考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇之二十六
<p> <span word="Chain">Chain</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Lancashire">Lancashire</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importation">importation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="material">material</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Parkin">Parkin</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="marvelled">marvelled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="globalisation">globalisation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="aghast">aghast</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="inventories">inventories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="amazingly">amazingly</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="outsourced">outsourced</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficiently">efficiently</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sprung">sprung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dazzling">dazzling</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Contain">Contain</span> <span word="erisation">erisation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slashed">slashed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span>. <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="multinationals">multinationals</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marvels">marvels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>. <span word="Supply">Supply</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extended">extended</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="outsourcing">outsourcing</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="non">non</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="snaps">snaps</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nokia">Nokia</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chipmakers">chipmakers</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>, <span word="Nokia">Nokia</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="handsets">handsets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p>
页:
[1]