Transnational cooperation among corporations is experiencing a modest renaissance among United States firms.even though projects undertaken by two or more corporations under a collaborative agreement are less profitable than projects undertaken by a single corporation.The advantage of transnational cooperation is that such joint international projects may allow United States firms to win foreign contracts that they would not otherwise be able to win.
Which of the following is information provided by the passage above?
Transnational cooperation among corporations is experiencing a modest renaissance among United States firms, even though projects undertaken by two or more corporations under a collaborative agreement are less profitable than projects undertaken by a single corporation.The advantage of transnational cooperation is that such joint international projects may allow United States firms to win foreign contracts that they would not otherwise be able to win.
Which of the following is information provided by the passage?
(A) Transnational cooperation involves projects too big for a single corporation to handle.
(B) Transnational cooperation results in a pooling of resources leading to high-quality performance.
(C) Transnational cooperation has in the past been both more common and less common than it is now among United States firms.
(D) Joint projects between United States and foreign corporations are not profitable enough to be worth undertaking.
(E) Joint projects between United States and foreign corporations benefit only those who commission the projects.
我的理解是,题目中描述到transnational cooperation的两面性,利:拿到了本来拿不到的外国合同,弊,挣得钱没有单干多。in the past been both more common and less common 可能说的是不稳定,老变。所以需要公司不停地权衡。
当时做题的时候用的排除法。。
first, the word "renaissance" (rebirth) implies that transnational cooperation is now on the rise, after previously having a lower level. so that takes care of the "lower in the past" part of the correct answer.
second, the renaissance is described as "modest". the only way this description would be reasonable is if transnational cooperation has not re-achieved its previous levels; there's the "higher in the past" part.