TOEIC 聽力 Part 4 — 題目

段落

Good morning, everyone. This is the quarterly earnings announcement for Sterling Corp. We've just closed our books for the third quarter, and I'm pleased to share the results with you. Revenue for the quarter reached $15.2 million, a 10% increase compared to the same period last year. Net income was $1.8 million, or $0.45 per share. This growth was primarily driven by strong sales in our international division and successful cost-management initiatives. We also saw a significant improvement in operating margins. Looking ahead, we remain optimistic about our fourth-quarter prospects, although we are closely monitoring global economic conditions and supply chain challenges. We are also implementing a new streamlined process for employees needing updates to their travel documents, including a simplified procedure for passport renewal. More details on that will follow. Thank you.

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題目

What potential challenges does the company foresee?

選項

  1. A. A decrease in net income.
  2. B. Internal management issues.
  3. C. Global economic and supply chain problems. ✓
  4. D. Lower sales in the domestic market.

正確答案

C. Global economic and supply chain problems.

解析

📖 文章翻譯 — 各位早安。這裡是 Sterling 公司這個季度的財報發布會。我們剛結束了第三季度的帳務，很高興與大家分享成果。本季度的收入達到 1,520 萬美元，比去年同期增長 10%。淨收入為 180 萬美元，即每股 0.45 美元。此增長主要得益於我們國際部門的強勁銷售以及成功的成本管理措施。我們的營運利潤率也有顯著改善。展望未來，我們對第四季度的前景保持樂觀，儘管我們預計未來可能會面臨一些潛在挑戰。
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「全球經濟和供應鏈問題」。雖然文章沒有直接提及這些挑戰，但講者在分享樂觀前景後，緊接著說「儘管我們預計未來可能會面臨一些潛在挑戰」("although we anticipate some potential challenges ahead")。在 TOEIC Part 4 中，這類籠統的預警通常指向外部宏觀因素，而非文中未提及的公司內部問題或特定市場表現。
💡 應試技巧 — 當聽力內容對未來不確定性設下籠統的鋪墊（例如「儘管」、「然而」之後），而選項中出現了與此相關的宏觀性、普遍性挑戰時，通常這些宏觀挑戰就是考點。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
A) 淨收入減少 — 公司報告的是淨收入和收入的增長，並未預示會減少。
B) 內部管理問題 — 文章沒有提到任何關於公司內部管理的負面跡象。
D) 國內市場銷售下滑 — 文章提到的是國際部門銷售強勁，並未暗示國內市場會下滑。

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