题目内容
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.
14, Woodman Road,
Two Bridges,
West Sussex.
25th February
Cosmo Books Ltd.
Hertford Estate,
Rickmansworth,
Middx.
Ref. GBS / SW / 4CJ
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. 1 this set（eight books of plays and two books of poetry） at 2 was claimed to be a 'remarkable' 3 : fifteen pounds and fifty pence, 4 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 5 ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, 6 with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not 7 , so I returned the Dickens books to you, with a 8 for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there 9 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 don't read French, these were of no use to me at all. 10 , 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 11 all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further 12 . You did not reply to that letter. 13 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 14 : the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I 15 know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to 16 in the rain outside.
I have no 17 for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last 18 , 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 19 payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, 20 me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON ALKER
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(1) A 上文Cosmo Books Ltd.在the Morning Mail作广告销售《莎士比亚全集》，这句是说该公司以十分优惠的价格向订购者提供这套书.四个选项均为及物动词，但只有“提供”之意，为最佳选择. (2) C 引导宾语从句须用从属连词，排除B.其余三个选项中只有what表示“……那样” (3) B 其后的钱数已表明了全套书的价格. (4) C 广告在此的意思是这个数目已包含有邮资和包装费，说明价格非常低廉. (5) B 作者本来早就想买一套莎士比亚的剧本和诗集，现在又看到装帧漂亮的红色仿革封面，自然看起来非常有吸引力了. (6) D together with意为“和”、“连同”.这句是说两周后我要的书收到了，此外还有别的东西. (7) A 这里指所寄的书中还有作者并未订购的《狄更斯全集》，此空填动词 order意为“订购”. (8) C 这句意思是作者向该公司退还没有订购的《狄更斯全集》并附上一张购《莎士比亚全集》书款所须的一张15英镑50分的支票. (9) B 这是一个倒装句，there结构中还可以不用be而用exist，live，stand，arrive之类的不及物动词.此空填arrived表示“(被)送来”. (10) C 四个选项的副词都可以在句中作插入语.但根据句意，这里是说作者无论如何也付不起将这些书全寄回去的邮费，故此空填However,意为“无论如何”、“不管怎样”，用来加强语气. (11) B 上文中I could not afford to post all these books back to you表明，作者是要该售书公司派人来拿走这些书.四个选项的动词只有took有“拿走”之意，为最佳选择. (12) A 这里作者劝阻该售书公司不要再邮寄书来，除非另有通知，即再有订单，这里notice意为“通知”. (13) B 这里是说该售书公司没有给作者回信，而是寄给作者一张42英镑的账单，故此空应填副词Instead，意思是“反而”、“却”. (14) D 上文叙述了收到所订购的书是two weeks later，后又有Two more weeks passed，又来了一套《莎士比亚全集》，由此可知，每两周寄来一次书，故填weeks. (15) C 从语气来看，这句是说书多得令作者几乎不知道是些什么书了. (16) C keep和stop主语不对；lie表示“位于”指平放在某物之上; stand表“位于”指在某处.此处指小汽车停放的地点，故填stand. (17) B room前不加冠词表“空间”.上文说成箱的书存放在汽车库，连小汽车都得停留在外地受雨淋，可见汽车库里没有空间再存放更多的书. (18) B the Last Day表示“世界末日”为固定搭配.这里是说作者认为即使我从现在开始读.一直读到世界末日也读不完你所送来的书. (19) A 四个选项均为及物动词的现在分词形式，都可以作后置定语，但所表达的意思不同：demand要求；include包括；expect期望；inform告知.这里作者是在恳求该售书公司不要再送书，不要再送账单，不要再送要求付账的信.故此空应填demanding，现在分词短语作后置定语. (20) D leave sb. with sth.表示将某物留给某人是固定搭配，这里是作者请求该售书公司派车把书运走，仅剩下那套付过钱的莎士比亚著作. |
