完形填空 Each company has many "publics'' who should be able not only recognize its name 【21】 to correctly identify its industry and its 【22】 line. These publics include present customers and stockholders as well as banks, insurance companies, stockbrokers, and securities 【23】 who supply the company with essential services and capital. The 【24】 names of many well-established companies can be a of misinformation, thereby 【25】 communication with them. This was the problem that faced Michigan Seamless Tube Company ― a company with sales of $128 million a year. In the first 【26】 ,the company''s name tells us that it is located in Michigan 【27】 that it manufactures seamless tubing. What the name does not 【28】 to most people is the fact Michigan Seamless Tube also has operations in five 【29】 states and has a varied product line ― specialty forgings, broaching machines, tools, and steel bars ― in addition to seamless tubing. The problem was 【30】 by the company''s 【31】 , which operated 【32】 their own names and were not clearly identified with the 【33】 company. Customers, suppliers, and the financial community did not see Michigan Seamless Tube as a 【34】 based metal producer. They perceived it only as a small, 【35】 , regional manufacturing company. The company''s 【36】 decided to adopt a new corporate identity. The 【37】 point for this change was the company name. The new name had to be one that could encompass all of the company''s products and subsidiaries, a name that would correctly project the image of a 【38】 corporation. After considering many different possibilities, management decided on a 【39】 word: Quanes ― a name 【40】from a combination of the first three letters of the word " quality" and the first three letters of the Latin word "nex", which means connection.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】not only...but (also)...“不仅…还…”固定搭配。故应选B。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】product line 生产线,文章第二段倒数第三行出现的。故应选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】analyst“分析师”。本句意为公众包括目前的顾客、股东、为公司提供服务和资 金的银行、保险公司、掮客和证券分析师。故应选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】corporate name公司的名字,上文提到的是公司,所以这里也应该是指公司。故 应选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】limiting现在分词做状语,表结果。故应选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】glance“一瞥”;at first glance“乍一看”;view“视野、视线”;watch“仔细的观察”。故应选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】and表并列。本句前后是两个并列的句子,并且意思上表并列。故应选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】convey“传达、表达(感情、意见、思想等)”;transfer“调动”;transmit“发射;播送”。本句意为公司的名字没有表达出密歇根无缝管公司在其他5个州也有公司和生产线。故应选C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】other“其他的”,后接名词;else副词,后不能接名词;others“其他人或物”,名词;rest“剩下的人或物”,词,只有other后可接states。故应选C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】compound"使严重,恶化”,常用被动语态,后跟by。本句意为问题因分公司而更加严重了。故应选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】subsidiary“子公司”;headquarters“总部”;plant“工厂,车间”;agent“代理人”,本句意为子公司。故应选D。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】in the name“以…的名义”;under the name of“用…别名”,固定搭配。故应选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】parent company“母公司”,固定用法。故应选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】broadly“广泛地”;broadly based“根基广泛地”。从上下文文意推测,应是广泛地。故应选A。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】specialized“专门化的”。本句意为他们认为密歇根无缝管公司只是一个小型专业化的、地方性的生产公司。special“特别的”;specialty“专长,特产”,名词;specialization“专门化”。从词性和意思上看,只有specialized最合适。故应选A。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】the company''s management公司的管理层。下文倒数第三行出现了:management decided on a。故应选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】starting point 起点,惯常用法。本句意为首先要改变的是公司的名字。故应选D。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】diversified“多样化的”,形容词;diversified company各样化发展的公司,只能用过去分词形式。故应选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】coin“创造新词或新语”;a coined word 新创的字;created也有创造之意。但是 coin是固定地指创造新词或新语。故应选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】derive...from“从…得到”;resulted from“发生,产生,是…的结果”。只有derive符合题意。故应选C。