[問題]GWD 18-Q35 to Q37

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Q35 to Q37:
To compete effectively in interna-
tional markets, a nation’s businesses
must sustain investment in intangible as
Line well as physical assets. Although an
(5) enormous pool of investment capital
exists in the United States, the country’s
capital investment practices put United
States companies at a competitive
disadvantage.
(10) United States capital investment
practices, shaped by sporadic and
unpredictable changes in tax policy and
high federal budget deficits, encourage
both underinvestment and overinvest-
(15) ment. For example, United States
companies invest at a low rate in inter-
nal development projects, such as
improving supplier relations, that do not
offer immediate profit, and systemati-
(20) cally invest at a high rate in external
projects, such as corporate takeovers,
that yield immediate profit. Also,
United States companies make too
few linkages among different forms of
(25) investments. Such linkages are impor-
tant because physical assets, such as
factories, may not reach their potential
level of productivity unless companies
make parallel investments in intangible
(30) assets such as employee training and
product redesign. In general, unlike
Japanese and German investment
practices, which focus on companies’
long-term interests, United States
(35) investment practices favor those
forms of investment for which finan-
cial returns are most readily available.
By making minimal investments in
intangible assets, United States com-
(40) panies reduce their chances for future
competitiveness.
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Q35:
The passage is primarily concerned with

A. evaluating strategies for improving United States competitiveness in international markets
B. illustrating the possible uses of investment capital
C. analyzing some failings of capital investment practices in the United States
D. suggesting reasons for increasing linkages among different types of investments
E. contrasting the benefits of investment in physical assets with the benefits of investment in intangible assets

Answer: C
不過這題我選B 這邊文章有再做分析嗎 ??

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Q36:
According to the passage, which of the following characterizes the capital allocation strategy of United States companies?

A. They tend to underinvest in intangible assets.
B. They tend to invest heavily in product redesign.
C. They tend to underinvest in physical assets.
D. They make parallel investments in internal and external projects.
E. They seek to allocate capital in ways that reduce their tax burden.

Answer: A

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Q37:
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the second paragraph?

A. To propose a solution to the problem introduced in the first paragraph
B. To provide support for an argument presented in the first paragraph
C. To provide data to refute an assertion made in the first paragraph
D. To discuss the sources of investment capital mentioned in the first paragraph
E. To discuss the competitiveness of international markets alluded to in the first paragraph

Answer: B

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[hahadog]

35 我本來一剛開始也選B
後來又把文章仔細看一遍，覺得第二段還是以批評美國公司的投資為主
而且最後一句 感覺有跟第一段呼應到
所以C好