2014届高三英语二轮专题强化精选：完形填空83.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化精选：完形填空 1. Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In business, there is a speed difference: Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy (策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important 50 industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the 51 In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating income than those that 52 at key moments to make sure they were on the right 53 . Whats more, the firms that slowed down to 54 improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating income over a three-year period. How did they 55 the laws of business, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought 56 about what slower and faster mean. Firms sometimes 57 to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services. In our study, higher performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when it is 58 . They became more 59 to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. 60 , performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving 61 , stuck to tested methods, didnt develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about 62 Strategic speed 63 a kind of leadership. Teams that