hce_kmu
112年
英文
第 41 題
📖 題組：
Running a big business is complicated — often mind-numbingly so. Seemingly straightforward processes, such as taking an order and receiving the payment, can take thousands of possible paths. For example, if an extra credit-check is needed, delivery has to be confirmed or a follow-up invoice sent. Though often necessary, the rigmarole complicates life for companies and slows things down. The resulting inefficiencies can cost businesses eye-watering amounts — between 20% and 30% of annual revenue, according to one estimate. Software-makers are now finding ways to untangle the procedural spaghetti with the help of “process mining.” Its dull name notwithstanding, it is one of the fastest-growing areas of information technology (IT). Celonis, a German process-miner, recently raised $1bn at a valuation of $13bn, making it Germany’s biggest startup and its hottest tech success story since SAP, a business-software giant, was founded 50 years ago. Consultants have long tried to model and optimize business processes for corporate clients, but their abstract models rarely reflected the complex reality. To get a better view, two things needed to happen. Firms had to be able to extract “log files” from IT systems, showing in minute detail how these systems operate. In addition, algorithms had to be developed to process these data. Based on that, corporates can automatically construct a model which shows you what is really happening. That helps companies determine if, for instance, the extra credit check leads to unnecessary shipping delays or if the confirmation of delivery was registered in a timely fashion.
Running a big business is complicated — often mind-numbingly so. Seemingly straightforward processes, such as taking an order and receiving the payment, can take thousands of possible paths. For example, if an extra credit-check is needed, delivery has to be confirmed or a follow-up invoice sent. Though often necessary, the rigmarole complicates life for companies and slows things down. The resulting inefficiencies can cost businesses eye-watering amounts — between 20% and 30% of annual revenue, according to one estimate. Software-makers are now finding ways to untangle the procedural spaghetti with the help of “process mining.” Its dull name notwithstanding, it is one of the fastest-growing areas of information technology (IT). Celonis, a German process-miner, recently raised $1bn at a valuation of $13bn, making it Germany’s biggest startup and its hottest tech success story since SAP, a business-software giant, was founded 50 years ago. Consultants have long tried to model and optimize business processes for corporate clients, but their abstract models rarely reflected the complex reality. To get a better view, two things needed to happen. Firms had to be able to extract “log files” from IT systems, showing in minute detail how these systems operate. In addition, algorithms had to be developed to process these data. Based on that, corporates can automatically construct a model which shows you what is really happening. That helps companies determine if, for instance, the extra credit check leads to unnecessary shipping delays or if the confirmation of delivery was registered in a timely fashion.
How does the author show the complication of running a corporate?
- A The author explains it with detailed processes.
- B The author illustrates it by providing instances.
- C The author argues for it with specific cases.
- D The author describes it with expressive emotions.
- E The author demonstrates it by mind-numbing syndicates.
思路引導 VIP
請回頭觀察第一段的句構。在作者提出「經營大企業非常複雜」這個大方向的結論後，他接著提到的「信用檢查」和「確認交貨」等具體動作，與前面的結論是什麼關係？作者使用了哪個接續詞（Transition word）來連結這兩個部分呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到作者的寫作手法，這顯示你對文章結構有很強的敏銳度。在第一段中，作者先拋出了「經營大企業非常複雜」的核心論點，隨即使用了 "For example"（例如） 來引導出信用檢查（credit-check）、確認交貨（delivery confirmation）以及發送發票（follow-up invoice）等具體情境。這種透過**具體實例（instances）**來將抽象概念具象化的方式，就是選項 (B) 所描述的「舉例說明」。
寫作手法與選項辨析
這道題目主要在測驗你對「段落組織」的理解，難度屬於中等（medium）。它的鑑別度在於誘答選項的干擾性，例如選項 (A) 的「詳細程序」容易讓讀者誤以為作者是在寫一份厚重的操作手冊，但實際上作者只是點到為止地列舉了幾種狀況作為佐證。你能準確排除情緒化的描述（選項 D）或是無關的專業術語（選項 E），並辨識出這些情境是作為「例證」來支撐論點，代表你已經掌握了區分文章「論點」與「證據」的高階閱讀技巧。