The executives leading the new units will also sit on G.. E. 's corporate executive council, a committee made up of the company's top 25 executives, which meets periodically and discusses various strategic and management issues.

　　GE Capital, the company's largest nit, provided $55 billion of G. E. 's $124 billion in revenue last year and $ 5.6 billion of its $19.7 billion in pretax profits. The rest of G. E. had been divided into 11 other businesses, many of them--lighting and appliances are examples-much smaller than the new GE Capital units, yet each run by someone who reports directly to the chairman. Mr. Dammermn said that Mr. Immelt began talking about breaking GE Capital into more manageable pieces as soon as he took over as chief executive last September. "Jeff didn't like the extra layer between him and the GE Capital businesses,"

　　G. E. has tried to make GE Capital less mysterious to 'the outside world. Although GE Capital was officially one unit, it had begun to report quarterly results in live product-related segments--a number that will be reduced to four with the new organization. And analysts say GE Capital's management has been more accessible than it was in past years, and that Mr. Immelt and other G. E. corporate executives have been willing to discuss GE Capital in more depth.

　　57. After the reorganization, GE will have altogether ______.

　　A) six businesses B) sixteen businesses

　　C) four businesses . D) fifteen businesses

　　58. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Dennis Dammerman?

　　A) He is now a GE's vice chairman.

　　B) He is expected to leave GE to start a new financial services firm.

　　C) He was once the chairman of GE Capital.

　　D) He regards the reorganization of GE as an initiative of its own.

　　59. All the following statements are False of Denis Nayden EXCEPT that ______.

　　A) the reorganization makes him lose his position as a chairman

　　B) he will remain for some time at GE as an analyst

　　C) he is currently GE's chairman

　　D) he is expected to start a new GE financial firm in the near future

　　60. The reorganization will enable GE's chief executive to ______.

　　A) quiet down the unrest in the world

　　B) work in a more friendly business environment

　　C) have more direct contact with GE's financial services teams

　　D) appear less mysterious to the outside world

　　61. The General Electric Capital ______.

　　A) is divided into five product-related segments now

　　B) provided more than 1/3 of GE's revenue last year

　　C) is going to be broken into more businesses

　　D) now has smaller units than all other businesses in GE

　　【答案與解析】

　　57.文章第五段提到“the rest of G.E，had been divided into 11 other businesses”，也就是除 GE Capital之外共有11家公司。文章第一段指出GE Capital將被分成4家公司。因此，調整結構以后，GE共有15家公司。答案為D項。

　　58.第二段第二句指出Dennis Dammerman是GE的副總裁，曾在Nayden之前做過GE Capital的主席。因此，選項A和C都排除。第三段中，Dammerman否認GE的結構調整和外界的壓力有關，因此選項D說結構調整是GE自己的主動性舉措符合原文意思，可排除。而第二段的最后一句中明確陳述即將離開GE的是Nayden，故答案為B項。

　　59.根據文章第一段中的“The reorganization effectively eliminates the job of Denis J. Nayden，48，the chairman of GE Capital.”可知正確答案為A項。

　　60.第三段的最后一句“This is just what it appears to be，a managerial reorganization which gives leaders more direct access to the office of the chairman”指出了結構調整的目的是以主席為首的GE高層可以和GE Capital的管理者更直接有效地溝通。文章最后一段提到調整結果時再次出現了這一信息，即“And analysts say GE Capital's management has been more accessible than it was in past years”，因此，答案為C項。

　　61.此題是關于GE Capital的細節信息題。文章第五段第一句“GE Capital，the company's largest nit，provided $55 billion of G.E.'s $124 billion in revenue last year and $5.6 billion of its $19.7 billion in pretax profits.”提到去年GE Capital收入550億美金占GE總收入1240億的三分之一多。因此，正確答案為B項。

　　Acting is such an over-crowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is "Don't!". But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normal way to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture, taking care of the costumes, and even acting in very small parts. It is very hard work indeed. The hours are long and the salary is tiny. But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy, waiting for the chances of working with a better company, or perhaps in films or television.

　　Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop, as he drove past in his big car. He told the driver to stop, and he got out to speak to the girl. He asked her if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test, and at first she thought he was joking. Then she got angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was made for her to go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessons and within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. But chances like this happen once in a blue moon!

　　52. According to the passage, the main reason why young people should be discouraged from becoming actors is ______.

　　A) actors are very unusual people B) the course at the drama school lasts two years

　　C) acting is really a hard job D) there are already too many actors

　　53. An assistant stage manager's job is difficult because he has to ______.

　　A) do all kinds of stage work B) work for long hours C) wait for a better company D) act well

　　54. According to the context, the sentence "But young actors with the stage in their blood are happy" at the end of the first paragraph means ______.

　　A) they don't care if their job is hard B) they like the stage naturally C) they are born happy D) they are easily satisfied

　　55. Conie Pratt soon became a famous actress after ______.

　　A) learning some lessons about the art of speaking B) playing her part in the "Blue Colored Moon"

　　C) successfully matching the most famous actors D) acting a leading part with a most famous actor at that time

　　56. The phrase "once in a blue moon" in last line refers to ______.

　　A) all at once B) once for a long time C) once in a while D) once and for all

　　答案DABDB