天山3-11

cckjenius

Q11



The author mentions “the success of a certain well-known Japanese automaker” (lines 15-
17) most probably in order to
A. demonstrate some of the possible reasons for the success of a certain business
practice
B. cite a specific case that has convinced Western business experts of the value of a
certain business practice
C. describe specific steps taken by Western automakers that have enabled them to
compete more successfully in a global market
D. introduce a paradox about the effect of a certain business practice in JapanE. indicate the need for Western managers to change their relationships with their
external business partners



答案是B. 怎么也想不通.. 我选的是D



有NN帮我解释一下吗?谢谢了

hazardous

Would you please cite the article here....? Oh please....

hazardous

In recent years, Western



business managers have been


heeding the exhortations of busi-


Line              ness journalists and academics


(5)                 to move their companies toward


long-term, collaborative “strategic


partnerships” with their external


business partners (e.g., suppliers).


The experts’ advice comes as


(10)               a natural reaction to numerous


studies conducted during the past


decade that compared Japanese


production and supply practices


with those of the rest of the world.


(15)               The link between the success of


a certain well-known Japanese


automaker and its effective


management of its suppliers, for


example, has led to an unques-


(20)               tioning belief within Western


management circles in the value


of strategic partnerships. Indeed,


in the automobile sector all three


United States manufacturers and


(25)               Most of their European competitiors


Have launched programs to reduce


Their total number of suppliers and


Move toward having strategic


Partnerships with a few.


(30)                      However, new research con-


cerning supplier relationships in


various industries demonstrates


that the widespread assumption of


Western managers and business


(35)               consultants that Japanese firms


manage their suppliers primarily


through strategic partnerships is


unjustified. Not only do Japanese


firms appear to conduct a far


(40)               smaller proportion of their busi-


ness through strategic partnerships


than is commonly believed, but


they also make extensive use of


“market-exchange” relationships,


(45)               in which either party can turn to


the marketplace and shift to dif-


ferent business partners at will,


a practice usually associated


with Western manufacturers.





[url=]T-3-Q9 N-6-Q7[/url]

The passage is primarily concerned with

examining economic factors that may have contributed to the success of certain Japanese companies


discussing the relative merits of strategic partnerships as compared with those of market-exchange relationship


challenging the validity of a widely held assumption about how Japanese firms operate


explaining why Western companies have been slow to adopt a particular practice favored by Japanese companies



• pointing out certain differences between Japanese and Western supplier relationships
  
  

C





[url=]T-3-Q10 N-6-Q8[/url]

According to the passage, the advice referred to in line 9 was a response to which of the following?

A recent decrease in the number of available suppliers within the United States automobile industry


A debate within Western management circles during the past decade regarding the value of strategic partnerships


The success of certain European automobile manufactures that have adopted strategic partnerships


An increase in demand over the past decade for automobiles made by Western manufacturers



• Research comparing Japanese business practices with those of other nations
  
  

E





[url=]T-3-Q11 N-6-Q9[/url]

The author mentions “the success of a certain well-known Japanese automaker” (lines 15-17) most probably in order to

demonstrate some of the possible reasons for the success of a certain business practice


cite a specific case that has convinced Western business experts of the value of a certain business practice


describe specific steps taken by Western automakers that have enabled them to compete more successfully in a global market


introduce a paradox about the effect of a certain business practice in Japan



• indicate the need for Western managers to change their relationships with their external business partners
  
  

B

[url=]T-3-Q12 N-6-Q10[/url]

Which of the following is most clearly an example of the practice referred to in lines 38-49 of the passage?

A department store chain that employs a single buyer to procure all the small appliances to be sold in its stores.
An automobile manufacture that has used the same supplier of a particular axle component for several years in a row.
A hospital that contracts only with union personnel to staff its nonmedical positions.
A municipal government that decides to cancel its contract with a waste disposal company and instead hire its own staff to perform that function.
A corporation that changes the food-service supplier for its corporate headquarters several times over a five-year period as part of a cost-cutting campaign.

E

答案是C。E。B。E没错吧？

handapink

我和楼主有同样问题，请nn回答！

templars

The link between the success of



a certain well-known Japanese



automaker and its effective



management of its suppliers, for



example, has led to an unques-



(20)               tioning belief within Western



management circles in the value

of strategic partnerships.

明显对应B。cite a specific case that has convinced Western business experts of the value of a certain business practice。

我觉得定位很重要。尤其是in order题，要在原文附近找，不能用整个文章的意思代入这部分的意思。D错在paradox。

Nickyl90

The link between the success of



a certain well-known Japanese



automaker and its effec ...
templars 发表于 2010-12-24 21:15

    不知道你注意没有B选项convinced 是business experts,而文中的是management  circles,这两个是有区别的。所以我排除了B。选E

liexodus

i also choose "E" 不過剛剛檢討 發現...



The experts’ advice comes as

a natural reaction to numerous

studies conducted during the past

decade that compared Japanese

production and supply practices

with those of the rest of the world.



The link between the success of

a certain well-known Japanese

automaker and its effective

management of its suppliers, for

example, has led to an unques-

(20) tioning belief within Western

management circles in the value

of strategic partnerships.



一個關鍵字 "for example" 說明這段作者是要用來舉例子支持前一句所講過的論點,所以 "cite a specific case" 是合理的



想問上句中 come to 要如何解釋比較恰當呢?

angelsgx

請問各位大大.....此句如何解讀啊??thinks~
they also make extensive use of



“market-exchange” relationships,



(45)               in which either party can turn to



the marketplace and shift to dif-



ferent business partners at will,



a practice usually associated

with Western manufacturers.

DayDreamings

问12题 为什么选E呢? 偶不会转A READER文档