商務(wù)英語中級(jí)模擬28

［模擬］商務(wù)英語中級(jí)模擬28

READINGPARTONE,Lookatthestatementsbelowandthe

informationonoutdooradvertisingontheopposite

page.,Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement

1—7,referto?,Foreachstatement1-7,markone

letter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.,Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Hooverofferedanycustomerwhospentatleast￡100onits

productstwocomplimentaryflightstoEuropeandtheUS.Theoffer

attractedmorethandoubletheanticipatedapplications,leadingtothe

dismissalofthreeseniormanagersandabillfor￡19million.

B

Alargecomputerhardwareretailerpositioneditselfatthe

bottomendofthemarketbyundercuttingallitscompetitors.Toattract

customers,itevenoffereda0%interestBuyNow,PayOneYearLaterdeal.

Peopledidbuy,butunfortunately,seriouscashflowproblemsforcedthe

companyintoliquidationbeforecustomersrepaidthem.

C

LeverBrothersrushedPersilPowerontothemarkettocoincide

witharivalcompany，slaunchofitsownnewwashingpowder.Despite

millionsofpoundsspentonresearch,PersilPowerwasfatallyflawed,

havingtheunfortunateeffectofdamagingclothes.Itwasquickly

withdrawnandreformulated.

D

'Thebesthasbeenmadeevenbetter.，saidtheChairmanof

Coca-ColaaboutitsdecisiontochangetheflavourofCokeforthefirst

timeinits99-yearhistory.However,ofthe150millionpeoplewhotried

thenewCoke,nearlytwo-thirdspreferredtheoriginal.Thecompanywas

forcedtore-launchtheoldCokeasCokeClassicthreemonthslater.

第1題：

Don'tchangesomethingwhichisalreadyaprovensuccess.

參考答案：

D

詳細(xì)解答：

“不要改變被證明是成功的東西。”這是指的可口可樂公司重新推出從前的

可樂。

第2題：

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Don'tspendmoreonthepromotionthantheproduct.

參考答案：

A

詳細(xì)解答：

“不要在促銷上花得比產(chǎn)品本身還多?！边@是指A段中為顧客提供機(jī)票的事。

選Ao

第3題：

Don'tletcompetitorsdictateyourstrategy.

參考答案：

C

詳細(xì)解答：

“別讓對(duì)手發(fā)覺你的戰(zhàn)略。"C段中有LeverBrothers同時(shí)推出新產(chǎn)品的事。

應(yīng)選C。

第4題：

Ifthingsgowrong,changethename.

參考答案：

C

詳細(xì)解答：

“如果事情變?cè)懔?，就改變?cè)?jì)劃?！盋段中有：“Itwasquicklywithdrawn

andreformulated.”所以C對(duì)。

第5題：

Amarketingmistakecanputacompanyoutofbusiness.

參考答案：

B

詳細(xì)解答：

“市場營銷的錯(cuò)誤會(huì)導(dǎo)致公司破產(chǎn)。"B段中有"seriouscashflowproblems

forcedthecompanyintoliquidation...w,所以B對(duì)。

第6題：

Doingthingstooquicklycanproducedisastrousresults.

參考答案:

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B

詳細(xì)解答：

“做事太快可能導(dǎo)致災(zāi)難性的結(jié)果?！盉段談到通過提供賒銷的手段使得銷

售量大增，增加得太快，以致現(xiàn)金流出現(xiàn)了問題，最終導(dǎo)致破產(chǎn)，所以B對(duì)。

第7題：

Workouttheexactcostofapromotionalgift.

參考答案：

A

詳細(xì)解答：

“擬算出促銷禮品的確切成本?！盇段中由于忽略了促銷成本而導(dǎo)致了損失。

應(yīng)選A。

PARTTWO?Readthearticlebelowabout

banks.,Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepage

tofilleachofthegaps.,Foreachgap8—12,markone

letter(A—G)onyourAnswerSheet.,Donotuseany

lettermorethanonce.

