GMAT考试阅读试题(八)(5)

GMAT考试阅读试题(八)(5)Passage49Traditionally，thefirstfirmtocommercializeanewtechnologyhasbenefitedfromtheuniqueopportunitytoshapeproductdefinitions，forcingfollowerstoadapttoastandardorinvestinanunprovenalternative.Today，how-5）ever，thelargestpayoffsmaygotocompaniesthatleadindevelopingintegratedapproachesforsuccessfulmassproductionanddistribution.ProducersoftheBetaformatforvideocassetterecorders（VCR's），forexample，werefirsttodeveloptheVCRcom-（10）merciallyin1975，butproducersoftherivalVHSVideoHomeSystem）formatprovedtobemoresuccessfulatformingstrategicallianceswithotherproducersanddistributorstomanufactureandmarkettheirVCRformatSeekingtomaintainexclusivecontroloverVCRdistri-（15）bution.Betaproducerswerereluctanttoformsuchalli-ancesandeventuallylostgroundtoVHSinthecompe-titionfortheglobalVCRmarket.DespiteBeta'ssubstantialtechnologicalheadstartandthefactthatVHSwasneithertechnicallybetternorcheaper20）thanBeta，developersofVHSquicklyturnedaslightearlyleadinsalesintoadominantposition.StrategicalignmentswithproducersofprerecordedtapesreinforcedtheVHSadvantage.Theperceptionamongconsumersthatprere-cordedtapesweremoreavailableinVHSformatfurther25）expandedVHS'sshareofthemarket.Bytheendofthe1980's.Betawasnolongerinproduction.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithwhichofthefollowing？（A）Evaluatingtwocompetingtechnologies（B）Tracingtheimpactofanewtechnologybynarratingasequenceofevents（C）Reinterpretinganeventfromcontemporarybusinesshistory（D）illustratingabusinessstrategybymeansofacasehistory（E）Proposinganinnovativeapproachtobusinessplanning2.Accordingtothepassage，today'ssuccessfulfirms，unlikesuccessfulfirmsinthepast，mayearnthegreatestprofitsby（A）investinginresearchtoproducecheaperversionsofexistingtechnology（B）beingthefirsttomarketacompetingtechnology（C）adaptingrapidlytoatechnologicalstandardpreviouslysetbyacompetingfirm（D）establishingtechnologicalleadershipinordertoshapeproductdefinitionsinadvanceofcompetingfirms.（E）emphasizingthedevelopmentofmethodsforthemassproductionanddistributionofanewtechnology.3.Accordingtothepassage，consumersbegantodevelopapreferenceforVCR'sintheVHSformatbecausetheybelievedwhichofthefollowing？A）VCR'sintheVHSformatweretechnicallybetterthancompeting-formatVCR's.（B）VCR'sintheVHSformatwerelessexpensivethancompeting-formatVCR's.（C）VHSwasthefirststandardformatforVCR's.（D）VHSprerecordedvideotapesweremoreavailablethanBeta-formattapes.（E）VCR'sintheBetaformatwouldsoonceasetobeproduced.TheauthorimpliesthatonewaythatVHSproducerswoncontrolovertheVCRmarketwasby（A）carefullyrestrictingaccesstoVCRtechnology（B）givingupaslightearlyleadinVCRsalesinordertoimprovelong-termprospects.（C）retainingastrictmonopolyontheproductionofprerecordedvideotapes.D）sharingcontrolofthemarketingofVHS-formatVCR's（E）sacrificingtechnologicalsuperiorityoverBetaformatVCR'sinordertoremaincompetitiveinprice.ThealignmentofproducersofVHS-formatVCR'swithproducersofprerecordedvideotapesismostsimilartowhichofthefollowing？（A）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithanotherautomobilemanufacturertoadoptastandarddesignforautomobileengines.（B）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithanautomotiveglasscompanywherebythemanufactureragreestopurchaseautomobilewindshieldsonlyfromthatoneglasscompany（C）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithapetroleumcompanytoensurethewidespreadavailabilityofthefuelrequiredbyanewtypeofenginedevelopedbythemanufacturer.（D）Thealignmentofanautomobilemanufacturerwithitsdealerstoadoptaplantoimproveautomobiledesign.（E）Thealignmentofanautomobiledealerwithanautomobilerentalchaintoadoptastrategyforanadvertisingcampaigntopromoteanewtypeofautomobile6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestherelationofthefirstparagraphtothepassageasawhole？（A）Itmakesageneralobservationtobeexemplified.（B）Itoutlinesaprocesstobeanalyzed.（C）Itposesaquestiontobeanswered.（D）Itadvancesanargumenttobedisputed.（E）Itintroducesconflictingargumentstobereconciled.【Word是学生和职场人士最常用的一款办公软件之一，99.99%的人知道它，但其实，这个软件背后，还有一大批隐藏技能你不知道。掌握他们，你将开启新世界的大门。Tab+Enter,在编过号以后，会自动编号段落Ctrl+D调出字体栏，配合Tab+Enter全键盘操作吧Ctrl+L左对齐，Ctrl+R右对齐，Ctrl+E居中Ctrl+F查找，Ctrl+H替换。然后关于替换，里面又大有学问！有时候Word文档中有许多多余的空行需要删除，这个时候我们可以完全可以用“查找替换”来轻松解决。打开“编辑”菜单中的“替换”对话框，把光标定位在“查找内容”输入框中，单击“高级”按钮，选择“特殊字符”中的“段落标记”两次，在输入框中会显示“^P^P”，然后在“替换为”输入框中用上面的方法插入一个“段落标记”(一个“^P”)，再按下“全部替换”按钮。这样多余的空行就会被删除。Ctrl+Z是撤销，那还原呢？就是Ctrl+Y，撤销上一步撤销！比如我输入abc,按一下F4,就会自动再输入一遍abc