2．From his words, we can infer that David Rees ________.

　　A．knows all kinds of pencil users

　　B．provides personalized services

　　C．values ideas behind the pencils

　　D．always writes in pencil

　　B　解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的"It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for"可知，David Rees会给客户提供个性化的服务，故选B。

　　3．What does the underlined word "insane"(in Paragraph 5) mean?

　　A．Deliberate． B．Rewarding.

　　C．Unreasonable. D．Irresponsible.

　　C　解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句"$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though, right？"，并结合第二段第一句"I know what you're thinking-is this a joke？"可推知，此处的insane意为"十分愚蠢的，疯狂的"，故选C。deliberate"故意的"；rewarding"值得做的"；irresponsible"不负责任的"。

　　4．What seems to be the author's attitude to David Rees' trade?

　　A．It's a fancy service.

　　B．It has a good reputation.

　　C．It's awfully expensive.

　　D．It wastes time and money.

　　A　解析：观点态度题。根据全文的整体内容可知，作者认为David Rees所提供的削铅笔服务是与众不同的、别致的，故选A。

　　B

　　(2019·广东七校高三第一次联考)These days, I walk down the steps leading toward the south end of the All England Club in Wimbledon, and still look for the Crow's Nest, a small green observation tower with an outer ladder that I used to climb on for a wide view of the grounds, but it has since been knocked down.

　　The Crow's Nest was a particularly useful point, because it allowed a tennis writer to keep track of the action on as many as 10 outside courts at a time. At the end of the days, reporters from different nations would share notes on what they had observed all over the grounds.

Twenty seven years later, the press room has touch screens that allow us to watch live videos from any court, and even go back to watch key moments in key matches long after they have