1、托业阅读（综合）模拟试卷 5及答案与解析 一、阅读理解 0 TO: FROM: DATE: Thursday, May 10, 3: 30 P.M. SUBJECT: Information about ESS Dear Ms. Meyer, We appreciate your interest in Evergreen Sprinkler System(ESS). I read your e-mail dated May 9, stating that you were unable to obtain information about it on our Web site. I s
2、incerely apologize for the inconvenience. We have temporarily removed the page you tried to access to adding some information there about the ESS. It should be available tomorrow at the latest, but in the meantime, I am happy to highlight for you some of the key features of ESS. If water sources bec
3、ome limited enough, landscapes of course will not be a primary concern, as will be maintaining life. Spraying water on leaves is generally not good for the health of plants. Also, when its humid and wet outside, spraying water on the leaves can spread disease. We developed the system for the benefit
4、 of gardeners. The sensor allows the system to adapt quickly to rapidly changing weather conditions. The system has a number of high-efficiency head sprays that direct the proper volume of water exactly where its required. Also, it has a sensor that automatically regulates the amount of water that i
5、s being dispensed so that less water is wasted. This may be one reason why the ESS has already won some of the industrys top prizes, even though it has been on the market for just three years. For more details on our products, please visit our Web site soon. It will help you make a decision about pu
6、rchasing the ESS. Sincerely, Brian Morris Evergreen Sprinkler, Inc. 1 When did Mr. Morrison receive an e-mail from Ms. Meyer? （ A） On May 9 （ B） On May 10 （ C） On May 11 （ D） On May 12 2 The word “conditions“ in paragraph 2, line 5 is the closest in meaning to （ A） predictions （ B） circumstances （ C
7、） requirements （ D） provisions 3 What is NOT indicated about ESS? （ A） Its Web site is in the process of being updated. （ B） It improves the efficiency of water use. （ C） It was created 3 years ago. （ D） It can help gardeners save money. 4 What is suggested about Ms. Meyer? （ A） She wanted to place
8、an order on the companys Web site. （ B） She read the product information on the companys Web site. （ C） She is considering buying one of Evergreens products. （ D） She won an award for her achievements in gardening. 4 To: Rachel Porter From: Sara Hamilton Date: September 15 Subject: Trade Fair for Se
9、ptember 23 Dear Ms. Porter, I am sorry for my late response to your e-mail. The division manager has been so busy recently that he didnt have a chance to review your request for participation in the World Trade Fair in London. This morning he finally signed your request. In keeping with our travel p
10、olicies, your plane ticket, rental car, and hotel room will be paid by the company in advance. You will be reimbursed for any additional expenses you incur while in London. Please plan to submit receipts for meals, gasoline, and any other business-related expenses on your return. Please remember tha
11、t company policy states that entertainment costs are not reimbursable. A preliminary itinerary has you booked September 23 on Skyroad Flight 754, departing at 7: 00 A.M The return trip is for September 24 on Skyroad Flight 763, departing London at 2: 30 P.M A compact vehicle has been reserved at Sav
12、e Rental Cars at the airport; you can pick up the car there when you arrive. You will be staying at the Oxford Hotel on Pinetree Avenue. I hope all these arrangements meet your approval. Please call me at extension 3357 between 10: 20 A.M. and 5: 00 P.M. tomorrow to finalize the details. I will emai
13、l you a formal itinerary by the end of the week. Thank you. Sara Hamilton Administrative Support Office 5 What is suggested about travel requests? （ A） They must include an itinerary. （ B） They must be approved by a manager. （ C） They must include receipts. （ D） They must estimate meal costs. 6 Why
