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1、PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Inthissection,thereis1passagewith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD・Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespondinglett
2、erontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre・Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.FederalExpressisacompanythatspecializesinrapidovernightdeliveryofhigh-prioritypackages.Thefirstcompanyofitstype,FederalExpresswasfoundedbytheyouthfulFredSmithin1971,w
3、henhewasonly28yearsold.SmithhadactuallydevelopedtheideafortherapiddeliveryserviceinatermpaperforaneconomicsclasswhenhewasastudentatYaleUniversity.Thetermpaperreputedlyreceivedaless-than-stellargradebecauseoftheinfeasibilityoftheprojectthatSmithhadoutlined・Themo
4、delthatSmithproposedhadneverbeentried;itwasamodelthatwasefficienttooperatebutatthesametimewasverydifficulttoinstitute・overnight通宵的,晚上的high-priority高度优先的reputedly据说infeasibility不可行outline列出institute建立Smithachievedefficiencyinhismodelbydesigningasystemthatwassepa
5、ratefromthepassengersystemandcould,therefore,focusonhowtodeliverpackagesmostefficiently.HisstrategywastohavehisownplanessothathecouldcreatehisownschedulesandtoshipallpackagesthroughthecentralizedhubcityofMemphis,aset-upwhichresemblesthespokesonthewheelofabicycl
6、e・Withthiscombinationofhisownplanesandhubset-up,hecouldgetpackagesanywhereintheUnitedStatesovernight.set-up配置,装置,机构resemble类似spokes刹车,轮辐WhatmadeSmithsideadifficulttoinstitutewasthefactthattheentiresystemhadtobecreatedbeforethecompanycouldbeginoperations.Heneede
7、dafleetofaircrafttocollectpackagesfromairportseverynightanddeliverthemtoMemphis,wheretheywereimmediatelysortedandflownouttotheirnewdestinations;heneededafleetoftruckstodeliverpackagestoandfromthevariousairports;heneededfacilitiesandtrainedstaffallinplacetohandl
8、etheoperation.Smithhada$4millioninheritancefromhisfather,andhemanagedtoraiseanadditional91milliondollarsfromventurecapitaliststogetthecompanyoperating・sort分类Questions:56.The
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