单选题
单选题
  • A.The Internet exploration.
  • B.An on-line bookseller.
  • C.A company on Amazon River.
  • D.An easygoing person in Silicon Valley.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 23-25
"Amazon. corn" chairman Jeff Bezos has global ambitions, and boasts that he has become the shopping mall for the planet.
His grand visions have led to astonishing results. Only four years ago, he sold his first on-line book. Today, he has 10.7 million customers. At age 35, his Amazon stock is worth nearly U.S. $ 6 billion.
Mr. Bezos graduated with an electrical engineering and computer science degree before he worked for tech-oriented hedge fund DE Shaw. He soon rose to senior vice-president, in charge of exploring new business opportunities.
In 1994, he had an idea: selling books on the Internet. He sensed the Internet was the wave of the future. His boss, however, was not enthused.
But Mr. Bezos went ahead. He quit his job, and after picking up capital from his parents and brains from Silicon Valley, he went to Seattle.
When they opened for business in the summer of 1995, he offered deep discounts to attract buyers.
While traditional booksellers began waking up to the potential of the Internet, Mr. Bezos aggressively branched out, opening Amazon sites in Britain and Germany.
Mr. Bezos has an easygoing personality, but has a reputation as a tough competitor who wants to grab as much Internet territory as he can.
Asked about profit, Mr. Bezos admitted that eventually, a company must earn a profit. But he said that thinking of profit is "like worrying about gravity...It's part of the landscape". He added that it would be a mistake to go for short-term profitability.
Right now, he is interested in "building a great customer experience". He wants visitors to trust his site, to be entertained, to be informed.
Forrester Research analyst David Cooperstein says that Mr. Bezos is correct to concentrate on pleasing customers. He says that their future is strong.
Questions:
23.What is the main topic of this talk?
( Pause 00' 15")
单选题
  • A.To go for short-term profitability.
  • B.To gain as large Internet territory as he can.
  • C.To pursue nothing but technological advance.
  • D.To become one of the richest people in the world.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
Questions:
24.What is said by the speaker as Jeff Bezos' great ambition?
(Pause 00'15")
单选题
  • A.Developing computer science.
  • B.Persuading his boss to quit.
  • C.Getting a qualified senior vice-president.
  • D.Winning and entertaining customers.
【正确答案】 A、D
【答案解析】[解析] 25.What aspect does Jeff Bezos believe is most important for his company? (Pause 00' 15")