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问答题The following appeared in a memorandum written by the vice president of Nature’s Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products. “Previous experience has shown that our stores are most profitable in areas where residents
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The following appeared in a memorandum written by the vice president of Nature’s Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products. “Previous experience has shown that our stores are most profitable in areas where residents are highy concerned with leading healthy lives. We should therefore build our next new store in Plalnsville, which has many such residents. Plainsiville merchants report that sales of running shoes and exercise dothiog are at all-time highs. The local health club, which nearly closed five years ago due to lack of business, has more members than ever, and the weight training and aerobics classes are always full. We can even anticipate a new generation of customers: Plainsiville’s schoolchildren are required to participate in a ‘fitness for life’ program, which emphasizes the benefits of regular exercise at an early age.” Discuss how well-reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative examples or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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第1题：
—You work for a small chain of clothing stores. The Managing Director has asked you to write a short report on last month's performance.
—Look at the charts and table below, on which you have already made some handwritten notes.
—Then, using all your handwritten notes, write the report for your Managing Director
—Write 120-140 words.
正确答案：To: Chris Sutcliffe Managing Director From: Lynn Dent Subject: Performance in November This report covers November's results in branches A-D compared with those in October MO NTH LY TURN OVER Only branch A saw an improvement in turnover which was probably the result of an advertising campaign in the local media. Neither branch B nor branch D reported any change while in branch C turnover fell considerably STAFF TURNOVER The only significant changes in staff turnover were in branches C and D. In C it rose sharply from 2% to 8% mainly because of dissatisfaction with the new manager on the other hand there was an improvement in branch D's previous high level of 10%. SALES BY PRODUCTTYPE Women's clothes which are already the best selling goods increased from 60 to 65% of total sales at the expense 'of men's clothing. Children's clothes were unchanged at 20%.
To: Chris Sutcliffe, Managing Director From: Lynn Dent Subject: Performance in November This report covers November's results in branches A-D, compared with those in October MO NTH LY TURN OVER Only branch A saw an improvement in turnover, which was probably the result of an advertising campaign in the local media. Neither branch B nor branch D reported any change, while in branch C turnover fell considerably STAFF TURNOVER The only significant changes in staff turnover were in branches C and D. In C it rose sharply, from 2% to 8%, mainly because of dissatisfaction with the new manager on the other hand, there was an improvement in branch D's previous high level of 10%. SALES BY PRODUCTTYPE Women's clothes, which are already the best selling goods, increased from 60 to 65% of total sales, at the expense 'of men's clothing. Children's clothes were unchanged, at 20%. -
第2题：
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
b.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
c.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.
d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.答案：A解析： -
第3题：
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '___'.a.trouble-making
b.color-retaining
c.money-making
d.cancer-causing答案：D解析： -
第4题：
Passage 2
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to
eat. some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illness are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more prone to contract certain illness because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures.
That food related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in
our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the
Food and Drug Administration （FDA） has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
What is the main topic of the passage?A. food and our health
B. food and additives
C. food and cancer
D. food and culture答案：A解析： -
第5题：
资料：Memo
Date:January 17
From:Nela Potter
To:Marketing staff
Please review the attached best seller list from today’s Silverton Daily. Though Mark Shipley’s book is love on the list , remember that we released it only on January 2. There is still an opportunity for sales to increase. How can we guarantee that this happens?
This list clearly illustrates that health and wellness titles are good sellers. Our competitors, such as Wayland and Brownback, have been thriving .I attribute their success to aggressive marketing tactics. Consider how Wayland has been extensively promoting Jenna Wyatt’s book!
So, for our next scheduled meeting, I would like each of you to present your own original ideals for generating more publicity for our current and furture projects.
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}What is true about the book written by Mr.Morrison?A.It is the most expensive book on the list
B.It is written on the same topic as is Ms.Karl’s book
C.It first appeared on the list three weeks ago
D.It has fallen in popularity since last week答案：D解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】true；book; written by；Mr. Morrison
【主题句】参见表格内容
【解析】本题的问题是“关于莫里森先生的书，以下哪一项是正确的？”。选项A意为“这是名单上最昂贵的书”；选项B意为“与卡尔女士的书相同的话题”；选项C意为“它在三周前首次出现在名单上”；选项D意为“自上周以来，它的知名度下降了”。根据表格可知，莫里森先生的书不是最贵的，故A选项错误；卡尔先生的书是《法老的生活》，莫里森先生的书是《节奏王》，两本书不是同一主题，故B选项错误；C选项表格中没有提到；上周莫里森先生的书排名第三，本周排名第六，因此受读者喜爱的程度下降了，故选D。 -
第6题：
请选择合适的单词选项，补充下面的英文句子：Our prices are very competitive compared（）those of similar products in other stores.
