单选题
From: Brent Watson
To: Marketing Staff
Date: October 12
Subject: New Office
To all staff members,
You may have observed that the demand for our department's services has increased substantially over the last two quarters. As a result, we have had to double our workforce. Unfortunately, the addition of staff has not produced the expected increase in productivity. After studying the problem, I have found the cause to be a lack of adequate facilities.
I raised the issue with upper management and am happy to announce that during last week's meeting, the board approved a proposal to move our offices to a larger space on the eighth floor of the building. The new office will come with fully equipped workstations for everyone, as well as several rooms for holding meetings and training seminars.
Renovations on the eighth floor are expected to begin at the end of this month and last through November. In the meantime, some of us will begin working out of a temporary office space on the third floor.
I appreciate your understanding. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Brent Watson
Marketing director
单选题
What problem does Mr. Watson mention?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：本题需要将选项中与problem有关的信息带回到原文中去查找并判断正误。由原文中的“After studying the problem，I have found the cause to be a lack of adequate facilities．”，可知研究后发现，是因为缺少足够的设备，因此(A)与原文内容相符，故选(A)Employees donot have a suitable work environment．。(B)、(C)、(D)在原文中都未被提及。
单选题
What is suggested about the marketing department?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：本题需要推断与题干中的the marketing department相关的信息。邮件上方写着“To：Marketing Staff”，可知收件人是市场部门的员工。又由“…the demand for our department’s services has increased substantially over the last two quarters．As a result，we have had to double our workforce．”，可知过去两个季度中，针对该部门服务的需求大大增加，因此需要把员工人数增加一倍，由此可以推断市场部门业绩在一定时期内增长了，因此选(D)It experienced a period of growth．。
单选题
According to Mr. Watson, what happened last week?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：本题是问上周发生了什么(what)事。根据题干中的核心线索happened last week定位到原文中的“…during last week’s meeting，the board approved a proposal…”，可知上周会议期间，董事会通过了一项提案，因此选(C)An organizational meeting took place．。
单选题
What is NOT stated about the proposal?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：本题需要将选项中与the proposal有关的信息带回到原文中去查找并判断正误。由原文中“…during last week’s meeting，the board approved a proposal…”，可知上周会议期间，董事会通过了一项提案，因此(A)符合原文内容。(B)在原文中并未被提及，因此选(B)It will be included in next year’s budget．。由“The new office will come with fully equipped work stations…”，可知新的办公室将配备全套设备，因此(C)也与原文内容一致。由“Date：October 12”与“Renovations on the eighth floor are expected to begin at the end of this month…”，可知邮件发送时间为10月，八楼的翻修工作将于10月底开始，因此(D)也符合原文内容。