【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 74-76
Software giant Marco Systems has announced it will enter markets outside Europe over the next few months. Traditionally based in Italy, it stated in a press releasethat it would set up sales outlets in the U.S. and Australia to expand its businessoperation. It is expected that the company will earn more than 800 million euros bythe end of the next fiscal year through this move, significantly above the 600 millioneuros earned this year. Marco Systems also does not seem concerned by thecurrent slump in the global economy. CEO Martin Roscali stated that the companywould stick to its current plan, despite the slowdown.

这是一篇新闻报道，本题考查的是整段的“主题”。新闻的“主题”一般都会出现在开头部分。文中提到了软件巨头“it will enter marketsoutside Europe over the next few months”，我们只要听清楚“enter markets outside Europe”就OK了。不过后面的“expand its businessoperation”也很重要。由此可知，这个公司是想“扩大”市场规模，因此是(B)。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】这道题问的是“本年度的收益”，关键词是“this year”。如果我们有意识地留意数字，在听到“the company will earn more than 800million euros by the end of the next fiscal year”时，就会对“800 million”印象尤为深刻。但因为关键词是“this year”，所以我们还需要仔细往下听，当听到“600 million euros earnedthis year”时，也就得出本题的了。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】这道题问的是“Mr．Roscali说了什么?”，其中关键词是“Mr．Roscali”。这段内容的最后提到了与“Mr．Roscali”相关的内容，即“thecompany would stick to its current plan”，这里的“stick to～”表示“坚持～”。也就是说，他们将继续实施计划，因此是(D)。将“stick to”替换成“continue”，这增加了一些解题难度。如果能够答对这道题，离高分也就更进一步了。