14、does Ms. Porter want to go to London? （ A） To attend a job interview （ B） To make a hotel reservation （ C） To see her division manager （ D） To attend a business function 7 At what time does the flight to London leave? （ A） 7: 00 A.M. （ B） 10: 20 A.M. （ C） 2: 30 P.M. （ D） 5: 00 P.M. 8 What the compan
15、y will NOT pay for in advance? （ A） Airline flights （ B） Dining expenses （ C） Hotel rooms （ D） Car rentals 9 What is Ms. Porter asked to do? （ A） Call the hotel （ B） Revise a travel itinerary （ C） Contact Ms. Hamilton （ D） Get a signature from the supervisor 9 INVOICEBiostar Cleaning Service, Inc.24
16、90 Ellington Street, Trenton, NJ 32788Customer: Richard WrightJersey Computer Software 535 Dickerson AvenuePayment of the bill is due by April 10.From: Richard Wright To: John Cook Subject: Cleaning service Date: April 1stDear Mr. Cook,Thank you for your great work, and I received the invoice from y
17、our company for the work you completed last week for our headquarters.I saw a couple of discrepancies on the invoice that I wanted to bring to your attention.No one worked in the seminar rooms on Thursday, March 9. I am sure because my team members and I had a meeting throughout the day. Please ask
18、your employees and let me know if you find out anything that I should know.To my knowledge, the work you have listed for March 6-7 took only one day to complete. Therefore, I believe the cost of the work should be no lower. In fact, when I got the complimentary estimate, your colleague said there wo
19、uld be additional charge to the cleaning detergent and supplies. I would appreciate it if the cost of these items would be taken off my invoice as well.Richard Wright Maintenance Manager 10 What is NOT indicated about Biostar Cleaning Service, Inc.? （ A） Its based in Trenton. （ B） It provides free p
20、rice estimates. （ C） It does indoor and outdoor work. （ D） It buys cleaning detergent from several suppliers. 11 According to the invoice, what place was cleaned on March 5? （ A） Toilets （ B） The foyer （ C） Seminar rooms （ D） The backyard 12 Who is Mr. Wright? （ A） An owner of a company （ B） A custo
21、mer of department store （ C） A cleaning staff at Biostar Cleaning Service （ D） A manager at a software company 13 What charge does Mr. Wright ask Mr. Cook to remove from the invoice? （ A） $40 （ B） $60 （ C） $75 （ D） $80 14 What did Mr. Wright do on March 9? （ A） He cleaned seminar rooms. （ B） He trim
22、med bushes and trees in the backyard. （ C） He had a team meeting. （ D） He went to his headquarters. 14 E-Mail Message From: Victoria Belkvbellwbc.org To: Philip Baily Dear Mr. Baily, I am writing to commend you on a most spectacular and enjoyable performance at recent customer appreciation evening.
23、I was very pleased with your performance. The comments from customers and employees also have all been so positive. I do not know why we didnt have you sooner. I was particularly struck by your skills on the electric guitar. After the performance, you told me you would like to be invited for our com
24、pany events once again. As an event planner, I would like to invite you and your band for our 5th company anniversary party that will take place on July 20 at our auditorium. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to let me know if you are interested and available. Should you be unavailable,
25、 is there another musician you can recommend? Bell From: Philip Baily() To: Victoria Bell Re: Company Anniversary Date: July 15 I am writing this letter to you to thank you for kind words regarding the show we gave at your company head office, and also to thank you for your invitation to play at you
26、r anniversary party this weekend. Unfortunately, I cannot attend. I have a significant deal to close with KMC hospital opening event which falls on the same date. However, I would like to introduce my long-time friend, Tony Brooks on my behalf. The two of us not only play the same style of music but
