meanstocriticizethepresenteconomicpolicies

D.emphasizesthechallengestheworldeconomyisfacingtoday

正確答案：B

HereBeDragons

龍的故鄉(xiāng)

byJasonTedjasukmana

“Visitor-friendly"mightnotbethefirstdescriptionthat

comestomindwhentalkingaboutanislandswarmingwithgiant,

carnivorouslizards.ButIndonesia，sKomodo,theentireareaofwhich

isaWorldHeritageSiteandnationalpark,isbecomingjustthat,

thankstoanarrayofnewvisitorfacilitiesthatmakeseeingthe

fabledKomododragonsmoreenjoyable.

KomodoliesbetweentheislandsofFloresandSumbawa.Overseas

visitorstypicallytakea90-minuteflightfromBalitoLabuanBajo

inthewesternpartofFlores,thencharteraboattoKomodo一the

closestyou，11evercometoJurassicPark.

Morethan2,500Komododragonsstillroamfreelyacrossthe

island,withsomemeasuringupto10ft.(3m)inlength.Thereare37

differenttypesofreptilespeciesbesides,aswellas32speciesof

mammals.ThewatersoffKomodoarediverheaven一hometomorethan

1,000speciesoffish,385speciesofreef-buildingcoralsandsix

speciesofwhales.

ThesekindsofnaturalassetshavepromptedtheUS-basedNature

Conservancy(TNC),inpartnershipwiththeInternationalFinance

Corporation(aWorldBankoffshoot)andthelocalgovernment,to

developKomodointoanecotourismdestinationthatwilleventually

becomeself-supporting,theyhope,throughvisitorrevenues.Some

17,000visitedtheparkin2007butTNChopestodoublethatnumber

overthenextfewyears.

〃Wearetryingtocreatetourismwithasenseof

responsibility,explainsMarcusMatthews-Sawyer,directoroftourism,

marketingandcommunicationsatPutriNagaKomodo,aprivate-sector

partnershipsetupin2005tomanagethepark."Thisisaworld-class

deslirialionthatneedstherightfaci1iLiestomakeiIalLiacLiveto

morethanjustadventuretravelers.z，

Thebadlyneedednewadditionsincludeavisitor-reception

building,decenttoilets,acombinedrestaurantandretailoutlet

withgreatsouvenirs,andinformationpanelsdetailingthefloraand

faunaontheisland.〃0urvisionistopositionKomodoNationalPark

asaWorldHeritageSiteinIndonesiaandtheregionasawhole,〃

saysRiliDjohaniofTNC."Hopefully,whenpeoplethinkecotourism

andnature,theywillthinkofKomodoNationalPark.”

Detailedinformation,includingaguidetoalternative

transportarrangements,canbefoundatwww.komodonationalpark.org.

DonotethatJulyandAugustismatingseason,whichmakesitmore

difficulttocatchaglimpseofthedragons—andevenifyoudospot

one,amatingKomododragonisdisturbedonlyatyourdireperil.

6.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat"visitor-friendly”

A.isjustpropertobeusedtodescribeIndonesia/sKomodo

B.mightnotbethefirstdescriptionforIndonesia'sKomodo

C.isborrowedfrom"user-friendly〃ininformationtechnology

D.meansthatvisitorsarewelcometoIndonesia'sKomodo

正確答案：A

7.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestrouteforforeignvisitors

tocometoKomodo?

A.GofromFlorestoBalibyair,andthengotoKomodobyroad.

B.GofromBalitoFloresbyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.

C.GofromJurassicParktoBalibywater,andthengotoKomodoby

air.

D.GofromLabuanBajotoBellibyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.

正確答案：B

8.VisitorscanseeallofthefollowingEXCEPTinKomodo.

A.Komododragons

B.whales

C.mammals

D.divers

正確答案：D

9.Afewyearslaler,hopeful1y,theremightbecomingLo

JurassicPark.

A.2,500Komododragons

B.1,000speciesoffish

C.about34,000tourists

D.alloftheabove

正確答案：C

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph

ofthepassage?

A.ItisdifficulttoseeKomododragonsinwholesummer.

B.ThematingseasonforKomododragonsislikelytoattractmany

touristscomingtoKoir.odo.

C.YouwillbeingreatdangerifyoudisturbamatingKomododragon.

D.Komododragonsliketostaytogetheratonespot.

正確答案：C

APartnershipNoMore

斷交

SuchwasJamieDimon'sstatuswithinthefinancialservices

industrythatthenewsofhishiringinMarch2000spurredan

immediate20%popinBankOne'sstockprice,subsequentlytermedthe

"Jamiepremium."

Dimon'sreputationstemmedfromhis17yearsatCitigroupInc.

anditspredecessorcompanies,whereheservedassecond-in-command

andheirapparenttochiefexecutiveSandyWeill.Thetwobecame

famousatpredecessorTravelersGroupfortheirabilitytopurchase

underperformingcompaniesandimprovethem.Theycappedoffthat

processwithatransformingmergerwithCiticorpin1998.

