首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、They have some financial problems. B、They lack an excellent enterprise culture. C、They don’t make as much money as before. D、T
A、They have some financial problems. B、They lack an excellent enterprise culture. C、They don’t make as much money as before. D、T
admin
2017-12-07
108
问题
How long have you had your Apple iPhone or computer? If you have not replaced that product in the last two or three years, you may be part of the reason for Apple’s falling sales numbers.
Apple is the world’s most valuable company. Sales of Apple products grew every year for 51 straight quarters. That all changed on Tuesday, when the company reported a drop in sales. Sales for the first quarter of this year dropped 13 percent. Sales dropped to $50.6 billion from $58 billion during the same quarter in last year. [16]The news caused Apple’s stock to drop, too. The company’s shares were down by about 8 percent in after-hours trading.
Some experts say the struggling Chinese economy may be to blame for Apple’s weaker sales. The company’s report shows sales were down in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong by a combined 26 percent. In the past, Apple was able to depend on sales growth in those markets. [17]Apple’s Chief Executive, Tim Cook, says the smartphone market is not growing because of the slowing economies in some countries.
[18]But other experts say Apple is no longer regularly producing exciting products. People who bought new Apple laptops or smartphones in the last two or three years do not feel like they need to buy the latest products. Rob Pegoraro is a technology writer for USA Today and Yahoo. He says he still likes to use the Apple products he owns but, there is nothing "revolutionary" right now. "You got a lot of people upgrading to the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 plus. The 6s and the 6s Plus are better, but as the names would suggest, they’re not exactly revolutionary. Normal people don’t buy new phones every year."
Pegoraro also says that Apple did not really have a bad quarter. The company still makes a lot of money from the products it sells. It is just not growing anymore. "Their gross margin was 39.4 percent compared to 40.8 percent. I struggle to think of how many other industries or companies could pull down those kinds of profit margins for over a decade straight" Pegoraro warns not to underestimate Apple just because of this small drop in sales. [19]"This company’s problem is that they made a lot of money, just not more money than they made the last quarter. You know, if that’s failure, then I should only hope to be just as much of a disaster!"
16. What is the result of Apple’s falling sales?
17. According to Tim Cook, what is the reason for smartphone’s falling sales?
18. Why do some people think they needn’t buy the latest Apple products?
19. In Rob Pegoraro’s view, what is Apple’s problem?
选项
A、They have some financial problems.
B、They lack an excellent enterprise culture.
C、They don’t make as much money as before.
D、They lack an excellent marketing team.
答案
C
解析
Rob Pegoraro在报道中说苹果公司仍然挣了很多钱,只是比过去少了一些。所以C“他们挣的钱没有以前那么多”正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/84U7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
黄金周(theGoldenWeek)是指连续7天的全国性假期。1999年,中国开始推行黄金周政策。从那以后,黄金周通过鼓励人们旅游和消费,丰富了人们的日常生活,促进了社会经济的发展。然而不可否认,黄金周带来的问题也日益明显:交通拥堵、旅游景点人满为患以
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealetterofsuggestiontotheuniversityPresident.Youshouldwriteatleast
ConradHiltonreallywantedtobeabanker.Instead,hesuccessfullychangedthe【C1】______purchaseofaTexaslow-endhotelinto
Mostgrowingplantscontainmuchmorewaterthanallothermaterialscombined.C.R.Barneshassuggestedthatitisaspropert
Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesector
Whyinanageofadvancedtechnology,shouldsomanypeoplestillclingtoanancientbelief?Inpartitmustbebecauseastrolo
MarieCuriewasthefirstfemaleprofessoratSevres,acollegeforgirlswhowantedtoteachhighereducation.Thesetwenty-yea
A、DianaandScott.B、TheWomanandDavid.C、TheWomanandScott.D、DianaandDavid.C推理题。题目是问谁将是婚礼上的伴娘和伴郎。对话一开始女士称呼男士为Scott,由此可知
A、Yes.B、No.C、Hardtosay.D、Notmentioned.B推理题。男士邀请女士,女士说也许……,可见这是一种委婉的拒绝,她不愿意和男士一起去舞会。
Learningisanessentialprocessforlivingthingstoacquirenecessaryskillsandbehaviors.Scientistshavealreadyfoundthat
随机试题
患者,女,68岁,因哮喘急性发作就医。医师处方:雾化吸入沙丁胺醇、异丙托溴铵、布地奈德混悬液,同时静脉注射氨茶碱、氢化可的松琥珀酸钠。患者用药后3h出现骨骼肌震颤。实验室检查:血钾2.7mmol/L(正常参考范围3.5~5.5mmol/L)。引起患者不良反
三部门经济中,总需求的表达式为()
A、3个B、5个C、6个D、1个E、50个镜下血尿是指显微镜下每高倍视野红细胞计数超过
如果当前的证券价格反映了历史价格信息和所有公开的价格信息,则该市场属于()。
以一笔款项购入多项没有单独标价的固定资产,应当按照各项固定资产的账面价值比例对总成本进行分配,分别确定各项固定资产的成本。()
下列关于专门决策预算的表述中,不正确的是()。
“闪婚”是指男女双方恋爱不到半年就结婚。某研究机构对某市法院审理的所有离婚案件作了调查。结果显示,闪婚夫妻3年内起诉离婚的比例远远高于非闪婚夫妻。由些,该研究机构认为闪婚是目前夫妻离婚的一个重要原因。下列哪项如果为真,最能削弱以上论证?
下列说法中,正确的有()。Ⅰ.清除内存、设置时钟都是特权指令,只能在内核态(系统态、管态)下执行Ⅱ.用零作除数将产生中断Ⅲ.用户态到内核态的转换是由硬件完成的Ⅳ.在中断发生后,进入中断处理的程序可能是操作系统程序,也可能是应用程序
BestChoiceRecruitmentAgencyVacancyRegistrationFormCOMPANYNAME:HopeVACANCYTITLE:【A1】______
A、Jefferson’sviewsaboutcommercializedagriculture.B、Internationaltradeinthenineteenthcentury.C、Improvementsinfarmma
最新回复
(
0
)