Supermarket

Supermarketisatypeofretailinginstitutionthathasamoderately

broadproductassortmentspanninggroceriesandsomenonfoodlines,that

ordinarilyemphasizespriceineitheranoffensiveordefensiveway.As

amethod,supermarketretailingfeaturesseveralrelatedproductlines,

ahighdegreeofself-service,largelycentralizedcheckout,and

competitiveprices.Thesupermarketapproachtoretailingisusedtosell

variouskindsofmerchandise,_8_.

Thetermsupermarketusuallyreferstoaninstitutioninthegrocery

retailingfield.Mostsupermarketsemphasizeprice.Someuseprice

offensivelybyfeaturinglowpricesinordertoattractcustomers.Other

supermarketsusepricemoredefensivelybyrelyingonleaderpricingto

avoidapricedisadvantage.Sincesupermarketstypicallyhaveverythin

grossmargins,theyneedhighlevelsofinventoryturnovertoachieve

satisfactoryreturnsoninvestedcapital.

Supermarketsoriginatedin-theearly1930s.Theywereestablishedby

independents_9_.Supermarketswereanimmediatesuccess,andthe

innovationwassoonadoptedbychainstores.Inrecentdecades

supermarketshaveaddedvariousnonfoodlinestoprovidecustomerswith

one-stopshoppingconvenienceandtoimproveoverallgrossmargins.

Todaystoresusingthesupermarketmethodofretailingaredominant

ingroceryretailing.However,differentnamesareusedtodistinguish

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theseinstitutions_10_.

Asuperstoreisalargerversionofthesupermarket.Itoffersmore

groceryandnonfooditems_11_.Manysupermarketchainsareemphasizing

superstoresintheirnewconstruction.

Combinationstoresareusuallyevenlargerthansuperstore.They,too,

offermoregroceriesandnonfoodsthanasupermarketbutalsomostproduct

linesfoundinalargedrugstore.Somecombinationstoresarejoint

venturesbetweensupermarketsanddrugchainssuchasKrogerandSav-on.

Formanyyearsthesupermarkethasbeenunderattackfromnumerous

competitors.Forexample,agroceryshoppercanchooseamongnotonlymany

brandsofsupermarketsbutalsovarioustypesofinstitutions(warehouse

stores,gourmetshops,meatandfishmarkets,andconveniencestores).

Supermarketshavereactedtocompetitivepressures_12_:Somecutcosts

andstressedlowpricesbyofferingmoreprivatebrandsandgeneric

productsandfewcustomerservices.Othersexpandedtheirstoresizeand

assortmentsbyaddingmorenonfoodlines(especiallyproductsfoundin

drugstores),groceriesattunedtoaparticularmarketarea(foodsthat

appealtoaspecificethnicgroup,forexample),andvariousservice

departments(includingvideorentals,restaurants,delicatessens,

financialinstitutions,andpharmacies).

[A]includingbuildingmaterials,officeproducts,and,of

course,groceries

[B]attractingmorecustomerswiththeirlowprices

[C]primarilyineitheroftwoways

[D]tocompetewithgrocerychains

[E]atypeofretailinginstitution

[F]bysizeandassortment

[G]thanaconventionalsupermarketdoes

第8題：

參考答案:

A

詳細(xì)解答：

按照語法后面應(yīng)有對(duì)商品的說明，including短語說明variouskindsof

merchandise。故A符合要求。

第9題：

參考答案:

D

詳細(xì)解答:

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這個(gè)動(dòng)詞不定式短語說明當(dāng)初創(chuàng)辦超級(jí)市場的原因，“與雜食連鎖店競爭”。

第10題：

參考答案：

F

詳細(xì)解答：

這個(gè)by短語是修飾動(dòng)詞distinguish的，說明怎樣區(qū)分這些商店，通過大

小和種類。

第11題：

參考答案：

G

詳細(xì)解答：

前面有more,后面就要考慮是否會(huì)有than。超級(jí)商場提供的東西比普遍超

市要多。

第12題:

參考答案：

C

詳細(xì)解答：

以及下文出現(xiàn)的Some...Others...都提示了這里可能填入ineitherof

twowayso

PARTTHREE,Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsof

taxation,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.,For

eachquestion13-18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyour

AnswerSheetfortheansweryouchoose.

