北邮英语第阶段作业.doc

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy knew history and geography little.Once the French officer in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister（大臣） came very late. A young lady, who knew him, saw him enter the ball-room and asked why he was so late.Oh, nothing important, answered the Minister. Our head forgot to take his letters with him and went back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months for them.Is Brazil so far from Rome? asked the lady, who knew very little geography.It is in the New World, said the Minister.In the New World? repeated the lady in great surprise.Yes, in the New World, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus.When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could:Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus. Why was the Minister late? The head left his letters in Brazil. He had a traffic accident. The head had to go back to Brazil. The head left his letters in the hotel. Where did the head leave his letters? In the hotel. In Brazil. In his office. In Rome Why did the young lady shout? She wanted to tell the surprising news. She was the hostess of the ball. She knew the Minister. She had never heard about Columbus. Her shouting showed she was______. clever lack of knowledge thoughtless knowledgeable The best title for the passage is ______. The New World Surprising News An Ignorant Italian Woman Christopher Columbus 试题分值：25.0 得分：[5, 5, 5, 5, 5] 提示：[1]D.细节题。本题问“为什么大臣迟到了？”中心词是“Minister late”。答案在第三段。该段大意是“‘哦，没什么严重的事情’大臣回答道。‘我们上司忘记带信了，所以他就回宾馆取信去了。如果他把信件遗留在巴西的话，那我们可要等上至少六个月了。’”据此，可知本题答案是D。[2]A.细节题。本题问“那个大臣的上司把信忘记在什么地方了？”中心词是“head”和“letters”。答案在第三段，该段大意请参考第一题。答案是A。[3]A.细节题。本题问“为何那个年轻女士叫了起来？”中心词是“the young lady shout”。答案在最后一段，该段大意是“女士们、先生们，你们听说了最新的消息了吗？一个