Question

Dear Editor,

Brockingham is run by people who are more interested in tourists than its residents. The problem is that the people running the government refuse to accept new ideas. By banning(禁止) all fast-food restaurants and discount stores, they take away all the places kids can afford to shop.

These people forget that when they were young, they could go to the South Street Soda Fountain and get an ice-cream soda for 25 cents. Today you can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2! Where can kids go for a snack?

There is not a single restaurant in Brockingham where a family of four can eat dinner for less than $100. Add a 15% tip and sales tax and you have spent nearly $125 to eat a meal you could prepare at home for about $12. Have you noticed that Brockingham families never dine in Brockingham?

Fast-food restaurants are also a good place for school kids to get an after-school job. Fast-food restaurants are busiest during the early supper hours when students are able to work, whereas the fancy food restaurants cater to late-night diners. Working in one of these establishments requires working shifts that are too late for most students.

The City Council claims that local merchants, rather than national chains, should benefit from the tourist business. I agree that it is important to support local businesses, but I think the fast-food restaurants would encourage more people to shop in Brockingham.

Another thing that disturbs me is that we must travel 25 miles to the nearest discount store. If I need a tire for my bike, I have a choice of buying one at Surf and Peddle Sport Shop for $15 or driving to Parkersburg Discount Center where I can buy the same kind of tire for $9. Again, I think the ban on all food chains and discount houses is counterproductive for our city.

Wes Woodrow

9th-Grade Student at Brockingham High School

Why does Wes Woodrow write this letter to the editor?

Because the government bans all fast-food restaurants and discount stores in Brockingham.

Because the writer can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2.

Because a family of four can’t find a restaurant in Brockingham to eat dinner for less than $100.

Because the writer has to travel 25 miles to the nearest discount store.

     From the letter we can infer that _____.

the writer used to buy a lot of ice-cream soda

the students refuse to work in fancy food restaurants

the government’s ban benefits local merchants much

discount stores usually offer a discount of 40%

     The underlined word “counterproductive” in paragraph 6 of the letter probably means _____.

A. cheap, not expensive                             B. surprising, not expected

C. harmful, not helpful                                    D. doubtful, not sure

     One way the writer of this letter tries to convince the reader is by _____.

complaining that someone has to drive him to Parkersburg

getting an after-school job in fast-food restaurant himself

suggesting that many businessmen have the same opinion

giving specific examples of the high costs in Brockingham

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】C

【小題4】D

解析:

【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第一段可知．

【小題2】綜合判斷題．從倒數(shù)第二段可知，政府限制快餐連鎖店經(jīng)營(yíng)，非常有利于當(dāng)?shù)厣倘说睦�益�?/p>

【小題3】猜測(cè)詞義題．從上文得知政府限制連鎖店的經(jīng)營(yíng)，實(shí)施地方保護(hù)主義，作者寫(xiě)信反映之一情況，在信的結(jié)尾說(shuō)＂I think the ban on all food chains and discount houses is counterproductive for our city.＂　可知“counterprodutive”一次表現(xiàn)了作者的觀點(diǎn)。

【小題4】 此題判斷作者的寫(xiě)作手法。通觀全文可知作者使用大量的例證。