Inventory

Inventorybelongstoanimportantelementofthecostofdoingbusiness

inalargecompany.Ifacompanyisassemblingcars,theymusthavealarge

numberofpartsinhandsothattheassemblylinedoesnotstopbecause

onepartismissing.Ifcarsaregoingdowntheassemblylineandoneperson

issupposedtofastenwheelsontothecar,thewholelinewillstopif

herunsoutoffasteners.Thismeansthatseveralhundredmenwillbe

waitingwhilesomeonemustfindfastenersforthewheel.Sotheremust

beasufficientnumberofpartsofallsortsnearbyinordertokeepthe

carassemblylinerunningsmoothly.

Alargesupplyofsparepartsisveryexpensive,soacompanywill

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trytokeepitsinventoryaslowasitcanwithoutfindingitnecessary

tostopproductionforlackofapart.

Inaplannedcompany,i.twasoftendifficulttosecurespareparts

andsomanycompaniesorderedmanyextrapartsandkeptlargesupplies

ofpartssothatifamistakewasmadeinplanning,theycouldcontinue

toproduce.Thiswasknownasjust-in-caseinventory.

Asaneconomymovesfromsplannedeconomytoamarketeconomy,

the-importantthingforabusinessistomakemoneyandnotjustproduce.

It'sveryexpensivetokeeplargesuppliersavailablejustincasethere

isadelayindelivery.Soincreasingly,companiesaremovingtoanother

systemofinventoryofsparepartsaslowaspossible.Thiswaytheydo

nothavetopayforpartsusedinproductionuntiljustbeforetheyare

paidforthefinishedproduct.Thissavesthemmuchcapitalandisamuch

moreefficientmethodofoperating.Theproblemwiththisisthatifa

shipmentisdelayedorlostforsomereason,thewholefactorymayhave

tostopbecausetheydon，thaveonelittlepart.Thisisveryexpensive.

Mostmodernindustriestrytokeepinventoryaslowaspossible,but

whentheyadoptjust-in-timeinventorycontrol,theytrytokeepatleast

someextrainstockforemergencies:

第13題：

Inaplannedeconomyitwasoftendifficulttosecurespareparts,.

A.somanycompaniesmanufacturethemallbythemselves

B.somanycompanieshavetostoptheproductionlineswhilewaiting

C.somanycompaniesplacelargeordersforemergencies

D.somanycompaniesfeelquiteheadacheaboutthisproblem

參考答案：c

答案解析：

第三段中有對(duì)應(yīng)的語句："Inaplannedcompany,itwasoftendifficultto

securesparepartsandsomany...toproduce.”。

第14題：

Whydocompaniesadoptjust-in-timeinventorysystem?

A.Theytrytokeeptheirinventoryofsparepartsaslowaspossible.

B.Thecansavelotsofmoney.

C.It'samoreefficientmethodofoperating.

D.A,BandC.

參考答案：D

答案解析：

題目問的是為什么企業(yè)要用零部件庫存，在理解整篇文章對(duì)零部件庫存的眾多優(yōu)

點(diǎn)的評(píng)述后，我們就可以找到正確答案D。

第15題:

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Just-in-timeinventorycontrolsystem.

A.isadoptedinmostmodernindustries

B.isadoptedonlyinverysmallcompany

C.isadoptedonlybysomepeople

D.isadoptedlonglongtimeago

參考答案：A

答案解析：

從第四段中可以很輕松找㈤正確答案。

第16題：

Asaneconomymovesfromaplannedeconomytoamarketeconomy.

A.thecompaniespaymoreattentiontomoney

B.thecompaniescaremoreaboutproduction

C.thecompanieshaegreatemphasisonfinishedproducts

D.thecompaniesdon，tknowwhattodo

參考答案：A

答案解析：

第四段第~句話：“Asaneconomymovesfromaplannedeconomytoamarket

economy,theimportantthingforabusinessistomakemoneyandnetjust

produce."o可以幫助我們立刻排除B,選A。

第17題：

Alargesupplyofsparepartsisveryexpensive,soacompany.

A.willtrytokeepasmanyasitcan

B.willtrytokeepaslowasitcan

C.willtrytomakethemallbyitself

D.willtrytodeliveritquickly

參考答案：B

答案解析：

這道題最好帶著問題去答，就可以在文章第二段找到答案。

第18題：

Inventoryisanimportantpartofthecostofdoingbusiness.

