六级The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners for example, two companies from two different industries to work together on a specific aspect of the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.

通过允许非传统合作伙伴（例如，来自两个不同行业的两家公司）在价值链的特定方面进行合作，这种合作关系对双方都有利，例如，在本例中，一家发动机公司拥有一个配件公司。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing - Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.5 billion, but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp me

数字经济巨头们的力量和雄心是惊人的——亚马逊刚刚宣布以135亿美元收购高档食品连锁店Whole Foods，但两年前Facebook支付了更高的价格收购WhatsApp me

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume -72- highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion ( ' , 转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费-72-高谷物密集型肉制品，以及大规模转移（“，转向) 将美国粮食用于生产生物燃料。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion of U.S. grain to t

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望进入食物链，消费高度粮食密集型的肉制品，以及美国粮食大量转移到美国

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级In addition to supplying milk from their own 85-head herd, they began to help other farmers in the area convent from conventional to certified organic and grass-fed in order to enter the Maple Hill supply chain.

除了从他们自己的85头牛群中供应牛奶外，他们还开始帮助修道院地区的其他农民从传统到认证的有机和草食，以进入枫树山供应链。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级But after General mills bought Epic in 2016, Collins and Forrest suddenly had the resources they needed to expand their supply chain.

但在通用磨坊于2016年收购Epic后，柯林斯和福里斯特突然拥有了扩展供应链所需的资源。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级In a multi-state study of assisted living , for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether a chain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness, mental decline, hospitalizations or mortality.

在一个多状态的辅助生活研究中，例如，北卡罗来那大学的研究人员发现了大量的变量，设施的类型、大小或年龄；连锁店是否拥有它；社区的吸引力与居民的疾病、精神衰退、住院或死亡率没有显著关系。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级It's also pushing ahead in 2016 with an expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it bought last year.

2016年，该公司还将扩大去年收购的美容连锁店Bluemercury。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考Although the main attraction was the soup, Roze's chain shops also set a new standard for dining out.

尽管最吸引人的是汤，罗兹的连锁店也为外出就餐制定了新的标准。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级Burger King, the nation's second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will stop automatically including French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting this month, although they will still be available.

例如，美国第二大快餐连锁店汉堡王（Burger King）将从本月起自动停止在儿童餐中添加薯条和苏打水，尽管这些食品仍将供应。

2012年12月听力原文

六级None of the chain's stores in the Washington metropolitan area are to be closed.

这家连锁店在华盛顿都会区的任何一家店都不会关门。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级2% in November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wideranging challenges.

11月和12月开张超过一年的门店的销售额为2%，这是一个令人失望的假期业绩，结束了一个百货连锁店面临广泛挑战的艰难一年。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级In the year to August 2007, IKEA, a Swedish furniture chain, sold over one million kitchens worldwide.

截至2007年8月，瑞典家具连锁店宜家在全球售出了100多万个厨房。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Burger King, the nation's second-largest fast food chain, for instance, will stop automatically including French fries and soda in its kids' meals starting this month, although they will still be available

例如，美国第二大快餐连锁店汉堡王（Burger King）将从本月起自动停止在儿童餐中添加薯条和苏打水，尽管这些食品仍将供应

2012年12月听力原文

四级But their beds were provided by private individuals, rather than a hotel chain

但他们的床位是由私人提供的，而不是连锁酒店

2013年12月阅读原文

六级cut the salary of senior executivesrelocate some of its chain storesadjust its promotion strategiesreduce the size of its staffTo experiment on its new business concept.

削减高级管理人员的工资搬迁部分连锁店调整其晋升战略缩减员工规模以试验其新的商业理念。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Penguins, like other seabirds and marine mammals, occupy higher levels in the food chain and they are what we call bio-indicators of their ecosystems.

企鹅和其他海鸟和海洋哺乳动物一样，在食物链中占据更高的位置，它们是我们所说的生态系统的生物指标。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级They run chain stores in central London.

他们在伦敦市中心经营连锁店。

2011年12月听力原文

四级That's the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests' phones via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional plastic swipe cards.

这是一家连锁酒店的愿景，该酒店计划通过应用程序向客人的手机发送数字钥匙，而不是让他们办理入住手续并获得传统的塑料刷卡。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级In less-developed countries, such as those of sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, wastage tends to occur primarily at the farmer-producer end of the supply chain.