27、 also share a passion for the same instrument. He is one of the most famous musicians in this area. You can contact him at 054-356-9568 at any time. I called him yesterday and he said he would be available at that time. Please pass my apologies to your staff as well for not being able to attend. I s
28、till wish for the success of your event. Thank you for your consideration and I hope you keep me in mind for the next event. Truly yours, Philip Baily 15 Why did Ms. Bell contact Mr. Baily? （ A） To ask him to attend a job interview （ B） To notify him of the cancellation of a company event （ C） To in
29、vite him to attend the opening ceremony （ D） To hire him for an upcoming event 16 Who most likely is Ms. Victoria Bell? （ A） A musician （ B） A company owner （ C） An event planner （ D） An employee of KMC hospital 17 Where will Mr. Baily go on July 20? （ A） To the company anniversary party （ B） To KMC
30、 hospital （ C） To Ms. Bells company auditorium （ D） To the local charity concert 18 What is implied about Mr. Brooks? （ A） He recently had a charity concert. （ B） He is a guitarist. （ C） He met Ms. Bell for the first time in July. （ D） He used to perform regularly at Ms. Bells company. 19 What does
31、Mr. Baily ask Ms. Bell do? （ A） Attend his bands performance at the hospital （ B） Purchase tickets for the event （ C） Send him her contact information （ D） Invite him for the next company event 19 Meeting with a Nominee for the Best Author of the Year By Mike Taylor - Staff Writer Denver - October 2
32、5. Author Jennifer Lewis is one of the nominees for Best Author for the NNWA(National Novel Writers Association)awards show. In order to receive the award, she will need more than 150 votes. This will be the 10fh annual NNWA annual awards show. This will be an extremely busy month for Author Jennife
33、r Lewis. She is in the process of releasing a new novel, Babel Tower. She will make a TV appearance on David Fisherman Talk Show, introducing her new book and a film to be released based on her novel. The film, Babel Tower, is due out in December to coincide with the novel. Jennifer is truly honored
34、 to be considered one of the best authors. The fact that she is nominated as the Best Author is something that she did not anticipate. “I was surprised, elated and honored to receive word that I was nominated for Best Author,“ says Jennifer Lewis. “There are various authors nominated and I feel it i
35、s a privilege to be considered. Being a writer is very difficult because the masses and the chosen are few. I wish everyone that is nominated the best luck.“ From: Kyle Williamson To: Jennifer Lewis Subject: Congratulations Dear Ms. Lewis, I am pleased to inform you that you are selected as the reci
36、pient of Best Author of the Year. The awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Empire Hotel on November 15. First, you will receive a gold medal with 20,000 dollars monetary prize. Second, please be prepared for the awards speech. The ceremony will last about two hours. Then, you will autograph you
37、r books for your readers. There will be a dinner party after the ceremony at the Hotel restaurant at 7: 00 P.M. The party will give our new and current members a chance to get acquainted. Please contact me if you have any further details. Congratulations once again! I am looking forward to seeing yo
38、u there. Sincerely, Kyle Williamson President of Association 20 Where would the article most likely be found? （ A） In a staff directory （ B） In an annual report （ C） In a newspaper （ D） In a bookstore brochure 21 In the article, the word “elated“, in paragraph 3, line 4 is closest in meaning to （ A）
