2015考研英语阅读理解精选20篇(第十八篇)
<p> <span word="CHILEAN">CHILEAN</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cosy">cosy</span>, <span word="clubby">clubby</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handshake">handshake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="settings">settings</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copper">copper</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="export">export</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="highs">highs</span>, <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="boomed">boomed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hybrid">hybrid</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>. <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Hernndez">Hernndez</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="BHP">BHP</span> <span word="Billiton">Billiton</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="easiest">easiest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="conglomerate">conglomerate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="mines">mines</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smelter">smelter</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="deposits">deposits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> 2.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ore">ore</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="half">half</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deposits">deposits</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Andina">Andina</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1978 <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 49% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="calculating">calculating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Surs">Surs</span> <span word="profitability">profitability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span>. <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="equation">equation</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="at">at</span> $13.5 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> $6.75 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="Mitsui">Mitsui</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span>. <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offload">offload</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="fend">fend</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="a">a</span> 24.5% <span word="stake">stake</span> <span word="for">for</span> $5.4 <span word="billiona">billiona</span> <span word="valuation">valuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $22 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="Codelcos">Codelcos</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>. <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mitsubishi">Mitsubishi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finalised">finalised</span>. <span word="Codelcos">Codelcos</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="livid">livid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gentlemans">gentlemans</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hernndez">Hernndez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comply">comply</span>. <span word="Theyre">Theyre</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exercising">exercising</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. <span word="Copper">Copper</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifeblood">lifeblood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="Codelco">Codelco</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excites">excites</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nationalist">nationalist</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Indignant">Indignant</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rob">rob</span> <span word="Chileans">Chileans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="God">God</span>-<span word="given">given</span> <span word="copper">copper</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Anglos">Anglos</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traded">traded</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>, <span word="business">business</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clauses">clauses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span>. <span word="Ultimately">Ultimately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>.</p>
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