短文點(diǎn)評(píng)

Passage One

16. What does the speaker say about William Shakespeare?

答案：B) His personal history is little known.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。文章中作者先提出“有多少人了解莎士比亞本人”的問題，接著指出各學(xué)者經(jīng)過幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的研究之后，仍然在不斷探索發(fā)現(xiàn)他的個(gè)人史。由此可知，莎士比亞的個(gè)人史很少有人知道。

17. What do we learn about Shakespeare's father?

答案：D) He was a member of the town council.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。文章中提到莎士比亞的父親受人尊敬，是Stratford-on-Avon鎮(zhèn)議會(huì)的一名成員。選項(xiàng)a member of the town council與原文完全對(duì)應(yīng)。

18. Why does the speaker say parts of Shakespeare's life will remain a mystery?

答案：C) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。文章中提到莎士比亞一部分的生活將永遠(yuǎn)不為人所知。因?yàn)?666年倫敦的一場(chǎng)大火把很多重要文件燒毀了，而這些本來(lái)可能是了解莎士比亞的重要線索。所以答案選擇Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire。

Passage Two

19. What is mentioned as a most common danger when people go travelling abroad?

答案：A) Theft.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。原文開篇就提到人們?cè)谕獬雎糜螘r(shí)會(huì)遇到很多危險(xiǎn)，而其中最為常見的就是盜竊。根據(jù)所聽即所得，可選出正確答案。

20. What is the most important thing to do when you prepare for your trip abroad?

答案：B) Have the right documents.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)。原文中提到在準(zhǔn)備出國(guó)旅游時(shí)，一定要確保文件正確，避免出現(xiàn)簽證錯(cuò)誤、過期護(hù)照等情況。因此答案應(yīng)選正確的文件。選項(xiàng)中的documents與文中的paperwork對(duì)應(yīng)。

21. What does the speaker suggest you do when you arrive at your destination?

答案：B) Use official transport.

【點(diǎn)評(píng)】文章最后提到，到達(dá)目的地后要選擇乘坐正式的交通工具，不要搭乘陌生人的車。選項(xiàng)use official transport和文中完全一致，所聽即所得可得出答案。

Passage 3

The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves, but even their sense of humour has a limit, as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost. When Ratner took over his father's chain of 130 jewelry shops in 1984, he introduced a very clear company policy. He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices. It was a great success. The British public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver ornaments. By 1991, Ratner's company had 2,400 shops and it was worth over 680 million pounds. But in April of that year, Gerald Ratner made a big mistake. At a big meeting of top British businesspeople, he suited up and explained the secret of his success. People say "How can we sell our goods for such a low price?" I say "Because they are absolute rubbish." His audience roared with laughter. But the British newspapers and the British public were not so amused. People felt insulted and stayed away from Ratner's shops. Sales fell and 6 months after his speech, Ratner's share price had fallen by 42%. The following year, things got worse and Gerald Ratner was forced to resign. By the end of 1992, he lost his company, his career and his house. Even worse, 25,000 of his employees had lost their jobs. It had been a very expensive joke.

Question 22 What did Gerald Ratner decide to do when he took over his father's shops?

Question 23 On what occasion did Gerald Ratner explained the secret of his success?

Question 24 How did people feel when they leaned of Gerald Ratner's remarks?

Question 25 What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?

參考答案：

22. C) Sell inexpensive products.

23. A) At a meeting of top British businesspeople.

24. D) Insulted.

25. B) There should be a limit to one's sense of humour.