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sir,

　　Your shipment of twelve thousand ‘Smart' watches was received by our company this morning．However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our specific instructions with regard to this order．

　　It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks from the first order, in order to meet our own customers' requirements．While we understand that delays in production are occasionally unavoidable，we must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was that we were assured by you of its speed of delivery, and that your existing stocks(存货)were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment．Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers，and is bound to have a negative effect on the potential future orders．

　　The second complaint concerns the difference in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered．It was stated clearly in the original order that watches in combinations of green/purple and orange/purple only were required．However, only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours specified．Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions precisely, since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours at the present time．Any watches that are not of the specified colours will，of course，be returned to you．

　　We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received，since it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been manufactured to a lower standard than those in the sample．We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning．Whether the latter problem is due to poor manufacture，damage during transportation or bad batteries is not yet clear, but we should like to point out that we feel this matter to be only your responsibility．

　　As a result of the above problems，therefore，we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory, and to subtract(扣除)any resulting costs from our final settlement．We shall also, of course, be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company．

　　We look forward to your prompt reply．

Yours sincerely,

John Smith

(1)

The manufactures of “Smart'' watches were given the order because ________．
[　　]
A．	they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock
B．	the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared
C．	they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly
D．	they produced the best watches of its kind in the world

(2)

Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because ________．
[　　]
A．	the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly
B．	people will not buy the watches as presents
C．	these watches will not be limited to the Hong Kong market
D．	these watches will be difficult to sell

(3)

“The latter problem” in paragraph 4 refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the poor quality of the goods
B．	some of the watches not working
C．	the low standard of manufacture
D．	the use of inferior materials

(4)

What does the underlined words “is bound to” most probably mean?
[　　]
A．	is willing to
B．	is addicted to
C．	is certain to
D．	be attributed to

(5)

The last sentence of paragraph 5“We shall also of course，be forced to…with your company．”suggests that ________．
[　　]
A．	the writer is afraid their company might go out of business soon
B．	the company will probably reduce the number of watches to be ordered in the future
C．	the company may stop trading with the watch manufacturers
D．	the company is probably willing to give the manufactures another chance

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Dear sir,

　　Your shipment of twelve thousand ‘Smart’ watches was received by our company this morning．However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our specific instructions with regard to this order．

　　It was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks from the first order, in order to meet our own customers’ requirements．While we understand that delays in production are occasionally unavoidable，we must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was that we were assured by you of its speed of delivery, and that your existing stocks(存货)were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment．Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers，and is bound to have a negative effect on the potential future orders．

　　The second complaint concerns the difference in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered．It was stated clearly in the original order that watches in combinations of green/purple and orange/purple only were required．However, only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours specified．Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructions precisely, since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours at the present time．Any watches that are not of the specified colours will，of course，be returned to you．

　　We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received，since it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been manufactured to a lower standard than those in the sample．We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning．Whether the latter problem is due to poor manufacture，damage during transportation or bad batteries is not yet clear, but we should like to point out that we feel this matter to be only your responsibility．

　　As a result of the above problems，therefore，we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory, and to subtract(扣除)any resulting costs from our final settlement．We shall also, of course, be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company．

　　We look forward to your prompt reply．

Yours sincerely,

John Smith

(1)

The manufactures of “Smart'’ watches were given the order because ________．
[　　]
A．	they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock
B．	the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared
C．	they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly
D．	they produced the best watches of its kind in the world

(2)

Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because ________．
[　　]
A．	the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly
B．	people will not buy the watches as presents
C．	these watches will not be limited to the Hong Kong market
D．	these watches will be difficult to sell

(3)

“The latter problem” in paragraph 4 refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the poor quality of the goods
B．	some of the watches not working
C．	the low standard of manufacture
D．	the use of inferior materials

(4)

What does the underlined words “is bound to” most probably mean?
[　　]
A．	is willing to
B．	is addicted to
C．	is certain to
D．	be attributed to

(5)

The last sentence of paragraph 5“We shall also of course，be forced to…with your company．”suggests that ________．
[　　]
A．	the writer is afraid their company might go out of business soon
B．	the company will probably reduce the number of watches to be ordered in the future
C．	the company may stop trading with the watch manufacturers
D．	the company is probably willing to give the manufactures another chance

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Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Intemet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant. Half a century ago in the United States, most people experienced

strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time.Today the boundaries still exist but seem less clear.

The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used to keep schools open in all seasons except summer and in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should beco:me more¨flexible"' is often debated.How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in xvhich every minute is much like every other?

