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第 47 題至第 50 題為篇章結構,各題請依文意,從四個選項中選出最合適者,各題答案內容不重複Corporations live and die by ideas. Many enterprises have used Web-based technologies, like blogs, wikis, and socialnetworks to gather thoughts as part of the decision-making process. 47 They use these markets to transform the creationand implementation of ideas inside their companies—by tapping the collective insight of the workforce. 48 Seeing thepotential of prediction markets, companies like General Electric and Hewlett-Packard are using them to try to improveforecasting, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation.Corporate prediction markets work like this: players—employees and potential outsiders—make their wagers over theInternet using virtual currency, betting anonymously. 49 The payoff for the most accurate players is typically a modestprize, cash, or an iPod. The idea behind predication markets is that the collected knowledge of many people will almost surelybe more accurate than that of an individual or a small group or even experts. 50 That is , whether prediction markets aremainly an innovative way to gather information from employees or a source of reliable answers. More testing of the concept isin need to see how it goes.
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(A)Now executives say they are harnessing a new Web tool, called “prediction markets.”
(B)While prediction markets are getting popularized, however, an important issue remains.
(C)The results are encouraging, and companies are placing bets on the wisdom of their workers.
(D)They bet on what they think will actually happen, not what they hope will happen or what the boss wants.

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答案:A
難度:困難0.304348
統計:A(7),B(5),C(6),D(5),E(0)

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