Question

【题目】Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

An open letter to the GE staff

Dear fellows,

I wanted to write you today about news that GE is being removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). The DJIA is a 100 year-ago index(指数) that is meant to be a(n)【1】 sample of American business. It is a largely symbolic index and our inclusion is a function（函数） of our share price relative to others.

That said, GE is the longest-standing member and that is something I have always been proud of. I know all of you have been, too. While we were not aware of the announcement, it is not a total surprise. I have tried at every step to share with you our 【2】 but also the things we need to improve. That is what we are working on most. Our membership in the Dow is something that 【3】 our past, not our future.

Let me tell you how I am thinking about this. When I first heard the news, I had the same 【4】 as all of you probably did. But it quickly triggered my 【5】 side—the side of me that is deeply rooted in my love and respect for the company.

As a company 【6】 to technology and making an impact on the world, I would put us up against any company in the world. We 【7】 1/3 of the world’s electricity and two out of every three flights take off with GE engines. We have the largest install base of life-saving imaging equipment. We are a fundamental part of the day to day life across the globe. The world counts on GE and we are there to answer that 【8】 .

We have been making hard decision about our company. In life there are only two ways to deal with hard things. One is to give in and give up and the other is to fight. I am more than up for the fight. This is our chance to show the world what we can do—stare into the face of skepticism（怀疑主义） and cynicism（吹毛求疵） about GE and meet it with confidence, pride in the company and a(n)【9】 amount of hard work and resolve.

I said two things in my annual letter to shareowners: first, it is the people inside the company who shape GE, not the people outside and second, people who bet against us to do so as their own 【10】 .

Let us use to remind the world that GE is a company that matters to the world. We are going to win this flight.

Thanks for your dedication and hard work.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】F

【4】D

【5】G

【6】H

【7】A

【8】J

【9】B

【10】K

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，是通用电气公司就通用被道琼斯工业平均指数除名一事致员工的公开信。

【1】考查形容词。句意：道琼斯工业平均指数是一个100年前的指数，旨在成为美国商业的代表性样本。修饰名词sample用形容词，representative sample表示“代表性样本”，故填C。

【2】考查名词。句意：我每一步都在努力与你们分享我们的优势，同时也分享我们需要改进的地方。作动词share的宾语用名词，根据“but also the things we need to improve.”可知此处表示“优势”，故填E。

【3】考查动词。句意：我们是道指成份股，这决定了我们的过去，而不是未来。分析句子结构可知此处是句子的谓语，应该用动词，根据“our past, not our future”可知此处表示“决定、界定”，故填F。

【4】考查名词。句意：当我最初听到这个消息时，我的反应和你们可能都一样。作动词had的宾语用名词，根据“as all of you probably did. ”可知此处表示“反应”，故填D。

【5】考查形容词。句意：但它很快激发了我竞争的一面，那是深深植根于我对公司的热爱和尊重的一面。修饰名词side用形容词，根据破折号后的内容可知此处表示“竞争的”，故填G。

【6】考查非谓语动词。句意：作为一家致力于技术并对世界产生影响的公司，我会让我们与世界上任何一家公司竞争。be committed to表示“致力于”，此处去掉be作后置定语，故填H。

【7】考查动词。句意：我们发电量占世界的三分之一，每三个航班中就有两个使用通用电气发动机起飞。此处用动词作谓语，根据“two out of every three flights take off with GE engines.”可知此处表示“发电”，故填A。

【8】考查名词。句意：世界指望着通用电气，而我们就在那里响应这一召唤。作动词answer的宾语用名词，根据“The world counts on GE”可知此处表示“召唤”，故填J。

【9】考查形容词。句意：这是我们向世界展示我们能做什么的机会，让我们正视对通用电气的怀疑和冷嘲热讽，用对公司的信心、自豪和大量的努力和决心来应对它。修饰名词amount用形容词，根据“amount of hard work and resolve.”可知此处表示“大量的”，填B。

【10】考查名词。句意：那些做空我们的人是在冒自己的风险。作介词as的宾语用名词，as one's own risks表示“自担风险”，故填K。