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 very angry with you and your father 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 Stefi Rosen, Mr. Prince's assistant. I'm calling to confirm tomorrow's lunch with Mr. Yamada of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr. Prince wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the interactivity designs （互动设计） with you. He says that Mr. Yamada is ready to pay for the world rights （版权） on 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 a producer at Interactive 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 discuss buying the rights for my part of the world. Someone at the fair said that you're working on a new game which is even more interactive. How interactive can you get? Perhaps we can interact over lunch? I'm in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 0277476130800.

Monday 12:31

Hello, Alan. It's Daisy. Did you have a good weekend? How's the new game going? I miss you. Bye.

1.From the passage, we know that Alan's parents don't want him to miss _________ .

A.the new game B.the phone call C.their monthly family lunches D.a good weekend

2.The underlined word "confirm" is closest in meaning to" _________ ".

A.give up B.make sure C.check in D.deal with

3.Mr. Prince says that _________ is ready to pay for the world rights on the new game.

A.Alan B.Stefi Rosen C.Daisy D.Mr. Yamada

4.Karen Miller left the message at _________ , Monday.

A.9:21 B.10:02 C.11:23 D.12:31

5.Karen Miller called to Alan Marshall in _________ .

A.London B.Paris C.New York D. Hong Kong

6.We can know from the passage that _________ .

A.Alan's mother is very patient and never gets angry with him and his father

B.Mr. Prince's assistant is careless and always makes wrong phone calls

C.Karen Miller is a producer at Interactive Computer Games, Britain

D.Alan does a very good job of designing computer games and is always very busy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

【解析】

短文大意：短文列举了不同人打给艾伦·马歇尔的四个电话留言，表现了艾伦的忙碌生活。

1.题意：从文章中，我们知道艾伦的父母不想让他错过他们每个月的家庭午餐。
考查细节理解。the new game新游戏；the phone call电话；their monthly family lunches他们每月的家庭午餐；a good weekend快乐的周末。根据第一条留言“You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you've missed你知道他有多喜欢我们每个月的家庭午餐。这是你错过的第五个”，可知艾伦的父母不想让他错过他们每个月的家庭午餐，故选C。

2.题意：带下划线的单词“confirm”在意义上最接近“_________”。
考查词义猜测。give up放弃；make sure确信；check in登记；deal with处理。根据下文“Mr. Prince wants you to know that this meeting is very important普林斯先生想让你知道这次会议非常重要”，可知普林斯先生的助理斯蒂菲·罗森打电话是想确认一下，故选B。

3.题意：普林斯说，Yamada先生已经准备好为这款新游戏的全球版权付费。
考查细节理解。根据“He says that Mr. Yamada is ready to pay for the world rights on your new game他说Yamada先生已经准备好为你的新游戏支付世界版权”，句中的主语He是指Mr. Prince，可知选D。

4.题意：凯伦·米勒在周一11点23分留言。
考查细节理解。根据第三条留言Monday 11:23 “My name is Karen Miller. 我叫凯伦·米勒”，可知凯伦•米勒在周一11点23分留言，故选C。

5.题意：凯伦·米勒在伦敦给艾伦•马歇尔打电话。
考查细节理解。根据第三条留言“I'm in London until Wednesday我在伦敦待到星期三”可知选A。

6.题意：从文章中我们可以知道，艾伦在设计电脑游戏方面做得很好，而且总是很忙。
考查细节判断。A. 艾伦的妈妈很有耐心，从来不生他和他爸爸的气；根据“I'd just like to say that I'm very angry with you”可知说法错误。B. 普林斯先生的助手很粗心，总是打错电话；根据“I'm calling to confirm tomorrow's lunch with Mr. Yamada of Rising Sun Computer Games”可知说法错误。C. 米勒是英国互动电脑游戏的制作人；根据“My name is Karen Miller. I' m a producer at Interactive Computer Games, Australia”可知说法错误。D. 艾伦在设计电脑游戏方面做得很好，总是很忙；根据文中的四条留言和“Did you have a good weekend? How's the new game going?”可知艾伦正忙于设计电脑游戏，说法正确。综合以上分析，故选D。