在欠发达国家，如撒哈拉以南非洲和东南亚国家，浪费往往主要发生在供应链的农民-生产者端。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Macy's reported its sales plunged 5.2% in November and December at stores open more than a year, a disappointing holiday season performance that capped a difficult year for a department store chain facing wide—ranging challenges.

梅西百货（Macy's）报告说，其11月和12月开张一年多的门店销售额下降了5.2%，这是一个令人失望的假期业绩，结束了一个面临广泛挑战的百货连锁店艰难的一年。

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Once one person looks at their phone, other people feel compelled to do the same, starting a chain reaction.

一旦一个人看了看自己的手机，其他人也会觉得不得不这么做，从而引发连锁反应。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级When they started researching the supply chain, they learned that only 2-3% of all Bison is actually grass-fed.

当他们开始研究供应链时，他们了解到只有2-3%的野牛实际上是以草为食的。

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级We're asking the customers to specify what they want," said Craig Prusher, the chain's vice president of government relations.

我们要求客户具体说明他们想要什么，”该连锁店负责政府关系的副总裁克雷格·普鲁舍（Craig Prusher）说。

2012年12月听力原文

六级“It’s the ultimate nightmare,” a retail executive from a well-known chain admitted to TIM The card-payment companies MasterCard and Visa are pushing hard for change.

一位知名连锁店的零售高管向TIM承认：“这是一场终极噩梦。”

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级Penguins, like other seabirds and marine mammals, occupy higher levels in the food chain and they are what we call bio-indicators of their ecosystems. "

企鹅和其他海鸟和海洋哺乳动物一样，在食物链中占据更高的位置，它们是我们所说的生态系统的生物指标。"

2019年12月六级真题（第3套）

四级A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities.

在这项有氧健身运动之前，已经有许多健身水疗中心，甚至在大多数大城市都有一家全国性的水疗连锁店。

2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Many people now talk about the importance of a company’s shared values or culture with which all the staff can identify, for example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, the most user-friendly or the most reliable products in a particular field.

现在，许多人都在谈论一家公司的共同价值观或文化的重要性，所有员工都可以认同这一点，例如，成为最好的连锁酒店，或者在特定领域生产最好、最用户友好或最可靠的产品。

2009年12月大学英语四级考试真题

四级But their bed were provided by private individuals，rather than a hotel chain.

但他们的床是由私人提供的，而不是连锁酒店。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级But their beds were provided by private individuals, rather than a hotel chain.

但他们的床位是由私人提供的，而不是连锁酒店。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级Panera Bread, an American fast-food chain known for its fresh ingredients, performed well, too, because it offers higher-quality food at lower prices than restaurants.

以新鲜食材闻名的美国快餐连锁店Panera Bread也表现良好，因为它以比餐馆更低的价格提供更高质量的食物。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套)

四级In a multi-state study of assisted living, for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age；whether a chain owned it；how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness, mental decline, hospitalizations or mortality.

例如，在一项关于辅助生活的多州研究中，北卡罗来纳大学的研究人员发现，许多变量——设施的类型、规模或年龄是否为连锁店所有该社区的吸引力与居民在疾病、精神衰退、住院或死亡率方面的表现没有显著关系。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

四级On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向) of U. S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.

在需求方面，这些趋势包括每年持续增加7000多万人，越来越多的人希望向食物链上游转移，消费高谷物密集型肉类产品，以及大规模转移(转向) 美国粮食的大部分用于生产生物燃料。

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

考研“The most likely explanation, it seems to me,” said Dr. Mead, “is that they are simply watching what we are up to -- that responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we don’t set in motion a chain reaction that might have unexpected effects for outside our solar system.

米德博士说：“在我看来，最有可能的解释是，他们只是在关注我们在做什么——太阳系外负责任的社会正在关注我们，以确保我们不会引发连锁反应，这可能会对太阳系外产生意想不到的影响。”。

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Leonard Schlesinger, a Harvard academic and former chief executive of Au Bong Pain, a rapidly growing chain of bakery cafes, says that much “re-engineering” has been crude.

哈佛大学学者、快速发展的烘焙咖啡连锁店Au Bong Pain的前首席执行官伦纳德·施莱辛格表示，许多“重新设计”都很粗糙。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题