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题目与答案

1. 1 Ion's new US headquarters are located in an area popular with other science businesses.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：The new US headquarters of Izon are situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the most important global centres of scientific research and technology. Half the other offices in the building Izon shares have scientific names like Stemgent, or the word 'pharmaceutical" in the name

   同义替换：「located」↔「situated」，「an area popular with」↔「one of the most important global centres of」

2. Izon in the United States

   • It is unable to form partnerships in the US because it's not registered there.

   • The company's marketing relies on 10_____ about its customers' research.

   答案：articles

   原文定位：As a result, the critical part of the company's marketing is articles that clients publish describing work they have performed with the qNano

   同义替换：「relies on」↔「critical part」，「about its customers' research」↔「describing work they have performed with the qNano」

3. • Yaniv Gaynor was formerly a 11_____ with no experience in sales.

   • Development of the product is influenced by customers’ questions.

   答案：teacher

   原文定位：The sales process is new for Gavnor, who shifted cities and switched from a role as teacher at the University of Minnesota to his first private sector role with Izon

   同义替换：「was formerly」↔「switched from a role as」，「with no experience in sales」↔「The sales process is new for Gaynor」

4. Plans for the future

   • To diagnose for thrombosis, a 12_____ may be developed.

   答案：test

   原文定位：If in the future they can identify this particle, they can design a simple test for it. This would make it easier for doctors to diagnose thrombosis

   同义替换：「may be developed」↔「can design」

5. • 13_____ will be done at Izon's US headquarters.

   答案：training

   原文定位：With larger headquarters, the company will be able to bring clients into the Izon building for training with its product, rather than travelling to them

   同义替换：「done at Izon's US headquarters」↔「bring clients into the Izon building」

6. 2 Ion's growth in the last three years has been faster than the company predicted.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：In the past three years, Izon has expanded to 17 times its previous size

   同义替换：「growth」↔「expanded」，「last」↔「past」

7. 3 Since 2004, Izon has developed a range of equipment for use in scientific research.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：It's done so selling only one product that it's been developing since 2004, the qNano

   同义替换：「developed a range of equipment」↔「selling only one product」

8. 4 One advantage of the qNano is that it is cheaper than its competitors.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Izon's success results from the fact that the qNano machine provides precise measurements, while similar machines of the same price only offer averaging techniques. This is an adjustable tool for the measurement and analysis of tiny particles in scientific research, which comes with a $27,000 price tag

9. 5 Drug delivery analysis will be the most profitable application of the qNano.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：In effect, researchers using the qNano are able to gather information about very small things, and it has many possible applications from drug delivery analysis through to environmental research

10. 6 Kristoffer Bolen is still completing his studies.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：Alongside his full-time role with the company, he's just finished the fifth semester of six for his High Tech Masters of Business Administration at Northeastern University, which will be his second Masters degree alongside a Masters of Science

    同义替换：「still completing his studies」↔「just finished the fifth semester of six」

11. 7 Bolen's job requires him to fully understand how the gNano works.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：These soon to be twin Masters degrees provide Bolen with the perfect combination of skills for his job, which depends on him being able to manage the sales process and also comprehend in depth a very complicated piece of technology

    同义替换：「fully understand」↔「comprehend in depth」

12. The Izon Story

    Hans van der Voorn

    • He made the 8_____ which enabled the prototype to be created.

    答案：investment

    原文定位：Initially he put up an investment of $1.5 million to move the process forwards to the development of a prototype, and this led to the founding of Izon and the production of the qNano

13. • His background in 9_____ as well as business gave him the skills to run Izon.

    答案：engineering

    原文定位：However, he thinks that engineering can be a bridge between the two, and his long experience in that field has been crucial to the company's success

    同义替换：「background in」↔「long experience in that field」，「as well as」↔「and」，「gave him the skills to run Izon」↔「has been crucial to the company's success」