TTGWD4-Q35 to Q37

[flcl]

TTGWD4-Q35 to Q37:
The experience of British business
in Iran between the 1860’s and the
1970’s is one example of the changing
Line importance of British enterprise in Asia
(5) as a whole. Before 1914 British busi-
ness established and dominated Iran’s
modern industrial and financial sector;
in the 1920’s this domination began to
wane; by the 1960’s British enterprise
(10) was of little importance in the Iranian
economy. While in Japan and India the
decline of British business was primarily
a function of the rise of strong indige-
nous business groups, in Iran, by
(15) contrast, the government played a
large role in both challenging British
commercial interests and stimulating
locally owned enterprise. Periodic
surges of intense Iranian economic
(20) nationalism must be understood partly
as a reaction to the close relations
between British business in Iran and
the British government. In retrospect,
it is possible to see the uneasy and
(25) ambiguous nature of this relationship.
It is true that the British Imperial Bank
in Iran was never entirely a tool of the
British government, and that the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company did not take its
(30) orders from the British government,
despite the 51 percent government
shareholding. However, the relationship
between British business and the British
government was sufficiently close that
(35) many Iranians understandably viewed
the oil company and the bank as sym-
bols of a British imperialist policy.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32. TTGWD4-Q35:
The primary purpose of the passage is to

A. evaluate a country’s solution to a problem
B. describe differing perceptions of a historical event
C. contrast historical events in two countries
D. provide an explanation for a historical phenomenon
E. challenge an accepted explanation for a historical change
Answer: d
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33. TTGWD4-Q36:
The passage suggests which of the following about British business in Japan and India as compared to British business in Iran?

A. British business in Japan and India received less support from the British government than did British business in Iran.
B. During the early twentieth century, British business played less of a role in the Japanese and Indian economy than it did in the Iranian economy.
C. The governments of Japan and India played less of a role in the changing status of British business than did the government of Iran.
D. The types of enterprises conducted by the British in Japan and India were significantly different from the enterprises conducted by the British in Iran.
E. British business in Japan and India declined more gradually than did British business in Iran.
Answer: c
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
34. TTGWD4-Q37:
The author of the passage mentions the British government’s shares in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company most probably in order to

A. demonstrate the British enterprise in Iran was controlled by the British government
B. contrast British-run businesses in Iran with Iranian-run businesses in Iran
C. show how joint British and Iranian enterprises were encouraged by the British government
D. illustrate a point about the financial difficulties faced by British businesses in Asia
E. suggest a reason for Iranians’ perception of the role British government played in British business
Answer: e

---
這一篇是從CD上看來的 是六月下半月的JJ
上面雖然打著 GWD4 35-37 但是手邊的GWD卻找不到這篇
在討論區裡也找不到…

---
這篇前半部很簡單，可是後半部舉的例子 我實在是看不懂
第三題當然也是答不出來啦 囧...

高手來幫幫忙吧

[la-vie]

locally owned enterprise. Periodic
surges of intense Iranian economic
(20) nationalism must be understood partly
as a reaction to the close relations
between British business in Iran and
the British government. In retrospect,
it is possible to see the uneasy and
(25) ambiguous nature of this relationship.
It is true that the British Imperial Bank
in Iran was never entirely a tool of the
British government, and that the Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company did not take its
(30) orders from the British government,
despite the 51 percent government
shareholding. However, the relationship
between British business and the British
government was sufficiently close that
(35) many Iranians understandably viewed
the oil company and the bank as sym-
bols of a British imperialist policy

British Imperial Bank從來都不是英國政府的工具，而且Anglo-Iranian Oil company雖然有51%的股份是英國政府持有，卻也不是按英國政府的指令在做事。
However,這些公司企業和英國政府密切的關係(指英國人開的或政府持有過半數的股份)令許多伊朗人認為那家石油公司和那家銀行都是英國帝國政策下的象徵代表

34. TTGWD4-Q37:
The author of the passage mentions the British government’s shares in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company most probably in order to

A. demonstrate the British enterprise in Iran was controlled by the British government
B. contrast British-run businesses in Iran with Iranian-run businesses in Iran
C. show how joint British and Iranian enterprises were encouraged by the British government
D. illustrate a point about the financial difficulties faced by British businesses in Asia
E. suggest a reason for Iranians’ perception of the role British government played in British business
(說明為什麼伊朗人認為英國政府會干涉在伊朗的英國企業)

Answer: e

[dibert8]

32. main idea 主旨題
(A) evaluate -- 沒有講好&壞 => X
(B) describe -- OK; differring perception -- 沒有講不同的感覺
事實上只有一種感覺: (+) --> (-) i.e. 1860~1970 changing --> 1914 dominated(+) --> 1920 wane(-) --> 1960 little importance (-)
(C) contrast -- 沒有對比
(D) provide -- OK; explanation: line 11 ~ 37 (Yes); historical phenomenon: line 1 ~ 10 (Yes)
(E) challange -- 沒有反駁
=> (D)

33. suggest 推論題: line 11, 考 while, by contrast
in Iran, by
(15) contrast, the government played a
large role ...
=> (C)

34. 寫作技巧題: line 33, 考 however
(A) line 24 ~ 32 選項敘述正好相反 => X
(B) Iranian-run businesses -- not mentioned => X
(C) joint British and Iranian enterprises -- not mentioned => X
(D) financial difficulties -- not mentioned => X
(E) line 33 ~ 37 (Yes)
=> (E)