单选题
阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。

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【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项B undermine意为“逐渐削弱”。例如：Illness undermined his strength．原句中的In reality(事实上)表明本句是对上一句的转折，所以选项B是正确答案，符合文意。选项A heighten意为“加高，提高”，例如：heighten tension。选项C stimulate意为“刺激，激励”。这两个都不合文意。选项D hinder。意为“阻碍，干扰”，例如：Frequent telephone calls hindered her studying．该选项不能与morale搭配使用。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题属于语篇连接题。选项A Thus意为“于是，因而”。原文中，上句指出业绩评估的实际情况，下句讲由此产生的结果，前后是因果关系，故选A Thus。其余选项：B Nevertheless意为“尽管如此，然而”，例如：He was tired，but he kept on working nevertheless．选项C Moreover意为“而且”。选项D Also意为“也”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于词语搭配题。选项A conclusion意为“结论”，常与draw，come to等搭配，例如draw a conclusion；选项B identification意为“鉴别，识别”，例如identification of fingerprints(鉴定指纹)，与原文语义上不符；选项C prejudice意为“偏见”，常与have，show等搭配，例如：show a prejudice against career women(对职场女性有偏见)；选项D judgment可与make搭配，意为“做出判断”，正合文意，是正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项C account意为“账户，理由”，也可表示“叙述，报道”之意，例如：Today's paper carries an exciting account of the match．(今天的报纸刊载了这场比赛的精彩报道。)原文句子的意思是说上面这个例子其实是真的遭遇，因此从语义上说C很贴切，是正确答案。选项A evaluation意为“评价”；选项B designation意为“标明”；选项D exhibition意为“展览，陈列”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。首先排除选项A involved，因为它表示“涉及，牵涉”意思时的习惯用法是be involved in，不能与介词with搭配的。选项D cooperated意为“合作”，是不及物动词，用法为cooperate with，例如：That company is difficult to cooperate，because they take ages to make decisions．因此，在本题中cooperate不能用过去分词形式去作定语。选项C satisfied意为“满意的”，从语义上讲也讲不通。再看选项B associated意为“与……有关”，习惯上在它的后面加上介词with，因此该选项符合句意和语法，是正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项C guidance意为“指导，辅导”，例如：vocational guidance(就业指导)。此题应与前文中give them a chance to correct mistakes并列，因此C符合文意。选项A promotion意为“(职位)提升，促进”，例如：the promotion of foreign trade；选项B information意为“信息，情报”；选项D position意为“职位”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。选项A monitor作动词时意为“监控”，例如：Their job is to monitor healthcare costs．选项B verify意为“证实，查证”，例如：The committee is verify what the witness said．这两个选项在语义上与原文不符；选项C focus常与on搭配使用，与原文在语法上不合；故选项D highlight(强调，使突出)是正确答案。