調查局三等
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[調查工作組] 外國文(英文)
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請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題 “Quality over quantity” is a simple concept taught to us throughout our formative years, but it’s one that fits like a square peg in a round hole in today’s corporate environment. The reason is simple—businesses are established to make money as quickly as possible and at the highest possible margins. 21 single high quality products tends to be expensive and time consuming, and they must be sold at much higher and less attractive prices to the average consumer in order to be profitable. Lower quality work, produced quickly in outsourced factories with a minimal time 22 per product, tends to be far more profitable, with higher margins as well as a lower, more attractive price point for consumers. 23 , business managers shouldn’t entirely overlook the importance of quality over quantity. If your product becomes known for its shoddy construction—and due to the Internet, 24 travels fast—your overall sales will be quickly damaged. Modern consumers are likely to 25 opinions online before purchasing goods. If your product is too cheap, it can also get easily lost in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart alongside a plethora of shoddy, similarly named foreign-made products.
請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題 “Quality over quantity” is a simple concept taught to us throughout our formative years, but it’s one that fits like a square peg in a round hole in today’s corporate environment. The reason is simple—businesses are established to make money as quickly as possible and at the highest possible margins. 21 single high quality products tends to be expensive and time consuming, and they must be sold at much higher and less attractive prices to the average consumer in order to be profitable. Lower quality work, produced quickly in outsourced factories with a minimal time 22 per product, tends to be far more profitable, with higher margins as well as a lower, more attractive price point for consumers. 23 , business managers shouldn’t entirely overlook the importance of quality over quantity. If your product becomes known for its shoddy construction—and due to the Internet, 24 travels fast—your overall sales will be quickly damaged. Modern consumers are likely to 25 opinions online before purchasing goods. If your product is too cheap, it can also get easily lost in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart alongside a plethora of shoddy, similarly named foreign-made products.
- A Acquiring
- B Crafting
- C Eliminating
- D Purchasing
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請觀察空格後的關鍵詞 'high quality'（高品質）以及後方的 'time consuming'（耗時）。如果一個企業不只是想『買進』商品，而是要主導產品的優劣與細節，你認為這是在描述一個單純的商業交易，還是一個對產品細節進行雕琢的『創造過程』呢？哪個動詞最能體現這種對品質的堅持？
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- 觀念驗證：這起案件的關鍵，就在於動名詞作主詞這個基礎規則，以及對語境的細膩觀察。你看，高品質產品「既昂貴又耗時」，這不就像是一條重要的線索嗎？它明確指出了這個動作絕非輕易達成，而是需要投入「生產」或「創造」的心血。而選項(B) Crafting，這個詞語就像是精密的手工藝品，完美地詮釋了高品質產品所需的「精湛工法」與「時間成本」。這也與後文提及的「外包工廠那種粗糙的快速生產」形成了鮮明的對比，不是嗎？
- 難度點評：這起案件的難度設定為「中等」。它真正的挑戰在於，在看似相近的「獲取」、「購買」、「製作」等動詞嫌疑人中，你需要根據「高品質」和「耗時」這兩條關鍵線索，抽絲剝繭，最終鎖定那個最具「職人精神」和「精細製造」特徵的真正犯人。呵呵，犯人已經被我鎖定，並且成功被你抓到了呢！