18.One of the Queen's closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of th 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 laymate the Honorable Margaret Rhodes.It tells in details the story of Mrs.Rhods'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.
12.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 reader a very different Queen
D.it has pictures that have never been seen
13.When Mrs.Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm,she wasB.
A.unhappy
B.surprised
C.sad
D.disappointed
14.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 hanging jobs
15.The passage is mainly aboutA.
A.a(chǎn) book about royal family
B.the Queen's life
C.the life of Margaret Rhodes
D.the Queen's abdication.
分析 本文介紹了一本自傳書籍The Final Curtsey,由女皇最親密的親戚和老朋友之一所寫,描述了女皇的統(tǒng)治以及作者和女皇相處的十幾年.
解答 12.B 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)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可知這是第一本由和皇室很親密并一起生活的人所寫,故選B.
13.B 細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)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可知她被允許住在皇室農(nóng)場是感到很驚訝,故選B.
14.C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第三段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可以看出Mrs.Rhodes是她阿姨的宮女,表姐(女皇)的玩伴等等,可看出她和皇室家族有很親密的關(guān)系,故選C.
15.A 細節(jié)理解題,通讀全文可知本文主要向我們介紹了一本關(guān)于皇室家族的書The Final Curtsey,描述了女皇的統(tǒng)治以及作者和女皇相處的十幾年,故選A.
點評 本文是一個文學藝術(shù)類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).