1、阅读练习试卷 5及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 0 A. Metris Companies, Inc. Metris Companies, Inc. (MCI) provides financial products and services throughout the United States. Its primary line of business is the credit card business. The Companys credit card products are primarily unsecured credit cards issued through a
2、 subsidiary, Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, National Association. These credit cards generate consumer loans, which, in turn, generate income and cash flow from principal, interest and fee payments. The sales of the Companys other consumer financial products, such as credit protection products,
3、generate additional cash flow. MCI targets primarily middle-market customers. Direct Merchants Bank obtains information about prospective customers in the middle market from credit bureau information as well as from other third-party sources including other companies customer lists and databases. B.
4、 Lowes Companies, Inc. Lowes Companies, Inc. is a home improvement retailer, with a specific emphasis on retail do-it-yourself (DIY) and commercial business customers. Lowes specializes in offering products and services for home improvement, home decor, home maintenance, home repair and remodeling a
5、nd maintenance of commercial buildings. As of the end of the fiscal year ended January 30, 2004, Lowes operated 952 stores in 45 states, with approximately 108. 8 million square feet of retail selling space. A typical Lowes home improvement store stocks more than 40,000 items, with hundreds of thous
6、ands of items available through its special order system. Each store carries a selection of national brand name merchandise. C. Altamira Mgmt. Ltd. Founded in 1969, Altamira is an independent investment management firm and has long been recognized as one of Canadas leading fund managers. Currently,
7、with over $16 billion under management, Altamiras innovative investment style has proven successful in all asset classes. There is a constant sharing of ideas and insights among the team. The companys success is dependent on this ideas driven environment, with investment managers from all discipline
8、s being constantly encouraged to participate with their views and opinions. D. Pankow Since 1963, Pankow has maintained an enviable position in the building industry with an unsurpassed record of performance, value and quality. As a veteran and pioneer of the Design-Build project delivery system, Pa
9、nkow boasts a legacy of on time and on budget performance that is respected by clients and peers alike. Pankow is known for its use of innovative management techniques, maintainenance of strict cost and quality controls and as a pioneer of new construction methods. A key to Pankows success is a meld
10、ing of two proven concepts active participation in the design process by highly experienced personnel and a comprehensive quality control program throughout construction execution. E. EDS EDS, the worlds most experienced outsourcing services company, delivers superior returns to clients through its
11、cost-effective, high-value services model, EDS core portfolio comprises information technology and business process outsourcing services, as well as information technology transformation services. EDS complementary and subsidiary business is A. T. Kearney, one of the worlds leading high-value manage
12、ment consultancies. It supports the worlds leading companies and governments in 60 countries. Here are the numbers: Employees: more than 130,000 2003 revenues: $ 21.5 billion Ranked 80th on the Fortune 500 1 The company orients itself towards medium-market clients. 2 The companys subsidiary business
13、 is management consulting. 3 The company attaches importance to team spirits. 4 The company doesnt deal with wholesale. 5 The company collects customer information through a variety of ways. 6 The company enjoys the reputation of advanced management style. 7 The company belongs to the Fortune 500. 8
14、 The company is an excellent building design firm. 二、 PART TWO 8 Alan Robinson left school at 16 hoping to make as much money as possible. At first, he worked for his father, who owned several newsagents shops in London. “I learnt a great deal about running a business from being in a small shop. You
15、 find out that every penny matters.“ 【 B1】 _ , and a couple of years later he was offered a job by his uncle. “He asked me to manage a chain of bookshops he had in South Africa and taught me everything I know about management.“ When he came back to Britain, Alan was offered a job in London as a prod
16、uct development manager with an exciting new clothes company called Naismiths. 【 B2】_ . “I found I really understood the fashion business and what influences products, 【 B3】 _ .“ One day in the warehouse he noticed a range of sports clothes that had been sent from a manufacturer in New York for the
17、company to look at. “I took the clothes round the office and everyone loved them. 【 B4】 _ , so this range was something new.“ 【 B5】 _ . However, she was happy with the way things were and, feeling disappointed, Alan decided to leave and try to sell them himself. Robinson went to New York just to tal
18、k to the manufacturer. He went with his father and they took $12,000 from savings to buy stock. Alan says, “We tried for a whole week to get an interview with the manufacturer and he refused us three times. 【 B6】 _ .“ On his return, Robinson successfully sold the clothes to small fashion and sports
19、shops, and he began to start producing designs of his own. “Then, I had my big break when I received a phone call from F&G, one of the largest department stores. They had heard about Robinson Sportswear from the trade journals.“ F&G were looking for good-quality sports clothes to expand their limite
20、d range and asked Robinson to produce items especially for them. Over the next three years the company became his biggest customer. Robinson Sportswear now makes profits of $2.3m on sales of $10m and Robinson himself is worth over $21m. “Money doesnt matter to me whats really exciting is making deal
21、s.“ A. so I was able to take the design teams ideas and turn them into commercially successful products B. at the time, most sports clothes were not very fashionable C. but finally he gave in and he became our main supplier D. then he quitted this job and went to school again E. he felt immediately
22、at home there F. we felt rather upset then but got nothing to do G. Robinson then tried to persuade his boss to sell these clothes H. then he took a job as a salesman for a food manufacturer 9 【 B1】 _ 10 【 B2】 _ 11 【 B3】 _ 12 【 B4】 _ 13 【 B5】 _ 14 【 B6】 _ 阅读练习试卷 5答案与 解析 一、 PART ONE 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案
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