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1、1Chinaisalreadytheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronics,andbecomingaplayerintheglobalappliancemarket.Twentyyearsago,U.S.,EuropeanandJapanesecompaniesstartedmovingintoChinatosupplythelocalmarketwithhouseholdgoods.Nowthosesamecompaniesaregettingwhipped

2、byChinesecompetitors.Overthepastsixyears,themarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChinahasdroppedfrom70percenttolessthan20percent.Matsushitaopenedthefirstmicrowave-ovenplantinChinain1995.TwoyearslatertheChinesecompanyGalanzstartedmakingmicrowavesandsellingthemfo

3、rhalfMatsushita'sprice.Chinesecompaniesnowmakemorethan43millionTVsyearly.Konka,oneofChina'slargestTVmakers,sellsitsbrandedTVsintheUnitedStates,andhassetupfactoriesinMexicotoservicetheAmericanmarket;WhileTCL,anothermajorTVmaker,exported11millionunitsfromi

4、tsChinesefactorieslastyear.IthasmoreSoutheastAsianfactoriesthananyotherChinesecompany.(164words)1.ThispassageisprimarilyconcernedwithA.theworld'sthirdlargestproducerofelectronicsB.ChineseelectroniccompaniesC.China'slargestTVmakersD.theincreaseofChina'sel

5、ectronics2.Whatdo“whipped”mean?A.beatwithawhipB.wonC.defeatedD.suffered3.WhatisthedecreasedrateofthemarketshareofforeignTVmakersinChina?A.70%B.20%C.50%D.20%--70%4.WhendidGalanzstartmakingandsellingmicrowaves?A.1993B.1994C.1995D.19975.Whichofthefollowingpr

6、oducesmoreTVsets?A.GalanzB.KonkaC.TCLD.Unknown2TheChinaboomisbynowawell-documentedphenomenon.Whohasn'theardoftheMiddleKingdom'sstartlingeconomicgrowth(8percentannually),itsenormousconsumermarket(1.2billionpeople),theinvestmentardorofforeignsuitors($40bil

7、lioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyearalone)?Chinaisaneconomicmarvel.AccordingtoNicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitution,aWashingtonD.C.-basedthinktank,"NocountryhasexpandeditsforeigntradeasfastasChinaoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeovera20-yea

8、rperiod;China'sforeigntradeasquintupled.They'vebecomethemainproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld."Butthere'sbeensomethingmissingfromthedazzlingChinagrowthstory—namely,theChinesemultinational.Nomajor