Question

Dear 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 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 looked particularly attractive, so I sent for them．

Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of 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 right away 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．

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

1.Simon Walker's main purpose of writing the letter is to              .

A．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd．

B．argue about sending him books he had not ordered

C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd．

D．urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered

2.The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for          .

A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books

B．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare

C．fifteen pounds and fifty pence

D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare

3.It can be inferred that            .

A．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order

B．several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge

C．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent

D．Mr. Walker hasn't received the books that he ordered

4.The tone（语气）of the letter is that of              .

A．bitterness                             B．respect

C．annoyance                            D．humor

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C        

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章是一封投诉信，作者订了一套莎士比亚的作品集，但是送来的还有其他不需要的书，给作者带来很多困扰。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：so I wrote to you right away 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Simon Walker写这封信是让Cosmo Books Ltd.来把他没有订的书拿走。选D

2.细节题：从第一段的句子：I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．可知广告是莎士比亚的作品集，选B

3.细节题：从第二段的句子：So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．可知作者对没有预定的书采取过措施。选A

4.写作态度题：这篇文章是一封投诉信，作者订了一套莎士比亚的作品集，但是送来的还有其他不需要的书，给作者带来很多困扰，字里行间看出作者是很生气的。选C 

考点：考查日常生活类短文

点评：本文以细节题的考查为主，细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。通常细节题的正确选项有以下特征：对原文句子中的关键词进行替换。把原文中的一些词换成意义相近的词，成为正确选项。词性或者语态的变化。把原文中的一些词变换一下词性，或者改变原文句子的语态，给考生制造障碍。语言简化。把原文中的复杂语言现象进行简化，成为正确答案。正话反说。把原文中的意思反过来表达而成为正确选项(适用于寻找错误选项的题目)。