- A、in
- B、to
- C、with
- D、for
正确答案:C -
第7题：
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?（）
- A、Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
- B、Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
- C、Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.
- D、Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.
正确答案:A -
第8题：
单选题To cope with the difficulty that funeral business faces, SCI has done the following EXCEPT______.Alowering the prices of some funeral goods.
Bproviding various related services.
Copening more chain stores.
Dbuilding a brand.
正确答案： B解析：
细节题。根据题干和选项可定位到文章第四段。由该段第二句可知，选项A、B都是SCI采取过的措施；该段第四句又提到，SCI还努力树立品牌形象，这与选项D的内容一致，故A、B、D项均可排除。该段第五句虽提到chain一词，但选项C所述内容“开更多的连锁店”在原文中找不到依据，故本题答案为C项。 -
第9题：
单选题You are ordering ship’s stores. Which statement is TRUE?（）.AUp to five gallons of a flammable liquid may be stowed in the engine room
BAll stores of line，rags，linens and other similar type stores must be certified by UL as being fire retardant
CCylinders containing compressed gasses must be constructed and tested in accordance with the Bureau of Standards
DAll distress flares when received must be stored in the portable magazine chest
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题Which of the following is the best version of sentence 2 (reproduced below)?His aspiration, to discover where we get our gender identity to see how women are treated for himself.A(As it is now)
BHis aspiration was to discover where we get our gender identity from, to see for ourselves how women are treated in our society.
CHis aspiration, to discover the roots of gender identity, and to see how women are treated for himself.
DHis aspiration was to discover the roots of gender identity and experience firsthand the way women are treated.
EHis aspiration was to discover the roots of gender identity and to personally experience the treatment of women by men.
正确答案： D解析：
A和C项不是个完整的句子。E项错用了被动结构。只有D项没有错误。 -
第11题：
单选题Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AWhich U.S. National Park Has the Most Visitors?
BShould National Parks Allow the Use of Cell Phones?
CWhat Did Yellowstone Do to Enrich Park Visitors’ Experience?
DCan Technology Transform the Way People Experience Nature?
正确答案： B解析：
主旨大意题。原文第一段中就引出了文章的话题“Should park visitors be able to use cell phones，or should their use be restricted?（国家公园该不该限制游客使用手机?）”，接着针对这一问题阐述了正方和反方的观点。因此本文最佳标题应为B项。 -
第12题：
问答题Working Together Against the Infectious Diseases There is another area that really may sound like it’s outside the range of politics and Iraqi people where we’re cooperating together, but it’s an area that is vital to the well-being of the Chinese people, the American people, the people in the world, and it’s now we’re working together to deal with the dangers inherent in infectious diseases. China’s sobering experience with SARS stands as a lesson to all countries on the challenge of infectious diseases. I have called HIV/AIDS the world’s greatest weapon of mass destruction today. It threatens to kill tens of millions of men, women and children—in the Caribbean, in Latin America, in the subcontinent, especially in Africa—and yes, it is a danger to China as well. And China’s government is facing up to this crisis, working with us. The United States has told China we are ready to help. Last month, our Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson spoke in China of President Bush’s interest in furthering our practical cooperation on HIV/AIDS and other health issues. Specialists from our Centers for Disease Control are working on the ground with their Chinese counterparts. Our National Institute of Health has granted $14.8 million to help China upgrade its health care infrastructure. My friends, it is upon such concrete forms of cooperation on issues of regional and global importance that a 21st century US-China relationship will be built, issue by issue, experience by experience, challenge by challenge, initiative by initiative, program by program. As China participates more actively in world affairs, we will extend our welcome. Building and sustaining a healthy overall relationship is good for America, it is good for China, it is good for the region, and good for the international community.正确答案： 【参考译文】
