2017届广西来宾市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项练习：6（含解析）
<p> 广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（6）含答案</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>：<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> (竞争的) <span word="strategy">strategy</span>(策略)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="moves">moves</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="size">size</span>. <span word="Companies">Companies</span> <span word="fearful">fearful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> 343 <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span>_<span word="an">an</span>_<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="paused">paused</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> ”<span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="averaging">averaging</span> 40% <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> 52% <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span><span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disobey">disobey</span> <span word="the">the</span>_<span word="laws">laws</span>_<span word="of">of</span>_<span word="business">business</span>_<span word="physics">physics</span>,_<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="better">better</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="slower">slower</span> ” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="faster">faster</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>. <span word="Firms">Firms</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> (<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> )<span word="and">and</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> (<span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="value">value</span> ). <span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lower">lower</span><span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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