第二輯真題TEST 2 READING PART 4

Improved performance at Carter& Sons

There was good news in Carter & Sons’annual (20) yesterday. Three years of restructuring (21) in an upbeat statement from the company in advance of the official announcement of its interim (22) due early in August. The chairman, David Carter, reported a “strong start to the year”, which, although helped by a rather weak (23) period last year, highlighted the logic of refocusing the group on growth sectors. Three years ago the company (24) a review of all its operations in view of the serious financial difficulties that it was (25) As a result of this, its car (26) business was sold to an American group, and its car sales and repair divisions were (27) down so as to allow the company to (28) on the sale of vans and heavy goods vehicles. Three new showrooms have been opened in the UK and Ireland , and the sales (29) has more than doubled in the last two years.

Growth in business across the group has gone up by almost 12 per cent in the first half of the year. This should reassure investors that Carter & Sons is now on (30) to deliver increased earning in the years ahead.

21 A terminated B culminated C accomplished D completed

22 A economics B finances C outcomes D results

23 A relative B alike C comparative D equivalent

24 A commissioned Bassigned C delegated D appointed

25 A dealing B facing C undertaking D withstanding

26 A additions B extras C accessories D supplements

27 A scaled B marked C slowed D put

28 A emphasise B concentrate C specialize D strengthen

29 A bonus B pack C force D band

30 A way B path C road D track

Improved performance of a car company，一個汽車公司的業(yè)績改善，在完型填空里面出現(xiàn)的最多的就是這類文章，某某公司的年度總結(jié)，業(yè)績增長了，表現(xiàn)改善了，等等。

21、這題要理解整個句子，同時分析詞語的意思。是說三年的重組（restructure）在公司的一份積極的報表里達(dá)到了最高潮，這份報表先于將于八月初發(fā)布的官方中期結(jié)果。首先從意思上看，terminate表示終止，肯定不選，重組不會因為一份積極的報表就終止，何況還是非官方的；accomplish和complete都表示實現(xiàn)、完成，也不對，重組(restructure)的實現(xiàn)，一定會通過官方的報告來宣布，不會通過一份簡單的積極的報表，所以從意思上看，應(yīng)該選擇culminate，達(dá)到高潮。

22題，中期的結(jié)果，interim results，不能選outcome，outcome是指the result or effect of an action or event。某個具體的行為或者某件事的結(jié)果，比較正式。

23題，去年同期，用equivalent。

24題，這題考查的是commission這個單詞的一個用法：to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work。看個例句幫助理解：The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.

在三年前面臨一系列財務(wù)困難時，公司對他們所有的操作進(jìn)行了一個回顧。delegate和appoint的用法不對，這倆單詞后面都要接sb. to do sth。

25題，面對的困難，face the difficulty。

26題，汽車配件業(yè)務(wù)，配件是accessory。

27題，完整的看整個句子。配件業(yè)務(wù)被賣，汽車銷售與修理部規(guī)模減少，讓公司可以將精力集中在vans和heavy goods vehicles上。scale down，詞組，相應(yīng)縮減：reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent

28題，concentrate on，將注意力集中在某事上面，emphasis on只是強(qiáng)調(diào)。

29題，開了新的商品陳列室（showroom），銷售力量也增加了。Sales force，銷售力量，銷售的人增多了。

30題，on track to,在什么的軌道上，指準(zhǔn)備怎樣。固定搭配。這個詞組在中級的完形填空里考過。