浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练阅读理解(36)

第1页共7页浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（36）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ACosmoBooksLtd.,14,WoodmanRoad,HertfordEstate,TwoBridges,Rickmansworth,WestSussex.Middx.25thFebruaryDearsir,Justoversixmonthsago,IsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeare.Yourcompany,CosmobooksLtd.,offeredthisset(eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry)atwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking.IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebooks,inredimitationleather,lookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem.Twoweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered.SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare.Twomoreweekspassed.ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShakespeare,thesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasixbooksetoftheplaysofMoliere,inFrench.SinceIdonotreadFrench,thesewereofnousetomeatall.However,Icouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyou,soIwrotetoyouattheendofAugustoflastyear,instructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwant,andaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernotice.Youdidnotreplytothatletter.Insteadyousentmeabillforfortytwopounds,andasetoftheplaysofSchiller,inGerman.Sincethen,anewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweeks,theworksofGoethe,thepoemsofMilton,theplaysofStrindberg;IhardlyknowwhatIhave.Thebooksarestillallintheirboxes,inthegarage,andmycarhastostandintherainoutside.Ihavenoroomforanymorebooks,andevenifIreadfromnowuntiltheLastJudgement,Ishouldnotfinishreadingallthebooksthatyouhavesentme.Pleasesendnomorebooks,sendnomorebills,sendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment.Justsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksaway,leavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaid.Yoursfaithfully,SIMONWALKER1.SimonWalkerwrotetheletterto________A.complainaboutsendinghimbookshehadnotordered.B.urgeCosmoBooksLtd.totakeawaythebookshehadnotordered.C.laughatCosmoBooksLtd..D.advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtd..2.TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor____A.unlimitednumberofCosmoBooks.B.asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespeare.第2页共7页C.abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespeare.D.fifteenpoundsandfiftypence.3.Mr.walkeransweredtheadvertisementbecause________A.hewantedasetofShakespeare’sworks,andthissetwascheap,andlookedattractive.B.heclaimedthatthebookswerebeingofferedataremarkableprice.C.hehadorderedthesetandhadbeenwaitingforthemtocomeforsometime.D.thesethealreadyhadwasnotparticularlyattractive.4.CosmoBookshave_______A.sentbillsforbooksthattheyhavenotsent.B.continuedtosendbooksthatMr.Walkerdidnotorder.C.stillnotsentMr.Walkerthebooksthatheordered.D.madeagifttoMr.Walkerofseveralsetsofbooks.5.Thetoneoftheletteristhatof_______A.bitternessB.respectC.annoyanceD.humorBItisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia(学术界)outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical(制药的)companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectual（知识的）opportunities.Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition(转换)toacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.“Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.”6.By“aone-waystreet”(Line1,Para.1),theauthormeans________.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworld第3页共7页B.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch7.Theword“deterrent”(Line2,Para.1)mostprobablyreferstosomethingthat________.A.keepssomeonefromtakingacti