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1. From the first paragraph, we may infer that _____ |
由第一段可以推断出______ |
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[A] Tesco has caused a loss of |
[A] Tesco 给消费者造成了两亿七千万的损失。 |
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[B] Tesco has colluded with Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Cheese Company in fixing the dairy price. |
[B] Tesco 和Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest 及 Cheese Company联合确定牛奶价格。 |
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[C] Tesco will be offered a leniency deal of £80 million. |
[C]Tesco 会被轻罚八千亿元作为宽大处理。 |
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[D] Tesco is trying its best to prove its innocence of the scandal. |
[D] Tesco 竭力证明自己和传闻无关。 |
[答案] D
[分析] 推理题。第一段主要讲述了Tesco公司已被卷入和其他公司联手划定牛奶价格的丑闻中，目前正在通过法律手段来证明自己与此无关。选项A, 从本段第一句可以看出给消费者造成损失这一事项还未证实，Tesco 正在诉诸法律手段。选项B, 也是Tesco 可能存在但还未被证实的事项。选项C，是如果Tesco的丑闻被证实后会被处以的处罚，但文章也并未指出是一种宽大措施。选项D，Tesco 正在竭力证明自己和传闻无关，这正是第一段论述的内容。
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2. Who is most probably the initiator of the pricing formula? |
2. 谁最有可能是价格形成的始作俑者？ |
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[A] supermarkets. |
[A] 超市。 |
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[B] farmers. |
[B] 牧场主。 |
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[C] dairy companies. |
[C]牛奶公司。 |
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[D] politicians |
[D] 政治家。 |
[答案]B
[分析] 细节题。关于价格形成最初由谁引起，第二段和第三段由相关论述。第二段提到，监察部门发现超市受到政治家和农民的压力要求上调牛奶价格，而OFT发现了零售商将牛奶未来的价格信息传递给了牛奶公司，牛奶公司内部自己确定了价格。第三段又提到牧场主机构和牧场主一直在抗议低廉的牛奶价格。由此可以推断，最有可能引发牛奶价格确定的源头就是牧场主。
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3. The word "defiant" (Line 3, Paragraph 4)most probably means _____. |
3. "defiant"(第四段第三行)最可能的意思是______. |
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[A] resisiting |
[A] 抗议的 |
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[B] angry |
[B] 愤怒的 |
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[C] deficient |
[C]不完善的 |
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[D] confident |
[D] 自信的 |
[答案]A
[分析] 猜词题。根据其上下文的意思，Tesco 声称自己正在在为自己的行为准备最坚决的辩护，其执行理事的一番话也表现了他们这种强硬的态度，可见他们采取了一种抵抗的态度，选项[A]最为符合。
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4. We may infer from Morrisons' statement that _____. |
4. 从莫里森斯的话可以推断出______。 |
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[A] Morrisons was uncooperative with OFT. |
[A] 莫里森斯和OFT采取了不合作态度。 |
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[B] Morrisons was reluctant to support the inquiries into the former Safeway business. |
[B] 莫里森斯不愿意支持对前Safeway业务的调查。 |
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[C] Morrisons was trying to delay the OFT investigation. |
[C] 莫里森斯竭力推迟OFT的调查。 |
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[D] Morrisons was working hard to defend its interests. |
[D] 莫里森斯努力维护自己的权益。 |
[答案]D
[分析] 推理题。要结合上下文来理解莫里森斯的意思，Morrisons has supported the OFT in inquiries into the former Safeway business that it took over, but in a statement said that it was still making "strong representations" in its defence. 前后两个分句是转折关系，可以看出莫里森斯的态度。虽然他协助OFT对于前Safeway的调查，但是他却声称在辩护中仍要做出抗议。行动上他是一种合作态度，但他还是要竭力维护自己的利益，选项D最为符合。
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5. The writer's attitude to Tesco can be said to be _____. |
5. 作者对于Tesco 的态度可以说是______。 |
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[A] biased. |
[A] 有偏见的。 |
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[B] objective. |
[B] 客观的。 |
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[C] sympathetic. |
[C] 同情的。 |
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[D] optimistic. |
[D] 乐观的。 |
[答案]B
[分析] 态度题。作者的态度可以通过材料的选择和措辞看出来，作者在文章中列出了Tesco有关方面的事件，但一直没有做出任何的评判，可以看出是一种比较客观的态度。
