单选题
To: Kareem Aswan
Date: Monday, 10:45 A.M.
You received a
Message for You
To: Kareem Aswan
Date: Monday, 10:45 A.M.
You received a
单选题
What did Mr. Hall call about?
A. Deadline for a shipment
B. Status of ordered goods
C. Results of a quality test
D. Delays in production
A. Deadline for a shipment
B. Status of ordered goods
C. Results of a quality test
D. Delays in production
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这是一封公司内部的留言(信息)，其中记录了工作内容。遇到这类文章，我们应该注意看开头部分，弄清楚主要讲什么事情。开篇是“Mr．Ted Hall from Rise Corporation called to update us on theequipment we purchased from them”，显然，留言主要讲的是与订购的设备相关的问题，因此是(B)。如果你能在文中找到与“ordered goods”相对应的内容，就应该很容易选出了。
单选题
What is the final destination of the equipment?
A. Mexico City
B. St. Petersburg
C. New York
D. Charlottesville
A. Mexico City
B. St. Petersburg
C. New York
D. Charlottesville
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】这道题问的是“(运送设备的)最终目的地”。在此，我们一定要注意“final”这个词。机器先是从“St．Petersburg”出发，到达“New York”。接下来是“Charlottesville”，最后是“we can forward the goods onto the factory where they will ultimately be used”，这个“factory”的所在地其实就是最终目的地，而这在开篇部分就提到了，是“ourfactory in Mexico City”。如此一来，我们就知道是(A)了。
单选题
According to the message, what will happen later in the day?
A. Ms. Potter will forward an e-mail.
B. A payment will be made to Rise Corporation.
C. Some factory goods will be shipped.
D. Mr. Hall will contact Mr. Aswan.
A. Ms. Potter will forward an e-mail.
B. A payment will be made to Rise Corporation.
C. Some factory goods will be shipped.
D. Mr. Hall will contact Mr. Aswan.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】这道题问的是“今后会发生什么事情?”或“过一会儿要做什么?”一般来说，“今后的行动”都会写在文章的最后。由“He said he willbe sending you an e-mail”可以得知，他会“发送邮件”。这里的“He”指的是“Mr．Hall”，“you”是“Mr．Aswan”，所以是(D)。在解这道题时，我们应该立刻意识到“contact”就是“sendyou an e-mail”的同义转述，而不能死盯着“e-mail”。