Use of English The China boom is by now a well-documented phenomenon. Who hasn't 1 the Middle Kingdom's astounding economic growth (8 percent annually), its mesmerizing (令人目瞪口呆的) 2 market (1.2 billion people), the investment ardor of foreign suitors ($40 billion in foreign direct investment last year 3 )? China is an economic juggernaut (主宰). 4 Nicholas Lardy of the Brookings Institution, a Washington D. C. -based think tank, "No country 5 its foreign trade as fast as China over the last 20 years. Japan doubled its foreign trade over 6 period; 7 foreign trade as quintupled. They're become the preeminent producer of labor-intensive manufacturing goods in the world." But there's been 8 from the dazzling China growth story—namely, the Chinese multinational. No major Chinese companies have 9 established themselves, or their brands, 10 the global stage. But as Haler shows, that is starting to change. 11 100 years of poverty and chaos, of being overshadowed by foreign countries and multinationals, Chinese industrial companies are starting to 12 on the world. A new generation of large and credible firms 13 in China in the electronics, appliance and even high-tech sectors. Some have reached critical mass on the main land and 14 new outlets for their production—through exports and by building Chinese factories abroad, chiefly in Southeast Asia. One example: China's investment in Malaysia 15 from $8 miilion in 2000 to $766 million in the first half of this year. 16 China's export prowess (杰出的才能), it will be years 17 Chinese firms achieve the managerial and operational expertise of Western and Japanese multinationals. For one thing, many of its best companies are still at least partially state-owned. 18 , China has a shortage of managerial talent and little notion of marketing and brand-building. Its companies are also 19 by the country's long tradition of central planning, inefficient use of capital and antiquated distribution system, 20 makes building national companies a challenge.
1.
A.listened
B.listened to
C.heard
D.heard of
A B C D
D
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 has heard of意为“听说过”,符合句意。选项A listened和选项B listened to意为“听(的动作)”;选项C heard意为“听到”。
[考点] 此题属于语义辨析题 alone意为“单独的”,修饰句中的last year,意思是“单单去年一年”。B only(只有),位置常与alone不同,例如:Only he was in the secrect. =He alone wasin the secrect只有他一人知道内情。注意区别:(1)They alone sell cotton clothing.他们独一家卖布衣服。(2)They only sell cotton clothing.他们只卖布衣服。C along意为“沿着”;选项D lonely意为“孤独的”。
4.
A.As
B.As to
C.Judging by
D.According to
A B C D
D
[考点] 此题属于语篇衔接题 according to意为“根据某人的观点/看法”,原句意为:根据尼古拉斯·拉代的观点,故选项D According to正确。选项A As意为“因为”;选项B As to意为“至于”,例如:As to (doing) that, we haven't decided yet. 至于是否做那件事,我尚未决定。选项C Judging by意为“通过……判断”。
5.
A.has expanded
B.did expand
C.does expand
D.expands
A B C D
A
[考点] 此题属于语法题 根据句子后半部分的状语over the last 20 years,可知应选用现在完成时态,故选项A has expanded与foreign trade搭配,意为“扩大了外贸”,其他选项:B did expand,C does expand,D expands时态不对。
6.
A.20-year
B.a 20-year period
C.20-years
D.a 20 years
A B C D
B
[考点] 此题属于语法题 a 20-year period意为“一个20年的时期”,故选项B a 20-year正确。其他选项:A 20-year缺少冠词;C 20-years和D a 20 years单复数形式错误;均不符合题意。
[考点] 此题属于语法题 yet是时间副词,意为“现在之前”,常用于否定句或疑问句,与现在完成时连用时,指的是过去的动作对现在仍有影响,例如:I haven't yet finished my homework. 根据原文的意思,中国的大公司没有在世界经济舞台上为他们本身或他们的品牌确立地位。这是中国经济比较薄弱的、欠缺的东西。故选择表示“尚有待于(完善的)”意思的副词,即选项A yet正确。其他选项:B to搭配不当;C still established意思不符;D been established语态及句意均不符。
10.
