职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练(12)
<p> 职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练</p><p> 阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Profit">Profit</span></p><p> <span word="Entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cue">cue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="or">or</span>. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="product">product</span>, 46 .</p><p> <span word="Profit">Profit</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> 47 . <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrepreneur">entrepreneur</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deprives">deprives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> 48 . <span word="During">During</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, 1985, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> $ 91 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="were">were</span> $ 43 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> $ 9 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="disparity">disparity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>.</p><p> <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Gross">Gross</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>- <span word="duce">duce</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="merchant">merchant</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> $ 200,000 <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> $ 270,000. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="is">is</span> $ 70,000, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="markup">markup</span>.</p>
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