单选题
Questions 181-185 refer to the following fax and e-mail.
FAX TRANSMISSION
TO: Dorothy Yost FROM: Ramon Rivera DATE: October 15 RE: Workshop As you know, sales have plummeted over the past few months due to the current recession. We are going to have to make a concerted effort to pull our company out of its slump. I'm confident that we are able to boost sales to their previous level. I feel that this is a good time to have a workshop. It's my desire that the workshop will afford us an opportunity to rethink some of our sales strategies and develop a concrete plan for boosting sales. I've asked Ms. Linda Davis to conduct a workshop for us. You may remember Ms. Linda Davis. She conducted a workshop for the sales department a few years ago. She's a dynamic speaker. The theme of the workshop will be marketing and product development. It will be held in the Blue Room on December 20 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Lunch will be provided. Ms. Linda Davis is preparing handouts. The handouts will be distributed at the workshop. However, I'll send them to you at the beginning of December so that you can know what will be going on at the workshop. Please take a look at them before December 20. If you have any particular topics that you would like Ms. Linda Davis to address, please let me know. To: Ramon Rivera ＜rivera@gol.com＞ From: Dorothy Yost ＜yost@gol.com＞ Sent: Sat 10/16 8:42 A.M. Subject: Workshop Dear Mr. Ramon Rivera, I'm looking forward to the workshop. I remember meeting Ms. Linda Davis. If my memory serves me right, she lives in Los Angeles. Will she fly back to Los Angeles on December 21 after the workshop? It would be great if we could go out to dinner with her after the workshop and pick her brains about the best strategies for marketing. I'll be out of the country on business for about one week in early December, but I can look at the handouts after I get back. There are some topics that I would like to see addressed at the workshop, but I' 11 wait until I've seen the handouts. Ms. Linda Davis may be planning to discuss the topics. Regards, Dorothy Yost
单选题
What does Mr. Ramon Rivera attribute the decline in sales to? A. Inefficient sales strategies B. Circumstances beyond his company's control C. A lack of concerted effort D. Slow product development
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】特高级问题 (第一篇文章)Ramon Rivera先生提到“由于当前经济不景气(due to the current recession)”，销售量急剧下跌。但整体的经济衰退局面不是靠个别企业的努力可以改变的，这是一项艰巨的任务。因此应选(B)经济衰退“不是他的公司可以控制的(Circumstances beyond his company's control)”。
单选题
Why does Mr. Ramon Rivera want to have the workshop? A. Ms. Linda Davis is a well-known marketing consultant. B. Ms. Linda Davis' last workshop was a huge success. C. He thinks that it will facilitate business. D. It is an opportunity to invest in new technology
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】特高级问题 (第一篇文章)Ramon Rivera先生提到，他希望研讨会能提供重新思考一些销售策略(to rethink some of our sales strategies)，并且制定具体计划以提高销售(develop a concrete plan for boosting sales)的机会，因此他想举办研讨会的原因是(C)He thinks that it will facilitate business. (他认为研讨会能促进销售。)
单选题
What is suggested to Ms. Dorothy Yost as a way to prepare for the workshop? A. That she read the handouts prior to the workshop B. That she contact Ms. Linda Davis to discuss further topics C. That she rethink some sales strategies D. That she review the handouts from Ms. Linda Davis' last workshop
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】初级问题 (第一篇文章)Ramon Rivera先生告诉Dorothy Yost：Please take a look at them before December 20. (请于12月20日前查看。)由此可知Dorothy Yost需提前阅读讲义(read the handouts)。
单选题
What does Ms. Dorothy Yost want to do following the workshop? A. Accompany Ms. Linda Davis to the airport B. Discuss additional topics for another workshop C. Modify the current marketing strategies D. Have a conversation with the guest speaker
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】中级问题 Dorothy Yost建议研讨会结束后和琳达·戴维斯一起用餐，请她就营销方面提出有建树的方案，即建议与主讲嘉宾商讨。因此(D)Have a conversation with the guest speaker(与主讲嘉宾会谈)正确。
单选题
What can be inferred about Ms. Dorothy Yost from her e-mail? A. She will review the handouts as soon as they become available. B. She has some options to offer the agenda. C. She and Ms. Linda Davis coordinated the last workshop. D. She conducts workshops overseas.