江苏省如东中学2016届高三上学期能力题训练四 英语
一、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）
Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is 1 to reclaim a market it once dominated by 2 two new devices. The last few years have been a painful time for the company as customers deserted its platform in 3 of newer and more 4 devices. This may be the company’s last chance to 5 a vital player in an increasingly crowded marketplace.
Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh 6 for a company that has seen its global market share 7 from 20 percent three years ago to just over 3 percent today.
For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, it’s another chance to remake a faded 8 . “We have 9 been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand, 10 one that I truly 11 transforms mobile communications into true mobile computing,” he said.
The company promises the same 12 level of network security the BlackBerry is known for, 13 a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10 14 much like the touch-screen phones popularized by its competitors, but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard that has become BlackBerry’s trademark.
Besides the technical and cosmetic (外观上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion.
“Our customers use a BlackBerry, our 15 work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerry 16 in the world,” he said.
Shareholders will be watching if customers 17 the new devices. The company’s stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost 18 to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation 19 for the new models.
Analysts say the new devices could make or 20 a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart-phones.
1. A. refusing B. trying C. urging D. pretending
2. A. introducing B. reviewing C. rejecting D. discovering
3. A. favor B. charge C. honor D. defense
4. A. popular B. expensive C. complicated D. familiar
5. A. replace B. react C. remain D. reset
6. A. record B. dilemma C. end D. start
7. A. lose B. increase C. rise D. fall
8. A. brand B. trade C. technique D. phone
