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its the context. In 1986, the drug pany Johnson amp。 Johnson was faced with a crisis. Several people had died after taking Tylenol(泰諾), a Johnson amp。 Johnson product. The deaths were not the 1 of the pany, but the work of a criminal who had put poison in some of the Tylenol capsules(膠囊). The criminal was later caught and punished, but 2 the deaths, people stopped buying Tylenol. The management of Johnson amp。 Johnson realized that they had to act 3 and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the pany. Within days, in fact, they 4 every Tylenol capsule in the United States to check for 5 . Soon afterword they also introduced tamperproof bottles to prevent future problems. Sales of Tylenol 6 again, and in the end, people felt that Johnson amp。 Johnson had acted well. Not all panies respond to crisis as well as Johnson amp。 Johnson. Some failed to realized the importance of acting responsibly and suffered a dramatic 7 in sales. Consumers no longer trusted the panies. The key to managing a crisis lies in the pany39。s 8 reaction. If they recognize a problem immediately and take measures to deal with it, they are less likely to suffer longterm consequences. One example of a quick reaction was that of the Pepsi Company in 1992, when hypodermic syringes (皮下注射器)were found in several soda cans. In a short time, the pany was able to prove that the syringes had nothing to do with the production process, and they also found the criminals who had put the syringes in the cans. 9 , they lost few customers. On the other hand, Wendy39。s fastfood pany 10 millions of dollars in 2004 because it tried to deny bad news and did not act quickly enough.1. A. featureB. decisionC. faultD. solution2. A. in favor ofB. in response toC. in return forD. in honor of3. A. decisivelyB. happilyC. fortunatelyD. readily4. A. avoidedB. involvedC. recalledD. practiced5. A. changingB. poisoningC. abandoningD. cheating6. A. picked upB. settled downC. came outD. hung out7. A. effectB. mistakeC. objectionD. drop8. A. temporaryB. reverseC. initialD. conditional9. A. In additionB. As a resultC. For exampleD. By contrast10. A. lostB. gatheredC. maintainedD. invested【答案】 (1)C;(2)B;(3)A;(4)C;(5)B;(6)A;(7)D;(8)C;(9)B;(10)A; 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文,以強生公司處理泰諾膠囊引起的死亡事件說明解決危機的關鍵是公司的第一反應。 (1)考查名詞。A. feature“特征”;B. decision“決定”; C. fault“過錯”;D. solution“解決辦法”。根據下文“of the pany, but the work of a criminal who had put poison in some of the Tylenol capsules”可知,死亡事件不是強生公司的過錯,而是一個罪犯在一些泰諾膠囊里下毒造成的,故選C。 (2)考查介詞短語。A. in favor of“支持”;B. in response to“回應”;C. in return for“作為對……的報答”;D. in honor of“向……致敬”。根據下文“the deaths, people stopped buying Tylenol.”可知,作為對死亡事件的回應,人們不再購買泰諾,故選B。 (3)考查副詞。A. decisively“果斷地”; B. happily“快樂地”;C. fortunately“幸運地”;D. readily“容易地”。根據下文“and quickly to prevent serious consequences for the pany.”可知,強生公司的管理層意識到必須果斷而訊速地采取行動,防止給公司帶來嚴重后果,故選A。 (4)考查動詞。A. avoided“避免”;B. involved“牽涉”;C. recalled“召回”;D. practiced“練習”。根據下文“every Tylenol capsule in the United States to check for ____5____.”可知,強生公司召回在美國的每一粒泰諾膠囊檢查是否下毒,故選C。 (5)考查動詞。A. changing“改變”;B. poisoning“下毒”;C. abandoning“放棄”;D. cheating“欺騙”。上文說死亡事件是一個罪犯在一些泰諾膠囊里下毒造成的,所以強生公司召回在美國的每一粒泰諾膠囊檢查是否下毒,故選B。 (6)考查動詞短語。A. picked up“回升”; B. settled down“安定下來”; C. came out“出版”;D. hung out“掛斷”。根據下文“and in the end, people felt that Johnson amp。 Johnson had acted well.”可知,人們認為強生表現得很好,由此可知,泰諾的銷量再次回升,故選A。 (7)考查名詞。A. effect“影響”; B. mistake“錯誤”;C. objection“反對”;D. drop“下降”。根據下文“Consumers no longer trusted the panies.”可知,消費者不再信任這些公司,由此可知,這些公司的銷量大幅下降,故選D。 (8)考查形容詞。A. temporary“臨時的”; B. reverse“相反的”; C. initial“最初的”; D. conditional“有條件的”。根據上文“The key to managing a crisis lies in the pany39。s”可知,解決危機的關鍵是公司的第一反應,故選C。 (9)考查介詞短語。A. In addition“另外”; B. As a result“結果”;C. For example“例如”;D. By contrast“相比之下”。根據下文“they lost few customers.”可知,結果,他們失去的客戶很少,故選B。 (10)考查動詞。A. lost“失去”;B. gathered“收集”;C. maintained“維持”;D. invested“投資”。根據下文“millions of dollars in 2004 because it tried to deny bad news and did not act quickly enough.”可知,Wendy快餐公司在2004年損失了數百萬美元,因為它試圖否認壞消息,而且行動也不夠迅速,故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及動詞,名詞,形容詞,副詞,固定短語等多個知識點的考查,是一篇社會類閱讀,要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎上,進一步根據上下文的邏輯關系,進行分析推理,從而選出正確答案。6.閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 We talk about the persistence (堅持不懈) needed to make our dream e true today. Just think of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Their 1 certainly didn39。t happen overnight! Wilbur was 12 years old and Orville 8 when their father brought home a 2 . It was a rubber 3 made in France. They 4 it so much that they played with it until it broke. Immediately, they began 5 copies. They were hooked on aviation (飛行器制造)! In 1900, as young men, having built their first glider (滑翔機), they decided to 6 it out at Kitty Hawk on Kill Devil Hills. It 7 consistent strong winds, and the somewhat cushioning effects of sand. That first flight was unsuccessful, 8 it didn39。t stop them. After several more tries, on December 17, 1903, with a much 9 plane, they risked their lives to drive it in the wind. They 10 flying the world39。s first powered airplane. Beginning at 10:35 . that day, Orville 11 it 120 feet in about 12 seconds! At 12:00, Wilbur flew it 852 feet in 59 seconds! Johnny Moore, one of the five men who 12 them that morning (in charge of dragging the plane across the sand for positioning), ran to the village of Kitty Hawk 13 , They39。ve made it! This was the 14 of aviation! At this time, Wilbur was 36 and Orville 32. Roughly 24 years had passed 15 their father gave them that toy! If you have a