阅读试题

EP Portable Heater

We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million satisfied customers around the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs almost silent.

The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.

The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, you'll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.

The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. It comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature willnot vary in any part of the room.

The EP comes with a 3-year warranty(保修) and a 60-day, no questions asked, satisfaction guarantee. If youare not totally satisfied, return it to our expertise and your money will be given back to you.

Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. If you order that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price.

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阅读试题

56. What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?

A. the heat of the EP 　　　　　

B. the safety of the EP

C. the appearance of the EP 　　

D. the material of the EP

57. From the passage, we can learn that the EP__________.

A. doesn't burn up oxygen 　　　

B. runs without any noise

C. makes people get sleepy 　　　

D. is unsuitable for children and pets

58. The underlined word "evenly" in paragraph 4 probably means 　　　 .

A. continuously 　　
B. separately　　
C. quickly 　　

D. equally

59. The main purpose of the passage is to__________.

A. persuade people to buy the product

B. advise people to save on heating bills

C. report the new development of portable heaters

D. compare the difference of different heart brands

参考译文

EP便携式加热器

众所周知，家庭供热的成本仍然是家庭预算的一大负担。现在有数以百万计的人在使用EP便携式加热器，以便节省取暖费。世界各地有一百多万个对新EP加热器感到满意的客户，他们认为新的EP加热器更好、更快，也更节省取暖费，并且运行起来几乎没有声音。

新的EP加热器没有暴露在外可引起火灾的加热部件。新的EP加热器的外壳只是摸起来暖暖的，这样它就不会烫伤孩子和宠物。

新的EP加热器不会减少室内的氧气。使用其他的加热器时，你会发现你困倦时热气上来了，那是因为它们在燃烧氧气。

先进的EP加热器能使房间均匀受热，不管是墙与墙之间还是从地板到天花板。它能均匀地扇热达350平方英尺。其他加热器加热房间并不均匀，大部分热量集中房间的中心，且它们只能加热加热器周围几英尺的地方。EP加热器能在房间的任何一部分保持温度。

新的EP加热器有三年的保修期以及一个为期60天的无问题满意保证书。如果你不完全满意，你可以把它退还给我们的专柜，我们会将你的钱退还给你。

现在，我们有一个为期10天的特卖会，在此期间你可以享受半价的折扣和免费送货。如果你下订单，我们保留接受或拒绝以打折价所下的订单请求的所有权。

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答案解析

56. B 考查段落主旨。本段提到这种加热器没有可以引起火灾的外露部件，它的外部不会烧伤孩子或宠物，由此可知本段主要讨论的是这种加热器的安全性。

57. A 考查推理判断。第三段第一句提到这种加热器不会减少室内的氧气，下一句提到其他的加热器会因燃烧掉氧气而让你感到昏昏欲睡，由此可推断出这种加热器不消耗氧气，也不会让人昏昏欲睡，故A项正确，C项错误；根据第一段最后一句I中的"runs almost silent"可判断出B项不正确；根据第二段的最后一句可知D项错误。故选A。

58. D 考查词义猜测。本段提到这种先进的加热器的覆盖多达350平方英尺，而其他的加热器的部分热量只集中在房屋的中央，再结合本段最后一句的内容可推测出这种加热器可以把热量"均衡"地散发到房间中，故选D。

59. A 考查写作意图。文章先是叙述了这种加热器的种种优点，接着提到了服务和价格折扣，再结合最后一段中的内容可知，本文意在劝说人们购买这种产品。