These are not easy questions to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the“law of time". even When we meet it face to face. We know as children that we havcto artend school a certainnumber of hours. a certain number of davs, a certain nLunbcr or x'etlrs --- bLll unless x~'e meet the truanrofficer (学监) , we may well think that we should go to school due to social customs and parents' demand, rather than abide by. As adults, we are familiar with ';extra pay for overtime work" , but less familiar with the fact tiat what constitutes (构成) "overtime" is a matter oflegal definition,

When weturn the clock forward to start daylight-saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves: '*Here is the law in action"? As we shall see, the law has a great influence on how we organize and use time: compulsoryeducation law, overtime law, and daylight-saving law as well as laws about Sunday closing,holidays, being late for work, time zones and so on. When we begin to look more closely, we will haveno trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess!

71. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word irrelevant?

A. different B. unrelated C. connectedD. useless

72. By saying, "Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be" . in Paragraph l, the author means that_______

A. work time is equal to rest time

B. many people have a day off on Monday

C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest

D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear

73. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people_______

A. fail to make full use oftheir time

B. enjoy working overtime for extra pay

C. are unaware of the law oftime

D. welcome flexible working hours

74. According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_______

A. need to acquire knowledge

B. have to obey their parents

C. need to find companions

D. have to observe the law

75. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Our life is governed by the law of time.

B. How to organize time is not worth debating.

C. New ways of using time are changing our society

D. Our time schedule is decided by social customs.

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     Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime "business
hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week
have become irrelevant (不相关的). A half century ago in the United states, most people experienced strong
and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. Today the
boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.
     The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used
to keep the schools open in all seasons except summer, in most, it still does. And whether the work week
should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should become more "flexible" is often debated. How should
we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we
live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?
     These are not easy questions even to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the "law of
time" even when we meet it face to face. We know as children that we have to attend school a certain number
of hours, a certain number of days, a certain number of years-but unless we meet the truant officer (学监),
we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents' demand rather than to the
law. As adults we are familiar with "extra pay for overtime working.", but less familiar with the fact that what
constitutes (构成) "overtime" is a matter of legal definition. When we turn the clock forward to start daylight-
saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves; "Here is the law in action"? As we shall see, there is a lot of
law that has great influence on how organize and use time: compulsory education law, overtime law, and
daylight-saving law-as well as law about Sunday closing, holidays, being late to work, time zones, and so on.
Once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess.

1. By saying "Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be," the writer means that _____.

A. work time is equal to rest time
B. many people have a day off on Monday
C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest
D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear

2. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people _____.

A. fail to make full use of their time
B. enjoy working overtime for extra pay
C. are unaware of the law of time
D. welcome flexible working hours

3. According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they _____.

A. need to acquire knowledge
B. have to obey their parents
C. need to find companions
D. have to observe the law

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Our life is governed by the law of time.
B. How to organize time is not worth debating.
C. New ways of using time change our society.
D. Our time schedule is decided by social customs.

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Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be. Places of business that used to keep daytime “business hours” are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant (不相关的).A half century ago in the United States, most people experienced strong and precise dividing lines between days of rest and days of work, school time and summer time. Today the boundaries still exist, but they seem not clear.

The law in almost all states used to require stores to close on Sunday; in most, it no longer does. It used to keep the schools open in all seasons except summer, in most, it still does. And whether the work week should strengthen its legal limits, or whether it should become more “flexible,” is often debated. How should we, as a society, organize our time? Should we go even further in relaxing the boundaries of time until we live in a world in which every minute is much like every other?

These are not easy questions even to ask. Part of the difficulty is that we rarely recognize the “law of time” even when we meet it face to face. We know as children that we have to attend school a certain number of hours, a certain number of days, a certain number of years but unless we meet the truant officer (学监) ,we may well think that we should go to school due to social custom and parents’ demand rather than to the law. As adults we are familiar with “extra pay for overtime working,” but less familiar with the fact that what constitutes(构成) “overtime” is a matter of legal definition. When we turn the clock forward to start daylight – saving time, have we ever thought to ourselves: “Here is the law in action?” As we shall see, there is a lot of law that has great influence on how organize and use time: compulsory education law, overtime law, and daylight – saving law as well as law about Sunday closing, holidays, being late to work, time zones, and so on. Once we begin to look for it, we will have no trouble finding a law of time to examine and assess.

67. By saying” Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be,” the writer means that __________.

A. work time is equal to rest time

B. many people have a day off on Monday,

C. it is hard for people to decide when to rest

D. the line between work time and rest time is unclear

68. The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people____.

A. fail to make full use of their time

B. enjoy working overtime for extra pay

C. are unaware of the law of time

D. welcome flexible working hours

69.According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they_____.

A. need to acquire knowledge

B. have to obey their parents

C. need to find companions

D. have to observe the law

70. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Our life is governed by the law of time.

B. How to organize time is not worth debating.

C. New ways of using time change our society.

D. Our time schedule is decided by social customs

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