大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(十)

大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(十)(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：50.00)DearSirorMadam,TheCBACompanywasestablishedin1998andinfourshortyearshasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulcompaniesinthemarket.Forthis,wearepleased,proudandgrateful.Wearepleasedbecauseourcustomershaveconfirmedourbeliefthatiftheproductsweofferarenew,exciting,innovativeandofexcellentquality,theywillbepurchased.Weareproudbecauseweknow,weareacompanythatkeepsitswordtoitscustomers;thatguaranteesthatanyproductcanbereturnedwithin30daysifitprovestobeunsatisfactoryinanyway,andthatalwaysletsourcustomersknowifthereistobeadelayindelivery.Wearegratefultocustomerslikeyou,becauseyouconfirmourbeliefsthatgoodserviceandqualityresultinsatisfiedcustomers.Withoutyou,therewouldbenoreasonforustobepleasedorproud.Wethankyouforyourordersandforgivingustheopportunitytobeofservicetoyou.Ourspecialsummercatalogueisattheprintersandshouldbeinyourhomesoon.Wehopethatyouwillbepleasedwiththenewselections.Yoursfaithfully,MarkEdean（分数：10.00）(1).FromthepassagewecanlearnthatCBACompanyalways______.A.keepsitspromiseB.providesthesameproductsC.sellsitsproductsatalowpriceD.deliversitsproductswithoutdelay（分数：2.00）A.√B.C.D.解析：[解析]本题是细节加推理题，问从文章中我们可以知道CBA总是怎么样。根据第三段第一句“Weareproudbecauseweknow,weareacompanythatkeepsitswordtoitscustomers…”(我们很自豪，因为我们是一家对顾客信守承诺的公司……)，可知选项A(信守承诺)是正确答案。(2).CBACompanybelievesitscustomersaresatisfiedbecausethecompany______.A.givesthemopportunitiestoorderB.providesgoodserviceandqualityC.guaranteesthequickestdeliveryD.sendsnewcataloguestothem（分数：2.00）A.B.√C.D.解析：[解析]本题是细节题，问CBA公司相信它的顾客对其满意是因为公司怎么样。根据文章第四段“…becauseyouconfirmourbeliefsthatgoodserviceandqualityresultinsatisfiedcustomers”(……优质的服务和质量会带来满意的顾客)，可知选项B(提供优质的服务和质量)是正确答案。(3).Thecustomerswillbeinformedif______.A.theproductcan'tbedeliveredontimeB.theproductisout-of-dateandunsatisfactoryC.thecompanydoesn'tacceptthereturnedproductD.thecompanycan'tsendanewcatalogueontime（分数：2.00）A.√B.C.D.解析：[解析]本题是细节题，问如果发生什么情况公司将会通知顾客。根据第三段最后一句“…andthatalwaysletsourcustomersknowifthereistobeadelayindelivery”(……交货若有延迟，会通知顾客)，可知选项A(不能按时运送产品)是正确答案。(4).Thepurposeofthisletteristo______.A.tellthecustomersaboutthequalityoftheirproductsB.expressthecompany'sthankstothecustomersC.provetheexcellentserviceofthecompanyD.informthecustomersofanewcatalogue（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.√解析：[解析]本题是主旨题，问写这封信的目的是什么。根据最后一段主要内容——特别的夏季商品目录正在打印中，很快就会送到顾客家中，希望顾客能够满意，可知选项D(通知顾客有新的商品目录)是正确答案。(5).Whatcanwelearnaboutthecompany?A.Ithasthelargestnumberofcustomers.B.Itisgratefulforitsemployees'efforts.C.Itissuccessfulinthemarketplace.D.Itchargestheleastforitsservice.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.√D.解析：[解析]本题是主旨推理题，问从文章中我们知道该公司是一家怎么样的公司。根据第一段主要内容——写信人首先讲述该公司经过短短四年时间的发展，已成为市场领域中最成功的公司之一，为此感到高兴、自豪和感激，可知选项C(在市场领域中是最成功的一家公司)是正确答案。Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplesubscribetoasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings-battleslostandwon,kingsorrulersoverthrownorkilled-tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportanteventsthatoccurinfarawaycountriesonthesamedaytheyhappen.Apartfromsupplyingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspapersgiveusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,radio,televisionandfilmguides,bookreviews,stories,andofcourse,advertisements.Thebiggeronesareputinbylargecompaniestobringattentiontotheirproducts.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace,butitisworththemoneyfornewsoftheirproductsgoingintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhoproducenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyearnedfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit.（分数：10.00）(1).Thephrasesubscribetointhefirstparagraphmeans______.A.goingtothenewspaperstandandbuyB.sendingtheirownnewsstoriesC.agreeingtobuyforaspecificperiodoftimeD.becomingfaithfulreadersof（分数：2.00）A.B.C.√D.解析：[解析]这是一道语义题，根据subscribeto所处的句子及上下文可以推断其意思应该是“订报纸”，选项C的意思是“(与报社)协议购买一段时间的(报纸)”，正是subscribeto的含义，而选项A指“去报摊购买”，B指“将自己的新闻故事投稿”，D指“成为忠实读者”。(2).ThehabitofreadingnewspapersisA.widespreadB.foundamongafewfamiliesC.notpopularD.uncommon（分数：2.00）A.√B.C.D.解析：[解析]这是一道主旨理解题，问看报纸的习惯是怎样的。选项A意思是“普及的，普遍的”，选项B指“仅少数家庭看报”，选项C和D都指“不常见，不流行”，从文章第一句话不难下结论“读报的习惯现在很普遍”。(3).Beforethetimeofthenewspaper,______.A.badnewstraveledquicklyandgoodnewsslowlyB.fewpeoplecaredabouteventsthattookplaceinfarawaycountriesC.kingsandrulerswereoftenoverthrownorkilledD.newswaspassedfromonepersontoanother（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.√解析：[解析]这是一道细节题，第二段第二句“Thenewspassedbywordofmouthandwasneveraccurate”的意思是“消息是靠人们嘴巴传递并且从不准确”，由此可推断选项D是正确答案。选项A和B文章中并未提及，选项C只是陈述过去事实的一个例子，都不如D选项直接和准确。(4).Theauthorseemstoagreethatmoneyspentonadvertisementsis______.A.wastedB.toomuchC.wellspentD.ofnousetoanyone（分数：2.00）A.B.C.√D.解析：[解析]这是一道细节题，问花在广告上的钱怎样。文章第三段中“Theypaythenewspapers…,butitisworththemoneyfornewsoftheirproducts…inthecountry”这一句委婉地表达了作者赞同在广告上的花费是值得的，而并不是“浪费的、过多的和没用的”。(5).WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Fivehundredyearsagoittookalongtimefornewstoreachothercountries.B.