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Apple products are designed to say something about their owners. They also tell you something about the countries in which they
Apple products are designed to say something about their owners. They also tell you something about the countries in which they
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2016-03-21
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Apple products are designed to say something about their owners. They also tell you something about the countries in which they are sold. Latin America’s allure as a consumer market was underlined on February 15th, when the technology firm opened its first retail store on the continent, in Rio de Janeiro. Apple wants a bigger slice of the region’s smartphone market, which has been growing faster than any region outside Asia. But the glass screen of the iPhone 5s, Apple’s flagship smar-tphone, also reflects Latin America’s economic diversity.
Start with Brazil, the region’s biggest consumer market. Despite slow economic growth, Apple chose to plant its flag there for a reason. The country is among the top five markets for smartphones in the world. Last year was the first when more smartphones were sold in Brazil than traditional mobile phones, according to Abinee, an electronics-industry association: it was also the year when tablet sales overtook those of desktop computers. As many as 1,700 people queued up to be among the first on Apple’s Rio premises.
iPhones are beyond the reach of most people in all the countries of Latin America, but the sticker shock is particularly striking in Brazil. A 16GB iPhone 5s costs 2,519 reais($1,076), compared with an average monthly income of just under 2,000 reais in the main metropolitan regions. That makes Brazil the dearest, in dollar terms, of the countries where Apple has stores: the tax-inclusive price of a 16 GB iPhone 5 s in the United States is around $700.
The fault lies with the infamous custo Brasil, the high cost of doing business in the country. The high price of the iPhone 5s is largely due to tariffs and state and federal taxes on imports, says Luis Fernandez of Deloitte. He calculates that a gizmo which a foreign supplier sells for 1,000 reais could end up being resold at 2,017 reais, with taxes amounting to 900 reais, or 45% , of that sum. Brazil’s government has introduced tax incentives for companies ready to assemble gadgets in the country. But even then, the custo Brasil hits home: iPads and older iPhones assembled locally still cost more than they do in the United States, thanks to high labour costs and expensive commercial rents.
To most people in Latin American countries, iPhones are .
选项
A、too expensive to afford
B、particularly impressive
C、extraordinarily inexpensive
D、nothing big to their income
答案
A
解析
根据题干定位到第三段首句:iPhones are beyond the reach of most people in all thecountries of Latin America.其中beyond the reach的理解最为关键,该短语的意思为“够不着”,在原文中的意思即为“买不起”。该段下文以巴西为例,说明了巴西的人均月收入和苹果手机售价,通过数据再次说明拉丁美洲国家大多数人买不起苹果手机。故该题[A]tooexpensive to afford“太贵了买不起”是正确的。[B]particularly impressive“相当令人惊叹”,[C]extraordinarily inexpensive“相当便宜”,[D]nothing big to their income“对他们的收入来讲微不足道”,这三项均错误。
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