A.justinthejoined-venturecompanies

B.inanycompany

C.instate-ownedcompanies

D.inprivate-ownedcompanies

參考答案：B

答案解析：

這是一本關(guān)于存貨(Inventory)方面的書籍的節(jié)錄，需要我們對(duì)存貨中的一些較

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為基本的事項(xiàng)有一定知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備。本題題干問存貨對(duì)于誰是商品運(yùn)營成本中的重要

組成部分，相對(duì)簡單，選B。

PARTFOUR?Readthenewsbelow.,Choosethebest

wordorphrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,C,orDontheopposite

page.?Foreachquestion19—33,markoneletter(A,B,

C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

Brokers

Brokersneitherphysicallyhandleproductsbeingdistributednorwork

onacontinuing_19_withtheirprincipals_20_,abrokerisan

independentwholesalingmiddlemanthatbringsbuyersandsellerstogether

andprovidesmarketinformationtoeitherparty.MOstbrokersworkfor

sellers,_21_asmallpercentagerepresentbuyers.

Brokershavenoauthoritytosetprices.Theysimplynegotiateasale

andleaveituptothesellertoacceptor_22_thebuyer，soffer.They

alsofurnishconsiderablemarketinformation_23_prices,products,and

generalmarketconditions.

Becauseofthelimitedservicesprovided,brokersreceiverelatively

smallcommissions一5percentorless._24_,brokersneedtooperateon

alow-costbasis.

Foodbrokers_25_buyersandsellersoffood

and_26_general-merchandiseitemstooneanotherandbringthemtogether

tocompleteasale.Theyarewell_27_aboutmarketconditions,termsof

sale,sourcesofcredit,pricesetting,potential_28_,andtheartof

negotiating.Theydonotactuallyprovidecreditbutsometimesstoreand

delivergoods.Brokersalsodonot_29_goodsandusuallyarenotallowed

tocompleteatransaction_30_formalapproval.Likeotherbrokers,food

brokersgenerallyrepresenttheseller,whopaystheircommission.

Foodbrokers,_31_manufacturers，agents,operateinspecific

geographiclocationsandworkforalimited_32_offoodproducerswithin

theseareas.Theirsalesforcecallsonchain-storebuyers,storemanagers,

andinstitutionalpurchasingagents.Brokerswork_33_withadvertising

agencies.Theaveragecommissionforfoodbrokersis5percentofsales.

第19題：

A.basic

B.basical

C.basically

D.basis

參考答案：D

答案解析：

根據(jù)句子結(jié)構(gòu)這里應(yīng)填名問basis；basis前常用介詞on。

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第20題:

A.Insteadof

B.Instead

C.So

D.Therefore

參考答案：B

答案解析：

第一、二句話是對(duì)broker的定義，二者之間沒有因果關(guān)系，因此C和D不是合

適的選項(xiàng)。insteadof不能獨(dú)立使用。instead：而是，相反。又如：Hedidnot

gotoschoolbybustoday.Instead,hewentbytaxi.他今天不是乘公共

汽車去上學(xué)，而是坐出租車去的。

第21題：

A.forexample

B.asaresult

C.since

D.although

參考答案：D

答案解析：

兩句之間有讓步關(guān)系。A,B,C都不具有讓步的功用，故選D。

第22題：

A.raise

B.take

C.reject

D.lower

參考答案：c

答案解析：

reject：拒絕；accept：接受。reject與accept并列。

第23題:

A.regards

B.inrelation

C.withregard

D.regarding

參考答案：D

答案解析：

regarding：關(guān)于……其他選擇項(xiàng)填入后構(gòu)成的都是語法上錯(cuò)誤的句子。

第24題:

