Question

The world’s oldest person, Ms. Baines, died. She celebrated her 115th birthday with congratulations from Barack Obama, President of the United States. Over her life she lived through the terms of 21 US presidents.

Gertrude Baines passed away(去世) peacefully in her sleep at the Western Convalescent Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had lived for her last ten years. Emma Camanag , the hospital’s leader ，said she was a respectable lady. "It is really an honor for the hospital to take care of her over the last 10 years and we will greatly miss her. It is just like we have lost a relative（親戚）," said Emma.

Ms. Baines, who was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1894, had no living relatives. She grew up in the southern US during difficult times. During that time, African American people were required to use separate, often poor, public services. She married young and later divorced (離婚). Her only child, a daughter, was born in 1909 and died of a terrible disease at the age of 18. Ms. Baines worked as a maid (女傭) in Ohio before moving to Los Angeles where she lived on her own until she was well over 100.

She once told an interviewer（記者）, "As for the secrets of long life, I do not have any disappointments（失望） in my own life."

She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election（總統(tǒng)大選）, saying she supported him "because he’s for the colored people". It was only the second time in her life she had voted, the first time being for John F. Kennedy.

Ms. Baines became the world’s oldest person in January. Japanese woman, Kama Chien, 114, has now taken over the title.

1.It was an honor for the hospital to take care of Ms. Baines because ________.

A. she was a respectable lady

B. she was a relative of the hospital’s leader

C. she lived in the hospital for years

D. she voted for Mr. Obama in the election

2.Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama because he ________.

A. was very popular in the hospital

B. did even better than John F. Kennedy

C. did good things for African Americans

D. congratulated her on her birthday

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Ms. Baines used to serve others in Ohio.

B. Ms. Baines died in a hospital in Los Angeles.

C. Ms. Baines and her husband had only one child.

D. Ms. Baines liked to live alone.

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the world’s oldest person, Ms. Baines

B. why Ms. Baines voted for Mr. Obama

C. how Ms. Baines lived for so long

D. Ms. Baines and President Obama

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：本文報道了世界上最長壽的人貝恩斯女士去世的消息。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Emma Camanag , the hospital’s leader ，said she was a respectable lady.可知她是位值得尊敬的女士。故A正確。

2.2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段She gained some fame when she voted for Mr. Obama in the US presidential election（總統(tǒng)大選）, saying she supported him "because he’s for the colored people".可以得出答案。故C正確。

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4.貝恩斯女士去世的消息。故A正確。

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