三、閱讀測驗【共 15 題，每題 2 分，共 30 分】   Here are some statistics that may heighten your interest in the Pacific Basin. Half of theworld’s wealth and over half of its population live in the thirty-four countries and twenty-threeisland states that embrace the Basin, which itself consists of seventy million square miles.Ninety-five percent of the world’s natural silk can be found there as well as eighty-eight percent ofits natural rubber, twenty-two percent of its oil resources, and sixty-four percent of its cotton. Wellover a thousand languages are spoken in the area, and it is the source of some of the richestreligious and cultural traditions in the world.   The most rapidly expanding economy in the region is Taiwan, with South Korea expected tobe amongst the richest countries in the world in the twenty-first century. Not enough can be saidabout the market potential of China. As these countries continue to develop, their manufacturingcapabilities will become increasingly complex, and their market for advanced technology willexpand. The telecommunications industry, for instance, will soon take off.   It is the educated labor force as well as the work ethic that accounts for the growingmanufacturing power of the Pacific nations. Lying on the trade routes to both East and West, thisarea has a unique advantage, something that few businesses can ignore.
1. Who is this report most likely intended for?
(A) Companies wanting to expand their market reach
(B) The Department of Labor
(C) Translators for the Pacific region languages
(D) Natural rubber manufactures