2015年考研英语阅读习题演练 (14)
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="seething">seething</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trader">trader</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>， <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>-<span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>. <span word="Ironically">Ironically</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="directive">directive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="local">local</span>， <span word="not">not</span> <span word="American">American</span>， <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>： <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span>， <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Gucci">Gucci</span> <span word="handbags">handbags</span>， <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="that">that</span>， <span word="by">by</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="cheaply">cheaply</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="soap">soap</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bananas">bananas</span>， <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="destroying">destroying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="brandswhich">brandswhich</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>， <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="specious">specious</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="arbitraging">arbitraging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="differential">differential</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europea">Europea</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="some">some</span> 15，000 <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>. <span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span>， <span word="Tesco">Tesco</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="sourcing">sourcing</span>， <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fortress">Fortress</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vengeance">vengeance</span>。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rage">rage</span> <span word="on">on</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> 。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="image">image</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Gucci">Gucci</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="licensing">licensing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>， <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span>， <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>-<span word="price">price</span> <span word="Gucci">Gucci</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="Brand">Brand</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hipper">hipper</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Diesel">Diesel</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>， <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="fade">fade</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fresher">fresher</span> <span word="labels">labels</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>， <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="again">again</span>. 1. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paragraph">Paragraph</span> 1? [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Levis">Levis</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="Levis">Levis</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="dumping">dumping</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Levis">Levis</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> . 2. <span word="Guccis">Guccis</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> _______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="Gucci">Gucci</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="image">image</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="Opening">Opening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="success">success</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="image">image</span>. 3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="specious">specious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="means">means</span> _______. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="having">having</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span> 4. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Levis">Levis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> ________. [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="it">it</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="market">market</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="help">help</span> 5. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Levis">Levis</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> _______. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="biased">biased</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="puzzling">puzzling</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="objective">objective</span> 答案：<span word="BBCDD">BBCDD</span> </p>
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