阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Though most big companies begin as small businesses, not all small

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Though most big companies begin as small businesses, not all small business owners are entrepreneurs(企业家). If we look_____41_____ (much) closely at its definition, we can find three common features.
Creating. Entrepreneurship generally means offering a new product, applying a new technique or technology, ____42____ (open) a new market, or developing a new form of organization for the purpose of producing a product.
Running a business. A business uses resources ___43___ (produce) goods or services. Entrepreneurship means setting up a business to make money.
Risk taking. The term risk means that the result can't ____44____ (know). Entrepreneurs, therefore, are always working under _____45_____certain degree of uncertainty. They can't know the results of many of the___46___(decision) that they have to make. Thus many of the steps they take are inspired mainly by their ____47____(confident) in creation and in their understanding of the business environment. Entrepreneurs are people ____48____start companies to develop new or _____49_____ (improve) products. They struggle to meet a need that's not being met, ____50____their goal is to grow the business and finally expand into other markets.
【答案】41. more    
42. opening    
43. to produce    
44. be known    
45. a    46. decisions    
47. confidence    
48. who\that    
49. improved    
50. and
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了企业家的三个共同特征：创造力、经营生意和承担风险。
【41题详解】
考查副词比较级。句意：如果我们更仔细地看它的定义，我们可以发现三个共同的特点。分析句子，并结合句意可知，此处表示“更仔细查看”，应使用副词的比较级，故填more。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：企业通常意味着提供一种新产品，采用一种新技术，打开一个新市场，或者出于生产一种产品的目的而发展一个组织形式。分析句子可知，空处和动词“offering”、“applying”及“developing”并列，作动词mean的宾语，mean doing sth.意味着做某事，是固定短语，所以使用动名词形式，故填opening。
【43题详解】