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題干：Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestwaveofmergersandacquisitionseverwitnessed.TheprocesssweepsfromhyperactiveAmericatoEuropeandreachestheemergingcountrieswithunsurpassedmight.Manyinthesecountriesarelookingatthisprocessandworrying："Won’tthewaveofbusinessconcentrationturnintoanuncontrollableanti-competitiveforce?"There’snoquestionthatthebigaregettingbiggerandmorepowerful.Multinationalcorporationsaccountedforlessthan20%ofinternationaltradein1982.Todaythefigureismorethan25%andgrowingrapidly.Internationalaffiliatesaccountforafast-growingsegmentofproductionineconomiesthatopenupandwelcomeforeigninvestment.InArgentina，forinstance，afterthereformsoftheearly1990s,multinationalswentfrom43%toalmost70%oftheindustrialproductionofthe200largestfirms.Thisphenomenonhascreatedseriousconcernsovertheroleofsmallereconomicfirms,ofnationalbusinessmenandovertheultimatestabilityoftheworldeconomy.IbelievethatthemostimportantforcesbehindthemassiveM&Awavearethesamethatunderlietheglobalizationprocess：fallingtransportationandcommunicationcosts，lowertradeandinvestmentbarriersandenlargedmarketsthatrequireenlargedoperationscapableofmeetingcustomers'demands.Allthesearebeneficial,notdetrimental,toconsumers.Asproductivitygrows,theworld'swealthincreases.Examplesofbenefitsorcostsofthecurrentconcentrationwavearescanty.Yetitishardtoimaginethatthemergerofafewoilfirmstodaycouldre-createthesamethreatstocompetitionthatwerefearednearlyacenturyagointheU.S.,whentheStandardOiltrustwasbrokenup.Themergersoftelecomcompanies，suchasWorldCom，hardlyseemtobringhigherpricesforconsumersorareductioninthepaceoftechnicalprogress.Onthecontrary,thepriceofcommunicationsiscomingdownfast.Incars,too,concentrationisincreasing-witnessDaimlerandChrysler,RenaultandNissan-butitdoesnotappearthatconsumersarebeinghurt.Yetthefactremainsthatthemergermovementmustbewatched.Afewweeksago,AlanGreenspanwarnedagainstthemegamergersinthebankingindustry.Whoisgoingtosupervise,regulateandoperateaslenderoflastresortwiththegiganticbanksthatarebeingcreated?Won'tmultinationalsshiftproductionfromoneplacetoanotherwhenanationgetstoostrictaboutinfringementstofaircompetition?Andshouldonecountrytakeuponitselftheroleof“defendingcompetition"onissuesthataffectmanyothernations,asintheU.S.vs.Microsoftcase?
題目：From paragraph 4 we can infer that_____. - A 、the increasing concentration is certain to hurt consumers
- B 、WorldCom serves as a good example of both benefits and costs
- C 、the costs of the globalization process are enormous
- D 、the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
推理題。第四段第二句指出，當(dāng)今數(shù)家石油公司的合并, 是否會(huì)再次對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)造成威脅卻難以 預(yù)料。100年前美國(guó)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)石油聯(lián)合公司（Standard Oil trust)被迫解體, 就是由于當(dāng)時(shí)人們擔(dān) 心它會(huì)對(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)構(gòu)成威脅。由此可推知D選項(xiàng)正確。
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