Question

【题目】 The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world is Nicholas Scotti of San Francisco. Once he flew from the U.S, to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scotti got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome.

When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scotti thought maybe they were held up (阻拦) by heavy traffic. While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scotti 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 street signs were written in English.

Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) 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 hours' travelling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policemen, He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed (雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian.

Mr. Scotti didn't 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 Scotti to his interpreter (翻译), “I know I'm in Italy, That' s how they drive. ”

【1】When Mr. Scotti arrived at the airport, nobody met him because ________.

A.he was in New YorkB.he wanted to leave the U. S.

C.policemen could help himD.both A and B

【2】In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scotti went to Italy from the U.S.?

A.To the east.B.To the south.C.To the west.D.To the north.

【3】Why was Mr. Scotti so sure that he was in Rome?

A.Because he traveled a lot.B.Because he knew little about the U. S.

C.Because he knew little about Italy.D.Because he didn't travel much.

【4】At last, Mr. Scotti ________.

A.knew he did something wrongB.still thought he was in Rome

C.knew he was wrongD.knew he was at home

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述旅行者尼古拉斯 斯考第从美国回意大利，飞机在肯尼迪机场加油，而他误以为自己已经到达意大利，所以下了飞机。最后在警察的帮助下回到目的地。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段“The plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scotti got off the plane”可知飞机在肯尼迪机场加油，他以为是达到了目的地所以在纽约就下了飞机。在机场没有人来接他是因为他还在纽约。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。意大利在美国的东南，从美国坐飞机回意大利方向应该是向东。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段“found that the old ‘Rome’ had changed a lot”他下飞机以为自己在意大利还觉得罗马变化很大但其实他还是在纽约。根据第二段“Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones”和第三段“He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English”可知许多老建筑被替换为现代的高楼，许多人讲英语而不是意大利语，也发现许多用英文写的路牌。这么多的不同之处，他却没有觉得自己走错了，可见他对美国一无所知。故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据最后一段“I know I'm in Italy, That' s how they drive”他对他的翻译说“我知道我现在在意大利，因为他们就是这么开车的”，意大利的警车也是这样鸣笛，所以到最后警察把他送回去旧金山的飞机时，他还以为在意大利。故选B。