翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题14

翻译三级笔译综合能力分类模拟题14

I,Grammar:Collocation

A^MultipleChoices

1.Afterthebigjobwasfinished,thebuilderthenumberofmen

workingforhim.

A.cutdown

B.cutacross

C.culoff

D.cutback

正确答案：D

2.Advertisementsareintendedtothebestqualitiesofthe

producttothepublic.

A.putdown

B.putacross

C.putaway

D.putaside

正确答案：B

3.Eventuallythesefeelingscouldbenolonger;therewere

outbreaksofviolenceeverywhere.

A.heldforth

B.heldoff

C.heldon

D.heldin

正确答案：D

4.1havetheconclusionthatitwouldbeunwisetoaccept

hisproposal.

A.comeat

B.cometo

C.comefor

D.comeup

正确答案：B

5.Theplansforthebuildingwere_____afewmonthsago.

A.drawnon

B.drawnback

C.drawnout

D.drawnup

正确答案：D

6.Theinsurancecoir.panydecidedtohisdrivingrecord

beforeinsuringhim.

A.checkoutof

B.checkon

C.checkin

D.checkover

正确答案：B

7.InthenextfewyearsmajorchangeswillbeinChina's

industries.

A.broughtforward

B.broughton

C.broughtabout

D.broughtup

正确答案：C

8.Itbegantorainheavilywhenwewereabouttoforthe

station.

A.setout

B.setup

C.setabout

D.seton

正确答案：A

9.Thepresidentoftheuniversitytobeayoungladyof

about35yearsold.

A.turnedto

B.turnedover

C.turnedout

D.turnedback

正确答案：C

10.Underthepresentsystem,stateenterprisesmustall

profitstothegovernment.

A.turndown

B.turnup

C.turnout

D.turnin

正确答案：D

11.Importantpeopledon，toftenhavemuchfreetimeastheirwork

alliheii-Lime.

A.takesaway

B.takesover

C.takesup

D.takesin

正确答案：C

12.Thispopularsportscarisnowbeingattherateofa

thousandaweek.

A.turneddown

B.turnedout

C.turnedin

D.turnedup

正确答案：B

词组turnout解释为“生产”。

13.Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould

considerablebenefitsforthecountry'shealth,wealthandsecurity.

A.leadto

B.attributeto

C.devoteto

D.subjectto

正确答案：A

14.Hiseffortstobringaboutthereconciliationbetweenthetwo

partiesashehadhoped.

A.cameoff

B.cameon

C.camearound

D.camedown

正确答案：A

词组comeoff解释为“成功，达到预期的效果”。

15.Difficultiesandhardshipshavethebestqualitiesof

theyounggeologists.

A.broughtout

B.broughtabout

C.broughtforth

D.broughtup

正确答案：A

16.Theinscriptiononthetombstonehadbeenbytheweather

andcouldscarcelyberead.

A.broughtaway

B.takenaway

C.runaway

D.wornaway

正确答案：D

17.OilcompaniesintheUSarealreadybeginningtofeelthe

pressure.Refineryworkersandpetroleumequipment-manufacturing

employeesarebeing__.

A.laidout

B.laidoff

C.laiddown

D.laidaside

正确答案：B

18.Becauseofthelimitationofspace,Ihadtoalotof

excellentmaterials.

A.leaveout

B.leavebehind

C.leavealone

D.leaveoff

正确答案：A

19.Noreadytechnicaldatawereavailable,butwemanagedto

A.gofor

B.gooff

C.gowithout

D.gothrough

正确答案：C

20.Theexplorationteamisdeterminedto_themostdangerous

circumstances.

A.standup

B.standupfor

C.standupto

D.standupwith

正确答案：C

21.Wecannotalways_____thewind,andnewwindmillsshouldbe

sodesignedthattheycanalsobedrivenbywater.

A.hangon

B.holdon

C.counton

D.comeon

正确答案：C

词组counton解释为“依赖，指望”。

22.Onereasonthatledtothecollapseofthecountrywasthatits

leadershipfailedtothedevelopmentofworldeconomy.

