题型有： 5. READING COMPREHENSION
PART V READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)Directions: In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.
Made was a tall, handsome 22-year-old Balinese man who was in love with one girl but expected to marry another. His stepmother had arranged everything — he would wed a distant relation and bring the two families closer together. Made had two choices. He could either marry the girl he did not love, or he could go against the wishes of his parents and be expelled from his village. Actually he had another choice, one which none of his family foresaw. One day his friends found him slumped in a coma on his bed after he had consumed two litres of a powerful insecticide. For more than 60 years the tropical Indonesian island of Bali has been portrayed to the outside world as a heavenly paradise wh
ere a strong culture and sense of community protect its inhabitants from the rigors of the modern world. It is an image supported by many millions of dollars from the international hotel community which provides luxury accommodation and facilities for nearly a million foreign visitors now travelling annually to the holiday island. Yet behind the marketing hype lies another story — one which exists in stark contrast to the sun, sand and sea “dream”. The truth is that the lives of Bali’s 2.7 million local inhabitants are often marked by poverty, suffering and family strife. Ketut is a 22-year-old maid who works part-time for an expatriate resident in Ubud, in the centre of the island. Her husband works as a driver for a white-water rafting company which provides day trips to tourists. “Sometimes I have no money for my baby because my husband gambles all his wages.” The husband’s father, unfamiliar with Western support systems, combats his son’s behaviour by calling in the dukun, a spiritual “healer” who makes offerings to the “bad” spirits at play in his mind.
1． You would expect to find this passage in______.
A．a newspaper
B．an advertisement
C．a travel brochure
D．a book
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。从文章的总体结构和语气都可以看出这是一篇典型的报道。干扰项之一是广告，因为文中主要讲的是巴厘岛，但是通读全文即可看出，文章目的并非是宣传巴厘岛的旅游业，而是在反思天堂般美丽的风景之后，岛上居民的生存状态，所以B、C均不准确。
2． How would you describe the writer’s attitude towards Bali?
A．admiring
B．critical
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C．subjective
D．objective
正确答案：D
解析：态度题。与第一题呼应，报纸上的报道一般是以客观的口吻撰写的，所以此处可以很容易地做出判断。另外，文中也未出现明显的表示情感(如崇拜、批判等)的词语，所以A、B、C都可以排除。
3． It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that the third choice that Made’s family failed to foresee is that______.
A．he fell into a sleep.
B．he left home.
C．he committed suicide.
D．he started to take drugs.
正确答案：C
解析：推理题。从文中第一段“One day his friends found him slumped in a coma on his bed after he had consumed two litres of a powerful insecticide．”一句可知，当Made的朋友发现他时，他刚刚喝了两升的强效杀虫剂，故选择C。
4． The main point of the passage is to tell the reader that______.
A．tourism in Bali is thriving despite obvious problems
B．many westerners in Bali take drugs
C．the Balinese are having a hard time
D．Bali is not the paradise it might appear to be
正确答案：D
解析：文中采用对比的手法突出外国人对巴厘岛的印象和巴厘岛上真实的生活情况。比如第
三段所述“Yet behind the marketing hype lies another story—one which exists in stark contrast to the sun, sand and sea‘dream’．The truth is that the lives of Bali’s 2．7 million local inhabitants are often marked by poverty, suffering and family strife．”，此处出现的“another”，“in stark contrast to”都表明现实与heavenly paradise有很大反差。
5． In Paragraph 2, ‘it’ refers to______.
A．strong culture
B．sense of community
C．heavenly paradise
D．the modern world
正确答案：C
解析：指代题。 “It”出现在长句之后，指代的是前句中对巴厘岛“image”的描述。
Dear Sirs, Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart” watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our explicit instructions with regard to this order. It was stressed from the outset that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks from the initial order, in order to comply with our own customers’ requirements. While we appreciate that delays in production are occasionally inevitable, we must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was because we were assured by you of its straightforwardness, and that your existing stocks were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment. Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers, and is bound to have an adverse effect on potential future orders. The second complaint concerns the discrepancy in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered. It was stated clearly in the original order that watches in combinations of green/purple and orange/purple only were required. However, only half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours specified. Our Hong Kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instr
uctions precisely, since we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours at the present time. Any watches that are not of the specified colours will, of course, be returned to you. We are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods received, since it is apparent that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been manufactured to a lower standard than those in the sample. We have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioning. Whether the latter problem is due to poor manufacture, damage in transit or defective batteries is not yet clear, but we should like to point out that we feel this matter to be entirely your responsibility. As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory, and to deduct any costs incurred from our final settlement. We shall also, of course, be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company. We look forward to your prompt reply.
6． The manufacturers of “Smart” watches were given the order because______.
A．they thought they would have enough time for production and shipment
B．the watches would be easy to make
C．they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly
D．they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock
正确答案：D
解析：细节题。下订单是定位关键词，见文中第二段“we were assured by you of its straightforwardness，and that your existing stocks were sufficiently high to ensure immediate shipment”，既销售方承诺有足够的存货可以马上发货。
7． Receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because______.
A．the Hong Kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly
B．these watches will be difficult to sell
C．they will be returned to the manufacturers
D．people will not buy the watches as presents
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。表的颜是定位的关键词，出现在第三段，文中明确说明“we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other colours at the present time”．(考虑到其他颜组合手表的市场有限，所以下订单时已强调必须是谈好的颜类别)。
8． “Prompt” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to______.
A．apologetic
B．explanatory
C．expected
D．early
正确答案：D
解析：词汇题。考虑到语境，此处应该是希望对方尽快回复的意思。
9． The last sentence of Paragraph 5 has been included in order to suggest that______.
A．the receiving company may cease trading with the watch manufacturers
B．the company will probably reduce the number of watches it orders in future
C．the writers are afraid their company might go out of business soon
D．the company is probably willing to give the manufacturers another chance
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。第五段最后一句“We shall also，of course，be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company．”，写信者的态度从“be forced to”一个词组就可看出，选项B、D都不可能。C与文中出现的所有信息都不相符。
10． Which of the following best describes the general tone of the letter?
A．Angry and aggressive.
B．Firm but polite.
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