【GMAT考满分阅读RC题库】To compete effectively in international markets, a_真题_答案

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To compete effectively in international markets, a nation's businesses must sustain investment in intangible aswell as physical assets. Although an enormous pool of investment capital exists in the United States, the country's capital investment practices put United States companies at a competitive disadvantage.

United States capital investment practices, shaped by sporadic and unpredictable changes in tax policy and high federal budget deficits, encourage both underinvestment and overinvestment. For example, United States companies invest at a low rate in internal development projects, such as improving supplier relations, that do not offer immediate profit, and systematically invest at a high rate in external projects, such as corporate takeovers, that yield immediate profit. Also, United States companies make too few linkages among different forms of investments. Such linkages are important because physical assets, such as factories, may not reach their potential level of productivity unless companies make parallel investments in intangible assets such as employee training and product redesign. In general, unlike Japanese and German investment practices, which focus on companies' long-term interests, United States investment practices favor those forms of investment for which financial returns are most readily available. By making minimal investments in intangible assets, United States com- panies reduce their chances for future competitiveness.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the second paragraph?

ATo propose a solution to the problem introduced in the first paragraph
BTo provide support for an argument presented in the first paragraph
CTo provide data to refute an assertion made in the first paragraph
DTo discuss the sources of investment capital mentioned in the first paragraph
ETo discuss the competitiveness of international markets alluded to in the first paragraph

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正确答案: B

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FrankyChei

D说的是source of investment capital，而本文中心是讨论这种反常现象的source。第一段已经指出美国的投资是enormous的，第二段并不是在探讨为什么这个大量投资的来源，而是在讨论为什么大量的投资对美国是不利的。

2014-07-19 15:44:55 IP属地：局域网举报

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小糖君

第二段解释的是美国公司的投资结构会有怎样的影响，不光是投资的来源、分类等等，结合第一段来看，是解释了第一段末尾提出的一个疑问、解释一个现象

2015-09-23 09:33:58 IP属地：广东举报

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tony123680

那么D为什么不对呢？

2013-07-29 16:16:37 IP属地：北京举报

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audreysparrow 回复 tony123680

第二段就算要说也是US投资到了哪些领域，而不是说投资资金的来源问题吧

2023-01-09 21:04:02 IP属地：浙江举报

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William沛沛

同问为什么D不对...第二段解释原因不就是在找他的source吗？

2013-10-28 17:03:22 IP属地：四川举报

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FrankyChei

小糖君

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audreysparrow 回复 tony123680

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