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A.However

B.Therefore

C.Forinstance

D.Because

參考答案：B

答案解析：

本句與前句的關(guān)系很明顯是因果關(guān)系，所以填Therefore。A,B,C皆不符合。

第25題：

A.introduce

B.tointroduce

C.take

D.bring

參考答案：A

答案解析：

introducesbto...是“把某人介紹給...”的意思，這是大家比較熟悉的。

也可以說introducepeople。本句屬后一種用法。

第26題：

A.relating

B.relate

C.torelateto

D.connectedwith

參考答案：B

答案解析：

從上文的introduce和下文的bring可以看出此處應(yīng)填relate,其他的選擇項(xiàng)

都不能構(gòu)成語法上正確的句子。relatesthtosth將兩者聯(lián)系起來。

第27題:

A.informedof

B.informing

C.known

D.informed

參考答案：D

答案解析：

短語bewellinformedof是“對(duì)...了如指掌”的意思。

第28題：

A.sellers

B.people

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C.buyers

D.agents

參考答案：C

答案解析：

從句子的意思可推斷應(yīng)填buyers（potentialbuyers的意思是“潛在的買主”）。

第29題：

A.taketitleto

B.taketitleof

C.havetitlefor

D.givethetitleto

參考答案：A

答案解析：

take/havetitleto是短語，意思是“擁有...的所有權(quán)”，此處title不是

“標(biāo)題”，而是“所有權(quán)”。

第30題：

A.with

B.have

C.inthepossessionof

D.without

參考答案：D

答案解析：

從意思上看，經(jīng)紀(jì)人沒有得到正式許可是不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)行交易的，故填without。

第31題：

A.alike

B.tike

C.resemble

D.looklike

參考答案：B

答案解析：

食品經(jīng)紀(jì)人和制造商的代理人的運(yùn)作方式相似，故填介詞like,不填動(dòng)詞。alike

是形容詞，也是副詞。為形容詞時(shí)，常作表語。如：Theylookalike.他們看

上去很像。

第32題：

A.number

B.sum

C.amount

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D.quantities

參考答案：A

答案解析：

短語anumberof只修飾可數(shù)名詞，producers是可數(shù)名詞。

第33題：

A.close

B.loose

C.closely

D.closer

參考答案：C

答案解析：

workclosely的意思是"緊密合作"。A,B是形容詞，D是比較級(jí)，皆非。

PARTFIVE,Readthetextbelow.,Inmostofthe

lines34-45thereisoneextraword.Itiseither

grammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaning

ofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.,Ifaline

iscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.?Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITAL

LETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

SpecialProductsCo.一HowtoOrder

Ourspecialityisourconvenientcataloguesystem.Insteadof

Spendingtimegoingtoashop,yousimplyorderitdirectfrom

us.

34.Orderingiseasyanddeliveryfast.Oncereceived,yourorder

will

35.normallybedispatchedwithin72hours.Wewillinformtoyou

36.immediatelyshouldanyitemsbeoutofstock.Ifyouarenot

happy

37.withyourpurchasespleasereturnthemtouswithinthe15

daysintheir

38.originalpackagingandwewillreturnyouforinfull.Quality

isourmain

39.Criterion.Eachitemisunderunconditiona11yguaranteedfor

6months.

40.Youwillreceiveareceiptandwithyourorderwhichisyour

guarantee.

41.Intheunlikelyeventofdamagetoanitemduringdelivery,

shouldplease

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42.contactwithusimmediatelyon01973101772andwewillarrange

for

43.itsreturnorreplacement.

44.Allpricesandpromotional

45.offersarevaliduntil30thSeptember.

第34題:

參考答案：

CORRECT

詳細(xì)解答：

沒有錯(cuò)誤。

第35題：

參考答案：

to

詳細(xì)解答：

informsbofsth.故to多余。

第36題：

參考答案：

CORRECT

詳細(xì)解答：

沒有錯(cuò)誤。

第37題：

參考答案：

the

詳細(xì)解答：

定冠詞the表特指，而這兒within15days,沒有這層意思。

第38題:

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參考答案:

for

詳細(xì)解答：

“infull”,全額的意思。for多余。

第39題：

參考答案：

under

詳細(xì)解答：

under是介詞，“在…下”。這兒是說“每產(chǎn)品無條件保修半年”。

第40題：

參考答案：

and

詳細(xì)解答：

and使"areceiptwithyouroder”的結(jié)構(gòu)混亂，故去掉。

第41題：

參考答案：

should

詳細(xì)解答：

please,請(qǐng)。should要有主語，故去掉。

第42題：

參考答案：

with

詳細(xì)解答：

contactsb,直接加賓語。with多余。

第43題:

