【題目】September 30, 2014

Greetings shareholders(股東) ,

GLA Electronics of America Inc. is placed to show a summary of its yearly income report for the year 2014. Thanks to our recently-enlarged international markets, the total earnings reached US$160 million in 2014, with a net profit of US$ 40 million

CarPhone Quarterly Sales

GLA Electronics sold l.6 million CarPhones the whole year, with half of these being sold during the fourth quarter, which ended September 24, 2014. In addition, the first quarter saw sales of 400,000 units, with the remaining units sales divided equally between the second and third quarters.

CarPhone Sales Have Improved Greatly since 2011.

We are excited to announce that we sold more CarPhones in 2014 than in the year of 2011 to 2013 combined. In 2011, only 150,000 units were sold. Thanks to strong advertising afterwards, sales increased by 50% in 2012, and then double in 2013.

Distribution of CarPhone Sales by Region

Sales onside of North America made up nearly 50% of the total sales volume in 2014. Half of the units sold internationally were in Asian markers, with 300,000 units sold in Europe. The remaining units were sold in South America.

A Vision of the Future

GLA Electronics will continue to invest(投資) in the growth of our company. In 2015, we expect sales to increase by up to 300% , partly due to the upcoming opening of three large factories in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. In addition, the demand for CarPhones continues to increase worldwide and shows no sign of slowing down. We are grateful for the success of 2014. Hopefully, the coming year will see continued growth.

Sincerely,

Brian Fisher

CEO

GLA Electronics of America Inc.

【1】Based on the report, which of the following is true about GLA Electronics' earnings in 2014?

A. The first half of山e year saw the most earnings.

B. All four quarters showed similar earnings.

C. The least successful quarter was the first.

D. The most successful quarter was the fourth.

【2】Which of these best describes CLA Electronics' sales since it started?

A. Sales growth has continued year after year.

B. Sales growth slowed down in 2013.

C. All the units were sold in North America.

D. Sales will increase thanks to strong advertising in China.

【3】What does the underlined word "units" refer to?

A. Quarters. B. CarPhones. C. Dollar amounts. D. Store locations.

【4】The last paragraph suggests that the writer is ________about the future of the company.

A. cautious B. modest C. confident D. worried

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇公司的年度總結(jié)報告，介紹了公司的產(chǎn)品銷售情況，并介紹了公司的未來計劃。

【1】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分中GLA Electronics sold l.6 million CarPhones the whole year, with half of these being sold during the fourth quarter, which ended September 24, 2014.可知，第四季度的銷售占了公司全年銷售量的一半，所以第四季度是最成功的。

【2】推理題。根據(jù)第三段中In 2011, only 150,000 units were sold. Thanks to strong advertising afterwards, sales increased by 50% in 2012, and then double in 2013.可知，GLA公司的銷售是年年增長的，故選A。

【3】猜測詞義題。GLA公司的產(chǎn)品是CarPhones，文中的這句話the first quarter saw sales of 400,000 units說第一季度銷售量是400,000件，故units應(yīng)該是指CarPhones。

【4】推理題。根據(jù)最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，作者對公司的未來是充滿信心，故選C項。

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