A.comeupwith

B.putupwith

C.catchupwith

D.feedupwith

正确答案：C

23.HeregrettedtotelltheBoardofDirectorsthatthedealhad

A.fallenthrough

B.fallenaway

C.fallenoff

D.fallento

正确答案：A

24.Nobodyknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthe

financialsystemwilltheeconomy.

A.putdown

B.settledown

C.dragdown

D.knockdown

正确答案：C

词组dragdown解稗为“使下降，使哀退，使滑坡”。

25.Someelectricalappliancesaredesignedtotheability

ofanelectriccurrenttoheatwire.

A.takeadvantageof

B.takeadvantageon

C.takeadvantageto

D.takeadvantageover

正确答案：A

26.Therearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobewhenyou

arecamping.

A.putupwith

B.putupat

C.putupfor

D.putupto

正确答案：D

27.___Thecompositionisnotverygood.Youshouldmakeattemptto

______•

A.touchup

B.roundoff

C.touchon

D.roundabout

正确答案：A

词组roundoff解释为“加工、润色，使之圆满、完善”。

28.Afilmofoilisputbetweenthemetalsurfacessothattheydo

noteachother.

A.keepon

B.turnon

C.bearon

D.geton

正确答案：B

词组bearon解释为“对……有影响”，这里指“摩擦”。

29.Heatis______inthereaction;hencethereactionwillbecome

morenearlycompleteatcomparativelylowtemperatures.

A.knockedoff

B.givenoff

C.passedoff

D.markedoff

正确答案：C

30.Theyarethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

A.concernedto

B.concernedfor

C.concernedwith

D.concernedon

正确答案：B

B、ErrorCorrection

1.Shewantedtobreakoutfromherhusbandandbeginanewlife.

正确答案：

breakout—breakaway

2.Thenegotiationsbrokeapartbecauseneithersidewould

compromise.

正确答案：

brokeapart-*-brokedown

3.Veryfewexpertscomewithcompletelynewanswerstotheworld*s

economicproblems.

正确答案:

comewith-*comeupwith

4.Theteacherpointedaboutthatitwasdishonorabletodo

cheatingatexams.

正确答案:

pointedabout-*pointedout

5.Theproblemofjuveniledelinquencycallsintheattentionof

thewholesociety.

正确答案：

callsin_*callsfor

6.AlltheevidenceIhavecollectedboilsoffLuLliefacILhcilhe

isashoplifter.

正确答案：

boilsoff-,-boilsdown

7.Asthemanagingdirectordictatedtheletter,hissecretarytook

onwhathewassayinginshorthand.

正确答案：

tookon-*tookdown

8.Healwaysgivesuptohiswife'sdemandsanddoeswhatevershe

tellshimtodo.

正确答案：

givesupfgivesIn

9.Pricesskyrocketed.Itwasdifficultfortheoldcoupletomeet

theirendswiththeirpensions.

正确答案：

meettheirends->makeendsmeet

10.Ifhewantsmyvote,he，11havetomakeastandonthequestion

ofEast-Westrelations.

正确答案：

makeastand-*takeastand

11.Chinesefoodismarvelous.I'mafraidI'veputoutalotof

weightduringmystayhere.

正确答案：

putout-*puton

12.Wemustgeteverythingreadyforplowingandsowingbeforethe

rainyseasonsetsout.

正确答案：

setstofsetsin

13.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyouhangaround,

youwillsucceedintheend.

正确答案:

hangaround—*liangon

14.Theyaretryingtoputaroundallobstaclesanddifficultiesto

finishthetaskbytheendofthemonth.

正确答案:

pusharound->pushaside

15.Manyofhisformerassociatesturnedouthimwhenitbecame

knownhowhehadabusedhispositionoftrust.

