阅读理解训练题69.doc

阅读理解训练题（六十九）
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Dear Sir,
　　I’m writing to complain about the service offered by your company.
　　I told your service department on November 21 that my washing machine needed repairing, Your service engineers have since been here four times—on December 1l, December 19, December 25 and January 5．The problem was found out on the first visit and the wrong parts were brought by different engineers on the two next visits. The correct part was fitted by the first engineer on the fourth visit.
　　In short, my complaints are:
　　a．I had to wait three weeks for an engineer to call and nearly two months for the machine to be repaired.
　　b．The engineers who called on December 19 and December 25 had been given wrong information by the company, which made me take two half days off unnecessarily.
　　c．The first and fourth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes. But in the invoice （发票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours’ work. I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.
　　Yours,
　　Robert White
　　56．Robert’s main purpose in writing to the company is to tell the company ________.
　　A. how its service department is operating
　　B. how its different engineers came for the repair
　　C. that two of the engineers didn’t give him any help
　　D. that he refuses to pay the company for their mistakes
　　57．The first of Robert’s complaints is that________.
　　A. it took him three weeks to have the machine repaired
　　B. it took him nearly sixty days to get his machine repaired
　　C. it had been almost two months before the first engineer came
　　D. it took the engineer 3 weeks to find out something wrong with the machine.
　　58．The second and third engineers brought the wrong parts because________.
　　A. the company didn’t tell them exactly what they should do
　　B. the company didn't tell them where the correct parts were
　　C. they were not sure about whether the machine worked or not
　　D. they hadn’t been told where the right parts should be fitted.
　　59．It can be inferred from the letter that Robert promises to pay for________.
　　A. there hours’ work　　　　　　　　B. half an hour’s work
　　C. an hour’s work　　　　　　　　　D. four hours’ work
B
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　　61．The advertisement above will be very helpful to________.
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　　62．To get the information from BDU every day．you must ________.
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C
　　It is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices do. One might think that inflation doesn’t matter. But it does .When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money—stability（稳定）of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply simulates（刺激）our spending and discourages saving.
　　63．From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which________.
　　A. everyone’s incomes rise
　　B. money will hold its value
　　C. we can watch our money grow
　　D. money constantly loses its value
　　64．In the writer’s view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, ________.
　　A. inflation maybe still be a problem
　　B. we have nothing to worry about
　　C. inflation is no longer a problem
　　D. we will become richer and richer
　　65．Under inflation people are likely to ________.
　　A. go to the bank more often than usual
　　B. save more money since their incomes rise
　　C. spend money quickly rather than to save it
　　D. keep money at home instead of going to banks
　　66．We can conclude according to the passage that ________.
　　A. the writer is a goverment official
　　B. the writer is worried about inflation
　　C. the writer encourages people to spend money
　　D. the writer has become richer because of inflation
D
　　“Most experiences of absent - mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention, ” says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded（编码） it deeply.”
　　Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impression on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create troublesome situations. If you　put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your cupboard.“ Your memory itself isn’t failing you, ” says Schacter, “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”
　　Lack of interest can also lead to absent -mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago, ” says Zelinski, “ may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.
　　“Visual cues（ 视觉提示 ）can help prevent absent- mindedness, ”says Schacter, “But be sure the cue is clear and available. ”If you want to remember to take a medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine box and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.
　　Another common experience of absent - mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time, ”says Zelinski. “The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.”
　　67．The writer of the passage thinks that encoding properly is very important because ________.
　　A. it enables us to recall something from our memory
　　B. it slows down the process of losing our memory
　　C. it helps us understand our memory system better
　　D. it helps us to get back to where we were
　　68．One possible reason why women have a little better memories than men is that________.
　　A. they rely more on the environment
　　B. they have a wider range of interests
　　C. they have an unusual power of focusing their attention
　　D. they are more interested in what’s happening around them
　　69．Why can a note in the pocket hardly serve as a reminder? ________.
　　A. It will easily get lost
　　B. It is out of your sight
　　C. It’s not clear enough for you to read
　　D. It might get mixed up with other things
　　70．From the last paragraph we can learn that________.
　　A. repetition might help improve our memory
　　B. memory depends to a certain extent on the environment
　　C. we’d better return to where we were if we forget things
　　D. we should think about something else while doing one thing
　　71．The passage is mainly about ________.
　　A. the memory system of persons
　　B. a way of encoding and recalling
　　C. the causes of absent - mindedness
　　D. the impression of the environment on memory
E
　　What should you think about when you try to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others, These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value.
　　Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills.
　　If you have had a part - time job on Saturday or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part - time job.
　　Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not feel sorry about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
　　72．The first paragraph of the passage is mainly about ________.
　　A. the indirect value of school work
　　B. the importance of being good at all subjects
　　C. knowing one’s strong or weak subjects at school
　　D. using school performance to help to choose a career
　　73．In the writer’s opinion, for a student to have a part - time job is probably ________.
　　A. a good way to find out his weak points
　　B. one of the best ways of earning extra money
　　C. of great use for his work in the future
　　D. a waste of time he could have spent on study
　　74．If a student’s school record is not good, according to the passage, he________ .
　　A. may do well in his future work
　　B. won’t be able to find a suitable job
　　C. may be a complete failure in the future
　　D. will regret not having worked harder at school
　　75．The whole passage centers around ________.
　　A. knowing oneself in looking for a job
　　B. developing one’s abilities useful in school
　　C. gaining much knowledge by working hard at school
D. choosing a career according to what one is skilled in

阅读理解训练题（六十九）答案
56．D　根据作者列举的a、b、c三个理由意为拒绝付钱
57．B　两月接近六十天
58．A
59．B　根据列举C条第一句，Robert只承认半小时的费用
60．C　第一段说的中国经济，第二段中的taking place here every day．说明是最新消息，故选C
61．A　本文提供的信息为商业，经济信息，因此只对商人有用
62．B　根据文章中提到的网址，应是知道如何操作电脑
63．D　本文第三句解释的很清楚
64．A　If in the real world our money incomes go up……But it does这一句即为答案
65．C
66．B　纵观全文可知，本文作者为通货臌涨而担忧
67．A　第二段第一、二句即为答案
68．D　本文第三段即为答案
69．B　本文第四段说的视觉提示，放进口袋看不见
70．B　周围环境可提示人要做什么
71．C　全文每一段谈论的都是absent-mindedness
72．D　在学校较擅长科目有助于选择职业，第一段通过几个实例证明了这一点
73．C　本文第三段阐释了兼职对日后就业的重要性
74．A　本文最后一段最后两句告诉你，在校学习成绩不好等于你将来工作的就一定不好
75．D　根据自己所长选择职业是本文的主题

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