2013考研英语模拟试题及解析：阅读理解六
<p> 2013年教育部考试中心考研英语模拟试题</p><p> 阅读理解部分汇编</p><p> 六、索尼公司的管理问题</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Akio">Akio</span> <span word="Morita">Morita</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>. , <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="visionary">visionary</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sonys">Sonys</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convergence">convergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="Morita">Morita</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="Pictures">Pictures</span> <span word="Entertainment">Entertainment</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="studios">studios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="series">series</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>, 1989, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="again">again</span>, <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="again">again</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> $3.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> $1.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rationale">rationale</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>? <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Nathans">Nathans</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="patriarch">patriarch</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="Morita">Morita</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Sonys">Sonys</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span>, <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Columbias">Columbias</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> $35 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exorbitant">exorbitant</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, 1989, <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="aides">aides</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="Morita">Morita</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lamented">lamented</span>, <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="reconvened">reconvened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="upped">upped</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> $15 <span word="to">to</span> $27 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ridiculed">ridiculed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1994, <span word="mismanagement">mismanagement</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="off">off</span> $2.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> $510 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>.</p>
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