单选题
From: wirajuda @ pacificsports.com To: yilisong @ pacificsports.com Subject: Tennis Racket Date: October23 Dear Ms. Song, As you know, we have delayed release of the T-Spot tennis racket in Indonesia for almost two months. However, I think right now might be an opportune time to begin marketing it. There are several reasons why I feel this way. Firstly, the racket proved very popular among the 2,000 consumers in Malaysia who were given it free after agreeing to provide feedback on it. In those tests, users preferred to use our product by four to one margins against the Primer, the most popular tennis racket both there and in Thailand. It also performed similarly well against models such as the Viper, the Amaze, and the ProHand. Also, we are very confident in the product's strength and durability. Your teams in Singapore have done an excellent job of creating a product that meets the high standards of our analysts here. In addition, the T-spot could be sold at a very competitive price-almost 18% lower than rival models. That would make it even more appealing to consumers who might be budget-conscious. I understand that the final decision is yours and the Board's. However, I do feel quite confident that the product could be very successful and that further delay sacrifices both revenue and market share that we could be building right now. Sincerely, Abu Bakar Wirajuda Senior Marketing Manager, Indonesia Pacific Sporting Goods Inc.
单选题
Why is Mr. Wirajuda e-mailing Ms. Song? A. To get information about a situation B. To request permission for an action C. To suggest changes to an organization D. To respond to an earlier phone call
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】邮件类的文章，我们需要确认“From(发件人)”、“To(收件人)”、“Subject(主题)”。在这里，发件人Mr．Wirajuda向收件人Ms．Song发送了邮件，主要谈论的是关于产品(网球拍)销售延期的事情。文中有“Ithink right now might be an opportune time to begin marketing”，意为“现在应该抓紧销售产品”，由此可知(B)是。
单选题
Where have customers had a chance to use the T-Spot? A. Indonesia B. Malaysia C. Thailand D. Singapore
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】由文章的开头可以得知，这封邮件讲的是Indonesia网球拍T-spot的销售计划延期的事。这里问的是“哪里的(哪一国家的)消费者有机会使用T-spot?”，是一个比较棘手的问题。我们再看第二段，其中有这样一句：“the racket proved very popular among the 2000consumers in Malaysia”，由此可知网球拍在马来西亚很受欢迎，所以是(B)。
单选题
What is NOT a stated advantage of the T-spot? A. Performance B. Price C. Appearance D. Quality
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】抓住问题中的“advantage”，在文中找出叙述网球拍优点的语句。在第二段中提到“users preferred to use our product”，第三段中提到“the product's strength and durability”，第四段中提到“the T-spotcould be sold at a very competitive price”，这些语句分别对应选项里的“performance(成果)、quality(质量)、price(价格)”，都是对原文进行的“同义替换”。
单选题
What does Mr. Wirajuda infer? A. Waiting may result in losses. B. Budgets may be insufficient. C. Products may require further testing. D. Markets may be shrinking.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】如果问题中出现了“infer(推测)”一词，那么这与含“suggest”的问题一样，需要我们提高警惕。因为这类题目需要理解全文意思后才能作答，所以要花比较多的时间和精力。这道题目的解题线索就藏在“further delay sacrifices both revenue and market share”这一句中，说的是延期销售网球拍会有损于营业额和市场份额，换言之，就是选项(A)中的“losses(损失)”，所以(A)是。