無論是雙篇文章或是三篇文章,我們其實都可以利用相同的策略去閱讀與解題。讓我們用以下的雙篇文章題組來說明:
Questions 1-5 refer to the following notice and e-mail.
Notice to all building staff
Next Tuesday, May 15, the elevators will be repaired. This means that they will be out of service between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00. During this time you will have to use the stairs. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Building Cleaning and Maintenance Office if you have any questions.
Jason Podryhula
Manager, Building Cleaning and Maintenance Staff
To: Lilya Yemchuk
From: Shirley Smith
Subject: Tuesday meeting
Lilya,
I assume you saw the notice about the repairs next Tuesday. This poses a problem for our lunch meeting. How can we get all that food up to the fifth floor conference room without an elevator? I think we’d do better to change the date. Please call the head of the cleaning and maintenance staff to see if the conference room is available for the next day. If he gives the OK, then go ahead and call the restaurant to change the day of our lunch order. Ask for Mr. Cho. He took our order last time. You and I also need to get together to go over the Jones proposal before the lunch meeting. Let’s meet first thing Tuesday. I plan to be here early enough to take the elevator up to the office. No stairs for me! I’ll see you then.
Shirley
1. What will happen next Tuesday?
(A) The elevators will be repaired.
(B) The building will be cleaned.
(C) The stairs will be painted.
(D) The restaurant will be closed.
2. Why does Ms. Smith want to change the date of the meeting?
(A) The conference room will not be available on Tuesday.
(B) She doesn’t want to carry food up the stairs.
(C) Ms. Yemchuk can’t attend on Tuesday.
(D) The conference room won’t be clean.
3. What day does Ms. Smith want to have the meeting?
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Thursday
(D) Friday
4. Who gives permission to use the conference room?
(A) Ms. Smith
(B) Ms. Yemchuk
(C) Mr. Podryhula
(D) Mr. Cho
5. What time does Ms. Smith plan to arrive on Tuesday?
(A) Before 9:00
(B) At 9:00
(C) At 5:00
(D) After 5:00