正确答案:

turnedout-turnedagainst

II.ClozeTest

InternationalTrade国境贸易

Accountsofbarterofgoodsorofservicesamongdifferent

peoplescanbetracedbackalmostasfarastherecordofhuman

history.Internationaltrade,however,isspecificallyanexchange

betweenmembersofdifferentnations,and1and

explanationsofsuchtradebeginonlywiththe2ofthe

modernnation-stateatthecloseoftheEuropeanMiddleAges.As

politicalthinkersandphilosophers3toexaminethe

natureandfunctionofthenation,tradewithother

nations4aparticulartopicoftheirinquiry.Itis,

accordingly,nosurprisetofind5oftheearliest

attemptstodescribethefunctionofinternationaltradewithin

that6nationalisticbodyofthoughtnowknownas

''mercantilism.Mercantilistanalysis,whichreached

the7ofitsinfluenceuponEuropeanthoughtinthe16th

and17thcenturies,focused8uponthewelfareofthe

nation.Itinsistedthattheacquisitionof

wealth,9wealthintheformofgold,wasofparamount

importancefornationalpolicy.10tookthevirtuesof

goldalmostasanarticleoffaith;consequently,

they11undertooktoexplainadequatelywhythepursuitof

golddeservedsuchahigh12intheireconomicplans.The

tradepolicydictatedbymercantilistphilosophywas

accordingly13:encourageexports,discourageimports,

andtaketheproceedsoftheresultingexport

surplus14gold.BecauseofLheiriiaLionalislicbenl,

mercantilisttheoristseitherbrushedasideorelse15not

realizethat,fromaninternationalviewpoint,thispolicywould

necessarilyproveself-defeating.16nationthat

successfullygainsanexportsurplusmustordinarilydosoat

the17ofoneormoreothernationsthatrecordamatching

importsurplus.Mercantilists'18oftenwere

intellectuallyshallow,andindeedtheirtradepolicymayhavebeen

little19thanarationalizationoftheinterestsofa

risingmerchantclassthatwanted20markets-hencethe

emphasisonexpandingexports-coupledwithprotectionagainst

competitionintheformofimportedgoods.Yetmercantilistpolicies

arebynomeanscompletelydeadtoday.

1.

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accounts

2.

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rise

3.

正确答案:

began

4.

正确答案:

became

5.

正确答案:

one

6.

正确答案：

highly

7.

正确答案：

peak

8.

正确答案：

directly

9.

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particularly

10.

正确答案：

Mercantilists

11.

正确答案：

never

12.

正确答案：

priority

13.

正确答案：

simple

14.

正确答案：

in

15.

正确答案:

did

16.

正确答案:

The

17.

正确答案:

expense

18.

正确答案:

ideas

19.

正确答案:

more

20.

正确答案:

wider

Marketing失常营销

Marketing'sprincipalfunctionistopromoteandfacilitate

exchange.Through21,individualsandgroupsobtainwhat

theyneedandwantby22productsandserviceswithother

parties.Suchaprocesscan23onlywhenthereareat

leasttwoparties,eachof24hassomethingtooffer.In

ciddition,exchangecannotoccurunless25partiesareable

tocommunicateaboutandtodeliverwhat26offer.

Marketingisnotacoerciveprocess:allparties

must27freetoacceptorrejectwhatothersareoffering.

So28,marketingisdistinguishedfromothermodesof

obtainingdesiredgoods,29asthroughself-production,

begging,theft,orforce.

Marketingisnot30toanyparticulartypeof

economy,becausegoodsmustbe31andthereforemarketed

inalleconomiesandsocietiesexceptperhaps32themost

primitive.Furthermore,marketingisnotafunction

that33limitedtoprofit-orientedbusiness;evensuch

institutionsashospitals,schools,34museumsengagein

someformsofmarketing.Withinthebroad35ofmarketing,

merchandisingisconcernedmorespecificallywithpromoting

Lhe36ofgoodsandservicesluconsumeis(i.e.,relailing)

andhence37morecharacteristicoffree-marketeconomies.

Basedonthesecriteria,marketing38takeavariety

offorms:itcanbeaset39functions,adepartment

withinanorganization,amanagerialprocess,

a40philosophy,andasocialprocess.

21.

正确答案：

marketing

22.

正确答案：

exchanging

23.

正确答案：

occur

24.

正确答案：

whom

25.

正确答案：

the

26.

