Question

6．The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．
At his factory in Ivrea，he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter，Today the company's head offices still in Ivrea，near Turin，but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world．
By 1930 there was 1 staff of 00 and the company turned out 13，000 machines a year．Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriter to other countries．
Camillo's son，Adriano，started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss．He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators（計算機）．In 1959 it produced the ELEA  compu ter in Italy．
After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Japanese，made faster progress in electronic technology than the ITalian company．
In 1978，Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss．Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment．Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications．There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers，one for Systems and services，and two for telecommunications．

56．From the text we learn thatA
A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13，000 typewriters a year
B．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C．some of Olivetti's 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
57．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti's falling behind in electronic technology？B
A．Adriano's death．
B．A period of financial problems．
C．Its faster progress．
D．Its agreements with other companies．
58．What do we know about Olivetti？D
A．It produced the best typewriter in the world．
B．It designed the world's first mainframe computer．
C．It exported more typewriters than other companies．
D．It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea．
59．The best title for the text would beC
A．The Origin of Olivetti                     
B．The Success of Olivetti
C．The History of Olivetti                    
D．The Production of Olivetti．

Answer 1

分析 全文大意
1908年，40歲的工程師Camillo Oliver 創辦了公司．
Camillo在自己的工廠里設計并制造了意大利第一臺打字機．如今他的公司規模不斷擴大，在世界各地都有辦事處．到了1930年，公司每年生產13000臺機器，出口其他國家．
1924年，Camillo的兒子Adriano接手公司后成為老板．1959年在意大利，公司生產了ELEA電腦．1960年，Adriano去世，公司遭遇財務問題，走入低谷．
1978年，Carlo de Benedetti 成為公司新的老板，很快把它發展成一個世界領先的信息技術和通信公司．

解答 56．A．細節理解題．根據文本第二段By 1930 the company had 700 workers and it turned out 13，000 machines a year可知，該公司每月生產出1000臺左右的機器，此處turn out表示"生產，制造"．故選A．
57．B．推理判斷題．根據文本第五段After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．可知，公司遭遇的財務問題直接導致在電子技術上落后于日本．故選B．
58．D．細節理解題．根據文本第二段Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin和最后一段最后一句There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers，one for Systems and services，and two for telecommunications．可知，該公司有五家分公司，總公司在Ivrea．故選D．
59．C．標題歸納題．根據文中的年代提示1908-1924-1959-1960-1978可知，文章主要介紹該公司的發展歷史．故選C．

點評 推理判斷題要對暗含在文章事件中的因果關系進行合乎邏輯的判斷、推理、分析，抓住材料實質性的東西．譬如57題，就不能被Adriano去世誤導．