Question

Here are four messages on Alan Marshall’s answer phone.

Monday  9:21

   Alan? Alan, if you’re at home, please answer the phone. Are you really not there? Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too. You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you’ve missed. I hope you’ve got a really good reason this time. Oh, umm, this is your mother speaking.

Monday 10:02

Mr Marshall, this is Rose, Mr Smith’s assistant. I’m calling to make sure tomorrow’s lunch with Mr Smith of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr Smith wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! The restaurant is The Four Stars in Gower Street and I’ve booked a table for a quarter past one. Be there on time—please!

Monday 11:23

My name is Karen Miller. I’m manager at Superstar Computer Games, Australia. I saw your game “Kill the Enemy!” at the International Computer Game Fair. I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game. Perhaps we can interact over lunch and know more about each other. I’m in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 6130800.

1.Alan Marshall is a ________ according to these telephone messages.

A. psychologist    B. veterinarian    C. movie director   D. computer game designer

2.Alan’s mother was _________ when she called her son.

A. angry         B. patient            C. terrified     D. excited

3.________are going to buy Allan’s new game.

A. Mr Smith and Mr Marshall           B. Alan and Rose 

C. Mr Miller and Mr Smith             D. Alan and Karen

4.The underlined word “interact” means “_______” here.

A. discuss      B. play games     C. eat     D. fight

Answer

1.D

2.A 

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：文章给出了艾伦马歇尔的四个电话，分别来自艾伦的妈妈、罗斯、凯伦米勒。

1.细节理解题。根据Please remember to bring the designs with you. He says that he is ready to pay for your new game!可知Alan Marshall是一个电脑游戏设计者，所以选D。

2.细节理解题。根据Well, I’d just like to say that I’m really annoyed with you—and your father is too.可知艾伦的母亲给他打电话时她正在生气，所以选A。

3.细节理解题。根据He says that he is ready to pay for your new game! 和I think your work is great and I’d like to talk with you about buying your new game.可知米勒先生和史密斯先生打算买艾伦的新游戏，所以选C。

4.词义猜测题。根据后面and know more about each other可推知此处是说或许我们可以在午饭时讨论，所以选A。

考点：日常生活类阅读。