A.at
B.in
C.over
D.on
A B C D
D
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 on the global stage意为“在全球(经济)舞台上”,故选项D on符合题意。其他选项:A at和C over搭配不当;B in the stage意为“在……过程”,语意不符。
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 make a mark意为“给人留下深刻印象”,根据句意,中国公司现在已有所改变,开始给人们留下深刻印象,故选项C make a mark正确。其他选项:A make a call,B make a cry和D make a voice均不符合题意。
13.
A.has set up
B.has established
C.has emerged
D.is emerged
A B C D
C
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 has emerged意为“已经出现”,根据句子意思,此处需填一个不及物动词,意为在中国电子、电器以及高科技领域已经出现了一批可靠的大公司,故选项C has emerged正确。其他选项:A has set up和B has established语态不符;D is emerged的错误在于emerge为不及物动词,没有被动语态。
14.
A.are now seeking
B.is now seeking
C.now are seeking
D.now is seeking
A B C D
A
[考点] 此题属于语法题 are now seeking意为“正在寻找”,文中提到许多大公司在中国大陆的市场已趋饱和,故他们着手为他们的产品找出路,因此选项A are now seeking符合题意。选项B is now seeking与主语some(复数)不一致;选项C now are seeking词序不当;选项D now is seeking词序及语法均不符。
15.
A.rising
B.increasing
C.enhanced
D.soared
A B C D
D
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 Soar意为“高飞,屹立,剧增”,例如:The figures for unemployment have soared above the 2 million mark. 失业人口数已增至200万以上。原文中提及中国在马来西亚的投资,从2000年的800万美元猛增至今年上半年的7.66亿美元,因此选项D soared符合原文。其他选项:A rising;B increasing均体现不出从800万美元到7.66亿美元的巨大增幅,而且属非谓语动词,不能充当谓语;Cenhanced意为“加强”,例如:enhance one's confidence。
16.
A.For all
B.All for
C.All of
D.After all
A B C D
A
[考点] 此题属于语篇连接题 For all意为“尽管”,例如:The country, for all the crises it had, remained strong. 尽管经历了重重危机,这个国家还是强大的。根据原文,尽管中国的外贸出口成就令人瞩目,但要达到西方先进的管理和经营水平尚需时日,故选项A For all正确,表示让步关系。其他选项:B All for;C All of词序、意思不符;D after all意为“毕竟”,意思不符。
17.
A.after
B.before
C.since
D.till
A B C D
B
[考点] 此题属于语法题 it will be years before意为“在……之前需要若干年”,根据句意,中国要取得和西方先进的管理和经营相当的水平之前要若干年,故选项B before符合题意。其他选项:A after,C since和D till均与原文意思不符。
[考点] 此题属于语义搭配题 handicap意为“妨碍,使不利”,例如:Ignorance can handicap the progess of city. 愚昧无知会妨碍城市的进步。原文中提到的长期的计划经济的传统,资本利用率低,过时的分配体系等都应该是妨碍了中国公司的进步和发展的,故选项C handicapped意为“受到妨碍”正确。选项A making it意为“成功”;选项B prevented常与介词from连用,意为“避免”;选项D protected意为“防卫,保护”。
Kimiyuki Suda should he a perfect customer for Japan's car-makers. He's a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable 21 . He used to own Toyota's Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses 22 subways and trains. "It's not inconvenient at all," he says. 23 , "having a car is so 20th century." Suda reflects a worrisome 24 in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, 25 among the young, who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. 26 mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular, everything in between is 27 . Last year sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 28 you don't count the mini-car market. There have been 29 one-year drops in other nations: sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 30 a tax increase. But experts say Japan is 31 in that sales have been decreasing steadily 32 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007. Alarmed by this state of 33 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) 34 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a 35 wealth gap, demographic changes and 36 lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their 37 longer, replace their cars with smaller ones 38 give up car ownership altogether. JAMA 39 a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer, further consolidation in the automotive sector is 40 .