Question

6．The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．
At his factory in Ivrea，he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter，Today the company's head offices still in Ivrea，near Turin，but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world．
By 1930 there was 1 staff of 00 and the company turned out 13，000 machines a year．Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriter to other countries．
Camillo's son，Adriano，started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss．He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators（计算机）．In 1959 it produced the ELEA  compu ter in Italy．
After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Japanese，made faster progress in electronic technology than the ITalian company．
In 1978，Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss．Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment．Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications．There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers，one for Systems and services，and two for telecommunications．

56．From the text we learn thatA
A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13，000 typewriters a year
B．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C．some of Olivetti's 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
57．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti's falling behind in electronic technology？B
A．Adriano's death．
B．A period of financial problems．
C．Its faster progress．
D．Its agreements with other companies．
58．What do we know about Olivetti？D
A．It produced the best typewriter in the world．
B．It designed the world's first mainframe computer．
C．It exported more typewriters than other companies．
D．It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea．
59．The best title for the text would beC
A．The Origin of Olivetti                     
B．The Success of Olivetti
C．The History of Olivetti                    
D．The Production of Olivetti．

Answer 1

分析 全文大意
1908年，40岁的工程师Camillo Oliver 创办了公司．
Camillo在自己的工厂里设计并制造了意大利第一台打字机．如今他的公司规模不断扩大，在世界各地都有办事处．到了1930年，公司每年生产13000台机器，出口其他国家．
1924年，Camillo的儿子Adriano接手公司后成为老板．1959年在意大利，公司生产了ELEA电脑．1960年，Adriano去世，公司遭遇财务问题，走入低谷．
1978年，Carlo de Benedetti 成为公司新的老板，很快把它发展成一个世界领先的信息技术和通信公司．

解答 56．A．细节理解题．根据文本第二段By 1930 the company had 700 workers and it turned out 13，000 machines a year可知，该公司每月生产出1000台左右的机器，此处turn out表示"生产，制造"．故选A．
57．B．推理判断题．根据文本第五段After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．可知，公司遭遇的财务问题直接导致在电子技术上落后于日本．故选B．
58．D．细节理解题．根据文本第二段Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin和最后一段最后一句There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers，one for Systems and services，and two for telecommunications．可知，该公司有五家分公司，总公司在Ivrea．故选D．
59．C．标题归纳题．根据文中的年代提示1908-1924-1959-1960-1978可知，文章主要介绍该公司的发展历史．故选C．

点评 推理判断题要对暗含在文章事件中的因果关系进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，抓住材料实质性的东西．譬如57题，就不能被Adriano去世误导．