阅读理解职称英语综合类考试练习题(2)
<p> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Motors">Motors</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23,000 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> 50,000 <span word="cars">cars</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30,000 <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="Parts">Parts</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="know">know</span>-<span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="GMs">GMs</span> <span word="Tillsonburg">Tillsonburg</span>. <span word="Ontario">Ontario</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="over">over</span> 3,000 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="told">told</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> 17 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> 42-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="GM">GM</span> <span word="Buick">Buick</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Baoshan">Baoshan</span> <span word="steelworks">steelworks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p> <span word="Imported">Imported</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="headache">headache</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Hunt">Hunt</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="responsive">responsive</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="localized">localized</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="only">only</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="Laurence">Laurence</span> <span word="Zahner">Zahner</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> 30% <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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