英语考试内容整理

一、单选

Unit 1

1、emulate（v.效仿、模仿）= imitate（v.模仿、仿效）

2、dedicated（adj.专注的献身的）= devoted（adj.献身的；忠诚的；v.献身于，致力于）

3、encompass（vt.包含；包围、环绕；完成）= include（vt.包含、包括）

4、inception（n.开创、开端）= beginning（n.开始；起点；v.开始；创建）

5、competence（n.能力、胜任；权限）= ability（n.能力、能耐；才能）

6、compliment（n.夸奖、称赞；恭维；v.称赞）= praise（n.赞扬；称赞；崇拜；vt/vi.赞美）

7、skyrocket（v.急升、猛升；激增、激涨）= rise suddenly（迅速的增加）

8、buck【v.（人坐在马背时，马）猛烈颠簸；】= resist（v.抵抗，反抗）

9、regardless of（不管、不顾）= in spite of（不管、不顾）

10、reach out to（递给...；主动联系）= give help to（给...帮助）

Unit 3

1、imminent（adj.即将来临的；迫近的）= impending（adj.即将发生的；迫切的；v.迫近）

2、dismantle（v.拆开，拆卸；废除）= cancel（v.取消；撤销；废除）

3、murky（adj.阴暗的、黑暗的；朦胧的）= gloomy（adj.阴暗的、幽暗的；令人沮丧的）

4、brim（v.含满；充盈；n.帽檐、帽边）= fill（v.充满；装满；挤满；弥漫、遍及）

5、suspicious（adj.怀疑的、猜疑的）= distrustful（adj.怀疑的；不信任的；可疑的）

6、vulnerable（adj.易受伤的；易受攻击的；感情脆弱的）= weak（adj.虚弱的；无力的）

7、flimsy（adj.脆弱的；易损坏的；不周密的）= fragile（adj.脆弱的、易碎的、易损坏的）

8、veteran（n.经验丰富的人；老兵；老手）= experienced（adj.老练、熟练的；富有经验的）

9、adversary（n.对手、敌手）= opponent（n.对手、敌手、反对者）

10、malicious（adj.恶意的；恶毒的；怀恨的）= hostile（adj.敌对、不友善的；怀有敌意的）

Unit 5

1、gauge（v.判定、判断；测量）= evaluate（vt.评价；估价；求...的值；vi.评价；估价）

2、surveillance（n.监视、监督）= monitoring（n.监视；监控；检验、检查；v.监视、监督）

3、stem（v.阻止、遏制、封堵；堵住、止住）= stop（v.停止）

4、outmoded（adj.过时的、废弃的）= outdated（adj.过时的；旧时的）

5、panacea（n.万全之策、万应灵丹）= cure-all（n.万应灵丹、灵丹妙药）

6、hindrances（n.障碍；障碍者）= obstacle（n.障碍、阻碍、干扰；妨碍物、障碍物）

7、unscathed（adj.未受伤的）= unhurt（adj.未受伤的）

8、refers to（指的是....）= means（v.意思是...、表示...什么的意思）

9、pop up（突然出现）= appear suddenly（突然、迅速出现）

10、under way（进行中；在行进；在航行）= in progress（正在进行；在发展中）

Unit 7

1、appropriate（adj.恰当的；合适的）= suitable（adj.适当的；相配的）

2、mitigate（v.减轻、缓解、缓和）= lessen（v.减轻、减少）

3、aforementioned（adj.上述的；前面提及的）= previous（adj.以前的；早先的；先前

的）

4、deflect（v.使转向；转移；干扰）= redirect（vt.使改方向；重新寄送；adj.再直接的）

5、deleterious（adj.有毒的、有害的）= harmful（adj.有害的）

6、hazardous（adj.危险的、不安全的）= dangerous（adj.危险的、不安全的）

7、stall（v.拖延；拖住；延误；熄火；n.货摊、摊位；畜栏、牛棚）= stop（v.停止、中止）

8、conceivably（adv.令人信服地；可相信地；想象得到地）= imaginably（adv.可想象地）

9、in terms of（依据，按照；在....方面）=by way of（用....方式，借着）

10、ultimate（adj.最终的、最后的）= final（adj.最后的、最终的）

二、完形填空

Unit 1

Starbucks realized early on that motivated and committed human resources were the key to the success of a retail business. Therefore the company took great care in selecting the right kind of people and made an effort to retain them .Consequently, the company's human resource policies reflected its commitment to its employees.

Starbucks relied on its baristas and other frontline staff to a great extent in creating the "Starbucks Experience" which differentiated it from competitors. Therefore the company paid considerable attention to kind of people it recruited . Starbuck's recruitment motto was "To have the right people hiring the right people".

Starbucks hired people for qualities like adaptability, dependability and the ability to work in a team. The company often stated the qualities that it looked for in employees upfront in its job postings. which allow prospective employees to self-select themselves to a certain extent.

Having selected the right kind of people, Starbucks invested in training them in the skills they would require to perform their jobs efficiently. Starbucks was one of the few retail companies to invest considerably in employee training and provide comprehensive training to all classes of employees, including part-timers.

Analysts said that Starbucks' biggest challenge in the early 2000s would be to ensure that the company's image as a positive employer survived its rapid expansion program, and to find the right kind of people in the right numbers to support these expansion plans. Considering the rate at which the company was expanding, analysts wondered whether Starbucks would be able to retain its spirit even when it doubled or tripled its size. By the early 2000s, the company began to show signs that its generous policies and high human resource costs were reflecting on its financial strength.

Although the company did not reveal the amount it spent on employees ,it said that it spent more on them than it did on advertising, which stood at$ million in fiscal 2004.

That the company was finding its human resource costs burdensome was reflects in the fact that it effected an increase of 11 cents on its beverage prices in mid-2004. Analysts wondered whether the company's cost problems could be met by a price increase,as customers already paid a premium for Starbucks beverages. On the other band,it would not be easy for the company to cut down on benefits, as it could result