商務(wù)英語(yǔ)BEC高階:閱讀50篇(一)(2)

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    1、Exxon and Mobil merged in order to ( )
    A、enter new overseas markets.
    B、reduce costs and improve margins.
    C、create the world's largest company.
    D、undercut competitors' prices.
    2、Vodafone was able to accquire Air Touch by ( )
    A、selling highly-valued shares to customers.
    B、obtaining a loan based on its share value.
    C、exchanging shares as part of the deal.
    D、buying under-valued Air Touch shares.
    3、Merged companies can usually increase short-term profits by ( )
    A、cutting their combined labour costs.
    B、boosting the company's productivity.
    C、using a single marketing campaign.
    D、selling their shares at a high price.
    答案:
    1、B
    答案信息在第一段最后一句"sought to achieve economies of scale"。規(guī)模效益是指隨著經(jīng)營(yíng)規(guī)模的擴(kuò)大,單位成本下降從而獲得經(jīng)濟(jì)效益。
    2、C
    答案信息位于第三段中“cash and stock swap”。該方法意味著AirTouch公司的股東除了能拿現(xiàn)金之外,還能拿到沃達(dá)豐公司的股票。
    3、A
    答案信息在最后一段“ reduce their payroll by restructuring duplicated functions such as marketing and administration”在職能重疊的市場(chǎng)和行政部門(mén)進(jìn)行裁員