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Save Your Big Pounds

　　Great books at big, big savings.

　　Yes! That’s what you get with this big-value introduction to World Books. Choose any four of the books shown here from as little as 25p each, plus a total of $ 1.95 towards postage and packing and you could save as much as $ 97 on the publisher’s prices.

　　A great deal more for a whole lot less!

　　With World Books you’ll go on saving $$$s as a member. Each month your free magazine is packed with popular books at huge savings. The Editor’s Choice is often HALF the publisher’s price, and it’s always a best seller by a top author. There are also dozens of other super books --- fact and fiction --- at never less than 25 per cent off publisher’s price, sometimes up to as much as 50 per cent. Great choice … great authors … and savings all the way.

　　With World Books You are spoilt for choice. All today’s favorite authors, all their biggest bestsellers. The latest on cookery, gardening and other popular hobbies. Books to entertain your children, and to help older ones with their homework and school project. Atlases, dictionaries and encyclopedias. Books full of timesaving, money saving tips. And many more… all at savings you’ll find very hard to beat!

　　In return for your great introductory savings and the big discounts you’ll enjoy as a member, all we ask is that you choose at least one book a month during your first sis months. After, it’s up to you how many, or how few, you choose.

　　See the books at home but send no money now.

　　Pick your introductory books and write their numbers in the boxes on the coupon.(優(yōu)惠券) But please don’t send any money now. Look at the books at home first and see for yourself the value you’re getting!

　　46. The passage is an advertisement for _____.

　　A. a publishing company

　　B. a mail order club

　　C. a city library

　　D. a street book store

　　47. One of the many features of World Books is ____.

　　A. discounts are often 80 per cent.

　　B. There are more benefits the longer you belong to the club

　　C. You have chances to win large prices

　　D. You get a free magazine

　　48. World Books seems to appeal mostly to ____.

　　A. average families

　　B. science fiction lovers

　　C. people with academic interests

　　D. such people as pop singers or baseball fans

　　49. First year members of World Books _____.

　　A. have to buy books each month

　　B. must buy more than six books in the year

　　C. are entitles to a number of free books

　　D. have to buy a minimum number of books

　　50. How can members receive their special offer?

　　A. By competing a printed form.

　　B. By writing an application letter to World Books

　　C. By filling your coupons into boxes.

　　D. By sending a personal checks.

　　答案及分析：

　　1. B

　　分析：該題考察考生推理判斷的能力。原文中有種種跡象表明World Book是一個郵購書的俱樂部。如：第二段提到了…plus a total of $1.95 towards postage and packing…我們知道postage(郵資)和packing(包裹)都是郵寄物品時才用到的詞。從第三段的第二句話也可以看出來。

　　2. D

　　分析：此題考察的是細節(jié)。答案就在上題中提到的第三段第二句話。另外也可以用排除法：A提到了折扣，課文提到的是never less than 25 per cent,并不是選項中的often 80%. B, C都沒有在文中提及，注意識別這類干擾項。

　　3. A

　　分析：此題考察考生判斷推理的能力。大家可以看第五段第三句，這句話中提到：the lasted on cookery, gardening, and other popular hobbies,從這句話可以推斷一般的家庭會對這些書籍感興趣。

　　4. D

　　分析：此題有一定的難度。我們采取排除法。A 的錯誤之處在于并不是每個月，而是千半年的每個月;B這種情況不一定，假設(shè)前半年每個月至少買一本書(all we ask is that you choose at least one book a month during your first six months),有可能以后每個月都不買(after, it’s up to you how many, or how few, you choose),也就是說不買也是允許的，如果是這種情況，這一年買的書就不是more than 6了;D屬于典型的無中生有的干擾項，文中并未提及。所以D是正確選項。意思是：World Book的會員在第一年一定要買夠最低限度的書。

　　5. B

　　分析：這又是一個細節(jié)題。從最后一段第一句可以找到答案。