题文
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
小题1: Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________A．urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books. B．complain about getting books he didn’t want.C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..D．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..小题2: The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books.B．fifteen pounds and fifty pence.C．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.小题3:Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________A．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.B．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive.小题4: It can be inferred that _______A．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.B．Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.C．Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.D．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.小题5:. The tone of the letter is that of _______A．bitternessB．respectC．humorD．annoyance 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
解析
小题1:A 根据最后一段内容可知，作者想让对方给予一个最终的完全的解决方法，即运走那些多余的书，把作者应当得到的书寄过来。
小题2:C 根据第一段的I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare和eight books of plays and two books of poetry可知，广告的内容是十本莎士比亚的书。
小题3:B 根据第一段的was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them可知，作者之所以回应了这个广告，是因为那套书吸引人的价格和他一直想要莎士比亚的戏剧和诗集I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time。
小题4:D 根据第二段的 I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice可知，作者受到书以后的确采取了一系列的措施。
小题5:.D 根据文章内容可知，作者因为邮购了一套书而带来了一些列问题，感到非常气愤，写信要求给予最终的解决方法，因此，可知选择D
点评：作者因为邮购了一套书而带来了一些列问题，感到非常气愤，写信要求给予最终的解决方法。以细节题的考查为主，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