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參考答案：

CORRECT

詳細(xì)解答：

沒有錯(cuò)誤。

第44題：

參考答案：

CORRECT

詳細(xì)解答：

沒有錯(cuò)誤。

第45題：

參考答案：

CORRECT

詳細(xì)解答：

沒有錯(cuò)誤。

WRITINGPART-ONE

第46題：

PARTONE

,YouarethePurchasingManagerforalargecompany.Lastmonthyoudecided

tolookforanewsupplierforthestationeryandofficeequipmentthat

yourcompanyuses.Youhavefoundanewsupplier,CompassOfficeGoods

Ltd.

,Writeamemotoyourcompany，sdepartmentheads:

,explainingwhyyoulookedforanewsupplier.

,sayingwhothenewsupplieris.

,askingforfeedbackaboutthegoodsthattheysupply.

,Write40150words.

參考答案：

To:AllDepartmentHeadsFrom:PurchasingManagerDate:July20th

Subject:AbouttheGoodsoftheNewSupplierAsthequalityofthe

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stationeryandofficeequipmentprovidedbytheformersuppliercouldn，t

meetoursatisfaction,wehavechosenanewone一CompassOfriceGoods

Ltd,whosesampleproductshavebeendistributedtoeachdepartment.Any

opinionsaboutthegoodsitsupplieswillbewelcome.Thankyou.

詳細(xì)解答:

PART-TWO

第47題:

a

參考答案:

ReportonBuyingtheNewOfficeReceivingtheads,Ivisitedtwoplaces,

oneinKentCenter,theotherinnewblock,Thefindingsareasfollows:

TheplaceinKentCentercontainsmanyemptyunits,butitsofficespace

isnarrower,itsofficebuildingis15years-oldandinbadrepair;while

theoneinnewblockcansupplywithamodernandfullyair-conditioned

officebuildingwith1000sq.metresmorespace.TheKentCenteristoo

oldanditscarparkingspaceisn，tenoughforus;whiletheothercan

provideusnarroweryetsufficientwarehousingspace,withmuchlarger

carparkingspaces,wherethereisgoodaccesstomotorway,andit，squite

neartothecitycenter(8km).Therefore,Iprefertheonewhichismore

expensivetheoneinnewblock.Itisreallyworthwhile.

詳細(xì)解答:

LISTENINGPART1,Youwillhearthreetelephone

conversationsormessages.,Writeoneortwowordsor

anumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.,Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

Fromtheconversation,weknowthathewasbornin_48_,India.

2.HestartedschoolinEnglandwhenheis_49_yearsold.

3.Hestudied_50_languages.

4.Hehavewritten_51_booksalltogether.

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48-51

A:CouldIfirstaskyouafewquestionsaboutyourbackground?

B:Yes,ofcourse.

A:Well,it，sbeensaidthatyouwereborninBombay,India.Isthat

correct?

B:Yes,that，sright.Youseemyfatherwasanarmyofficeratthetime

andhewasstationedinBombay.

A:Isee.Andyourmother,wassheBritishtoo?

B:No,shewasIndianasamatteroffact.

A:DidyougotoschoolinIndia?

B:Well,no.MyparentsreturnedtoEnglandwhenIwasonlyfive,soI

startedschoolinEngland,inLondonactually.Andlater,afterelementary

school,IwassentofftoExeter,oneofthosetypicalboys，schools

一youknowthetype.

A:Ah,yes.Andhowdidyoulikeit?Youreducation,Imean.

B:Well,itwasallright.Yes,lookingback,Iratherlikedit.Ididn，t

caremuchfortheuniforms,mindyou.AndIabsolutelyhatedmyLatinclass

loatheditwithapassion.

A:YouhadtostudyLatin?

B:Oh,yesindeed.Wealldidbackthen,youknow一bothLatinandGreek.

A:Justhowmanylanguagesdoyouknow?

