5.T.考虑整篇书信的内容，可知Simon只想购买莎士比亚全集，其余的书籍不是法文版，就是德文版，他看不懂，也没有时间看。实际上，仅凭书信末段也可以做出正确判断。

中考真题透视(4)“完成句子”式

Passage 1

　Mr. Scott worked in a middle school. He read a lot. He taught well and could answer all the questions his students asked. And they liked him very much. One Sunday morning, when he was dressing his little son, Jimmy, the boy suddenly asked, “May I ask you a question, Dad?” “Of course you can,” answered Mr. Scott. “Are you sure that you can answer it?” “Certainly.” “Well,” said Jimmy, “Are there any holes in your socks?” “Holes?” Mr. Scott said in surprise. “It’s impossible.” “Look at them carefully, or you’ll be wrong!” Mr. Scott took off his socks and looked at them carefully but didn’t find anything wrong.

　“No, there’s no hole in them,” said Mr. Scott. “I bought them only last week.” “How can you put your feet into them, then?” Little Jimmy said with a smile. At first Mr. Scott didn’t know what to say. After a while he began to laugh with a red face.

　根据短文意思，将下列句子补充完整。每空一词。

4.T.仔细理解书信倒数第二自然段中的“Instead you sent me a bill for 42 pounds and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German.”这句话，显然可知这是公司在向Simon索要书款。

3.F.书信第二段中说到这样一件事：Simon将狄更斯作品退还公司，可两天后收到是莎士比亚的另一套作品集，狄更斯的作品和莫里哀的剧本。这句话所述说的内容是：Simon给公司写信反映情况之后，又收到的另一套书，而不是自己订购的。

2.F.从信的首段可以看出，作者想邮购的书籍是莎士比亚全集。根据第二段首句的“…together with a set of the works of Charles Dickens which I had not wanted.”也可以判断出这句话是错误的。

1.T.该句出自于书信的第一句话“…I saw an advertisement in a morning newspaper for a set of the complete works (全集) of William Shakespeare.”。

5.Mr. Walker told them to take away all the books except Shakespeare’s books.

　(选自2003年徐州市试题)

　[解题思路点拨]这是一位名叫Simon Walker的读者写给某公司的一封信。Simon 半年前从这家公司邮购了一套莎士比亚全集。可当他收到书时，还发现了一套自己并没有订购的狄更斯作品，于是就退了回去。不想，几天后又收到了莎士比亚的另一套作品集以及狄更斯的作品和莫里哀的剧本。Simon 十分生气，就写信向公司说明情况。然而，Simon不但没有得到回复，反而又收到公司的账单和一套席勒的剧本。

4.The company wanted Simon to pay for all the books.

3.Two weeks later, he got the works of Schiller.

2.Mr Walker wanted to order Dickens’ books.

1.The advertisement in the morning paper was for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.