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Cindy Sydney is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司)in Miami, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 1 and skill but left her flying high.
When the Miami Airport was under 2 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2, 500 square meters of dirt paved 3 the cars could be on site 4 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 5 other local paving company wanted to do the job, stating it couldn’t be done in such a 6 time.
Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 7 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 8 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 9 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 10 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.
We got the job and immediately went into 11 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 12 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 13 enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t 14 to buy a new one. Instead, I got a special 15 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrant(消防栓); then I 16 held one of those hoses to 17 down the rock.
Those ten days were filled with challenges that 18 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the only company that had cars on the parking lot.
The key to our success was having the 19 to take on any job and then being 20 in our approach to getting it done.
【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。本文是C&S铺路公司创始人Cindy Sydney讲述她在创业初期的一段经历。国家汽车租赁公司要赶在机场开放之前将一条土路修好, 由于时间很紧, 别的公司都不敢承担这项任务, 只有C&S铺路公司勇敢地接下了这一工程, 并运用常人难以想象的创造力圆满完成了铺路任务。短文最后得出结论: 成功的秘诀是勇气和创新。
1. A. kindness B. patience
C. imagination D. experience
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。根据文章倒数第二段Those ten days. . . one creative idea after another, 再结合文章内容可推知, 应选imagination。
2. A. construction B. repair
C. control D. development
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。从下文可知, 飞机场正在建设中, under construction“在建设中”。
3. A. after B. as C. for D. so
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。so that引导状语从句, that可省略。
4. A. while B. since C. where D. when
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。when当……的时候, 引导时间状语从句。
5. A. Some B. Any C. No D. Every
【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。从上文“the official opening was only ten days away”可知任务很紧, 后面“it couldn’t be done in such a ________ time”可推知, 没有公司想做这项工作。
6. A. short B. vacant C. initial D. regular
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。任务很紧, 没有公司想做, 说明这项任务不可能在短时间内完成。short符合语境。
7. A. able B. nervous C. afraid D. willing
【解析】选D。固定搭配题。be willing to do sth. 乐意干某事, 与其他公司形成对比。
8. A. supported B. promised
C. continued D. improved
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。由上文内容可推出, 这里是许诺尽最大的努力在十天内完成这项任务。
9. A. asked B. surprised
C. reminded D. demanded
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。我们也提醒他们说如果失败, 他们不会更糟。
10. A. though B. but C. as D. unless
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。此处意思“但是如果我们成功, 他们将获得很多”。
11. A. discussion B. action
C. practice D. production
【解析】选B。固定搭配题。从文中可以看出, 这里是开始行动(go into action)。
12. A. next B. first
C. past D. previous
【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。由前文可知第一个挑战是需要灯光, 所以这是接下来的挑战。
13. A. cold B. wet C. loose D. clean
【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。从下文“需要洒水车”可知, 这里是要让“the rock mixture wet enough”。故选B。
14. A. swear B. delay C. consult D. afford
【解析】选D。词语辨析题。所有的洒水车都被租出去了, 我们又买不起新的。
15. A. excuse B. order C. permit D. reason
【解析】选C。词语辨析题。此处意思“我得到一张特殊许可证, 可以租消防水龙带使其与消防栓相连来解决问题”。permit许可证。16. A. exactly B. personally C. angrily D. hardly
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。personally亲自; hardly几乎不; angrily生气地; exactly确切地。根据句意可知, 选personally。
17. A. pull B. knock C. hit D. water
【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上文“需要洒水车”可知, 这里是要冲石头。
18. A. required B. mixed C. followed D. formed
【解析】选A。词语辨析题。根据句意“那十天充满了挑战, 这些挑战需要一个接一个创造性的解决办法”。
19. A. courage B. interest C. hope D. chance
【解析】选A。词语复现题。从上文反复出现challenge可知, 需要勇气去接受任何工作。
20. A. shabby B. efficient C. creative D. urgent
【解析】选C。词汇复现题。要用创造性的方法来完成它, 选creative有创造力的。上文的“one creative idea after another”也是暗示。
