2002年北京试题解析——阅读(2)
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7. The word "indispensable" in the first line means_________.
A. impossible
B. essential
C. advisable
D. available
答案：B。indispensable:必不可少的，必须的。通常和介词to 连接。又如：Oxygen is indispensable to life.氧气对生命是不可缺的。所以只有B 的意思最接近。
8. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth.
B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.
C. There are various ways of making market investigation.
D. Production goes before market investigation.
答案：D。D的意思是“生产先与市场调查”不符合文章的内容。
9. Making market investigation is very important because_________.
A. in market, goods on sale are numerous
B. every producer is facing keen competition
C. it can greatly promote sales
D. all of the above
答案：D。根据文章第二段的内容：“在国际市场上，来自世界各地的商品很多，商家面临着激烈的竞争。在这种情况下，他们要想尽一切办法来使自己熟悉市场，才能打开销路。”所以只有D的内容最全面。
10. All the following are channels to get market information except _________.
A. to have commercial counselor’s office of our embassies stationed abroad
B. to promote the quality of our own products
C. to send trade groups abroad every now and then
D. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen
答案：B。文章第三段末尾和第四段都谈到了获得市场信息的渠道“驻外使馆里设立商务参赞；经常向国外派贸易代表团；和外商进行面对面的谈判。”惟独没有提到自己产品的质量。所以B是错误的。
（三）
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked , "I have failed again." On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed."
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learns Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
11. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was_________.
A. very critical
B. unpopular
C. very popular
D. very courteous
答案：A。答案可以在第一段的第三句话找到：“There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time.”
12. Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was_________.
A. a famous speaker
B. a very handsome man
C. President of the country
D. a popular statesman
答案：C。答案可以在第一段找到。“He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness.” “当时林肯一点也不受欢迎，他被邀请去演讲仅仅是出于礼貌，因为他是总统。”
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