工程復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)：工程碩士閱讀理解

1、工程復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)：工程碩士閱讀理解 1 China is already the worlds third largest producer of electronics, and becoming a player in the global appliance market. Twenty years ago, U.S., European and Japanese companies started moving into China to supply the local market with household goods. Now those same companies are g

2、etting whipped by Chinese competitors. Over the past six years, the market share of foreign TV makers in China has dropped from 70 percent to less than 20 percent. Matsushita opened the first microwave-oven plant in China in 1995. Two years later the Chinese company Galanz started making microwaves

3、and selling them for half Matsushitas price. Chinese companies now make more than 43 million TVs yearly. Konka, one of Chinas largest TV makers, sells its branded TVs in the United States, and has set up factories in Mexico to service the American market; While TCL, another major TV maker, exported

4、11 million units from its Chinese factories last year. It has more Southeast Asian factories than any other Chinese company. (164 words) 1. This passage is primarily concerned with A. the worlds third largest producer of electronics B. Chinese electronic companies C. Chinas largest TV makers D. the

5、increase of Chinas electronics 2. What do “whipped” mean? A. beat with a whip B. won C. defeated D. suffered 3. What is the decreased rate of the market share of foreign TV makers in China? A. 70% B. 20% C. 50% D. 20%-70% 4. When did Galanz start making and selling microwaves? A. 1993 B. 1994 C. 199

6、5 D. 1997 5. Which of the following produces more TV sets? A. Galanz B. Konka C. TCL D. Unknown 2 The China boom is by now a well-documented phenomenon. Who hasnt heard of the Middle Kingdoms startling economic growth (8 percent annually), its enormous consumer market (1.2 billion people), the inves

7、tment ardor of foreign suitors ($40 billion in foreign direct investment last year alone)? China is an economic marvel. According to Nicholas Lardy of the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, No country has expanded its foreign trade as fast as China over the last 20 years. Jap

8、an doubled its foreign trade over a 20-year period; Chinas foreign trade as quintupled. Theyve become the main producer of labor-intensive manufacturing goods in the world.But theres been something missing from the dazzling China growth storynamely, the Chinese multinational. No major Chinese compan

9、ies have yet established themselves, or their brands, on the global stage. But as Haier shows, that is starting to change. After 100 years of poverty and chaos, of being overshadowed by foreign countries and multinationals, Chinese industrial companies are starting to make a mark on the world. (170

10、words) 1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. the startling Middle Kingdom B. Chinas economic growth C. Chinas economic marvel D. the increase of Chinas foreign trade 2. What does “suitor” in the first paragraph mean? A. A man who is courting a woman. B. A person who makes a petition or

11、 request. C. A person who sues in court. D. A person or group seeking to purchase. 3. What does Nicholas Lardys remark mean? A. China has succeeded economically over the last 20 years. B. China did better than Japan in economy. C. Chinas foreign trade developed the fastest in the world. D. China is the main producer of in the world. 4. By the phrase “something missing”, the author refer to A. the less dazzling achievements B. the Chinese multinational C. lack of world famous brand D. Haier company 5. Why is Haier cited in the 2nd