携手应对传染性疾病 我们两国正在开展合作的另一个领域听起来似乎与政治无关,与伊拉克人民无关,但它对于中国人民、美国人民及世界人民的幸福都至关重要。这就是,我们正在共同努力应对传染病的潜在危险。
中国与严重急性呼吸系统综合症 (SARS) 打交道的沉重经历为所有国家迎接传染病挑战提供了一个教训。我把艾滋病病毒/艾滋病称为今天世界上最大规模的毁灭性武器。它给加勒比、拉丁美洲、次大陆,尤其是非洲的数千万男女老少造成生命威胁。当然,对中国也是个威胁。
中国政府在正视这个问题,并在与我们共同努力。美国告诉中国,我们随时准备提供帮助。我国卫生与公众服务部部长汤米·汤普森上个月在中国谈到,布什总统希望扩大两国在防治艾滋病病毒/艾滋病及其他健康议题上的实际合作(布什总统有意在防治艾滋病病毒/艾滋病和其他健康议题上扩大我们的实际合作)。我国疾病控制和预防中心(Centers for Disease Control)的专家正在这里(正在当地)与中国卫生工作人员共同努力。我国国家卫生院(National Institute of Health)为中国提供赠款1480万美元,帮助中国更新卫生保健基础设施。
朋友们,21世纪的美中关系正是要建立在对地区和全球具有重要意义的问题的具体合作之上——通过每个议题、每个经历、每个挑战、每个行动计划、每个项目来实现。
我们将欢迎中国越来越积极地加入到世界事务中来。建立并维护一个健康全面的关系有益于美国,有益于中国,有益于这个地区,也有益于国际社会。解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress.It provides a coordinateD.program of investment credits,research grants,education reforms,and changes designed to make American industry more
competitive.This is necessary to reverse economic slide into unemployment,lack of growth,and trade deficits that have
plagued the economy for the past six years.
The most liberal wing of the President’s party has called for stronger and more direct action.They want an incomes policy
to check inflation while federal financing helps rebuild industry behind a wall of protective tariffs.
The Republicans,however,decry even the modest,graduated tax increases in the President’s program.They want tax
cuts and more open market.They say if federal money has to be injected into the economy,let it through defence spending.
Both these alternatives ignore the unique nature of the economic problem before us.It is not simply a matter of markets or
financing.The new technology allows vastly increased production for those able to master it.But it also threatens those who
fail to adopt it with permanent second-class citizenship in the world economy.If an industry cannot lever itself up to the leading stage of technological advances,then it will not be able to compete effectively.If it cannot do this,no amount of government
protectionism or access to foreign markets can keep it profitable for long.Without the profits and experience of technological excellence to reinvest,that industry can only fall still further behind its foreign competitors.
So the crux is the technology and that is where the President’s program focused.The danger is not that a plan will not be
passed,it is that the ideologues of right and left will distort the bill with amendments that will blur its focus on technology.The
economic restructuring plan should be passed intact.If we fail to restructure our economy now,we may not get a second
chance.
The focus of the President’s program is on_______.A.investment.
B.economy.
C.technology.
D.tax.答案：C解析：本题考查主旨。
C选项，工艺技术。最后一段第一句“问题的症结就在于工艺技术，这就是总统计划的要点所在。”第四段:“对掌握新技术的人来说，新技术使他们大大增产，而新技术对不能掌握它的人来说，在世界经济中他们面临沦为永久性的二等公民的危险。如果不能做到这一点，那么任何政府保护主义，进入国际市场都不能有效地竞争。如果不能有技术优势的利润和经验再投资，工业只能进一步落后于国外竞争对手。”这些都说明总统计划的重点在于工艺技术。综上，C选项正确。
A选项，投资，不合题意，故排除。
B选项，经济。太笼统了，故排除。
D选项，税收。只是总统计划的一个涉及面，故排除。
故正确选项为C。 -
第14题：
Passage 2
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to
eat. some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illness are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more prone to contract certain illness because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures.
That food related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in
our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the
Food and Drug Administration （FDA） has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
It can inferred from the passage that___.A. Scientists have made all the food fit to eat.
