Question

My 26, 2016

Dear Mr Landers,

I run a bookstore above Mr Shah's flower shop at 24 High Street. I started the business 20 years ago and it is now very successful. My customers have to walk through the flower shop to the stairs at the back which lead to my bookshop. This has never been a problem.

Mr Shah plans to retire later this year, and I have heard that you plan to rent the space to a music bar, I have thought about renting it myself and make my shop bigger, but I cannot persuade anyone to lend me that much money. My customers come to the bookstore to relax and the noise of a music bar will surely drive them away.

I have always paid my rent on time. You have told me that you wish me to continue with my business for as long as possible. I believe you own another empty shop in the High Street. Could the music bar go there, where it would not influence other people's businesses?

I hope you think carefully about this.

Sincerely,

Billy

1.From Paragraph 1, we know that the writer is ________ with his business.

A.embarrassed B.disappointed

C.satisfied D.tired

2.Why is it difficult for the writer to make his shop bigger?

A.He is short of money. B.He has no good friends.

C.He doesn't pay the rent. D.He has fewer customers.

3.What is the writer's main purpose of writing the letter?

A.To show why his store is successful.

B.To avoid problems for his business.

C.To explain why his customers are sad.

D.To rent the shop space downstairs.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

这是一封信。作者开了一家书店，生意不错，但他听说房东要把一块空地方租给一家音乐吧，他担心自己的生意会受到影响，所以给房东写信，建议房东考虑一下这个问题。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的I started the business 20 years ago and it is now very successful.可知，作者20年前开的这家书店，现在该书店很成功。由此推测，作者对他的事业感到满足。C. satisfied (满足的)符合以上推测，故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段的I have thought about renting it myself and make my shop bigger, but I cannot persuade anyone to lend me that much money.可知，作者想把他的书店扩大，但是没人愿意借那么多钱给他。由此可推测，作者因为资金不足，所以把书店扩大对他来说比较困难。A. He is short of money. (他缺钱)符合以上说法，故选A项。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段的My customers come to the bookstore to relax and the noise of a music bar will surely drive them away. (我的顾客来书店放松，然而音乐吧的噪音肯定会让他们离开)和第三段的Could the music bar go there, where it would not influence other people's businesses? (音乐吧可以去一个不会印象别人做生意的地方吗？)可推测，作者写这封信的目的是避免自己的生意受到影响。B. To avoid problems for his business. (为了避免他的生意受到影响)符合以上推测，故选B项。