39、 valued （ B） frustrated （ C） indifferent （ D） excited 22 Why did Mr. Williamson write to Ms. Lewis? （ A） To notify her of a change in plan for dinner party （ B） To nominate her as the Best Author of The Year （ C） To congratulate her on releasing a new novel （ D） To advise her of the decision of the
40、association 23 Who most likely is Mr. Williamson? （ A） One of the award recipients （ B） The event planner for the awards ceremony （ C） The head of National Novel Writers Association （ D） A staff at the Royal Empire Hotel 24 What is NOT stated about Ms. Lewis? （ A） She will give a speech at the cerem
41、ony. （ B） She will meet Kyle Williamson on November 15. （ C） Her novel will be released in December. （ D） She will be one of the TV talk show hosts. 托业阅读（综合）模拟试卷 5答案与解析 一、阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 阅读材料是莫里斯回复给迈克的电子邮件。邮件开始处提到莫里斯已经阅读了 迈克 5月 9日发送的电子邮件。 【知识模块】 阅读 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 从 weather condit
42、ions到 conditions可以翻译成天气状况、气象条件。 【知识模块】 阅读 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 前半段阐明了为了升级，正在维修网页。产品设计上节约用水，也可以节约费用。后半部分谈到上市只有 3年，因此是 3年前完成的。 【知识模块】 阅读 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 开头部分就顾客对产品的关心表示感谢。最后阐述访问网站查 阅产品信息对决定购买产品有帮助。因此可以推理出她正在考虑购买产品。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 开头部分提示，因部门经理忙碌一直没有审核出差申请书，从审核通过的内容可以知道出差必须得到经理的签字许
43、可。 【知识模块】 阅读 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 在开头部分阐明了参加世界贸易博览会。如同研讨会或讨论会、博览会一样，这些会议可以用 business function来表示。 【知识模块】 阅读 7 【正确答 案】 A 【试题解析】 问飞往伦敦的飞机出发时间的题，因此举办博览会的场所是伦敦，在第三段落里阐明了出发时间是上午 7点。 【知识模块】 阅读 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 询问公司不预支什么出差费用，在邮件第一段末句阐述相关内容，公司将预支机票、租车费、住宿费，餐费未被包含在内。 【知识模块】 阅读 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 通过后半部，能看到发信者是哈密
44、顿，而且细节问题要求内线联系。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 咨询关于保洁公司的具体细节。发票上显示公司的地址是特伦敦区，第二个邮件的第三段提示收到免费报价单，还说明了对洗涤剂和材料部分是要增加费用的。从发票上看出需要清洁的内容包含室内和室外，但是没表明保洁用清洁剂可在许多地方购买。 【知识模块】 阅读 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 问发票里显示的保洁事项，只能在发票里找到答案。在 3月 5日只做了大厅的保洁。要记住接待客人的外厅也叫 foyer。 【知识模块】 阅读 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 莱特委托库克先生的团队为电脑软件
45、公司做保洁，在电子邮件的最后部分标明的职位是维修部门经理。 【知识模块】 阅读 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这是难度较高的题型，电子邮件里的提示主要有两点。 1)3月 9日(星期四 )没有做保洁服务。 2)虽然发票显示 3月 6 7日做保洁了，但实际只做了一天的工作。在发票里要删除 (remove)没做保洁的一天的金额。从第一个表格里能发现 6 7日的费用是 70美金，但需要扣一天的钱，因此 40美元是正确答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 14 【 正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在第二篇阅读里说到莱特和部门成员开了一天的会议。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 15 【正确答案】 D
46、 【试题解析】 维多利亚 贝尔发送给菲利普 贝理的电子邮件，原因是想公司创立纪念日庆典里邀请菲利普 贝理及其乐队。记住不仅在雇佣人时用 hire，邀请人时也可以用动词 hire。 【知识模块】 阅读 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 问发送第一个电子信件人的身份，在中间部分表明了自己是活动筹划者。要记住表明身份时经常使用 “as+岗位 ”的句子。 【知识模块】 阅读 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在第二个电子信件里可以找到 7月 20日菲利普 贝理要去参加医院开业活动。要分清开业典礼和创立纪念日是完全不同的活动。维多利亚 贝尔的公司是已经成立 5年的公司。医院刚开业，因此不要混淆
47、opening ceremony和anniversary party。 【知识模块】 阅读 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 布鲁克斯是代替不能参加演出的菲利普 贝理的音乐家。贝尔在第一个电子邮件里谈到被贝理的电子吉他 实力迷住，在第二个电子邮件里通过谈到贝理和布鲁克斯对同样乐器拥有热情中找到答案。 【知识模块】 阅读 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 一般在最后部分能找到答案。在第二篇邮件的最后部分可以知道虽然不能参加这次活动，但请记得邀请我参加下次会议。 【知识模块】 阅读 【知识模块】 阅读 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第一篇文章为有关年度最佳作家奖项提名的报道，作者
48、Mike Taylor的身份是报社常驻记者。 【知识模块】 阅读 21 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 这类题有时是问简单的单词，也经常出有难度的单词，熟悉的单词也常以不同意义出现，所以在做阅读题的时候选择适合文章上下文的单词。提问的内容是因为受到最佳作者的提名感到兴奋。 【知识模块】 阅读 22 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此信件是为了通知 Lewis，他获得了年度最佳作家奖。要记住advise不仅有劝告的意义也有以 advise A of B形式表示向 A通报 B的意思。 【知识模块】 阅读 23 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 威廉姆斯发送的信件最下面标注 着协会会长，又在报道中知道NNWA awards是全国小说家协会授予的奖项，因此也能知道威廉姆斯是全国小说家协会会长。 【知识模块】 阅读 24 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 (A)信中嘱托准备获奖感言， (B)在 11月 15日举行颁奖典礼当日会见协会会长， (C)报道里指出小说和电影同时在 12月发行， (D)出席访谈节目是为了宣传，不是做主持人。 【知识模块】 阅读
