Question

【题目】 Chinese buyers used to prize foreign brands, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality(质量) than Chinese ones. Increasingly, that's no longer the case.

Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But_for_those_who_were_born_after_1985,_it_is_a_different_picture.

“When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big,” Li said. “But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.”

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies used to control. A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a “home brand bias”.

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance brands, according to the study. Meanwhile, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.

“Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don't just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ‘Made in China' is not bad at all,” Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies——Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to be down to 37% from 2015 high of 54%.

【1】完成句子Chinese people used to ________________ and think foreign products are better than Chinese ones.

【2】简略回答问题Who are increasingly showing a“home brand bias”in the study by Credit Suisse?

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【3】简略回答问题What do Chinese buyers prefer now according to the text?

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【4】用英语简要概括出文章的主旨大意。The passage is mainly about ________________________________________________________________________.

【5】将文中画线句子译成汉语。________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】prize foreign brands

【2】Young Chinese buyers.

【3】Chinese products

【4】the change in Chinese buyers' thinking

【5】但是对于那些出生于1985年之后的人来说,那是一幅不同的画面。

【解析】

【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国消费者消费观念的改变。以前人们都认为欧美的产品质量更好,更愿意去买欧美产品；而现在大部分年轻人更加认可中国制造,更加倾向于购买国产商品。作者用几个调查研究来证明中国制造越来越受到国人的认可。