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CW电子公司


CW电子公司是坐落在北京高新技术产业园区的一家大型电子公司,在过去五年中增长尤其迅速,目前正寻求向西方国家拓展的途径,以增强公司竞争力,从而使公司成为从电话到计算机尖端设备等各种电子产品的市场主导者。
最近,CW公司做了大量调研,以寻求在中国国内以及向国外进一步增长的途径。经反复考虑,公司的董事会达成协议:通过收购其他企业促进本公司的发展。
CW公司认为欧美国家有很大的发展潜力,所以决定在这些国家中选定一家公司收购。
最近,CW公司的董事们对美国一家大型企业A-Line电子公司很感兴趣。A-Line公司创建于1920年,是一家超大规模的西方电子产品市场的主导供应商,目前是CW公司的主要竞争对手。
两家公司的董事会最近进行了初步的接触。四周后CW公司将组织一个由董事和顾问组成的代表团访问美国的A-Line公司,考察其工厂,了解该公司的经营范围、发展潜力,从而初步判断CW公司能否通过A-Line公司在全球市场获得成功。
假设你是CW公司首席执行官哈里·秦先生的个人助理,他要求你帮助他准备这次访问的有关事宜。他将会晤A-Line公司的首席执行官阿兰·伯恩汉姆·布朗先生。
作为这次访问的一部分内容,秦先生将主持一系列重要会议,并在会上做演讲。他关心的是要在演讲中举止得当,给听众留下良好印象,而准备演讲从来都不是他的强项,所以他往往把这类工作交给你。然而,考虑到访问过程中可能遇到的各种情况,一些演讲必须等他到了美国参观时才能做准备。
他知道你曾在美国旅行和生活多年。虽然他也去过一次,但不太熟悉那里的文化,而他很在意给人留下良好印象。
秦先生向你请教如何做演讲准备。

请给出秦先生访问A-Line电子公司时有效发表演讲的四点建议。

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参考答案:(1)令人信服。
(2)热情洋溢。
(3)坚定有力。
(4)简洁。

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The 2012 London Olympics had enough problems to worry about. But one more has just been added - a communications blackout caused by solar storms.

After a period of calm within the Sun, scientists have detected the signs of a flesh cycle of sunspots that could peak in 2012, just in time for the arrival of the Olympic torch in London.

Now scientists believe that this peak could result in vast solar explosions that could throw billions of tons of charged matter towards the Earth, causing strong solar storms that could jam the telecommunications satellites and interact links sending five Olympic broadcast from London.

"The Sun's activity has a strong influence on the Earth. The Olympics could be in the middle of the next solar maximum which could affect the functions of communications satellites," said Professor Richard Harrison, head of space physics at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. 

At the peak of the cycle, violent outbursts called coronal mass ejections (日冕物质抛射) occur in the Sun's atmosphere, throwing out great quantities of electrically-charged matter. " A coronal mass ejection can carry a billion tons of solar material into space at over a million    kilometres per hour. Such events can expose astronauts to a deadly amount, can disable satellites, cause power failures on Earth and disturb communications," Professor Harrison added. The risk is greatest during a solar maximum when there is the greatest number of sunspots.

Next week in America, NASA is scheduled to launch a satellite for monitoring solar activity called the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which will take images of the Sun that are 10 times clearer than the most advanced televisions available.

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory helped to make the high-tech cameras that will capture images of the solar flares (太阳耀斑) and explosions as they occur.

Professor Richard Hold away, the lab's director, said that the SDO should be able to provide early warning of a solar flare or explosion big enough to affect satellite communications on Earth "If we have advance warning, we'll be able to reduce the damage. What you don't want is things switching off for a week with no idea of what's caused the problem," he said.

1. The phrase "communications blackout" in paragraph 1 most probably refers to      during the 2012 Olympics.

A. the extinguishing of the Olympic torch

B. the collapse of broadcasting systems

C. the transportation breakdown in London

D. the destruction of weather satellites

2. What can be inferred about the solar activity described in the passage?

A. The most fatal matter from the corona falls onto Earth.

B. The solar storm peak occurs in the middle of each cycle.

C. It takes several seconds for the charged matter to reach Earth.

D. The number of sunspots declines after coronal mass ejections.

3. According to the passage, NASA will launch a satellite to _________.

A. take images of the solar system         B. provide early warning of thunderstorms

C. keep track of solar activities            D. improve the communications on Earth

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Solar Storms: An Invisible Killer

B. Solar Storms: Earth Environment in Danger

C. Solar Storms: Threatening the Human Race

D. Solar Storms: Human Activities to Be Troubled