完形填空 When Andrew Chadwick-Jones, a management consultant with Oliver Wyman in London, went to pitch to a private-equity firm late last year, he【C1】______the usual: about 20 minutes and a brisk attitude. He was surprised to find the private-equity people【C2】______explaining their strategy,【C3】______introductions to senior staff and being more open and friendly.【C4】______money and deals are scarce, they've got to be nicer to all the people they【C5】______with, in case they might help bring business in future, he says.
Rudeness is out, and civility is the new【C6】______in an uncertain world. On Wall Street, says a banker, it's now all about charm and openness and taking time with people. Cocky young things straight【C7】______the best business schools have stopped skipping interview appointments, recruiters say, and there is much less【C8】______people's shoulders at drinks parties, reports one veteran.
Many people, fearful for their jobs, are trying to burnish their contacts at other firms. The change in tone also【C9】______an upheaval in the balance of【C10】______between companies.【C11】______the crisis, says Michel Pretie, head of investment banking at Societe Generale in Paris, he would go and see a senior chief executive with a mergers-and-acquisitions【C12】______, get in for a short【C13】______and, on the way out, walk past a line of all his competitors. Now, he says, "You're ushered【C14】______, you get an hour with the CEO and he walks you to your car."
During this crisis, when there is so much uncertainty about who will end【C15】______having power, the best【C16】______is to be civil to everyone, says Adam Galinsky of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. People have more time to be friendly when business is【C17】______. Some【C18】______the new cordiality reflects a【C19】______that everyone is in the same boat: when some firms have to fire good performers as well as bad, no one is safe.【C20】______if people at different firms are being nicer to each other, things may not be getting any nicer inside companies.

单选题 1.【C1】

单选题 2.【C2】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】副词辨析题。首先要明确，instead和however不是连词，而是副词。其次，A项however“然而”，表示一种转折，说明后面陈述的内容与前面的内容相反，通常用在句首(较正规)，若用在句中必须用“，”隔开；B项instead“相反”虽然也表示转折，但它的意思更侧重于“取而代之”，所以往往翻译成“相反地”；根据文中he expected the usual：about 20 minutes and a brisk attitude．He was surprised to find the Drivate-equity people______explaining their strategy，前后有转折关系；C项likewise“同样地，照样地，又，也”，作副词使用，表示一种并列关系；D项therefore“因此”，表示因果关系。因此不能选C项和D项，再根据在句中的位置，B项符合条件，故B项为正确选项。

单选题 3.【C3】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】动词辨析题。offer是动词，其结构是offer sth．to sb．=offer sb．sth．。根据句子He was surprised to find the private-equity people instead explaining their strategy,______introductions to senior staff and being more open and friendly．(但他很惊讶地发现私募股权人不向他解释他们的策略，转而______他介绍起公司的高层，人也变得更加开放、友好了。)A项supplying、B项furnishing、C项providing意思相同，且都和with连用，构成supply／furnish／provide sb．with sth．的结构。故D项为正确选项。

单选题 4.【C4】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】逻辑衔接题。根据上下文的结构______money and deals are scarce，they’ve got to be nicer to all the people they______with，in case they might help bring business in future，he says.(______目前资金和交易量都不足，他们必须更友好地对待他们______的所有人，以期将来可以照顾自己的生意，他说。)可知句子前后有因果关系，故A项为正确选项。

单选题 5.【C5】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】动词词组辨析题。考生需要判断此处应该填哪一个动词与with搭配。根据上下文结构Now that money and deals are scarce，they’ve got to be nicer to all the people they______with，in case they might help bring business in future，he says．(由于目前资金和交易量都不足，他们必须更友好地对待他们______的所有人，以期将来可以照顾自己的生意，他说。)interact with sb．(和……有往来)为固定搭配，故D项为正确选项。

单选题 6.【C6】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】名词辨析题。A项rule“规则，规章，条例”，就是一般的规则；B项law“(针对某项罪行，协议等的一条)法律，法规”；C项principle“道德原则，行为准则，规范”；D项regulation“规章，制度”，通常指由政府所制定的条例，常用复数形式。根据文章Rudeness is out，and civility is the new in an uncertain world．可判断出rule更符合文意，故A项为正确选项。

单选题 7.【C7】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】语义搭配题。A项(straight)up“直率地；真实地”；B项(straight)out of“来自，取自”；C项(straight)out“直言地，坦率地；毫不犹豫地”；D项(straight)on“一直向前，往前直去”。根据文中句子Cocky young things straight______the best business schools have stopped skipping interview appointments，recruiters say(招聘人员说，刚从名牌商学院______那些自大的年轻人已经不敢对面试挑三拣四了)，可知B项更符合文意，故B项为正确选项。

