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4．The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908．At his factory in Ivera，he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter．Today the company's head office is 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 a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13，000 machines a year．Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries．
Camilllo's son，Adriano，started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss．He introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists．The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（計算器）．In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機）computer designed and traded in Italy．
After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．Other companies，especially the Janpanese，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 other office equipment，one for systerms and services，and two for telecommunications．
46．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
47．What was probably the direct result of Olivetti，s falling behind in electronic technology？B
A．Adriano's death．
B．A period of financial problem
C．its faster progress       
D．Its agreements with other companies
48．What do we know about Olivetti？D
A．It produced the best typewriter in the word．
B．It designed the word's first mainframe computer．
C．It exported more typewriter than other computer．
D．It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea．
49．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 Producich of Olivetti．

Answer 1

分析 本文為記敘文．文章記敘了意大利Olivetti公司創辦、發展的歷程和目前的情況．

解答 46．A  細節理解題．根據第二段第一句"By1930…and the company turned out 13，00 machines a year．"可知A正確．turn out生產出，制造．根據第四段首句"After Adriano died in 1960，the company had a period of financial problems．"可知B錯誤．C和D在文中均沒有信息支撐，屬于No information．
47．B  推理判斷題．根據第四段"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．"可知B正確．A是該公司落伍的原因，而不是結果．C與第四段內容相悖．D發生在上世紀80、90年代，是該公司再次大發展的機遇，而非60年代其衰落的直接結果．故選B．
48．D  細節理解題．A無法推知；B與第三段最后兩句"In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system．This was the first mainframe（主機）computer designed and made in Italy．"不符；第三段第二句"Some went to customers in Italy，but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries．"只是說該公司的產品更多出口銷往國外，而沒有說該公司的出口量比其他公司多，C無法判斷．根據最后一段最后一句"There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group…"以及第一段第三句"Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea，near Turin，…"可知D正確．
49．C  標題判斷題．本文介紹的是意大利Olivetti公司的發展史，包括其創辦過程，興衰歷程以及今天的現狀等，C最合適．A和B均過窄，無法涵蓋全文，A只能涵蓋第一、二段．文章不但介紹了該公司的成功，也介紹了其衰落時期--上世紀60年代，顯然B過于片面，文章沒有對Olivetti產品的生產進行細節性的介紹，D不合適．

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