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bidforMaytagis______

A＄1.75billion

B＄18.5billion

C＄16.4billion

D＄1.3billion

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[听力原文] 

An＄18.5billionbidforUnocalmadeThursdaybyoneofthelargeststate-controlledoilcompaniesinChinaisthelatestsymbolofthecountry'

sgrowingeconomiccloutandofthesoaringambitionsofitscorporategiants.TheunsolicitedbidbyChinaNationalOffshoreOilCorp,orCNOOC,initiatedthefirst-everbigtakeoverbattlebyaChinesecompanyforaU.S.corporation.ItalsomaybeawatershedinChinesecorporatebehavioranddemonstratestheincreasinginfluenceofWallStreet'

sbare-knuckledhostile-takeovertacticsinAsia.CNOOC'

sbid,whichcomestwomonthsafterUnocalagreedtobesoldtoChevron,anAmericanoilgiant,for＄16.4billion,isexpectedtotriggerapotentiallycostlybiddingwaroverCalifornia-basedUnocal,alarge,independentoilcompany.Moreover,thebidislikelytoprovokeafiercedebateinWashingtonaboutU.S.tradepolicieswithChinaandtheroleofthetwogovernmentsinthegrowingtrendofdealmakingbetweencompaniesinbothcountries.AconsortiumofinvestorsledbyHalerGroup,oneofthebiggestChinesecompanies,madeabidthisweektoacquireMaytag,theAmericanappliancegiant,for＄1.3billion,surpassinganearlierbidmadebyagroupofAmericaninvestors.Lastmonth,LenovoGroup,thelargestcomputermakerinChina,completedits＄1.75billiondealtoacquireIBM'

slegendarypersonalcomputerbusiness,creatingthethird-largestcomputermakerafterDellandHewlett-Packard

第2题

Whichstatementisnottrue?

AThisisthebiggesttakeoverbattleforChina

BChina'

sbidwillprobablytriggeracostlybidingcompetitionoverthecompanyUnacal

CTheU.SisplanningforbiddingChinesecompany'

sbidsforU.Scompany

DUnocalhasagreedtobesoldtoanotherAmericanoilcompany

C

第3题

What'

stheeffectoftheUSslowdown?

ACuttingintodemandforNokia'

shandsets.

BPromoteothereconomies.

CManyfirmsbreakdown.

DManyhandsetsdon'

tsell.

A

0.7分

Thekinghastakenaknock.NokiawarnedthattheU.S.slowdownisnowextendingtoothereconomies,andsaidthatiscuttingintodemandforNokia'

shandsets,andforitsgrowingmobileinfrastructurebusiness.

InApril,amoreoptimisticNokiasaiditwasoncoursefora20percentsalesgrowththisquarter.Thatforecasthasbeencutinhalf.Tuesday'

swarningknockedawhopping＄3lbillionoffNokia'

smarketcap.NokiajoinsrivalsMotorolaandEricssoninwarningaboutsales.TherateofnewphonepurchaseshassloweddramaticallyinEurope,withcustomersreluctanttotradeuptonewhandsets.

第4题

Sofar,howmanypercentofsalesgrowththisquarter?

A20%

B10%

C40%

D80%

B

第5题

WhyhastherateofnewphonepurchasesslowedinEurope?

ABecauseofthewarningaboutsales

BBecausethecustomersarereluctanttotradeuptonewhandsets

CBecauseofcuttingintodemandforhandsets

DBecauseoftheU.Sslowdown

二、ReadingComprehension（Comprehension）（共20小题,共20.0分）Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.

MannersnowadaysinmetropolitancitieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabig,strongschoolboytoelbowanelderlywomanasideinthedashforthelastremainingseatonthetubeorbus,muchlessstandupandofferhisseattoher,asheoughtto.Infact,itissaddeningtonotethatifamandoesofferhisseattoanolderwoman,itisnearlyaContinentalmanoronefromtheoldergeneration.

Thisquestionofgivingupseatsinpublictransportismucharguedaboutbyyoungmen,whosaythat,sincewomenhaveclaimedequality,theynolongerdeservetobetreatedwithcourtesyandthatthosewhogoouttoworkshouldtaketheirturnintheratracelikeanyoneelse.Womenhaveneverclaimedtobephysicallyasstrongasmen.Evenifitisnotagreed,however,thatyoungmenshouldstandupforyoungerwomen,thefactremainsthatcourtesyshouldbeshowntotheold,thesickandtheburdened.Arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferentlyreadingthepaperorabook,sayingtoourselves"

Firstcome,firstserved,"

whileagray-hairedwoman,amotherwithayoungchildoracripplestands?

Yetthisisalltoooftenseen.

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