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The experience of British business in Iran between the 1860's and the 1970's is one example of the changing importance of British enterprise in Asia as a whole. Before 1914 British business established and dominated Iran's modern industrial and financial sector; in the 1920's this domination began to wane; by the 1960's British enterprise was of little importance in the Iranian economy. While in Japan and India the decline of British business was primarily a function of the rise of strong indigenous business groups, in Iran, by contrast, the government played a large role in both challenging British commercial interests and stimulating locally owned enterprise. Periodic surges of intense Iranian economic nationalism must be understood partly as a reaction to the close relations between British business in Iran and the British government. In retrospect, it is possible to see the uneasy and ambiguous nature of this relationship. It is true that the British Imperial Bank in Iran was never entirely a tool of the British government, and that the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company did not take its orders from the British government, despite the 51 percent government shareholding. However, the relationship between British business and the British government was sufficiently close that many Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.
The author of the passage mentions the British government's shares in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company most probably in order to
demonstrate the British enterprise in Iran was controlled by the British government
contrast British-run businesses in Iran with Iranian-run businesses in Iran
show how joint British and Iranian enterprises were encouraged by the British government
illustrate a point about the financial difficulties faced by British businesses in Asia
suggest a reason for Iranians' perception of the role British government played in British business
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正确答案是 E。选择 E 的原因是文章提到了英国政府在 Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 所持有的 51% 股份，这显然用来建议一个关于伊朗人看待英国政府在英国商业中所扮演的角色的理由。文章说，由于英国商业与英国政府之间的关系相当密切，许多伊朗人可以理解地将石油公司和银行视为英国帝国主义政策的象征。
英国商业在Iran发展得不如在日本和印度好，因为Iran政府更多地challenge英国商业。英国政府在英国商业里持股，但这些公司并不听令于它，Iran以为是，所以当地政府加强对本国企业的扶持，导致英国企业干不过他们。
However, the relationship between British business and the British government was sufficiently close that many Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.
文章表示，即使英国政府控制这家石油公司，但是石油公司不从政府那里获取命令（he Anglo-Iranian Oil Company did not take its orders from the British government）。这和伊朗人民理解的不一样
take it orders from理解反了....其实take it orders from不理解也可以做题，and 平行看前一句话的意思就好了，It is true that the British Imperial Bank in Iran was never entirely a tool of the British government说明英国政府起不了控制作用，A肯定是错的啦。错选A
时间没有控制好～读到后面时间不够，时间越不够，反而越读不进去
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因为有51%的股权，所以Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.
英国商业在Iran发展得不如在日本和印度好，因为Iran政府更多地challenge英国商业。英国政府在英国商业里持股，但这些公司并不听令于它，Iran以为是，所以当地政府加强对本国企业的扶持，导致英国企业干不过他们。
take its orders from 听命于 the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company did not take its orders from the British government, despite the 51 percent government shareholding. 说明公司并不受政府控制，A错。
despite定位后一句the relationship between British business and the British government was sufficiently close that many Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.由股权51%引出了I的看法
take its orders from 听命于 the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company did not take its orders from the British government, despite the 51 percent government shareholding. 说明公司并不受政府控制，A错。
despite定位后一句the relationship between British business and the British government was sufficiently close that many Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.由股权51%引出了I的看法
错选D 认为持有51%的股权却不能控制 British Imperial Bank in Iran was never entirely a tool of the British government, ——illustrate a point about the financial difficulties
但仔细读题 illustrate difficulties，列出持有51%这个事情并不能illustrate啊
E 排除法，能挨上边 British government在British business中就是share holder的角色
Key Point is not the fact but the Iran understanding (perception) of fact
E：However, the relationship between British business and the British government was sufficiently close that many Iranians understandably viewed the oil company and the bank as symbols of a British imperialist policy.