单选题 8.【C8】

单选题 9.【C9】

单选题 10.【C10】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】名词辨析题。A项privilege“特权(因财富和社会地位而仅有部分人享有的)”；B项power“权力”的主语一般是“公权力”，作用于两个方面：一是压迫或强制，二是威慑；C项force“力量”主要指强制力量、暴力、武力等；D项right“权利”，一般主语是“私权利”，与国家机关相对。根据文中句子The change in tone also reflects an upheaval in the balance of______between companies．(这种状况的变化，也反映了公司与公司之间______平衡的剧烈变化。)加上选项分析，故B项为正确选项。

单选题 11.【C11】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】连词辨析题。根据上下文逻辑关系，此处是一个鲜明的对比，______the crisis，says Michel Pretie，head of investment banking at Societe Generale in Paris，he would go and see a senior chief executive…Now，he says，“You’re ushered______，you get an hour with the CEO and he walks you to your car．”这句话的大概意思是说，以前……现在……，故D项为正确选项。

单选题 12.【C12】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】名词辨析题。A项idea“主意，想法”，指在日常生活中或在学术领域中理解、推理、幻想所产生的念头。B项thought“想法，见解，思考，思维”，指通过思考，推理对事物所得出的全面系统的看法，不是凭想象所得出的结论。C项opinion“意见，看法，主张”，指某人对客观事物的认识和看法，有十分肯定的意味。D项advice“劝告，通知，建议”。根据文章he would go and see a senior chief executive with a mergers-and-acquisitions______(他会去见一位有并购______的高级首席执行官)可知，A项“主意，想法”符合文意。故A项为正确选项。

单选题 13.【C13】

单选题 14.【C14】

单选题 15.【C15】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】介词辨析题。B项(end)up“以……而结束，最终处于……，以……告终”，常用于end up doing something的固定结构中(意料之外的状况)，根据原文During this crisis，when there is so much uncertainty about who will______end having power．．．(在这场危机中，由于根本不能确定谁______会手握权柄……)end up更符合句子所要表达的意思，故B项为正确选项。

单选题 16.【C16】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】名词辨析题。A项tactic在军事上指在战场或军事行动中如何用兵的具体战术，多暗示指挥员在场具体指挥，也指为完成某计划而采取的策略或手段；B项policy是规定好的规章制度之类的，一般是没有疑问要执行的类似政府策略或者公司的守则；C项scheme着重指“为谋私利而采取的狡诈策略”，但有时也指“对工作或活动的安排”；D项strategy指全局性的前线战略部署，也可指为达到某种目的而采取的策略。根据上下文逻辑关系During this crisis，when there is SO much uncertainty about who will end up having power,the best______is to be civil to everyone，says Adam Galinsky of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University．(在这场危机中，由于根本不能确定谁最后会手握权柄，最好的______就是对每个人都彬彬有礼，西北大学凯洛格商学院的Adam Galinsky说。)可知D项符合文意，故D项为正确选项。

单选题 17.【C17】

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】形容词辨析题。根据上下文逻辑关系，During this crisis，when there is so much uncertainty about who will end up having power,the best strategy is to be civil to everyone，says Adam Galinsky of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestem University．People have more time to be friendly when business is______．(在这场危机中，由于根本不能确定谁最后会手握权柄，最好的策略就是对每个人都彬彬有礼，西北大学凯洛格商学院的Adam Galinsky说。商业节奏的______使人们有更多的时间和睦相处。)可知A项更符合文意，故A项为正确选项。

单选题 18.【C18】

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】名词辨析题。根据原文Some______the new cordiality reflects a______that everyone is in the same boat：when some firms have to fire good performers as well as bad，no one is safe．(有人______这种新的热诚反映出一种人人同舟共济的______：当部分企业不得不不分良莠地裁员时，没有谁是安全的。)可知，C项reckon“认为”更符合文意，故C项为正确选项。

单选题 19.【C19】

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】名词辨析题。根据原文Some reckon the new cordiality reflects a______that everyone is in the same boat：when some firms have to fire good performers as well as bad，no one is safe．(有人认为这种新的热诚反映出一种人人同舟共济的______：当部分企业不得不不分良莠地裁员时，没有谁是安全的。)可知，B项feeling“感觉”更符合文章所要表达的意思，故B项为正确选项。

单选题 20.【C20】

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】逻辑衔接题。根据原文Some reckon the new cordiality reflects a feeling that everyone is in the same boat：when some firms have to fire good performers as well as bad，no one is safe．______if people at different firms are being nicer to each other,things may not be getting any nicer inside companies．(有人认为这种新的热诚反映出一种人人同舟共济的感觉：当部分企业不得不不分良莠地裁员时，没有谁是安全的。______如果说不同公司的人对彼此更加友好的话，在公司内部，事情可能就没有任何改观了。)可知此处应该表达转折的关系，故D项为正确选项。