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2012 MBA完型補充練習(xí)Passage OneThere is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd., one of the six panies, created out of the privatized national railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth__1__, its plan to use realestate assets in and around train stations__2__is drawing interest. In a plan called “Station Renaissance” that it__3__in November, JR East said that it would__4__using its mercial spaces for shops and restaurants, extending them to__5__more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pickup__6__for such goods as books, flowers and groceries__7__over the Internet. In a country where city__8__depend heavily on trains__9__muting, about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway, the pany __10__. So, picking up modities at train stations__11__consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station__12__stores for this purpose, but it plans to create__13__spaces for the delivery of Internet goods. The pany also plans to introduce __14__cards—known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for__15__information__16__ train tickets and muter passes__17__the magnetic ones used today, integrating them into a/an __18__pass. This will save the pany money, because__19__for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also__20__the space needed for ticket vending. 1.[A]perspectives [B]outlooks [C]prospects [D]spectacles 2.[A]creatively [B]originally [C]authentically [D]initially 3.[A]displayed [B]demonstrated [C]embarked [D]unveiled 4.[A]go beyond [B]set out [C]e around [D]spread over 5.[A]applications [B]enterprises [C]functions [D]performances 6.[A]districts [B]vicinities [C]resorts [D]locations 7.[A]acquired [B]purchased [C]presided [D]attained 8.[A]lodgers [B]tenants [C]dwellers [D]boarders 9.[A]for [B]in [C]of [D]as 10.[A]figures [B]exhibits [C]convinces [D]speculates 11.[A]deprives [B]retrieves [C]spares [D]exempts 12.[A]conjunction [B]convenience [C]department [D]ornament 13.[A]delegated [B]designated [C]devoted [D]dedicated 14.[A]clever [B]smart [C]ingenious [D]intelligent 15.[A]checking [B]gathering [C]holding [D]acmodating 16.[A]as [B]for [C]with [D]of 17.[A]but for [B]as well as [C]instead of [D]more than 18.[A]unique [B]single [C]unitary [D]only 19.[A]devices [B]instruments [C]readers [D]examiners 20.[A]reduce [B]narrow [C]dwarf [D]shrink答案 總體分析 本文介紹了東日本鐵路公司引人關(guān)注的新計劃。文章第一段介紹說東日本鐵路公司創(chuàng)造性地利用車站內(nèi)部及周圍房地產(chǎn)的計劃正引起越來越多人的關(guān)注。第二段具體介紹了這一計劃的內(nèi)容及好處,即適應(yīng)信息時代的要求,把車站作為網(wǎng)上購物的物品收取地,這樣既為消費者提供了方便,又提高了遞送物品的安全性。第三段介紹了該公司引入智能卡代替目前使用的各種磁卡作車票的計劃及其優(yōu)點。試題精解1.[精解] 本題考查名詞的詞義辨析??崭裉幪钊氲拿~與growth搭配,由上下文語義可知,此處表達的含義是“鐵路業(yè)沒有令人振奮的發(fā)展前景”,Prospect“景色,前景,期望”指的是possibility of advancement or success。所以[C]項正確。perspective做可數(shù)名詞時多指viewpoint(態(tài)度,觀點),如You have the wrong perspective on this situation(對于那個情勢的未來發(fā)展,你的看法是錯的)。outlook用作“前景”講時用單數(shù)形式,如the outlook for economic growth(經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的前景)。spectacle“景象,奇觀,場面,眼鏡”,如A quarrel between drunken women is an unpleasant spectacle(喝醉酒的女人吵架是個丑惡的場面)。