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Egypt may be walking towards a much-needed IMF loan, but that hasn’t put off some foreign partners. GB Auto, the Cairo-listed auto assembler(汽车组装公司), will begin putting together and selling cars from China’s Geely in the second quarter of 2012.
GB will assemble the cars from kits(配件) supplied by Geely (the Hangzhou-based carmaker that bought Volvo in a $$1.5bn deal in 2010), and will sell the finished product in markets across North Africa, beginning with Egypt. The deal is “one of several partnerships we will announce this year,” said GB’s chairman, Raouf Ghabbour, in a statement.
GB controls 32 per cent of the Egyptian selling car market, where it rose to success as the largest local assembler, importer and seller of cars from South Korea’s Hyundai. It is now the the Middle East’s largest car assembler. High tax on fully-assembled imported cars have encouraged a number of international auto brands, including BMW and China’s Geely, to have their vehicles put together in Egypt.
For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step in efforts to push its products out across the world, after announcing last year that it would set up a production hub（轮轴）in Indonesia to target the fast-growing Southeast Asian market. The company plans on selling at least one model in the UK by the end of 2012.
While 2011 was a tough year for car sales (and pretty much everything else) in Egypt, the vehicle market is still a good prospect as a large and increasingly young population fuel long-term economic growth. GB says there are about 30 cars per 1,000 people in Egypt, compared to 128 in China and 109 in Morocco.
GB says the tuk-tuk’s popularity in Egypt’s rural inland and informal urban slums（贫民窟）made it less influenced by a slowdown in the passenger car industry.
And if long-discussed reforms of Egypt lead to higher fuel prices, expect tuk-tuks, powered by something barely larger than a lawnmower (割草机)engine, to become increasingly attractive for urban transport.
1.What is the general idea of the pasasage?
A. China’s Geely is entering Egypt. B. For Geely, the Egyptian deal is another step.
C. GB covers much of Egyptian car selling. D. GB will assemble the cars from kits.
2.Which country’s seller of cars is GB?
A. China. B. Korea. C. Japan. D. Egypt
3. Why do China’s Geely put their kits of cars together in a foreign country?
A.A number of international auto brands. B. Several partners’ help.
C. Egypt ‘s need of IMF loan. D. Too much tax.
4.The reason why they mention the figure about China and Morocco’s cars is______.
A. To learn from them easily. B. To show China and Morocco’s strength.
C. To show GB has a good future. D. To beat China and Morocco in selling.
5. The tuk-tuk’s advantage is______.
A. That its kits came from China. B. That its engine is smaller than others.
C. GB assemble them carefully. D. It is sold in Egypt’s rural inland.
参考答案
本文大意是中国吉利汽车正走向埃及市场。在开罗上市的汽车组装公司GB Auto将开始组装和销售来自中国吉利公司(Geely)的汽车。
1.A。主旨大意题。全文大意是中国吉利汽车正走向埃及市场。在开罗上市的汽车组装公司GB Auto将开始组装和销售来自中国吉利公司(Geely)的汽车。A概括全文大意，其它选项只涉及文章的部分内容。
2. B。细节理解题。从文章第三段信息句GB controls 32 per cent of the Egyptian selling car market, where it rose to success as the largest local assembler, importer and seller of cars from South Korea’s Hyundai得知GB占据着埃及32%的乘用车市场，并且是韩国现代(Hyundai)汽车在埃及的独家组装商、进口商和经销商。故答案选B。
3. D。细节理解题。联系第四段信息句High tax on fully-assembled imported cars have encouraged a number of international auto brands, including BMW and China’s Chery, to have their vehicles put together in Egypt.得知由于针对整车进口的关税极高，包括宝马(BMW)和中国奇瑞(Chery)在内的许多国际汽车品牌都采取在埃及组装的策略。故答案选D。
4. C。推理判断题。联系第五段信息句the vehicle market is still a good prospect as a large and increasingly young population fuel long-term economic growth. GB says there are about 30 cars per 1,000 people in Egypt,理解做这种数据的比较是为了显示GB在埃及的销售前景看好。
5. B。细节理解题。据最后一段信息句And if long-discussed reforms of Egypt lead to higher fuel prices, expect tuk-tuks, powered by something barely larger than a lawnmower (割草机)engine, to become increasingly attractive for urban transport.理解得知它的优势在于发动机比较小。
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