14.One of the Queen's closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the Royals.Although there have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the Palace doors,this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives-not only throughout the Queen's reign (統(tǒng)治) but also through that of her father,King George VI.
The Final Curtsey was written by her Majesty's cousin and childhood playmate the Honorable Margaret Rhodes.It tells in details the story of Mrs.Rhodes's relationship with the Royal family over eight decades.The book,with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures,has been written with the full knowledge of the Queen,who has read and approved parts of it.
Born in 1925,the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life.She was the childhood playmate of her cousin,the Queen; a wartime M16spy; and she was a lady-in-waiting (宮女) to her aunt,the Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother,from 1991until the latter's death in 2002.At the Queen's 80th birthday in April 2006,Margaret gave an interview to the BBC which she proved that,in her own opinion and despite several false reports,the Queen would not abdicate(退位).
In this charming autobiography (自傳),she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly.One day when she and the Queen were out riding outside,she suddenly returned and said,"Could you bear to live in the suburb?""I think it should be OK."Therefore Mrs.Rhodes is now still living there.
28.Compared with other books about the Royal Family,the biggest advantage of The Final Curtsey is thatA.
A.its author knows the Queen well
B.its author is very famous
C.it presents reader a very different Queen
D.it has pictures that have never been seen
29.When Mrs.Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm,she wasA.
A.surprised B.unhappy C.sad D.disappointed
30.We can learn from Paragraph 3that Mrs.RhodesD.
A.has lived quite a long life
B.was so famous that BBC interviewed her
C.has been very busy and kept on changing jobs
D.has a close relationship with the royal family
31.The passage is mainly aboutB.
A.the Queen's life
B.a(chǎn) book about royal family
C.the life of Margaret Rhodes
D.the Queen's abdication.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀.文章主要介紹了一本自傳書籍The Final Curtsey,描述了女皇的統(tǒng)治以及作者和女皇相處的幾十年.
解答 28-31 AADB
28.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives"可知這是第一本由和皇室家族很親密并一起生活的人所寫.故選A.
29.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"In this charming autobiography (自傳),she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly."可知她被允許住在皇室農(nóng)場時感到很驚訝.故選A.
30.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)"Born in 1925,the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life.She was the childhood playmate of her cousin,the Queen; a wartime M16spy; and she was a lady-in-waiting (宮女) to her aunt,the Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother,from 1991until the latter's death in 2002."可知Mrs.Rhodes與皇室關(guān)系密切.故選D.
31.B.主旨大意題.縱覽全文并根據(jù)"One of the Queen's closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the Royals."可知文章主要介紹了一本自傳書籍The Final Curtsey,描述了女皇的統(tǒng)治以及作者和女皇相處的幾十年.故選B.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀.此類題型主要考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.細(xì)節(jié)理解題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題,所以在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時要結(jié)合原文和提干有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細(xì)分析,再結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要聯(lián)系上下文根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.在做主旨大意題時考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點,確定主旨.