[单选题]资料:之后,经济学家Mr.X展望了中欧之间的商业机遇,请根据下列资料回答问题。
Findingatrustworthysupplier
Thisisperhapsthemostimportantstepinyourimportbusiness.Aseriousanddependablesupplierminimizesanyconcernsonquality,trustanddisputes.
Thereareanumberofsourcingsiteswhereyoucanfindsuppliersfrommassivedirectories.Tofindtherightonecanbealaborioustask,butyourworkcanbemadeeasierbygoingtositesthatscreensuppliersbeforetheyarelisted-likeGlobalSourcesOnline.Undertheir“verifiedsuppliers”system,suppliersneedtohavetheircompanyinformationandcontactpersonverifiedandarevisited3timesin-personbeforebeingauthenticatedasa“verifiedsupplier”.Thisalsomeansifyoupickaexport-ready.
Onceyou’reincontactwithprospectivesupliers,addressallyourqualityconcernswiththerightquestions.Stateyourrequirementstosuppliersclearly-likeproductwarranty,keyspecificationsandorderterms.Alternatively,somesupplierswillprovideproductsamplesifyouask,soyoucanfirsttestthemyourself.lfyou’rehappywiththequalityofthissampleshipment,youcanorderinbulk.lfpossible,tryandattendasourcingfairtotestsamplesfreeofcharge.Mostsourcingfairsareorganizedaroundthemeslike“Clothing&Garments”or“Electronics”,sobuyerslikeyoucanmeetallthespecializedsellersoftheprodutsyouwant.
Factoryvisitsandinspections
China’sbusinessenvironmentischangingrapidly,andyou’dbesurprisedhowmuchfactoriescandevelopinayear.Ifthisistoomuchtroubleforyou,considerappointingalocalagentorthird-partyquality(3PQ)firmtoinspectthefactoryonyourbehalf.Getsomeonewhospeaksthelanguageandknowslocalbusinessconditionsenoughtomakeagoodjudgment.Mostagentsusuallychargebycommissionfromtheamountofgoodsyouimport,andalsoinspecttheoutputbeforeitgetsshipped.
Whatmaytheauthordiscusslater?()
A
His own stories about visiting China.
B
The quality of Chinese goods.
C
Why should foreign businessmen do business in China?
D
Other important steps of doing business in China.
正确答案:D
题目解析
本题考查的是推理判断。
【关键词】discusslater
【主题句】
China’sbusinessenvironmentischangingrapidly,andyou’dbesurprisedhowmuchfactoriescandevelopinayear.Ifthisistoomuchtroubleforyou,considerappointingalocalagentorthird-partyquality(3PQ)firmtoinspectthefactoryonyourBehalf.Getsomeonewhospeaksthelanguageandknowslocalbusinessconditionsenoughtomakeagoodjudgment.MostAgentsusuallychargebycommissionfromtheamountofgoodsyouimport,andalsoinspecttheoutputbeforeitgetsshipped.中国商业环境正在迅速变化,你会惊讶的发现一年时间内会发展起如此多的工厂。如果这对你来说太麻烦,你可以考虑指定一个本地代理或第三方质量公司来代表你视察工厂。要找到说当地语言,足够了解当地商业情况能够做出正确判断的人。大多数代理商通常从你进口的货物的数量上收取佣金,并在发货前检查产品的总量。
【解析】本题问的是“作者之后会讨论什么?”选项A意为“他来中国参观的故事”;选项B意为“中国商品的质量”;选项C意为“为什么外国商人在中国做生意”;选项D意为“在中国做生意的其他重要步骤”。文章第一点谈的是寻找值得信赖的供应商,第二点谈到是工厂的访问和检查,可见一直是在向外国企业家介绍如何在中国做生意,接下来将继续谈这个问题,故选D。