题目
1.单选题1.17 The company had invested heavily in outdated technology. Despite employees' efforts to innovate within these limitations, competitors who adopted newer systems quickly gained market share. As profits declined and customer satisfaction dropped, the board of directors concluded that bankruptcy was____.A. inevitableB. improbableC. avoidableD. reversible
1.单选题
1.17 The company had invested heavily in outdated technology. Despite employees' efforts to innovate within these limitations, competitors who adopted newer systems quickly gained market share. As profits declined and customer satisfaction dropped, the board of directors concluded that bankruptcy was____.
A. inevitable
B. improbable
C. avoidable
D. reversible
题目解答
答案
A. inevitable
解析
本题考查形容词辨析,需根据上下文逻辑关系选择最合适的词。关键点在于理解公司因技术落后导致的恶性循环:创新受限→市场份额流失→利润下降→客户不满,最终导致破产成为无法避免的结果。需注意选项中各词的语境适用性,尤其是inevitable与improbable、avoidable的区别。
选项分析
- A. inevitable(不可避免的):强调事件的发生是必然的,无法阻止。文中公司因技术落后和竞争劣势陷入困境,破产成为必然结果。
- B. improbable(不可能的):与文意矛盾,文中情况恶化明显,破产可能性高。
- C. avoidable(可以避免的):暗示仍有转机,但文中“员工努力创新未果”说明问题已无法逆转。
- D. reversible(可逆转的):与“bankruptcy”语境不符,破产是最终结果,无法逆转。
关键逻辑链
- 技术落后导致创新受限。
- 竞争对手采用新技术,市场被瓜分。
- 利润下降和客户不满双重打击。
- 破产成为必然结果(inevitable)。