B:Aboutsix.Isuppose.Let'sseenow.WhenIwasachild,Ilearned

EnglishandalsoHindi一thatwasmymother，slanguage.Atschoolin

England,IstudiedFrench(inadditiontoLatinandGreek)AndthenIalso

learnedArabic,Malay,andIndonesian.

A:Andwhendidyoulearnthoselanguages?

B:Well,that，salongstory.In1945,whenIwas18,Ijoinedthearmy

andin1946IwasshippedofftoEgypt.WhenIwasdischargedfromthe

armyfouryearslater,Idecidedtostayon.Ilivedthereforanother

threeyearsasitturnedout一mostlyinCairoandAlexandria.Andduring

thattimeIlearnedArabic.

A:AndMalay!?Indonesian?

B:Well,aftersevenyearsinEurope,Idecidedtodosometraveling.So

ItouredaroundtheMiddleEast一Lebanon,Turkey,Iraq,IranandthenI

justkeptgoingeast一toPakistan.India,Afghanistan,Burma,Thailand,

andfinallyMalaysia.AndthenmovedtoIndonesia,whichItellinlove

with,andthat，smyhometothisday.

A:Andwhenwasthatexactly一yourmovetoIndonesia?

B:Thatwasintheyear1956,oh,no-55.

A:Whatdidyoudoallthetimeyouweretraveling?Imeanhowdidyou

supportyourself?

B:Well,whileIwasinEgypt(afterthearmy)IgotajobwithanEnglish

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newspaper,soIhadsomeexperiencewritingandwhenIstartedtraveling,

Ijustcontinuedtowrite一youKnow,travelarticlesandthatsortofthing.

Andthatwasthebeginningofitall.I'vebeenwritingtravelpiecesfor

magazinesand,ofcourse,myguidebookseversince.

A:Howmanybookshaveyou,infact,written?

B:Oh,aboutfourteenalltogether.

A:AndyouhaveanewbookoutnowcalledTheAsianExpress.Couldyou

tellusabitaboutthat?

B:Yes,ofcourse,I'dbehappyto.It'sallabouttravelingthroughAsia

bytrain.Yousee,twoyearsago,Ibeganthisabsolutelywonderfultrip

fromIstanbultoTokyo一andallbytrain.

A:Thatsoundsalittleuncomfortable.

B:Well,sometimesitwas.But,ingeneral,Ilovedit.It，strulya

marvelouswaytoseethevariouscountriesandtogettoknowthepeople

一muchbetterthantheairplanes,youknow.Youneverreallyseeanything

thatway.SoIrecommendithighly.

A:Isee.Well,thankyoueversomuch,MrThorndikeLodge.It'sbeenvery

interesting.Andgoodluckonyourfuturetravels.

B:Thepleasurewasallmine.

第48題：

參考答案：

Bombay

詳細(xì)解答：

由“well,it'sbeensaidthatyouwereborninBombay,,,v,“Yes…”，

可知。

第49題：

參考答案：

five

詳細(xì)解答：

“myparentsreturned…whenIwasfive…”。

第50題:

參考答案:

six

詳細(xì)解答：

當(dāng)被問會(huì)幾門語言時(shí)，他說："Aboutsix.

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第51題:

參考答案：

fourteen

詳細(xì)解答：

由“Howmanybookshaveyou,infact,written?”,"Ohaboutfourteen

alltogether.可知。

1Onmondayat_52_,hewillmeetwithMr.Brown,then,thereis

LeeVanCanhfor_53_

2OnTuesday,he'11visit_54_allday.

3He，11meetaccountantat2:15pmon_55_.

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52-55

A:What，snextweeklookinglike?BenandIwanttofindtimetogoover

thatreportwithyou.

B:rmjustlookingatthediaryandasfarasIcanseeyou，renotfree

untilWednesdaymorning.You，vegotthatmeetingwithMrBrownonMonday

at9:30andthenthere，sLeeVanCanhforlunchandthat，sboundtogo

onmostoftheafternoon.Tuesday，soutasyou，reatthefactoryallday.

Soit，sgoingtohavetobeWednesdaymorning.Anddon，tforgetthatyou

haveanappointmentataquarterpasttwowiththeaccountantssowe'11

havetocutitshortbefor