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    Sir,
    Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
    Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
    You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
    I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
    Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
    Yours faithfully,
    SIMON WALKER
    小题1: Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
    A．urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.
    B．complain about getting books he didn’t want.
    C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
    D．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..
    小题2: The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________
    A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
    B．fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
    C．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
    D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
    小题3:Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________
    A．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
    B．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain
    C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
    D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
    小题4: It can be inferred that _______
    A．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.
    B．Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.
    C．Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.
    D．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.
    小题5:. The tone of the letter is that of _______
    A．bitternessB．respectC．humorD．annoyance

    小题1:A
    小题2:C
    小题3:B
    小题4:D
    小题5:D

    试题分析：
    小题1:A 根据最后一段内容可知，作者想让对方给予一个最终的完全的解决方法，即运走那些多余的书，把作者应当得到的书寄过来。
    小题2:C 根据第一段的I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare和eight books of plays and two books of poetry可知，广告的内容是十本莎士比亚的书。
    小题3:B 根据第一段的was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them可知，作者之所以回应了这个广告，是因为那套书吸引人的价格和他一直想要莎士比亚的戏剧和诗集I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time。
    小题4:D 根据第二段的 I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice可知，作者受到书以后的确采取了一系列的措施。
    小题5:.D 根据文章内容可知，作者因为邮购了一套书而带来了一些列问题，感到非常气愤，写信要求给予最终的解决方法，因此，可知选择D
    点评：作者因为邮购了一套书而带来了一些列问题，感到非常气愤，写信要求给予最终的解决方法。以细节题的考查为主，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。
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    2.Try to find an expert surgeon who will not suggest several operations over time.
    3.Don’t expect too much from changing your appearance. Safety should be the first.
    4.Have a realistic understanding of the risks of the surgery (death，injury and failure)and make a balanced decision.
    小题1:What’s the influence of Wang Bei’s death on the public?
    A．People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery.
    B．Young people will have no interest in beauty.
    C．Doctors will be afraid to perform operations.
    D．No one will dream of becoming a Super Girl.
    小题2:It is mentioned in the passage that________.
    A．Miss Lu’s face is narrow and small
    B．Wang Bei is a victim of the Internet
    C．all Westerners have the pointed chin
    D．the US ranks first in cosmetic surgery
    小题3:What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?
    A．People are living 1onger and better nowadays.
    B．People are living in a highly competitive society.
    C．Social competition leads females to seek beauty.
    D．Cosmetic surgery is the key to wealth and love.
    小题4:According to a surgeon and psychologist,it is better to________.
    A．change your appearance sooner
    B．make a reasonable decision
    C．do several operations over time
    D．try some different hospitals

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    Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !
    The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
    There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however,  may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.
    The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.
    Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
    小题1:After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.
    A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
    B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
    C．sent some money to the thief by mail
    D．told the press about it
    小题2:The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _______.
    A．the car thief who stays at home
    B．one of those who put the ads in the paper
    C．one of the policemen in Changwa
    D．the owner of the pigeons
    小题3:The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _______.
    A．how easily people get fooled by criminals
    B．what Chen thinks might be correct
    C．the thief is extremely clever
    D．the money paid is too little
    小题4:The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
    A．criminalsB．pigeonsC．the stolen carsD．demands for money
    小题5: We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _______.
    A．he reads the ads in the newspaper
    B．he lives in the same neighborhood
    C．he has seen the car owners in the park
    D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

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