2.[精解] 本題考查通過上下文選擇適當(dāng)?shù)母痹~的能力。空格處的副詞修飾的動作是use realestate assets in and around train stations(利用車站內(nèi)部及周圍的房地產(chǎn))。由上下文可知,該舉動是有創(chuàng)造性的,所以才會引起人們的關(guān)注,因此[A]項creatively“創(chuàng)造性地”正確。originally“最初,原先 ,新穎地”,如The apartment was decorated quite originally(這套公寓裝飾的十分別致);authentically“確實地,真正地,逼真地”,其形容詞形式為authentic,如 DiMaggio was an authentic folk hero(迪馬喬是一位真正的民間英雄);initially“最初,開頭”,如His response was initially adamant(他的反應(yīng)開始很強硬)。3.[精解] 本題考查動詞詞義的辨析。由語法知識可知,空格前的it指代的是主語JR East(東日本鐵路),所填動詞表示的是該公司對“Station Renaissance”這一計劃發(fā)出的動作。[C]項embarked“著手,從事”是不及物動詞,常用于embark on/upon sth.,如 He has embarked on a new career(他開始了一種新的職業(yè)生涯),embark on a new plan意為“著手一項新的計劃”。[A]項displayed指把物品展示給人們看, display a plan意為“展示一張設(shè)計圖”; [B]項demonstrated“示范,證明”與plan搭配,指通過具體演示來說明計劃的可行性,均不符合文意。[D]項unveiled“揭露,公布”正確,原文意為:東日本鐵路有限公司在11月份公布的“車站復(fù)興”計劃中說……4.[精解] 本題考查動詞短語的辨析??崭裉幪钊氲膭釉~短語與using its mercial spaces for shops and restaurants搭配,應(yīng)符合文意。首先[B]、[C]兩項的用法分別為set out to do sth.“打算、試圖做某事”,如He failed in what he had set out to do(他沒有做到自己原來想做的事);e around to sth.“平息,蘇醒,改變觀點、立場”,如It will take him a while to e around to the idea(他需要時間來接受這個觀點),可排除。[D]項指時間上的擴展,如The economic unrest spread over several years(經(jīng)濟的動蕩不安延續(xù)了數(shù)年之久),不符合文意。[A]項go beyond“不止,超出”與狀語extending them to呼應(yīng),意為“不僅把它的商業(yè)空地用于開商店和餐館,而且還……”。5.[精解] 本題考查名詞詞義的辨析??崭裉幪钊氲拿~充當(dāng)extending them to結(jié)構(gòu)中的介詞賓語,其中extend…to…意為“擴展……用于……”,them指上文中的its mercial spaces(東日本鐵路的商業(yè)空地)。因此,所填的名詞應(yīng)與前文一致,表達這些空地的用處或功能,應(yīng)與use的名詞形式usage屬同一范疇。 [A]、[C]項都有“使用”的意思,但application常與“科技成果、理論、法規(guī)”等搭配,強調(diào)它們的實際應(yīng)用,一般不與spaces搭配,如 The new invention would have a wide range of applications in industry(這項新發(fā)明會在工業(yè)上獲得廣泛應(yīng)用),[C]項functions“功能,作用”正確,即“還要把這些商業(yè)空地用于更加適應(yīng)信息時代的功能上”。enterprise“企業(yè),事業(yè),計劃”;performance“履行,執(zhí)行,性能”。6.[精解] 本題考查名詞詞義的辨析。空格處填入的名詞作pickup(物品收?。┬揎椀闹行拿~,說明東日本鐵路公司想把車站作為物品收取的什么。district指有一定特色的區(qū)域、地區(qū),如rural/mountainous/financial/theatre district?;蛐姓^(qū)域,如election/school/postal district。vicinity“臨近地區(qū),附近”,常用單數(shù),如the inhabitants of the vicinity(附近地區(qū)的居民)。resort“旅游、度假勝地”,如seaside/beach/ski resort。Location泛指某個地點,與文中pickup搭配,意為:物品收取地,符合文意。7.[精解] 本題考查動詞詞義的辨析??崭裉幪钊氲倪^去分詞與over the Internet搭配,作定語修飾such goods as books, flowers and groceries。由其中心語goods可知文章所講的是網(wǎng)上購物,所以[B]項purchase“買,購買”正確,即“東日本鐵路打算把車站作為網(wǎng)上所購物品的收取地”。[A]項acquire“獲得”,雖然也可以表示“購得”,如The pany has just acquired new premises(公司剛購得新辦公樓),但它強調(diào)“得到”的結(jié)果,但該處顧客應(yīng)該還沒有得到貨物,所以不正確。 [C]preside常與over搭配,意為“主持,主管”,接的賓語為“會議、活動、事件、機構(gòu)”等,如preside over the meeting/the 。[D]項attain“達到,(經(jīng)過努力)獲得”也是強調(diào)“得到”,不正確。8.[精解] 本題考查名詞的辨析。由上下文可知,該處應(yīng)泛指城市人,所以[C]項city dwellers“城市居民”符合文意。 [A]項logers“寄宿者”,[B]項tenants“承租人,房客 ”,[D]項boarders“寄膳宿者,寄宿生”,都具體到以某種特殊方式居住的人,不合文意。9.[精解] 本題考查介詞的用法。depend on sb/sth for sth是習(xí)慣搭配,意為:依靠……來做……,符合文意,原文意為:都市人嚴重依賴列車作為上下班的交通工具。depend on sth as sth意為:依靠……作為……,但as后通常接名詞,如 We depended on Email as the only way of munication when she was abroad(她出國時我們依靠郵件作為惟一的通訊方式)。in“在……期間,從事于”,of“……的(表所屬)”。10.[精解] 本題考查動詞詞義的辨析??崭裉幪钊氲膭釉~作謂語,