B. Only in recent years have people found that the food is related to one’s illness.
C. All kinds of cancer are related to the diet.
D. Some additives are harmful to our health.答案：D解析： -
第15题：
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Food
b.Cancer and Health
c.Food and Health
d.Health and Drug答案：C解析： -
第16题：
资料：之后，经济学家Mr.U与你讨论了一些潜在的问题，请根据下列资料回答问题。
KGV is s traditional high-street music retailer.Based in Amsterdam,it has 12 stores in the Netherlands,three of which are mega stores.Some years ago,it expanded into the rest of Europe and now owns 65 stores-eight of these are mega stores.The company is at present going through a difficult period.Over the last three years,profits have steadily fallen,from 450m Euros to 290m Euros.The mega stores’sales have risen by ,accounting for of the company’s turnover, but the increased revenue has been achieved only by heavy expenditure on advertising and promotion. Fierce competition,a narrow product range and a lack of innovation are some of the reasons for KGV’s poor performance.The management are concerned,especially,that they are not exploiting the opportunities offered by selling through the Internet.
What kind company is KGV?（ ）A.It is music studio.
B.It is an advertising agency.
C.It is a high-street music retailer.
D.It is a consulting firm.答案：C解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】kind;company
【主题句】KGV is s traditional high-street music retailer. “KGV是一家传统的高街音乐零售商。”
【解析】本题的问题是“KGV是一家什么类型的公司？”。选项A意为“它是一间音乐工作室”；选项B意为 “它是一家广告公司”；选项C 意为“它是一家高街音乐零售商”；选项D 意为“它是一家咨询公司”，结合主题句故选C。 -
第17题：
A manufacturer wishes to create a site where its resellers can get real-time quotes and order from distributors of the manufacturer’s products. Which is the most appropriate WebSphere Commerce business model to support this requirement？（）
- A、B2B Direct
- B、Demand Chain
- C、Hosting
- D、Supply Chain
正确答案:B -
第18题：
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. What is the best possible title of the passage?（）
- A、Drug and Food
- B、Cancer and Health
- C、Food and Health
- D、Health and Drug
正确答案:C -
第19题：
A customer currently buys HP ProLiant servers and EMC storage. The customer has encountered various problems getting certain servers to work with their storage. Which of the following arguments can the Sales Specialist present to best position IBM？ （）
- A、IBM’s ServerProven program is a reference that assures a customer of compatibility with specific third-party products.
- B、IBM sells other vendors’ products and will test compatibility with the customer’s products.
- C、B IBM’s storage division regularly tests their products with other vendors’ server products.
- D、IBM’s server division regularly tests their products with other vendors’ storage products.
正确答案:A -
第20题：
问答题The following appeared in a memorandum written by the vice president of Nature’s Way, a chain of stores selling health food and other health-related products. “Previous experience has shown that our stores are most profitable in areas where residents are highy concerned with leading healthy lives. We should therefore build our next new store in Plalnsville, which has many such residents. Plainsiville merchants report that sales of running shoes and exercise dothiog are at all-time highs. The local health club, which nearly closed five years ago due to lack of business, has more members than ever, and the weight training and aerobics classes are always full. We can even anticipate a new generation of customers: Plainsiville’s schoolchildren are required to participate in a ‘fitness for life’ program, which emphasizes the benefits of regular exercise at an early age.” Discuss how well-reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion, be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative examples or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.正确答案： 【参考范文】
In this memo the vice president of Nature’s Way (NW), a chain of stores selling health food and health-related products, recommends opening a store in Plainesville. To support this recommendation the vice president cites the following facts about Plainesville: (1) sales of exercise shoes and clothing are at all-time highs; (2) the local health club is more popular than ever; and (3) the city’s schoolchildren are required to participate in a fitness program. Close scrutiny of each of these facts, however, reveals that none of them lend credible support to the recommehdation.
First, strong sales of exercise apparel do not necessarily indicate that Plainesville residents would be interested in NW’s products, or that these residents are interested in exercising. Perhaps exercise apparel happens to be fashionable at the moment, or inexpensive compared to other types of clothing. For that matter, perhaps the stronger-than-usual sales are due to increasing sales to tourists. In short, without ruling out other possible reasons for the strong sales the vice president cannot convince me on the basis of them that Plainesville residents are exercising regularly, let alone that they would be interested in buying the sorts of food and other products that NW sells.
