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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 will not 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 you are 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.

Take action right now!

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

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】本文是一篇應用文，題材是EP便攜式取暖器促銷廣告。文章通過介紹取暖器功能：均勻，很安全，不會引發火災等優點來廣告促銷。

段落	關鍵詞、句	大意推測
第一部分（Para. 1）	new EP, heats better, faster, saves, bills, runs, silent.	總起：新型取暖器的優點：加熱更好，更快，省錢，運轉安靜。
第二部分（Para. 2-5）	not burn children, pets, not reduce, oxygen, heats, evenly, warranty(保修) , satisfaction guarantee	分段介紹EP優點：1.不會燙傷；2. 不會減少氧氣；3. 加熱均勻；4. 保修包滿意
第三部分（Para.6-7）	special offer, discount, free delivery, take action	點明促銷主旨：抓緊買吧。

【解析】

56. B。主旨大意題。難度：較易。本段講述的是EP沒有會引起火災的暴露加熱部件。EP的表面溫度只到達能觸摸的溫度,不會燙傷兒童或寵物，可知所討論話題是安全問題，故選B。

57．A。細節理解題。難度：較易。第三段首句“The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room（EP不會減少房間里的氧氣）”，與選項A. doesn’t burn up oxygen（不會燃盡氧氣）正好相對應。故選A。

58．D。詞義猜測題。難度：中等。畫線句為此段首句，后面的句子均在解釋加熱器的特點，由后文中的“wall to wall（從墻壁到墻壁）”和“floor to ceiling（從地面到天花板）”，以及通過介紹其他加熱器的相反信息with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room（大部分熱量集中到房間中央）進行對比，可知evenly 譯為均勻的，故選D。第四段的“wall to wall and floor to ceiling”以及第三句“unevenly”表示“heat concentrated to the center of the room”。

59．A。主旨大意題。難度：中等。文章最后一句給出了明確的指示。從倒數第二段Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery.（現在,我們有一個10天的特別提供,在此期間,你可以享受半價折扣和免費送貨。）和最后一段Take action right now!（趕緊行動起來）的促銷語，可以看出來是促銷廣告。

【難句學習】

1. We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget.

翻譯：我們都知道,我們房屋加熱的成本將繼續是一個重大的家庭預算負擔問題。

分析：that引導賓語從句，做know的賓語。

2. With other heaters, you’ll notice that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.

翻譯：用其他加熱器,你會發現你感覺困倦取暖器開始作用的時候因為他們正燃燒氧氣。

分析：with…表伴隨；when引導時間狀語從句；because引導原因狀語從句。

3. If you are not totally satisfied, return it at our expense and your money will be given back to you.

翻譯：如果你不完全滿意，返回運費算我們的，而且你的錢將被返還給你。

分析：if引導條件狀語從句，return it at our expense是個祈使句，與被動句your money will be given back to you并列。