单选题 Every business has trouble sooner or later, and it is the chief executive officer's responsibility to set things right. Good executives (21) themselves in touch with their companies — they know what is going on at every level. Yes, they delegate, (22) they also follow up to make certain (23) each delegated task has been completed. No major (24) should be made in a company (25) the president's knowledge.
Even though the president or CEO is (26) responsible for the failure or success of his company, a smart CEO (27) himself with competent workers at all levels, especially (28) the administrative level. He then consults with his executives and supervisors (29) he has to make an important decision. He (30) their input and creates an open atmosphere where all may feel comfortable to share (31) ideas.
By (32) this practice, a president knows that when a decision has been made, his administrators will feel (33) they have had a part in it, or at least they will understand (34) the decision was made. He can then (35) them to support the decision at their level.
(36) is considered poor practice for an administrator to (37) about an executive decision after it has been discussed openly and decided upon in committee. The time to (38) disagreement is during committee discussion or with the president privately. Publicly, an administrator is expected to support the president (39) the company has become involved in an illegal activity. Americans consider this public support (40) form of professional behavior.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查动词固定搭配。keep(...)in touch with是固定搭配,指“获得某方面的最新信息或者知识”,与破折号后的补充说明相互对应。其余三个动词都不用在这一搭配中。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查上下文关系。空格前they delegate(他们授权)与空格后they also follow up to...(他们也采取后续措施……)是相互对立的两种管理方式,因此前后是转折关系,选but。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查搭配。make certain(确保)后跟宾语从句时,从句连接词用that。[A]、[C]两项引出的是不确定的结果,与句意逻辑矛盾。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查名词与上下文理解。task任务;achievement成就;success成功;decision决定。由上下文文意、常识及修饰词major(重大的)可知这里指作出重大决定,因此选[D]。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查介词与上下文理解。由常识可知,一般都是由企业负责人(president)来作出重大决定,因此这里要用否定介词without来构成双重否定表达肯定意思才合逻辑。注意knowledge在此指“知道”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查副词辨义。seriously严肃地,严重地;ultimately最终,最后;frequently经常,频繁地;actively积极地,活跃地。句意指负贵人或者CEO最终对公司的成败负责,因此选[B]。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查动词搭配与上下文理解。absorb吸收,吸引(它不与sb.with连用,其后多跟in);sink沉没,下降,恶化(其后应跟in/into);acquaint oneself with sth.了解或认识某事物,得知某事surround oneself with与…在一起,与…为伍.由句意与常识可知应选[D]。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查介词搭配。空格前一分句中已经出现at...levels(在…的水平或级别上)这一固定搭配,所以此处也应用at。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查从句连接词。由句子结构可知空格后的部分是前面主句的状语从句,应填入的连接词在从句中也作状语,且表达的是时间,故选连接副词when。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查动词辨义与上下文理解。由后面的an open atmosphere(一种开明的氛围)可知[A]、[B]两个含有否定义的动词都不能填入。accept指“接纳,接受”,它不用input(意见)作宾语。invite在此指“主动要求(别人提出意见等)”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查指代一致。从句主语是all,指前文所说的his executives and supervisors,且由句意及动词 share(分享)可知这里并非指将CEO一个人的观点拿出来分享,故选与all对应的代词their。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查动词辨义与搭配。experience经历,体验follow跟随,按照;perform表现,完成;go走,去。能与practice(惯例,习惯做法,实践)搭配的动词是follow。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查固定搭配与上下文理解。由上下文文意可知这里应用feel as if这一固定搭配,指“觉得似乎…”。其余三项中只有[D]与feel连用,但其后不能跟句子。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查上下文理解。why引出原因,when引出时间,how引出方式,where引出地点。由空格前的动词understand(理解)及后面一句的意思可知,只有理解了决定的原因才有可能支持,因此选[A]。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】考查动词辨义与搭配。order命令;make使,制造expect期望,期待;hope希望。[A]、[B]两项明显不合文意;而hope后不跟不定式的复合结构,因此本题只能选[C]。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查代词与常用表达。由句子结构不难看出这里是“It be for sb. to do sth”的常用表达,其中“为形式主语,真正主语是不定式。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查动词搭配。criticize批评(是及物动词);complain about抱怨,指责;talk about谈论;discuss讨论(是及物动词)。由于空格前有否定含义的poor practice,因此选含否定义的[B]。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】考查动词辨义。express表达;speak说(用语言作宾语);ease改善,减轻,放松;create创造,引起。由句意可知这里指表达不同意见,因此选[A]。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查上下文关系。由上下文不难看出,这里指美国人只有在某一决定涉及非法活动时公司的管理人员才会反对负责人,即空格后是一种让步情形,因此选表让步的连词unless。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查限定词。other指“其余的”,后跟可数名词复数形式;another指“另一(个/种)”,其后跟可数名词单数,符合题意;the other特指两者中的“另一(个)”;others指“其余的”,其后不再跟名词。