II.语境意义，完形填空题 (2题，共30分)

　　本组考题共有15个空，每空下有多项意义近似的英语选项，从中择一准确选项填入空内。

　　要求：A 词语的特定环境所产生的意义。

　　B 词语的情态色彩意义。

　　C 词语的语法意义

　　D 句子与超句群在特定的集约形式中的意义。

　　E 语篇的主题意义

　　1.完形填空题(10空，每空1.5分)

　　BOT Investment

　　BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer), as a way of 1 , is still a new concept in China. It is also not long for BOT to gain importance in foreign countries. That is because this 2 which embraces the three stages of BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) is completed by a package 3 so it has its own characteristic. BOT is mainly applicable to 4 Projects such as highway, underground railway, bridge, dock and power plant in a developing country or zone which is especially short of capital but is eager to __5____on reform and opening to the outside world. It involves at the same time government, group in charge of preparation for project construction, construction contractor, banking and financing institutions, operation management company and others, thus forming nearly integral __6____operation. Besides, in the whole BOT project, about ten contracts, big and small, need to be concluded with various parties. To carry out such complicated investment, one ring ___7___with another, can be both difficult and easy.

　　The risk in BOT should be __8____by all parties, rather than being undertaken by one party. In the whole BOT project, the risk undertaken by the government is obviously the smallest, relative to the other parties. It is just because of this that the government is willing to adopt the BOT way of investment, assigning a private company to build and operate a large-scale capital construction, considering the serious __9___ in capital and the numerous infrastructures to be built. When the government decides to adopt the BOT way of investment on certain infrastructure project, the first thing to be done is legislation, to be followed by __10___ of license, looking for target of cooperation, conducting negotiation and then concluding contract. The risk of the government lies in issuing the license to a private project company with reliable strength to plan the whole BOT project, not making the mistake of “trusting the wrong person”.

　　1. A. investment B. operation C. building D. management

　　2. A. job B. party C. project D. way

　　3. A. contract B. arrangement C. construction D. program

　　4. A. infrastructure B. appliance C. commercial D. bank

　　5. A. begin B. start C. embark D. undertake

　　6. A. conflicted B. coordinated C. match D. share

　　7. A. attaching B. coping C. linking D. cooperating

　　8. A. shared B. designed C. expended D. exceeded

　　9. A. advantage B. shortage C. disadvantage D. plenty

　　10. A. issue B. issuance C. booking D. management

　　2.语境意义题：

　　文中有五处缺少内容，请从文后的选项中选出合适的选项，填回到原文中相应的位置 (5空，每空3分)

　　On behalf of the Company's shareholders, the Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the management of the business and affairs of the Company. The Board acts as the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, except on those matters reserved to or shared with the shareholders of the Company under the laws of Delaware.

　　In choosing directors, the Company seeks individuals who have very substantial personal and family ownership stakes in the Company's stock. Such individuals must also have very high integrity, business savvy, shareholder orientation and a genuine interest in the Company. The Company is required to elect a majority of directors who are independent. All references to "independent directors" in these guidelines are to directors who are independent according to the criteria for independence established by Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. (1) _______________ The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating directors for election or reelection.

　　The basic responsibility of the directors is to exercise their business judgment act in what they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and to conduct themselves in accordance with their duties of care and loyalty. (2) _______________ Directors are also expected to review in advance all materials for the meetings of the Board and the committee(s) on which they serve.

　　Each director has full and free access to the officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board and each of its Committees has the authority to hire independent legal, financial or other advisors as it may deem to be necessary without consulting or obtaining the advance approval of any officer of the Company.

　　The Chairman of the Board is responsible for establishing the agenda for each Board meeting. (3) _______________. At least once a year, the Board reviews the Company's long-term plans and the principal issues that the Company will face in the future.

　　(4) _______________ The independent directors also meet in a separate executive session consisting solely of independent at least once a year. The presiding director at each executive session is chosen from directors present at that meeting.

　　Only directors who are neither an employee of the Company or a subsidiary nor a spouse of an employee receive compensation for serving on the Board. Director fees are nominal and are limited to immediate compensation. Changes in the form and amount of director compensation are determined by the full Board, taking into consideration the Company's policy that the fees should be of no consequence to any director serving the Company. (5) _______________ The Company does not purchase directors and officers' liability insurance for its directors or officers.

　　A. Each director is free to suggest items for inclusion on the agenda and to rise at any Board meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting.

　　B. The Board critically reviews any amounts that a director might receive directly or indirectly from the Company, as well as any charitable contributions the Company may make to organizations with which a director is affiliated, in determining whether a director is independent.

　　C. The non-management directors meet in regularly scheduled executive session (i.e., without directors who are members of management).

　　D. All new directors receive an orientation from the Chief Executive Officer and are expected to maintain the necessary level of expertise to perform his or her responsibilities as a director.

　　E. The Board does not have limits on the number of terms a director may serve. The Board does not have any retirement or tenure policies that would limit the ability of a director to be nominated for reelection.

　　F. The Board may, from time to time, establish and maintain additional or different committees, as it deems necessary or appropriate.

　　G. Directors are expected to attend Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve, and to spend the time needed to carry out their responsibilities as directors, including meeting as frequently as necessary to properly discharge those responsibilities.