大学英语六级考试拓展阅读练习(15)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="ingredient">ingredient</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semiconductor">semiconductor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="silicon">silicon</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pyrite">pyrite</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fools">fools</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="notoriously">notoriously</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Cyclical">Cyclical</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="commoditised">commoditised</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>-<span word="intensive">intensive</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fabrication">fabrication</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fab">fab</span>, <span word="costs">costs</span> $3 <span word="billion">billion</span>-5 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>.</p><p> <span word="Accordingly">Accordingly</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Philips">Philips</span>, <span word="Hewlett">Hewlett</span>-<span word="Packard">Packard</span>, <span word="Motorola">Motorola</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Siemens">Siemens</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="spun">spun</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chipmaking">chipmaking</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="conglomerates">conglomerates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fab">fab</span> <span word="lite">lite</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="October">October</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="processor">processor</span>-<span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Toshiba">Toshiba</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="Sonys">Sonys</span> <span word="chipmaking">chipmaking</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="processors">processors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="PlayStation">PlayStation</span> 3 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="consoles">consoles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="core">core</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="floated">floated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="financial">financial</span>-<span word="services">services</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $3 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="Toshiba">Toshiba</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="chipmakers">chipmakers</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>.</p>
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