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  3. Public image refers to how a company is viewed by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the

Public image refers to how a company is viewed by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the

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问题     Public image refers to how a company is viewed by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the communities【C1】______it operates, and by federal and local governments. Public image is controllable【C2】______considerable extent, just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.
    A firm’s public image plays a vital role in the【C3】______of the firm and its products to employees, customers, and to such outsiders【C4】______stockholders, suppliers, creditors, government officials, as well as【C5】______special groups. With some things it is impossible to【C6】______all the diverse publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the approval of creditors and stockholders,【C7】____________ it will undoubtedly find【C8】______from employees who see their jobs【C9】______On the other hand, high-quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval,【C10】______low-quality products and【C11】______claims would be widely looked down upon.
    A firm’s public image, if it is good, should be treasured and protected. It is a valuable【C12】______that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with publics. If a firm has learned a quality image, this is not easily【C13】______or imitated by competitors. Such an image may enable a firm to【C14】______higher prices, to win the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the most【C15】______creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm’s stock to command higher price-earnings【C16】______than other firms in the same industry with such a good reputation and public image.
    A number of factors affect the public image of a corporation.【C17】______include physical【C18】______, contacts of outsiders【C19】______company employees, product quality and dependability, prices【C20】______to competitors, customer service, the kind of advertising and the media and programs used, and the use of public relations and publicity.
【C9】
选项 A、ensured
B、promoted
C、threatened
D、unemployed
答案C
解析 由上下文得知，工厂高度自动化会遭到工人们的抵制，而他们抵制的原因就在于他们的工作岗位受到威胁，他们将面临下岗。see their jobs threatened即see themselves unemployed。A选项ensured意为“确保，担保”，B选项promoted意为“促进，提升”；C选项threatened意为“受到威胁的”，符合题意；D选项unemployed意为“失业的，被解雇的”，一般指人被解雇，而不能说工作解雇。
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