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(2019·广州调研)
Metropolis Book Club
Membership:
All you need to do is fill out the order form at the bottom of the page, select your first order from our book list and then post the completed form back to us.
Special offers for new members:
•As a special offer, you may choose any reducedprice books from our new members' book list, to the value of 100 yuan in total.
•Tick the box on your form to order a free watch.
•Join before the end of this month and you will receive another free book carefully chosen by our staff.
•Order an audiobook from the many on offer, at half the recommended retail price.
When you've joined:
As a member you get around 50% off the publisher's price of every book you buy, and what's more, they come straight to your door. Your free club magazine arrives once a month to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers we've added to our list. On the Internet, you can find all our titles for the year at our exclusive members' website. Our website also has a book swap service where members can request or offer books for exchange.
Being a member:
All you have to do is order four books during your first year. After that, you can decide on the number of books you wish to take.
In each of your monthly club magazines, our experienced staff choose a “Book of the Month” for you, which is offered at an extraspecial price. If you do not want this book, just say so in the space provided on the form and send it back to us. We always send the book if we do not receive this form.
Once we receive your order, your books are delivered within one week. And remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. If they aren't what you expected just send them back!
语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文,主要介绍了如何成为Metropolis Book Club的会员以及会员将得到什么好处等。
1.How can you become a member of the Metropolis Book Club?
A.By ordering a watch free of charge.
B.By sending the advertisement to the club.
C.By choosing books with special prices.
D.By returning the completed order form.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据Membership部分中的介绍可知,要想成为会员需要填写页面下端的订单表格,从书单中选择你的第一个订单,然后把填完的表格寄给俱乐部,就能成为俱乐部的会员,故选D项。
2.What information does the monthly magazine give members?
A.The percentage saved on each book.
B.The names of all the books sold by the club.
C.The list of the newest books available to buy.
D.The books that can be swapped by club members.
解析:选C 细节理解题。根据When you've joined部分中的“Your free club magazine arrives once a month to keep you up to date with the latest bestsellers we've added to our list”可知,月刊杂志给会员提供最新的畅销书信息,故选C项。
3.What can we infer from the last part of the passage?
A.At least four books should be bought each year.
B.Members can look at the books before they buy them.
C.Members need to buy the “Book of the Month”.
D.The more books members buy, the higher the member's grade is.
解析:选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“And remember, you have up to a fortnight to decide if you wish to keep the books you have ordered. If they aren't what you expected just send them back”可知,书先寄给会员,如果会员不喜欢,可以寄回去。因此,会员可以在不买的情况下就先看到书,故选B项。