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閱讀理解 　　Americans often try to say things as quickly as possible, so for some expressions we use the first letters of the words instead of saying each word．Many common expressions or long names are shortened this way． 　　BYOB is a short way of saying “bring your own bottle”．The letters BYOB are often found at the bottom of a written invitation to a simple social event or gathering friends．For example, I decide to have a party on a Sunday afternoon．I might write a note saying, “Please come to the party, and BYOB．” The bottle each person brings is what that person wants to drink at the party． 　　An invitation to a special event, such as a wedding, would never say BYOB．However, an invitation to an official or very special event often has other letters at the bottom of it．The letters are RSVP．The letters represent the French expression “repondez sil vous plait”．In English, the words mean “Respond if it pleases you”．Americans use the letters as a short way to say please answer this invitation． 　　Another expression ASAP is often heard in business offices．My boss might say she wants something done ASAP．It means as soon as possible．She also might tell me she wants something done by COB．That means she wants it finished by close of business, or the end of the workday． 　　Beginning letters often are used to represent the name of a university．A famous one is MIT．It is short for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology．Another major university is UCLA, almost no one ever says its real name, the University of California at Los Angeles．That takes too long． 　　Some American businesses are better known for the beginning letters of their name than for their complete names．For example, you may not have heard of the company called International Business Machines, but you probably have heard of the company by its short name IBM．And the American Telephone and Telegraph Company is much better known as AT & T．Many American government agencies are known by the beginning letters of their name, too．For example, the FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation．The FBI investigates criminal activity in the United States．Then there is the IRS, the Internal Revenue Service．It is not a very popular agency．It collects Federal taxes．Here is an example you already know－VOA．Yes, it is the short name of the “Voice of America”． (1) What is the main subject of this article? [　　] A． The Voice of America． B． A short way of saying． C． Introduction of famous companies． D． Brief introduction of VOA． (2) Why do Americans try to use a short way of saying? [　　] A． It’s easy to remember． B． They like to shorten long names． C． They try to say things as quickly as possible． D． They are told to do so． (3) How do Americans shorten their long names? [　　] A． They use the first letters of the words instead of saying each word． B． They are told how to shorten them by authorities(權(quán)威)． C． They shorten long names as they like． D． Not mentioned in the article． (4) Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? [　　] A． RSVP． B． COB． C． IRS． D． AT．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．A;4．D;
解析：

(1)	考查主旨大意。根據(jù)前面短文大意的概述，選項(xiàng)B表述符合題意。本題難度小。
(2)	考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從文章第一句話可以得知。本題難度中等，選項(xiàng)A有一定干擾性。
(3)	考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從作者所舉的例子很容易看出省略的特征就是采用每個(gè)單詞的第一個(gè)字母。選項(xiàng)A符合表述要求。本題難度小。
(4)	[解析]考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)結(jié)合文中例子一查便可以確定。文中提到了AT&T，但沒有AT。難度小。 　　[文章大意]本文講述了在美國日常生活中，人們?yōu)榱朔奖憬?jīng)常使用省略說法，并詳細(xì)列舉了諸多例子加以說明。