题目内容
The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Seottie of San Francisco. Once he flew from the US to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane stopped to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York after an hour's flying. As he thought he had arrived home, Mr Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. After twelve hour's travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,” said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译) , “I know I'm in Italy. That's how they drive.”
(1) When Mr Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.
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A．he was in New York
B．he was not in Rome
C．policeman could help him
D．both A and B
(2) In what direction did the plane fly when Mr Scottie went to Italy from the US?
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(3) Why was Mr Scottie so sure that he was in Rome?
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A．Because he knew little about the US.
B．Because he knew little about Italy.
C．Because he travelled a lot.
D．Because he didn't travel much.
(4) At last Mr Scottie ________.
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A．know he did something wrong
B．still thought he was in Rome
C．knew he was wrong
D．knew he was at home
(5) Do you think many people do the same things as Mr Scottie did?
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A．Nobody but Mr Scottie made this kind of mistake.
B．Many people make this kind of mistake.
C．Few people make this kind of mistake.
D．50% of people will make the same mistake.
解析：
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(1) 推理判断题。由句子The plane stopped to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York可知，飞机没有离开美国，而是在纽约Kennedy机场，而Mr Scottie的目的地是意大利的罗马，因而没有人接他。故A、B两项各是一部分，应合起来。 (2) 本题考查地理知识。因意大利在美国的东部，故选项B、C、D都不合适。 (3) 本题考查对短文的整体理解。由他在机场上找“罗马地址”“问路”“不懂英语”等可以判断，Mr Scottie对美国了解很少，并且也不怎么会说英语，因而才那么确信自己是在罗马。故选A。 (4) 细节理解题。原文中有Mr Scottie didn't believe he was in New York when he was told so.并且在文末他还说I know I'm in Italy. That's how they drive.据此可判断，直到最后他仍认为自己在罗马，故选B。 (5) 根据一般的生活知识，应该是很少有人犯Mr Scottie那样的错误。故选项C最确切。 |
