考試經驗：英語四級聽力對話技巧
Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable budget. He used to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses mostly subways and grains . “It’s not inconvenient at all ,” he says besides, “having a car is so 20th century.”
Suda reflects a worrisome trend in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, particularly among the young ,who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. while mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular ,everything in between is shaking.Last years sales fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent if you don’t count the mini-car market . There have been larger one-year drops in other nations :sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 in view of a tax increase . But experts say Japan is
unique in that sales have been decreasing steadily over time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007.
Alarmed by this state of decay, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) proceeded a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a widening wealth gap, demographic(人口結構的) changes and massive lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their vehicles longer , replace their cars with smaller ones or give up car ownership altogether .JAMA predict a further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer , further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is likely
87 Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble finding the way to the history museum
88 to pay for my education/to pay my tuition fees Mother often takes on more work than is good for her.
89 The professor required that we(should) hand in our/the research report(s)
90 The more you explain, the more confused I am
91 Though a skilled worker, he was fired by the company last week because of the economic crisis.
