单选题
To: Hector Quintero
From: Zelda Corbin
Date: August 15
Subject: Kenyan Fresh Blend
Hector,
I was reading some food magazines this morning, and there were negative reviews of one of our new coffee blends set to launch next quarter. According to a critic who was present during our coffee tasting last week, the acidity level in the Kenyan Fresh Blend was too weak. You might want to check out Subway Magazine and The Prime Food journal to see the comments he and other critics have made.
Taking this into consideration, I'd be really grateful if your research team could look into this matter more closely. As you know, we're hoping that the Kenyan Fresh Blend will become one of our main export products, so if the acidity level is not high enough, as the critics say, then it would be best to address this problem before we go into mass production. I'm having a meeting with my other product development team members next week, so please send me a report as soon as you finish your research. Thanks in advance.
Zelda
To: Zelda Corbin
From: Hector Quintero
Date: August 22
Subject: Re: Kenyan Fresh Blend
Attachment: Two documents
Zelda,
My staff and I just finished the research you requested and our findings confirm what you mentioned in your last e-mail. As it turns out, the lab test conducted on the blend indicates that its acidity level is 5.0, which lacks that sharp, clean taste that coffee lovers look for. A report submitted by the staff who conducted the coffee tasting stated that most of the participants said the coffee was dull.
I have attached a copy of the lab test as well as the report on the coffee tasting held last week. Our research team recommends changing the blend. It is ready to produce several samples for your consideration, but will wait for your instructions. Please let me know if there is anything else you would like me to do to facilitate the development of this coffee as an export product.
I will be out of the office today to procure some coffee bean samples from a new supplier, so please call my mobile phone if there is anything you would like to discuss.
Hector
单选题
What is the purpose of the first e-mail?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：本题是针对第一封电子邮件的写作目的进行提问的主旨题，因此应定位至第一封电子邮件的相关内容。第一封邮件中提到“…there were negative reviews of one of our new coffee blends…”，即公司预计在下个季度新推出的一种混合咖啡收到了负面评价，接着又提到“I’d be really grateful if your research team could look into this matter more closely．”，即希望研究小组能够更加仔细地调查这件事，因此(A)To ask a colleague to conduct a study为正确答案。
单选题
What does Ms. Corbin most likely do?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：本题为关于题目核心词Ms．Corbin最可能是做什么的推断题，因此应定位至科尔宾女士所写的第一封邮件的相关内容。第一封邮件中提到“I’m having a meeting with my other product development team members…”，即正在和产品开发组的其他成员们一起开会，由此可以推知科尔宾女士负责产品开发工作，因此(D)Develops new products是正确答案。
单选题
What is NOT indicated about the Isis Coffee Company?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：本题需要在文章中搜索Isis Coffee公司的相关内容并与选项进行对照。因此应首先定位至第一封电子邮件中提及the Isis Coffee Company的相关内容。(A)在原文中未被提及，因此(A)It purchases its merchandise from a supplier．为正确答案。第一封邮件中提到“…there were negative reviews of one of our new coffee blends set to launch next quarter．”，即公司预计在下个季度新推出的一种混合咖啡收到了负面评价，之后又提到“…it would be best to address this problem before we go into mass production．”，即最好在投入批量生产之前把问题解决，故(B)与原文内容一致。邮件中提到“we’re hoping that the Kenyan Fresh Blend will become one of our main export products…”，即希望Kenyan Fresh混合咖啡可以成为公司主要的出口产品之一，故(C)与原文内容一致。邮件中提到“You might want to check out Subway Magazine and The Prime Food Journal to see the comments…”，即可以通过Subway杂志和The Prime Food期刊来确认其评价，故(D)与原文内容一致。
单选题
What does Mr. Quintero report about the Kenyan Fresh Blend?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：本题需要综合两篇文章的内容进行推断后得出答案。题目的核心语句为Mr．Quintero report about the Kenyan Fresh Blend，本题是问金特罗先生对于Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡做了什么(What)报告”，因此应首先定位至金特罗先生所写的第二封电子邮件中。 第二封邮件中提到“My staff and I just finished the research you requested and our findings confirm what you mentioned in your last e-mail．”即金特罗先生和他的职员刚刚结束了科尔宾女士所要求的调查，调查结果显示科宾女士在上封邮件中所提到的问题确实存在。接着又提到“the lab test conducted on the blend indicates that its acidity level is 5．0…”，即对Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡进行试验，其酸度水平为5．0，由此可以确定第一条线索；然而科尔宾女士在上一封邮件中提到的问题是什么并未说明，因此应再看第一封电子邮件的相关内容。第一封电子邮件中提到“According to a critic…the acidity level in the Kenyan Fresh Blend was too weak．”，即根据评论者的说法，Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡的酸度太弱，由此可以确定第二条线索。 将第一条线索“调查显示Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡的酸度水平为5．0，证实了科尔宾女士上封邮件中所提到的问题确实存在”和第二条线索“科尔宾女士在第一封邮件中提到Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡的酸度太弱”综合起来考虑，可以推知金特罗先生的报告指出了Kenyan Fresh综合咖啡的酸度太弱，因此(C)It has a very low acidity level．为正确答案。
单选题
What does Mr. Quintero ask Ms. Corbin to do?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题是问金特罗先生要求科尔宾女士做什么(What)，因此应定位至金特罗先生所写的第二封电子邮件的相关内容。第二封电子邮件中提到“It is ready to produce several samples for your consideration，but will wait for your instructions．”，即研究小组已经准备生产一些样品以备科尔宾女士研讨，不过还在等待其指示，因此(B)Provide further instruction是正确答案。