Cosmo Books Ltd., 14, Woodman Road,
Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth, West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the plete works of William Shakespeare. Your pany, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the plete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to e and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the plete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
【小题1】Simon Walker wrote the letter to A．plain about sending him books he had not ordered.B．urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered.C．laugh at Cosmo Books Ltd..D．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..【小题2】The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books.B．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.C．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.D．fifteen pounds and fifty pence.【小题3】 Mr. walker answered the advertisement because A．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works, and this set was cheap, and looked attractive.B．he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.C．he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to e for some time.D．the set he already had was not particularly attractive.【小题4】Cosmo Books have A．sent bills for books that they have not sent.B．continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not order.C．still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he ordered.D．made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books.【小题5】The tone of the letter is that of A．bitternessB．respectC．annoyanceD．humorB
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(答案→)B
解析：本篇文章为一篇投诉信，描述了我购买了一套莎士比亚作品之后，由于该公司的错误导致的种种烦恼。
【小题1】B 主旨大意题 本文虽为一篇投诉信，但是作者的写这封信得目的有最后一段“Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the plete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.”可得出答案B正确。
【小题1】B 细节理解题 由第一段中的“offered this set ( eight books of plays and two books of poetry)” 因此答案B正确。
【小题1】A 推理判断题 由第一段中的描述可知，作者本身很想要一套莎士比亚的书，而广告上的又便宜，又很具有吸引力，因此答案A正确。
【小题1】B推理判断题 由第一段后半部分可知作者又不断收到很多书包括狄更斯等等作家的书 因此答案B正确
【小题1】C 主旨大意题 全文是一篇投诉信，整篇文章的写作语气是非常令人烦恼的。因此答案C正确。