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Walmart is at an "inflection point". Those words are truer now than when Bill Simon, the head of its American operation, uttered

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问题     Walmart is at an "inflection point". Those words are truer now than when Bill Simon, the head of its American operation, uttered them last October. He was talking about Walmart’s plan for the first time to open more small and medium-sized stores in 2014 than giant "supercentres", and all that would mean. Now another big change looms. On February 1st the company gets a new chief executive, Doug McMillon, until now the head of its international business.
    In some respects Mr. McMillon looks like a natural choice to manage a huge beast that inspires loathing and loyalty in equal measure. A native of Arkansas, Walmart’s home state, he started out in one of the company’s warehouses, rose as a specialist in merchandising (deciding how goods are displayed and sold in stores) and was head of the Sam’s Club unit, stores where members buy in bulk.
    Genial and approachable, Mr. McMillon may cure the corporate problem that afflicts Walmart when it talks to its 2. 2m employees, to its giant customer base (90% of Americans shop there at least once a year) and to critics who say it pays miserly wages and sucks life out of town centres. On January 15th the National Labour Relations Board accused Walmart of sacking and disciplining workers who went on strike in 2012. Walmart says it acted lawfully and claims to promote 160,000 people a year; Mr. McMillon’s box-shifting calluses make such claims a bit more convincing.
    Yet the international business, which he has led since 2009, is not thriving. This year it is expected to account for 28% of sales but it has just achieved 19% of operating income. Walmart has reduced costs in China and Brazil after expanding too fast. Confusing policies on foreign investment in retailing have hampered Walmart’s push into India. Walmart is co-operating with investigations into allegations that executives in Mexico bribed officials; the inquiries have been broadened to the company’s operations in India, Brazil and China. Mr. McMillon is not to blame for these setbacks, many of which date from before he took over, but neither has he brought about a turnaround.
Which one is NOT true about Walmart’s international business?
选项 A、Mr. McMillon has taken it over since 2009.
B、It accounts for 19% of Walmart’s net income.
C、Its sales haven’t reached original expectation this year.
D、Walmart has to tighten its belt in fast-expanded countries.
答案B
解析 根据题干中的“Walmart’s international business”定位到最后一段。选项A对应第一句的“…which he has led since 2009”，其中“has led(领导)”对应该项的“has taken it over(接管)”。故A选项表述是正确的。选项B对应第二句：This year it is expected to account for 28％ of sales but it has just achieved 19％ of operating income．其中原文的“operating income(营业收入)”被改成了“net income(净收人)”，故该项表述错误，属于偷换概念。选项C对应的也是上面的句子，该句意为：今年国际市场预计占销售额的28％，实则只达到营业收入的19％。可见该项“今年销售额没有达到预定目标"的表述是正确的。选项D对应该段第三句：Walmart has reduced costs in China and Brazil after expanding too fast．其中“tighten its belt(勒紧裤腰带，节省开支)”对应“reduced costs”；“in fast-expanded countries”对应“in China and Brazil after expanding too fast”。综上所述，本题答案为选项B。
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