TOEIC 聽力 Part 4 — 題目
段落
Hello everyone, and thank you for tuning in to "Business Insights Today." I'm your host, Alex Thompson. Our top story this week concerns the immediate closure of all retail locations for "Evergreen Home Goods." In a surprising announcement yesterday, the company cited significant, insurmountable financial headwinds as the driving force behind this drastic decision. Evergreen Home Goods, a staple in the home furnishings market for over two decades, will cease operations effective next Sunday. This impacts hundreds of employees and leaves a considerable gap in the retail landscape. While the specifics remain undisclosed, the company's press release mentioned a prolonged period of declining sales and escalating operational costs that ultimately proved unmanageable. This situation underscores the challenges many brick-and-mortar businesses face in the current economic climate. We'll be examining the broader implications for the retail sector and exploring potential alternative marketing campaign strategy approaches that businesses might adopt to mitigate such risks in the future. Stay tuned for more details after the break.
題目
How long has Evergreen Home Goods been a part of the home furnishings market?
選項
- A. Over ten years
- B. For two decades ✓
- C. Less than five years
- D. Exactly twenty-five years
正確答案
B. For two decades
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 大家好，感謝收聽「商業洞察今日」。我是主持人 Alex Thompson。本週的頭條新聞是關於「Evergreen Home Goods」所有零售門市的立即歇業。公司昨日發布的一項意外聲明指出，公司面臨重大且無法克服的財務逆風，是導致這項嚴峻決定的主因。Evergreen Home Goods 在家居用品市場經營超過二十年，是該領域的佼佼者，但將於下週日結束營運。這對數百名員工造成影響，並在零售業版圖中留下一個顯著的空缺。
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「For two decades」。文章中明確提到：「Evergreen Home Goods, a staple in the home furnishings market for over two decades, will cease operations effective next Sunday.」這句話（「Evergreen Home Goods 在家居用品市場經營超過二十年，是該領域的佼佼者，但將於下週日結束營運。」）直接給出了公司在市場上的經營時間長度，即「超過二十年」。
💡 應試技巧 — 聽到提及公司名稱（Evergreen Home Goods）後，立即留意與時間相關的敘述，例如「for over two decades」，這通常是尋找經營時間問題的關鍵線索。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) Over ten years — 雖然「超過二十年」確實也「超過十年」，但「For two decades」是文章中提供的更精確資訊。
X) Less than five years — 文章明確說明「for over two decades」，這與「不到五年」的說法直接矛盾。
X) Exactly twenty-five years — 文章提到的是「for over two decades」（超過二十年），但並未指出確切數字是二十五年。