题目内容
2.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 rule 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 (宫女) 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,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.
27.Compared with other books about the Royal Family,the biggest advantage of The Final Curtsey is thatB.
A.its author is very famous
B.its author knows the Queen well
C.it presents readers a very different Queen
D.it has pictures that have never been seen
28.When Mrs.Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm,she wasD.
A.unhappy
B.disappointed
C.sad
D.surprised
29.We can learn from Paragraph 3that Mrs.RhodesC.
A.has lived quite a long life
B.was so famous that BBC interviewed her
C.has a close relationship with the royal family
D.has been very busy and kept on changing jobs
30.The passage is mainly aboutA.
A.a book about royal family
B.the Queen's life
C.the life of Margaret Rhodes
D.the Queen's abdication.
分析 本文介绍了一本自传书籍The Final Curtsey,由女皇最亲密的亲戚和老朋友之一所写,描述了女皇的统治以及作者和女皇相处的十几年.
解答 27.B 细节理解题,根据第一段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 rule but also through that of her father可知这是第一本由和皇室很亲密并一起生活的人所写,故选B.
28.D 细节理解题,根据最后一段In this charming autobiography,she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly可知她被允许住在皇室农场是感到很惊讶,故选B.
29.C 推理判断题,根据第三段She was the childhood playmate of her cousin,the Queen; a wartime M16spy; and she was a lady-in-waiting (宫女) to her aunt,the Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother,from 1991until the latter's death in 2002可以看出Mrs.Rhodes是她阿姨的宫女,表姐(女皇)的玩伴等等,可看出她和皇室家族有很亲密的关系,故选C.
30.A 细节理解题,通读全文可知本文主要向我们介绍了一本关于皇室家族的书The Final Curtsey,故选A.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断
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