MBA考试

【单选题】TheAfricans’ interest is to guard preferential export rules enshrined in the temporaryAfrican Growth and OpportunityAct, passed byCongress in 2,000. Tariff-free exports of some 6,000 goods fromAfrica to the United States are boosting trade and investment in southernAfric
A、Lesotho’s fast-growing textile industry depends almost entirely onChinese investment in factories to make clothes for sale in the United States. The region also wants more access toAmerica’s markets for fruit, beef and other agricultural goods.
American interest lies mainly in SouthAfrica, by far the largest economy in the region. Services account for 60% of its GDP, and it increasingly dominates the rest ofAfrica in banking, information technology, telecom, retail’ and other areas. Just asBritish banks, such asBarclays, have moved theirAfrican headquarters to SouthAfrica over the past year,American investors see the country as a platform to the rest of the continent.
Agreeing investment rules and resolving differences on intellectual property rights are the most urgent issues.American drug firms want to be part of the fast expansion in SouthAfrica of production of anti-retroviral drugs, used againstAIDS.By 2007 SouthAfrica alone expects 1.2m patients to take the drugs daily. The country might be the world’s biggest exporter of anti-AIDS drugs within a few years. Striking a bilateral deal now should makeAmerican investments easier.
But Mr. Zoellick’s greater concern is for multilateral trade talks that stalled inCancun, Mexico, in September.AlecErwin, his SouthAfrican counterpart, helped to organize the G20 group of poor and middle-income countries that opposed jointAmerican-EU proposals there; he is widely tipped to take over as head of the World Trade Organization late next year, and would be a useful ally.
So Mr. Zoellick is trying to charm hisAfrican partner by agreeing to drop support for most of a group of issues (known as "Singapore" issues) that jammed up the talks atCancun, and were opposed by poor countries; he says he also favors abolishing export subsidies inAmerica--though only if Japan and theEU agree to do the same. That would pleaseAfrican exporters who say such subsidies destroy markets for their goods.
Mr. Zoellick’s efforts to make more friends may be paying off.Even thoughAmerica has treatedAfrica very shabbily on trade in the past, Mr.Erwin hints it is easier doing business withAmerica than withEurope or Japan.
A、small sign, but perhaps a telling one.
Mr. Zoellick is trying to establish a good relationship with Mr.Erwin because ______.

A、Mr.Erwin is organizing a group of, poor and middle-income countries to opposeAmeric
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B、Mr.Erwin is a very talented and tactful diplomat in the world political circle
C、Mr.Erwin’s possible position in the coming future will be helpful toAmerican interests
D、Mr.Erwin’s relationship with Japanese andEuropean leaders is useful to the U.S.
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
这是一道细节题。本题干中的信号词为Mr．Zoellick，出自于文章第四段第一句话中。文章第四、五段指出：朱利克先生的南非搭档埃力克•欧文帮助组织了G20集团，反对美国与欧盟的联合提案；很多人暗示，欧文先生明年晚些时候将担任世贸组织的首脑，并将成为有帮助的盟友；因此，朱利克先生正在尽力讨好这位非洲伙伴。这说明，原因是欧文即将担任的职位可能对朱利克先生的国家有利。C说“欧文先生未来可能担任的职务将有助于美国人的利益”，这与文章的意思符合。A明显与文章的意思不符合；文中没有提到B和D。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>