题目内容
19.To Whom It May Concern:Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine.All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world.You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!
As a matter of fact,we closely followed the advice in your article.First,we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons.Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone.Besides,birds are cheaper than telephone service.After all,we are a business.We have to think of the bottom line.As a side benefit,the birds also add the nutrients to the grass outside the new employees'sauna(桑拿房).
Next,we sold the computers off to Stab,Grab,Grit,and Nasty,a firm of lawyers nearby.Our electricity bill went way down.Big savings!The boss is impressed.We have completely hugged paper technology.Now that we all use pencils,doodling (涂鸦) is on the increase,and the quality of pencil Woman Ship is impressive,as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter.By the way,if you can,please send this letter back to us.We can erase and reuse it.Just tie it to Maggie's leg and she'll know where to take it.
Now it's very calm and quiet here.You can notice the difference.No more loud chatter on the telephones!All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper,the sound of pigeons,and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.
Wonderful!I've always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl.Now it's perfect.
Sincerely yours,
Eleanor Lightly
Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist
ABC Activity Insurance:insure against overdoing it
40.Where is Eleanor's letter sent to?D
A.How To Magazine.
B.ABC Activity Insurance Company.
C.Stab,Grab,Grit,and Nasty Law Firm.
D.The International Institute of Not Doing Much.
41.Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?B
A.A religious,peasant-like life.
B.A simple,slow-paced life.
C.A life away from paper and pencils.
D.A life of hard work and security.
42.Which of the following is practiced in the author's company?D
A.Replacing the hand work system with modern technology.
B.Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.
C.Buying birds and pets as company for the staff.
D.Recycling paper resources whenever possible.
43.What is the purpose of writing this letter?D
A.to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment.
B.to complain about the bad working condition.
C.to persuade people to live a simple life.
D.to express his thanks for the good advice.
分析 本文是一篇说明文,作者写这封信就是为了表示对这个建议的感谢,正是因为采纳了这个建议,作者的生活才变得更加安宁环保.
解答 DBDD
40.D 细节理解题.根据文章第二句All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world.可知这封信就是写给The International Institute of Not Doing Much 的,在信件里Eleanor Lightly表达了自己的观点.故D正确.
41.B 推理判断题.根据文章倒数第二段Now it's very calm and quiet here.You can notice the difference.No more loud chatter on the telephones!All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper,the sound of pigeons,and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.现在的生活很安宁,没有电话声,没有大声聊天,有的只是铅笔在纸上写画的声音,格子以及纸飞机的声音.说明现在的生活很简单,节奏也很慢.故B正确.
42.D 推理判断题.根据第三段最后两句By the way,if you can,please send this letter back to us.We can erase and reuse it.Just tie it to Maggie's leg and she'll know where to take it.可知这封信的纸还可以被回收利用.说明在作者的公司里,他们尽可能地回收利用一切纸
张.故D项正确.
43.D 主旨大意题.根据文章第二段As a matter of fact,we closely followed the advice in your article.可知作者完全采纳了对方的建议,在公司里尽可能地回收利用一切可以利用的东西,并减少使用电脑等电器.文章倒数第二段告诉我们现在的生活很宁静.说明作者写这封信就是为了表示对这个建议的感谢.故D项正确.
点评 学生需要认真阅读原文,把握文章大意,对文章脉络有整体的了解,能仔细查找文中细节,并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断.

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