Question

You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good，safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them，and children play with them，in countries from New Zealand to Norway，and from Japan to Brazil.We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.He (or she) will be between the age of thirty and forty.He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him.He will speak good English，and at least one other language of the Far East.

The person we are looking for will live in Singapore，and work in our office there，but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year.He will know the Far East quite well already.He will know how to sell in old markets and where to find new ones.He will understand money and more than ever before，for himself，and for Webster Toys.

Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.If you think you are the person we are looking for，write to Mr J Sloman at our head office.

Webster Toys Company

Church Mill，Watford

Hert，WD 36 HE

36．What are Webster Toys?

A．A kind of old toys.

B．Factories where good，safe and interesting toys are made.

C．People who are famous for making toys for children.

D．A company that has been making and selling toys.

37．The passage is written because________.

A．they need a right person to work for them

B．they are trying to find the man they have lost

C．they want to have a choice between a man and a woman

D．they are looking for a man living in Singapore

38．The person must be good at speaking________.

A．English and any other language

B．English or any other language

C．English and any other Far Eastern language

D．English or any other Far Eastern language

39．“Someone who can stand on his own feet” means________.

A．someone who can deal with all the business all by himself

B．someone who doesn’t stand on other people’s feet

C．someone who has nothing wrong with his feet

D．someone who can understand and can earn a lot of money

40．Where can you probably read above passage?

A．In a book.                                          B．In a dictionary.

C．In a magazine.                                    D．In a newspaper.

Answer 1

【解析】　这是一道细节理解题。文章开篇就介绍了Webster Toys：“You have heard of Webster Toys.Websters have made good，safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years.Now we sell them，and children play with them...”，由此可见Webster Toys是由Websters (韦伯斯特人)制造的一种质优、安全、有趣的玩具并有着一百多年的历史。

【答案】　A

【解析】　这是一道细节理解题。文中明确说明了写这则广告的目的：“We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East.”并对应征者提了一些条件，比如“He (or she) will between the age of thirty and forty...”，可见对于性别未作要求。

【答案】　A

【解析】　这是一道细节理解题。对于应征者的要求中有一句：“He will speak good English，and at least one other language of the Far East.”。

【答案】　C

【解析】　这是一道词义推测题。该词汇出现在第三段的首句：“Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet.”其中“stand on one’s own feet”本意表：“靠自己的脚站立或站得住脚”，结合第二段提出的对应征者能力的要求，应确定该词在本文指能独立处理一切商务的人。

【答案】　A

【解析】　这是一道推理题。看完全文后，应明确这篇短文实则是一则招聘广告。广告常登载在报纸或杂志上。而在报纸上刊登广告的出现频率肯定比杂志上高。

【答案】　D