完形填空 No one can【C1】______Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational【C2】______to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm【C3】______some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in New York, when Mr. Schultz【C4】______Via, an instant coffee which, he【C5】______, tastes just as good as Java brewed in the shop by one of the firm's baristas.
Don Valencia, the firm's first head of research and development, who【C6】______the blended and frozen frappuccino drinks that earn Starbucks $2 billion a year, could never find a【C7】______to scale up an instant formula he had developed at home. When Mr. Schultz returned as chief executive, he【C8】______that there had been some technological advances, allowing finer grinding,【C9】______. So he asked the R&D team to repeat the recently deceased Valencia's experiments, and found that "we had broken the【C10】______". The name Via is a hat-tip to Valencia—though during development it was known as Jaws (just add water, stir). Starbucks says it has patents that should【C11】______competitors from quickly replicating Via, which will go on sale in some American stores next month.
The opportunity may,【C12】______, be biggest in other countries: in Britain over 80% of coffee sold is instant,【C13】______with just 10% in America.【C14】______Starbucks drinkers decide that Via tastes good, the company will have to get the price【C15】______. The risk is that the firm's existing customers may【C16】______counter service and start making their own cup of instant. To keep customers coming to remaining outlets, he might experiment with discounts such as cheap【C17】______meals of a drink and food. He also wants a visit to a Starbucks shop to be a "【C18】______uplifting experience". Improving the smell in stores by changing the cheese used in breakfast sandwiches was a start. But【C19】______that staff are enthusiastic will be especially difficult when jobs are【C20】______.
单选题 1.【C1】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】动词辨析题。accuse语气比blame强，本义为归罪，可指控告或谴责，常用结构为accuse sb．of sth．。根据文中的结构，No one can______Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks，句中出现了介词of，即结构accuse sb．of sth．，故B项为正确选项。
单选题 2.【C2】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】副词辨析题。根据文章内容the firm he built into a multinational______to watch it stumble under his successor(他______眼看着自己创建的跨国公司被他的继任者整垮)，只能选择C项only，only除了表示仅仅以外，还表示出乎意料，only to“结果只是”用于表示结果令人失望或感到意外，故C项为正确选项。
单选题 3.【C3】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】动词辨析题。A项announcing多指首次宣布大家感兴趣或可满足大家好奇心的事情。由该空所在句Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm______some new initiative or other．定位于该句后面的new initiative，可以得知A项更适合，故A项为正确选项。
单选题 4.【C4】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据原文上下文，Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in New York，when Mr．Schultz ______Via，an instant coffee…前面有announcing“宣布”，后面应该填入表示“揭开、揭幕”之意的词。veil有面纱之意，unveil就是除去面纱的意思，根据文章意思理解为“揭开面纱”，更深一步，可以理解为“揭幕，揭晓答案”等。由此推断D项更符合文章的意思，故D项为正确选项。
单选题 5.【C5】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】动词辨析题。本题考查动词，关键点是动词和后面表达的意思要一致。文章讲到Mr．Schultz unveiled Via，an instant coffee which，he______，tastes just as good as Java brewed in the shop by one of the firm’s baristas．后面是说新品咖啡的味道和店里咖啡师调制的爪哇咖啡味道一样好。根据这个提示，可知C项为正确选项。
单选题 6.【C6】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据原文提示：Don Valencia，the firm’s first head of research and development，who______the blended and frozen frappuccino drinks that earn Starbucks $2 billion a year．．．(Don Valencia作为星巴克公司研发部首席研究员，在过去______的法布奇诺咖啡为星巴克每年赚取20亿美元……)A项created“创造，创作；造成”。该词指创造出原先不存在的东西。所以A项更符合文章的意思，故A项为正确选项。
单选题 7.【C7】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】名词辨析题。根据文章Don Valencia，the firm’s first head of research and development，who created the blended and frozen frappuccino drinks that earn Starbucks $2 billion a year，could never find a______to scale up an instant formula he had developed at home．(Don Valencia作为星巴克公司研发部首席研究员，在过去创造的法布奇诺咖啡为星巴克每年赚取20亿美元，但是他在家研发时却一直没有找到一种可以规模化生产速溶咖啡的______。)D项way的使用范围很广，但较多地用在具体的事情上。常用结构为way of doing／way to do，所以只有D项最符合文章的表达，故D项为正确选项。