正确答案：

they

27.

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be

28.

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defined

29.

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such

30.

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confined

31.

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exchanged

32.

正确答案:

in

33.

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is

34.

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and

35.

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scope

36.

正确答案:

sale

37.

正确答案：

is

38.

正确答案：

can

39.

正确答案：

of

40.

正确答案：

managerial

HLReadingComprehension

ATaleOfThreeCities

三城计

byMichaelElliott

Theytendtobeanoptimisticlot,thebankersandbusiness

leaders,politiciansandpundits,whoeveryyearmaketheirwayto

theannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.

Thosewhohavepowerandinfluenceoftenhavemuchtobeoptimistic

about,tobeprogrammedtoliftuptheireyestothehills一ofwhich

Davoshasplenty-andseemoreprosperitycomingtheirway.

Thisyear'smeeting,whichstartsonJan.23,mightbealittle

different.Thoughtsmaybeinthevalleyratherthanthehills.A

yearago,subprimehadnotenteredthelexiconofthenightlynews,

andmostAmericansprobablythoughtthat"creditcrunch"wasa

breakfastcereal.Weallknowbetternow.Inthewakeofthereport

thatDecember，sUSunemploymentratehadjumpedto5%,thehighest

levelintwoyears,theBushAdministrationandCongress,Republicans

andDemocrats,startedfallingoverthemselvestryingtofinda

politicallyacceptablestimuluspackage.Witharecessioninthe

Americaneconomylookingtobeimminent,thetirelesslocomotiveof

theglobaleconomyseemsfinallytohaverunoutofpuff.

Howseriousaretheconsequenceslikelytobe?Muchmorecould

gowrong:acollapseofthedollar,orofUSconsumerconfidenceas

housepricescontinuetheirfall.Butonbalance,thedenizensof

Davoswouldbewelladvisedtokeepuptheirsunnyspirits.Taking

thelongview,theglobaleconomyisataremarkablemoment.Whatever

thechanceofarecessionthisyear,theUShasexperiencedwhatthe

ecunomislandformerUnderSecretaryoftheTreasuryfor

InternationalAffairsJohnB.TaylorofStanfordUniversitycallsa

“longboom"sincetheFedstartedtosqueezeinflationoutofthe

systemin1979.Fornearly30years,Taylorpointsout,thefew

downturnstheUShassufferedhave,inhistoricalterms,beenboth

shortandshallow.EvenmoreextraordinaryisthetaleoutsidetheUS

AccordingtotheWorldBank'srecentGlobalEconomicProspectsreport,

globalgrowthin2007was3.6%,downalittlefrom3.9%in2006.But

amongdevelopingeconomies,growthwasaremarkable7.4%,thefifth

successiveyearofanexpansionofmorethan5%.Thisisn，tjustthe

predictabletaleoftheriseofChinaandIndia;onthebackof

strongcommodityprices(andrelativepeace),Africaneconomies,too,

areperformingbetterthantheyhaveforageneration.

Howdidtheworldcometothishappyposition?Youcanlistthe

usualreasons:twodecadesofdecentmacroeconomicpolicymaking,the

triumphofmarketsandthecollapseofcommandeconomies,the

disseminationoftransformingtechnologiesandtoolssuchasthe

Internet,andopentradingsystems.Allofthesearetheattributes

thatcombinetoformthatmuchdiscussedphenomenon:globalization.

Butinthisspecialreport,welookatoneoverlookedaspectofa

generation'sworthofglobalgrowth:theextenttowhichNewYork

City,London,andHongKong,threecitieslinkedbyasharedeconomic

culture,havecometobebothexamplesandexplanationsof

globalization.Connectedbylong-hauljetsandfiber-opticcable,and

spacedneatlyaroundtheglobe,thethreecitieshave(byaccident一

nobodyplannedthis)createdafinancialnetworkthathasbeenable

tolubricatetheglobaleconomy,and,critically,easetheentryinto

themodemworldofChina,thegiantchi]dofourcentury.Understand

thisnetworkofcities-Nylonkong,wecallit-andyouunderstandour

time.

