Question

Here are four messages on Alan Marshall’s answer phone.

Monday  9:21

   Alan? Alan, if you’re at home, please answer the phone. Are you really not there? Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too. You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you’ve missed. I hope you’ve got a really good reason this time. Oh, umm, this is your mother speaking.

Monday 10:02

Mr Marshall, this is Rose, Mr Smith’s assistant. I’m calling to make sure tomorrow’s lunch with Mr Smith of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr Smith wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! The restaurant is The Four Stars in Gower Street and I’ve booked a table for a quarter past one. Be there on time—please!

Monday 11:23

My name is Karen Miller. I’m manager at Superstar Computer Games, Australia. I saw your game “Kill the Enemy!” at the International Computer Game Fair. I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game. Perhaps we can interact over lunch and know more about each other. I’m in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 6130800.

1.Alan Marshall is a ________ according to these telephone messages.

A. psychologist    B. veterinarian    C. movie director   D. computer game designer

2.Alan’s mother was _________ when she called her son.

A. angry         B. patient            C. terrified     D. excited

3.________are going to buy Allan’s new game.

A. Mr Smith and Mr Marshall           B. Alan and Rose 

C. Mr Miller and Mr Smith             D. Alan and Karen

4.The underlined word “interact” means “_______” here.

A. discuss      B. play games     C. eat     D. fight

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A 

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：文章給出了艾倫馬歇爾的四個電話，分別來自艾倫的媽媽、羅斯、凱倫米勒。

1.細節理解題。根據Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game!可知Alan Marshall是一個電腦游戲設計者，所以選D。

2.細節理解題。根據Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too.可知艾倫的母親給他打電話時她正在生氣，所以選A。

3.細節理解題。根據He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! 和I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game.可知米勒先生和史密斯先生打算買艾倫的新游戲，所以選C。

4.詞義猜測題。根據后面and know more about each other可推知此處是說或許我們可以在午飯時討論，所以選A。

考點：日常生活類閱讀。