Secondly, even if exercise is more popular among Plainesville residents than ever before, the vice president assumes further that people who exercise regularly are also interested in buying health food and health-related products. Yet the memo contains no evidence to support this assumption. Lacking such evidence it is equally possible that aside fron exercising Plainesville residents have little interest in leading a healthy lifestyle. In fact, perhaps as a result of regular exercise they believe they are sufficiently fit and healthy and do not need a heathy diet.
Thirdly, the popularity of the local health club is little indication that NW will earn a profit from a store in Plalnesville. Perhaps club membem live in an area of Plainesville nowhere near feasible sites for a NW store. Or perhaps the club’s primary appeal is as a singles meeting place, and that members actually have little interest in a healthy lifestyle. Besides, even if the club’s members would patronize a NW store these members might be insufficient in number to ensure a profit for the store, especially considering that this health club is the only one in Plainesville.
Fourth, the fact that a certain fitness program is mandatory for Plainesville’s schoolchildren accomplishes nothing toward bolstering the recommendation. Many years must pass before these children will be old enough to make buying decisions when it comes to food and health-related products. Their habits and interests might change radically over time. Besides, mandatory participation is no indication of genuine interest in health or fitness. Moreover, when these children grow older it is entirely possible that they will favor an unhealthy lifestyle—as a reaction to the healthful habits imposed upon them now.
Finally, even assuming that Plainesville residents are strongly interested in eating health foods and health-related products, the recommendation rests on two additional assumptions: (1) that this interest will continue in the foreseeable future, and (2) that Plainesville residents will prefer NW over other merchants that sell similar products. Until the vice president substantiates both assumptions I remain unconvinced that a NW store in Plainesville would be profitable.
In sum, the recommendmion relies on certiain doubtful assumptions that render it unconvincing as it stands. To bolster the recommendation the vice president must provide clear evidence—perhaps by way of a local survey or study—that Plainesville residents who buy and wear exercise apparel, and especially the health club’s members, do in fact exercise regularly, and that these exercisers are likely to buy health foods and health-related products at a NW store. To better assess the recommendation, I would need to know why Plainesville’s health club is popular, and why Plainesville does not contain more health clubs. I would also need to know what competition NW might face in Plainesville. 解析： 暂无解析 -
第21题：
单选题Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThe models of the online fashion stores were not suitable.
BSome online fashion stores still make profits.
CThere are online stores in Italy that make money.
DSweden’s online stores are doing well by discount.
正确答案： A解析：
是非题。第二段第二句中提到Sweden’s sportswear vendor Sportus仍然doing well in a very tough environment，但并未提及瑞典的网上店家是通过打折将生意做好的。因此选项D的表述与文章不符。 -
第22题：
单选题The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additives,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?（）ADrugs are always given to animals for medical reasons
BSome of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals
CResearchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.
DFood may cause forty percent of cancer in world.
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题It may be inferred from the passage that _____.Acustomer service in Israel is now improving
Bwealthy Israeli customers are hard to please
Cthe tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel
DIsraeli customers prefer foreign products to domestic ones
正确答案： D解析：
推论题。文章讲述高水准竞争使以色列各个公司的服务都有了不同程度的提高，A项与原文是同义转述。 -
第24题：
单选题An automaker is facing financial difficulties. The vice president of marketing has determined that the root of the company’s problems is low brand loyalty. The vice president proposes, there- fore, that the company begin an aggressive advertising campaign focused on children aged from three to eight years. By securing strong brand recognition with this demographic, he argues, the company will have an advantage when these customers reach an age when they can buy cars. Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubts about the vice president’s proposal?AStudies have shown that children are an important factor in the car-buying decision for 75 percent of parents with children under 18 years of age.
BThe financial difficulties facing the company will result in the company’s declaring bankruptcy within five years if the difficulties are not addressed effectively.
CThe company’s most recent advertising campaign, focused on the theme of “Rev up your life,” has received positive ratings from the demographic aged 18 to29.
DChildren are accustomed to viewing ads for car toys while watching their favorite television programs, so ads for actual cars will appeal to them.
EThe vice president who made the proposal has only one year of experience in the automotive industry, but has spent more than 20 years in the financial services and children’s entertainment industries.
正确答案： E解析：
如果公司在五年内可能会面临破产，那么培养用户的长期品牌忠诚就没有意义，故B项最不支持副总的提议，故本题选B项。