Gobacknearly30years,andfewwouldhavethoughtthatanyof

thethreecitieswereabouttoremaketheworldforthebetter.In

September,1982,theHongKongstockexchangelostaquarterofits

value.Atthesametime,LondonandNewYorkCitywerebywordsof

urbandecay.In1981,Londonsawsomeofthemostbitterriotsina

century.NewYorkalmostwentbankruptin1975;bytheearly1980s,

itsstreetswerepotholed,filthyanddangerous.Thecityroutinely

hadnearly2,000homicidesayear.Lastyear,thenumberwasjust494,

thelowesLsinceconsistenIrecord-keepingbeganin1963.

1.Whatdoyouunderstandfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thebankersandbusinessleaders,politiciansandpunditsare

optimisticabouttheprospectofworldeconomy.

B.InDavos,Switzerlandonecanseealotofhills.

C.ProsperitycanbelookedforwardtoattheWorldEconomicForum

everyyear,andthisyearisnoexception.

D.Afteryearsofeconomicprosperityintheworld,arecessioninUS

economymayleadtoasadsituationintheglobaleconomythisyear.

正确答案：D

2.Whichofthefollowingdoestheword〃Subprime"refertointhe

secondparagraph?

A.Somethingcommoninthebreakfast.

B.Somethingfarfromthebest.

C.Creditcrisis.

D.AcollapseofAmericanconsumerconfidence.

正确答案：C

3.WhatdoesNOTcontributetotheglobalizationaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Correctmacroeconomicpolicymaking.

B.Thecollapseofcomn.andeconomies.

C.Thetechnologiesandtoolsoftransportation.

D.Thetriumphofmarkets.

正确答案：C

4.Tnthepassage,“Nylonkong"refersto.

A.NewYorkCity,LondonandHongKong

B.aninternationalinstitutionwithNewYorkCity,LondonandHong

Kongasitsmembers

C.akindofnewsyntheticmaterial

D.agiantchildofthecentury

正确答案：A

5.Comparingthepresenteconomicsituationintheworldwiththat

of30yearsago,theauthor.

A.meanstosaythattheworldeconomyinthepastwasbetterthanit

isnow

B.impliesthatthepresentworldeconomyisbetterthanitwasinthe

past

C.meanstocriticizethepresenteconomicpolicies

D.emphasizesthechallengestheworldeconomyisfacingtoday

正确答案：B

HereBeDragons

龙的故乡

byJasonTedjasukmana

“Visitor-friendly"mightnotbethefirstdescriptionthat

comestomindwhentalkingaboutanislandswarmingwithgiant,

carnivorouslizards.ButIndonesia，sKomodo,theentireareaofwhich

isaWorldHeritageSiteandnationalpark,isbecomingjustthat,

thankstoanarrayofnewvisitorfacilitiesthatmakeseeingthe

fabledKomododragonsmoreenjoyable.

KomodoliesbetweentheislandsofFloresandSumbawa.Overseas

visitorstypicallytakea90-minuteflightfromBalitoLabuanBajo

inthewesternpartofFlores,thencharteraboattoKomodo一the

closestyou，11evercometoJurassicPark.

Morethan2,500Komododragonsstillroamfreelyacrossthe

island,withsomemeasuringupto10ft.(3m)inlength.Thereare37

differenttypesofreptilespeciesbesides,aswellas32speciesof

mammals.ThewatersoffKomodoarediverheaven一hometomorethan

1,000speciesoffish,385speciesofreef-buildingcoralsandsix

speciesofwhales.

ThesekindsofnaturalassetshavepromptedtheUS-basedNature

Conservancy(TNC),inpartnershipwiththeInternationalFinance

Corporation(aWorldBankoffshoot)andthelocalgovernment,to

developKomodointoanecotourismdestinationthatwilleventually

becomeself-supporting,theyhope,throughvisitorrevenues.Some

17,000visitedtheparkin2007butTNChopestodoublethatnumber

overthenextfewyears.