AsubsequentfalloutwithWeillleftDimonwithtimetomull

hiscareeroptions.TakingtheBankOnelabfollowingthedeparture

ofthatcompany，slong-timeCEO,JohnB.McCoy,wasamajorcareer

gamble.BankOne，smyriadproblemsatthetimeincludedseverecredit

losses,acreditcardunithemorrhagingcustomers,afailedInternet

strategyandaretailfranchiselanguishingfromunderinvestment.

ButDimoninvested$58millionofhisownmoneyinBank()ne，s

then-seriouslydevaluedstock,rolleduphissleevesandsattowork.

HebeganwiLhamaiiagcnieiiIhousedeanifig.Threeyearslatex-,

virtuallynoseniorexecutivesremainfromtheMcCoyBuffed.Mostof

thenewteam,notsurprisingly,hailsfromCitigroup,althoughone

notableexceptionwasAustinR.Adams,formertechnologyguruat

WachoviaCorp.

Anothercasualtywasthe“UncommonPartnership,z，asloganused

withinBankOneduringtheMcCoyeratodescribethecompany'sthen-

decentralizedmanagementandoperationalstyle.Bygrantingacquired

banksahighdegreeofautonomy,thePartnershipwasdesignedto

encouragepotentialtargetstojointheBankOnefamily.

ThedownsideoftheUncommonPartnershipwasoperational

inefficiency,whichbecamemoremanifestasBankOnepurchasedever-

1argerbanksinthe，90s.“Itwaskindoflikeamedievalmapof

Europewherethecitystatesdidnotinteractwitheachother,z，says

analystBrockVandervliet,withLehmanBrothersinNewYork.

Inadditiontobeingexpensive,thisarrangementmadeit

difficultforBankOnetocarryoutanycompany-wideproduct

innovationormarketing.Alackofcentralizedcreditcontrolsalso

causedproblems.

Recognizingthesehandicaps,McCoybeganmovingasearlyas

1995toshiftfromageographicallybasedtoaline-of-business

managementsystem.Butallthe"mergerofequals〃politicsinvolved

inthe1998acquisitionofFirstChicagoNBDCorp,delayedmuchof

thesystemsintegration.UntilAdamstookchargeoftheintegration

projectin2001,forexample,thecompanystilloperatedseven

differentdepositsystems.

Dimonandhisteamhavesweptawaythelastofthemanagerial

fiefdomsandfinallyir.ovedthecompanytoaone-hankmodel,with

corporate-widemarketingandbranding.Lastyear,forexample,the

creditcardunitshedits,FirstUSA〃labelandbecameknownasBank

OneCardServices.Thecompany，s1,800branchesarecurrentlybeing

refurnishedtogivethemmoreofacommonlook.

Tmnotanimagefanaticthatsaysweneedtobebrandedina

certainconsistentamidexactwayeverywhere,butthereisastandard

weshouldsetforourselves,z，saysexecutivevicepresidentand

retailherbCharlesW.Scharf.

SomevestigesoftheUncommonPartnershipcontinuetolingerin

remotecomersofthefranchise,however.Scharfrecallsvisitinga

southChicagosuburblasIyearcLiiddiscoveringsomebranchesclosed

inthemiddleoftheweek-floutingtheindustrytrendofextended

hours.Thelocalmanagerexplainedthatbankbranchesinthattown

hadalwaysbeenclosedonWednesday."Lasttime1checked,Wednesday

wasanormalbusinessdayforthepublic,“saysScharf,whoquickly

changedtheout-datedpolicy.

11.HowdidJamieDimonattainhiscurrentreputation?

A.HemanagedtobringupBankOne'sstockpriceby20%.

B.HeservedatCitigroupInc.andotherfamouscompaniesfor17years.

C.Hewassecond-in-commandwithCitigroupInc.

D.Hehadmanyyearsofexecutiveexperienceaswellastheabilityto

improvebusinesses.

正確答案：D

12.WhydidtheauthorsaythattakingtheBankOnelabwasamajor

careergambleforDimon?

A.BecauseSandyWeill,byleavingthecompany,puthiminvery

difficultsituations.

B.BecauseJohnB.McCoyleftBankOneatatimeofthecompany

reform.

C.BecauseCitigroupInc.justmergedwithCiticorpin1998.

D.Becausethecompanywasfacedwithnumerousdifficultieswhenhe

tookover.

正確答案：D

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDimoninreformingthe

bank?

A.Heboughtinbigamountofthecompany'sstock.

B.Hecalleduphismanagerialstafftoappraisethecompanyresources.

C.HekeptAustinR.Adamsinhisexecutivegroup.

D.Hedismantledthe"UncommonPartnership"systemofmanagement.

正確答案：B

14.ItcanbeconcludedthatMcCoy.

A.wasnotabletoimplementhisplanofintegratingthebanksystem

B.wasnotsuccessfulinintroducingtheUncommonPartnership

managementsystem

C.wasin