Question

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

1.Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________

A．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..

B．complain about getting books he didn’t want.

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

D．urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.

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.Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________

A．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain

B．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一个愤怒的消费者写给商家的，要求对方弥补自己犯下来的错误，把那些送错的书和账单都拿走，并把他真正需要的书送过来。

1.D 推理题。根据文章最后一段内容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说明他想要对方把这些他不想要的书都带走，并且把问题彻底解决，就是把他想要的莎士比亚的书送过来，故D项内容正确。

2.Ｂ细节题。根据第一段1,2行Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.说明本来这个广告是与莎士比亚的书有关的，故B项正确。

3.A 细节题。根据第一段3,4,5行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;说明这些书正是我想要的，而且价格也很好，故A正确。

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点评：本文是一个愤怒的消费者写给商家的，要求对方弥补自己犯下来的错误，把那些送错的书和账单都拿走，并把他真正需要的书送过来。考查细节题较多，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。