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Q35 to Q37:
To compete effectively in interna-
tional markets, a nation’s businesses
must sustain investment in intangible as
Line well as physical assets. Although an
(5) enormous pool of investment capital
exists in the United States, the country’s
capital investment practices put United
States companies at a competitive
disadvantage.
(10) United States capital investment
practices, shaped by sporadic and
unpredictable changes in tax policy and
high federal budget deficits, encourage
both underinvestment and overinvest-
(15) ment. For example, United States
companies invest at a low rate in inter-
nal development projects, such as
improving supplier relations, that do not
offer immediate profit, and systemati-
(20) cally invest at a high rate in external
projects, such as corporate takeovers,
that yield immediate profit. Also,
United States companies make too
few linkages among different forms of
(25) investments. Such linkages are impor-
tant because physical assets, such as
factories, may not reach their potential
level of productivity unless companies
make parallel investments in intangible
(30) assets such as employee training and
product redesign. In general, unlike
Japanese and German investment
practices, which focus on companies’
long-term interests, United States
(35) investment practices favor those
forms of investment for which finan-
cial returns are most readily available.
By making minimal investments in
intangible assets, United States com-
(40) panies reduce their chances for future
competitiveness.
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Q35:
The passage is primarily concerned with
evaluating strategies for improving United States competitiveness in international markets
illustrating the possible uses of investment capital
analyzing some failings of capital investment practices in the United States
suggesting reasons for increasing linkages among different types of investments
contrasting the benefits of investment in physical assets with the benefits of investment in intangible assets
Answer:
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Q36:
According to the passage, which of the following characterizes the capital allocation strategy of United States companies?
They tend to underinvest in intangible assets.
They tend to invest heavily in product redesign.
They tend to underinvest in physical assets.
They make parallel investments in internal and external projects.
They seek to allocate capital in ways that reduce their tax burden.
Answer:
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Q37:
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the second paragraph?
To propose a solution to the problem introduced in the first paragraph
To provide support for an argument presented in the first paragraph
To provide data to refute an assertion made in the first paragraph
To discuss the sources of investment capital mentioned in the first paragraph
To discuss the competitiveness of international markets alluded to in the first paragraph
36题没有人有疑问吗？看看文中我加深颜色的地方，说的是underinvest和overinvest都有啊？为什么后来只讲一个呢？好像后文确实没有讲到overinvest，为什么呢？我觉得E也是对的，定位是同样的地方，也就是11行开始那里。大牛快给我讲讲吧，马上就要考试了，万分感激！ | 
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