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98. The author implies that one way that VHS producers
won control over the VCR market was by
(A) carefully restricting access to VCR technology
(B) giving up a slight early lead in VCR sales in order to
improve long-term prospects.
(C) retaining a strict monopoly on the production of
prerecorded videotapes.
(D) sharing control of the marketing of VHS-format
VCR’s
(E) sacrificing technological superiority over Betaformat
VCR’s in order to remain competitive in price.

The best answer is D. VHS producers formed “strategic alliances with other producers and
distributors” (lines 10-13) that helped manufacture and market their product, whereas Beta
manufacturers “were reluctant to form such alliances and eventually lost ground” (lines 15-16).
Choice A is incorrect because it describes the strategy used by Beta producers. Choice B is
incorrect because, although VHS producers held an early lead in sales, they did not give up their
advantage. Choice C is also incorrect: the passage states that VHS manufacturers took advantage
of “strategic alignments with producers of prerecorded tapes” (lines 21-22), but no mention is
made of a strict VHS monopoly on such tapes. Choice E incorrect because the passage does not
suggest that VHS producers sacrificed technological superiority over Beta-format VCR’s.

这题看的好累啊，特别是of VHS-format VCR’s这个所有格代表什么意思呢？请指教，谢谢！

VHS-format VCR’s就是 家庭录像系统的录像机

不需要什么都很确切才能做题目的

因为原文中VHS和VCR是两个对立的技术，它们怎么可能连在一起呢？当时我就不知道应该定位前者还是后者VHS是新技术，VCR是旧技术，对VHS-format VCR’s这个短语的把握重点不同会导致不同的答案！！！

不不不

你誤會了，對立的技術是指beta與VHS

所以98題你看到sharing the control .....就可以選了

VHS-format VCR’s是指VHS制式的家庭录像机；与VHS与BETA相对；

所有格是特殊名词的复数形式吧