人邮第四辑真题TEST 2 READING PART 5
( T" g1 L: E" \! S4 k+ z, f Lebrun Steel Facing up to Tough Times' [& M& O; u; D4 F
0 After 98 years of trading, the steel manufacturer Lebrun knows from experience as how
$ T& K7 I6 f" n1 J7 C 00 difficult fluctuations in the economic cycle can be for suppliers such as themselves.5 Q3 B3 [% i$ t4 C2 k# F9 _
34 Since many of the nation's largest production companies which are its customers,% Y6 v' B+ D+ z/ \, X" r
35 Lebrun is adversely affected by any change for the worse in the economy. Yet Lebrun
" l" e- C+ r+ S# I- s 36 has managed to keep on sales steady (in the region of approximately $2.5 billion)
& \. A8 h9 l, }7 o$ `( R, y. O 37 and has recorded only one annual loss during the difficulties of the past five; B# u0 S% i& }9 |% X+ O: _
38 years, but despite the effects of the ongoing industrial slowdown. James Griffith,0 K8 G4 q. A( M$ ?0 s7 K
39 president of Lebrun, now has the task of turning up survival into growth, and
$ h. v8 p& r* u! e: r% | 40 his strategy is already becoming clear to those industry observers. In February of
/ z; _/ ]( x' j 41 this year, the company acquired Bronson pic, additionally a one-time competitor., v Q# G( z$ O- R( }7 {+ k5 g, C4 v- O
42 This merger will greatly expand the size of both Lebrun's labour force, and; W t& V2 u3 E' ?
43 Griffith estimates it will boost its revenue by nearly 50%, while too increasing
?4 L2 s6 t& B' G+ L) k 44 the number of plants and R&D centres in much a similar way. Griffith is/ K. k" P3 {- x3 A, f. S4 V# |" U
45 optimistic that while the steel industry is about to pull out of recession, and he wants Lebrun to be ready for this.: [( }2 b- N+ x5 z
这篇文章是介绍一个生产商面临的困境及所采取的措施。www.ExamW.CoM
% q6 a; }: `' d' A6 s7 t0 i: t. b 34题,这个句子并不是定语从句,主谓宾都很齐全,主语companies,谓语are,宾语its customers.所以which是多余的
* W$ R5 {% o, D: N( w 35题,正确的
9 {& i4 S% k# H! n" A 36题,keep on doing继续做什么,接名词的话直接用keep,keep sales steady保持销售平稳,on多余。' @! S! D3 r7 w' \. a/ u! ]: T
37题,正确的4 K! v' J( }! r
38题,but和despite不能同时使用,必须去掉一个。but后面要接完整的句子,这个后面不是句子,是名词性成分,所以保留despite,去掉but。$ a/ R7 L _9 ~" n! \8 T! O
39题,turn… into 变为,成为。固定词组。turning survival into growth变生存为增长。Up多余。: S! d5 P, i8 ]) s: t" k2 R4 Y& R
40题,句子前后并没有指代的含义,代词those多余。* D ^ {# s. _' I" D$ j3 s Y
41题,a one-time competitor是修饰前面的Bronson pic ,additionally是另外的,附加的意思,用在这里意思和用法都不通,所以去掉。$ V- ~, s) z$ Z
42题,both表并列,而这个句子前后是没有并列的含义的,只说了扩展规模。所以both多余。
( j6 [0 x# [. o. ?+ n6 W4 X 43题,too是副词,在这里用法不对 Y4 Y! q9 H& t1 q- d, {$ H; @
44题,in a similar way固定用法,much多余
+ b! z# z& @' g: [+ Q0 V) O5 p 45题,while用来引导时间状语从句,而很明显这个句子并不是,只是由that引导的从句,句子成分很齐全。去掉while。 |