2013高考英语四月冲刺精练：4阅读理解1、Sir,Justoversixmonthsago,IsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeare.Yourcompany,CosmobooksLtd.,offeredthisset(eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry)atwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking.IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebooks,inredimitationleather,lookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem.Twoweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered.SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare.Twomoreweekspassed.ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShakespeare,thesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasixbooksetoftheplaysofMoliere,inFrench.SinceIdonotreadFrench,thesewereofnousetomeatall.However,Icouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyou,soIwrotetoyouattheendofAugustoflastyear,instructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwant,andaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernotice.Youdidnotreplytothatletter.Insteadyousentmeabillforfortytwopounds,andasetoftheplaysofSchiller,inGerman.Sincethen,anewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweeks,theworksofGoethe,thepoemsofMilton,theplaysofStrindberg;IhardlyknowwhatIhave.Thebooksarestillallintheirboxes,inthegarage,andmycarhastostandintherainoutside.Ihavenoroomforanymorebooks,andevenifIreadfromnowuntiltheLastJudgment,Ishouldnotfinishreadingallthebooksthatyouhavesentme.Pleasesendnomorebooks,sendnomorebills,sendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment.Justsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksaway,leavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaid.Yoursfaithfully,SIMONWALKER57.SimonWalkerwrotetheletterto________1A.showhisangertoCosmoBooksLtd..B.complainaboutgettingbookshedidn’twant.C.advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtd..D.urgeforthefinalsolutiontotheproblemwiththeunwantedbooks.58.TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor________A.unlimitednumberofCosmoBooks.B.asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespeare.C.fifteenpoundsandfiftypence.D.abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespeare.59.Itcanbeinferredthat_______A.CosmoBookshavesentbillsforbooksthattheyhavenotsent.B.Mr.Walkertooksomeactionafterreceivingthebookshedidnotorder.C.Mr.Walkerhasn’treceivedthebooksthatheordered.D.SeveralsetsofbookshavebeensenttoMr.Walkerfreeofcharge.60.Thetoneoftheletteristhatof_______A.bitternessB.respectC.annoyanceD.humor2、Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetrappedintoobusyworktorelaxthemselves.Wehavenotimetotellabed-timestorytoourchildren,orenjoyanicedinnerwithourfamily,ortakeabreaktothinkabouthowwelivethepreciouslife,orevenmeetfriends.Allwenoticeisthatthedistinctionsthatusedtoguideandsteadyus—betweenSundayandMonday,publicandprivate,hereandthere—aregone.Wehavemorewaystocommunicate,butlessandlesstosay.Partlybecausewe'resobusycommunicating.Maybethat'swhymoreandmorepeopleIknow，eveniftheyhavenoreligiouscommitment,seemtobeturningtoyoga,ormeditation,ortaichi.SomefriendsofminetrytogoonlongwalkseverySunday,orto"forget”theircellphonesathome.Aseriesoftestsinrecentyearshasshownthatafterspendingtime2inquietruralsettings,subjects“exhibitgreaterattentiveness，strongermemoryandgenerallyimprovedcognition.Theirbrainsbecomebothcalmerandsharper,”Morethanthat,sympathy,aswellasdeepthought,dependsonne...
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