Question

You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good，safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them，and children play with them，in countries from New Zealand to Norway，and from Japan to Brazil.We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.He (or she) will be between the age of thirty and forty.He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him.He will speak good English，and at least one other language of the Far East.

The person we are looking for will live in Singapore，and work in our office there，but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year.He will know the Far East quite well already.He will know how to sell in old markets and where to find new ones.He will understand money and more than ever before，for himself，and for Webster Toys.

Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.If you think you are the person we are looking for，write to Mr J Sloman at our head office.

Webster Toys Company

Church Mill，Watford

Hert，WD 36 HE

36．What are Webster Toys?

A．A kind of old toys.

B．Factories where good，safe and interesting toys are made.

C．People who are famous for making toys for children.

D．A company that has been making and selling toys.

37．The passage is written because________.

A．they need a right person to work for them

B．they are trying to find the man they have lost

C．they want to have a choice between a man and a woman

D．they are looking for a man living in Singapore

38．The person must be good at speaking________.

A．English and any other language

B．English or any other language

C．English and any other Far Eastern language

D．English or any other Far Eastern language

39．“Someone who can stand on his own feet” means________.

A．someone who can deal with all the business all by himself

B．someone who doesn’t stand on other people’s feet

C．someone who has nothing wrong with his feet

D．someone who can understand and can earn a lot of money

40．Where can you probably read above passage?

A．In a book.                                          B．In a dictionary.

C．In a magazine.                                    D．In a newspaper.

Answer 1

【解析】　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章開(kāi)篇就介紹了Webster Toys：“You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good，safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them，and children play with them...”，由此可見(jiàn)Webster Toys是由Websters (韋伯斯特人)制造的一種質(zhì)優(yōu)、安全、有趣的玩具并有著一百多年的歷史。

【答案】　A

【解析】　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中明確說(shuō)明了寫(xiě)這則廣告的目的：“We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.”并對(duì)應(yīng)征者提了一些條件，比如“He (or she) will between the age of thirty and forty...”，可見(jiàn)對(duì)于性別未作要求。

【答案】　A

【解析】　這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。對(duì)于應(yīng)征者的要求中有一句：“He will speak good English，and at least one other language of the Far East.”。

【答案】　C

【解析】　這是一道詞義推測(cè)題。該詞匯出現(xiàn)在第三段的首句：“Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.”其中“stand on one’s own feet”本意表：“靠自己的腳站立或站得住腳”，結(jié)合第二段提出的對(duì)應(yīng)征者能力的要求，應(yīng)確定該詞在本文指能獨(dú)立處理一切商務(wù)的人。

【答案】　A

【解析】　這是一道推理題。看完全文后，應(yīng)明確這篇短文實(shí)則是一則招聘廣告。廣告常登載在報(bào)紙或雜志上。而在報(bào)紙上刊登廣告的出現(xiàn)頻率肯定比雜志上高。

【答案】　D