〃Wearetryingtocreatetourismwithasenseof

responsibility,explainsMarcusMatthews-Sawyer,directoroftourism,

marketingandcommunicationsatPutriNagaKomodo,aprivate-sector

partnershipsetupin2005tomanagethepark."Thisisaworld-class

deslirialionthatneedstherightfaci1iLiestomakeiIalLiacLiveto

morethanjustadventuretravelers.z，

Thebadlyneedednewadditionsincludeavisitor-reception

building,decenttoilets,acombinedrestaurantandretailoutlet

withgreatsouvenirs,andinformationpanelsdetailingthefloraand

faunaontheisland.〃0urvisionistopositionKomodoNationalPark

asaWorldHeritageSiteinIndonesiaandtheregionasawhole,〃

saysRiliDjohaniofTNC."Hopefully,whenpeoplethinkecotourism

andnature,theywillthinkofKomodoNationalPark.”

Detailedinformation,includingaguidetoalternative

transportarrangements,canbefoundatwww.komodonationalpark.org.

DonotethatJulyandAugustismatingseason,whichmakesitmore

difficulttocatchaglimpseofthedragons—andevenifyoudospot

one,amatingKomododragonisdisturbedonlyatyourdireperil.

6.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat"visitor-friendly”

A.isjustpropertobeusedtodescribeIndonesia/sKomodo

B.mightnotbethefirstdescriptionforIndonesia'sKomodo

C.isborrowedfrom"user-friendly〃ininformationtechnology

D.meansthatvisitorsarewelcometoIndonesia'sKomodo

正确答案：A

7.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestrouteforforeignvisitors

tocometoKomodo?

A.GofromFlorestoBalibyair,andthengotoKomodobyroad.

B.GofromBalitoFloresbyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.

C.GofromJurassicParktoBalibywater,andthengotoKomodoby

air.

D.GofromLabuanBajotoBellibyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.

正确答案：B

8.VisitorscanseeallofthefollowingEXCEPTinKomodo.

A.Komododragons

B.whales

C.mammals

D.divers

正确答案：D

9.Afewyearslaler,hopeful1y,theremightbecomingLo

JurassicPark.

A.2,500Komododragons

B.1,000speciesoffish

C.about34,000tourists

D.alloftheabove

正确答案：C

10.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph

ofthepassage?

A.ItisdifficulttoseeKomododragonsinwholesummer.

B.ThematingseasonforKomododragonsislikelytoattractmany

touristscomingtoKoir.odo.

C.YouwillbeingreatdangerifyoudisturbamatingKomododragon.

D.Komododragonsliketostaytogetheratonespot.

正确答案：C

APartnershipNoMore

断交

SuchwasJamieDimon'sstatuswithinthefinancialservices

industrythatthenewsofhishiringinMarch2000spurredan

immediate20%popinBankOne'sstockprice,subsequentlytermedthe

"Jamiepremium."

Dimon'sreputationstemmedfromhis17yearsatCitigroupInc.

anditspredecessorcompanies,whereheservedassecond-in-command

andheirapparenttochiefexecutiveSandyWeill.Thetwobecame

famousatpredecessorTravelersGroupfortheirabilitytopurchase

underperformingcompaniesandimprovethem.Theycappedoffthat

processwithatransformingmergerwithCiticorpin1998.

AsubsequentfalloutwithWeillleftDimonwithtimetomull

hiscareeroptions.TakingtheBankOnelabfollowingthedeparture

ofthatcompany，slong-timeCEO,JohnB.McCoy,wasamajorcareer

gamble.BankOne，smyriadproblemsatthetimeincludedseverecredit

losses,acreditcardunithemorrhagingcustomers,afailedInternet

strategyandaretailfranchiselanguishingfromunderinvestment.

ButDimoninvested$58millionofhisownmoneyinBank()ne，s

then-seriouslydevaluedstock,rolleduphissleevesandsattowork.

HebeganwiLhamaiiagcnieiiIhousedeanifig.Threeyearslatex-,

virtuallynoseniorexecutivesremainfromtheMcCoyBuffed.Mostof

thenewteam,notsurprisingly,hailsfromCitigroup,althoughone

notableexceptionwasAustinR.Adams,formertechnologyguruat

WachoviaCorp.