单选题 8.【C8】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据文章When Mr．Schultz returned as chief executive，he______that there had been some technological advances(当Schultz作为首席执行官重返集团就职后，他______公司在技术方面已经有一些进步)，B项noticed“注意到，觉察到”，指偶尔看到细小的但可能是重要的事情，更符合后面宾语从句的内容，故B项为正确选项。
单选题 9.【C9】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】上下文语义及逻辑衔接题。When Mr．Schultz returned as chief executive，he noticed that there had been some technological advances，allowing finer grinding，______．(当Schultz作为首席执行官重返集团就职后，他注意到公司在技术方面已经有了一些进步，______对咖啡豆进行更为精细的研磨。)空格后面提到了一个具体的例子，所以可以推断出D项为正确选项。
单选题 10.【C10】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】名词辨析题。根据原文：So he asked the R&D team to repeat the recently deceased Valencia’s experiments，and found that“we had broken the______”．(因此，他让研发团队重新研究近期已被废弃的Valencia的实验，结果发现“我们已经破译了______”。)C项code意为“代码，密码；编码；法典”，常与动词break连用表示“破译密码”，根据上下文内容，可得出C项为正确选项。
单选题 11.【C11】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据文中句意，Starbucks says it has patents that should______competitors from quickly replicating Via，which will go on sale in some American stores next month．(星巴克表示，它已经拥有专利，从而______竞争对手快速效仿Via，而下个月美国的一些门店将持续销售Via。)空格后面有from，这里只能选择A项，构成固定搭配prevent…from…“防止……，避免……”，故A项为正确选项。
单选题 12.【C12】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】逻辑衔接题。上文提到，Starbucks says it has patents that should prevent competitors from quickly replicating Via,which will go on sale in some American stores next month．(星巴克表示，它已经拥有专利，从而防止竞争对手快速效仿Via，而下个月美国的一些门店将持续销售Via。)而下文则表示，The opportunity may, ______，be biggest in other countries：in Britain over 80％of coffee sold is instant，______with just 10％in America．(______该产品在其他国家可能会获得更大的发展机会：在英国，销售的80％的咖啡是速溶的，______美国仅占10％。)星巴克为美国企业，而速溶咖啡大多出现在英国，转折关系很明显，所以B项为正确选项。
单选题 13.【C13】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据文章The opportunity may，however，be biggest in other countries：in Britain over 80％of coffee sold is instant，______with just 10％in America．(然而该产品在其他国家可能会获得更大的发展机会：在英国，销售的80％的咖啡是速溶的，______美国仅占10％。)而D项compared经常和with搭配，指把人与人或物与物之间的相同点或异同点进行“比较”“对照”或“相比”。将同类进行比较只能选择D项，故D项为正确选项。
单选题 14.【C14】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】上下文语义题。根据文章前后的意思：______Starbucks drinkers decide that Via tastes good，the company will have to get the price______．(______星巴克的客人认为Via味道不错，公司将不得不对价格进行______。)在这里只是一种假设，而不是既定的事实，也不是让步关系，因此只有A项符合句子的意思，故A项为正确选项。
单选题 15.【C15】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】形容词辨析题。根据文章Assuming that Starbucks drinkers decide that Via tastes good，the company wilt have to get the price______．(如果星巴克的客人认为Via味道不错，公司将不得不对价格进行______。)C项right“妥当的，恰当的”，符合文意，故为正确选项。
单选题 16.【C16】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据文章The risk is that the firm’s existing customers may______counter service and start making their own cup of instant．(该做法的风险是，店里现有的顾客可能自己开始泡速溶咖啡而______到店里消费。)根据四个动词的含义判断B项比较适合，故B项为正确选项。
单选题 17.【C17】
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】名词辨析题。To keep customers coming to remaining outlets，he might experiment with discounts such as cheap______meals of a drink and food．(为了让顾客能够继续在店里消费，他可能尝试打折，比如增设价格低的饮料和食品的______餐。)根据文中意思，能把drink and food结合只能是combination，combination meals表示“组合餐，套餐”，为常见的餐饮用语。故D项为正确选项。
单选题 18.【C18】
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】副词辨析题。根据文章的信息He also wants a visit to a Starbucks shop to be a“______uplifting experience”．(他同时希望顾客到星巴克消费能成为一种“______振奋的体验”。)可以判断，后面是一种“______振奋的体验”，在这里只能选择A项uniquely“独特地”，“一种独特振奋的体验”比较适合文中的意思。
单选题 19.【C19】
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】动词辨析题。根据But______that staff are enthusiastic will be especially difficult when jobs are______．(但是当工作岗位______时还能______员工的工作热情是尤为艰难的。)只有C项符合文意，故C项为正确选项。
单选题 20.【C20】
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】上下文语义及动词辨析题。根据文章But ensuring that staffare enthusiastic will be especially difficult when jobs are______．(但是当工作岗位______时还能确保员工的工作热情是尤为艰难的。)B项disappearing“(原本就有的事物)消失”与前面的jobs“工作”搭配，表示有些工作正在消失，符合题意，故B项为正确选项。