Anothercasualtywasthe“UncommonPartnership,z，asloganused

withinBankOneduringtheMcCoyeratodescribethecompany'sthen-

decentralizedmanagementandoperationalstyle.Bygrantingacquired

banksahighdegreeofautonomy,thePartnershipwasdesignedto

encouragepotentialtargetstojointheBankOnefamily.

ThedownsideoftheUncommonPartnershipwasoperational

inefficiency,whichbecamemoremanifestasBankOnepurchasedever-

1argerbanksinthe，90s.“Itwaskindoflikeamedievalmapof

Europewherethecitystatesdidnotinteractwitheachother,z，says

analystBrockVandervliet,withLehmanBrothersinNewYork.

Inadditiontobeingexpensive,thisarrangementmadeit

difficultforBankOnetocarryoutanycompany-wideproduct

innovationormarketing.Alackofcentralizedcreditcontrolsalso

causedproblems.

Recognizingthesehandicaps,McCoybeganmovingasearlyas

1995toshiftfromageographicallybasedtoaline-of-business

managementsystem.Butallthe"mergerofequals〃politicsinvolved

inthe1998acquisitionofFirstChicagoNBDCorp,delayedmuchof

thesystemsintegration.UntilAdamstookchargeoftheintegration

projectin2001,forexample,thecompanystilloperatedseven

differentdepositsystems.

Dimonandhisteamhavesweptawaythelastofthemanagerial

fiefdomsandfinallyir.ovedthecompanytoaone-hankmodel,with

corporate-widemarketingandbranding.Lastyear,forexample,the

creditcardunitshedits,FirstUSA〃labelandbecameknownasBank

OneCardServices.Thecompany，s1,800branchesarecurrentlybeing

refurnishedtogivethemmoreofacommonlook.

Tmnotanimagefanaticthatsaysweneedtobebrandedina

certainconsistentamidexactwayeverywhere,butthereisastandard

weshouldsetforourselves,z，saysexecutivevicepresidentand

retailherbCharlesW.Scharf.

SomevestigesoftheUncommonPartnershipcontinuetolingerin

remotecomersofthefranchise,however.Scharfrecallsvisitinga

southChicagosuburblasIyearcLiiddiscoveringsomebranchesclosed

inthemiddleoftheweek-floutingtheindustrytrendofextended

hours.Thelocalmanagerexplainedthatbankbranchesinthattown

hadalwaysbeenclosedonWednesday."Lasttime1checked,Wednesday

wasanormalbusinessdayforthepublic,“saysScharf,whoquickly

changedtheout-datedpolicy.

11.HowdidJamieDimonattainhiscurrentreputation?

A.HemanagedtobringupBankOne'sstockpriceby20%.

B.HeservedatCitigroupInc.andotherfamouscompaniesfor17years.

C.Hewassecond-in-commandwithCitigroupInc.

D.Hehadmanyyearsofexecutiveexperienceaswellastheabilityto

improvebusinesses.

正确答案：D

12.WhydidtheauthorsaythattakingtheBankOnelabwasamajor

careergambleforDimon?

A.BecauseSandyWeill,byleavingthecompany,puthiminvery

difficultsituations.

B.BecauseJohnB.McCoyleftBankOneatatimeofthecompany

reform.

C.BecauseCitigroupInc.justmergedwithCiticorpin1998.

D.Becausethecompanywasfacedwithnumerousdifficultieswhenhe

tookover.

正确答案：D

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDimoninreformingthe

bank?

A.Heboughtinbigamountofthecompany'sstock.

B.Hecalleduphismanagerialstafftoappraisethecompanyresources.

C.HekeptAustinR.Adamsinhisexecutivegroup.

D.Hedismantledthe"UncommonPartnership"systemofmanagement.

正确答案：B

14.ItcanbeconcludedthatMcCoy.

A.wasnotabletoimplementhisplanofintegratingthebanksystem

B.wasnotsuccessfulinintroducingtheUncommonPartnership

managementsystem

C.wasin