LONDON Thursday July 26(Reuters)—Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚) to her. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.

He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.

Anna, heartbroken, when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times, “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.“

“He is the most romantic(浪漫的) person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(沖動的) people. We are always trying to surprise each other.”

After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.

Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer, had taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing Anna, a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地) and started saving for a surprise.

He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with an engagement(訂婚) ring, wine and flowers.

“I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,” he said.

Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.

Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home. Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

1.What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

A. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

B. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.

C. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

D. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.

2.The underlined word “miss” in Paragraph 2 most probably means_______.

A. escape from B. fail to understand

C. fail to meet D. long to see

3.Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.

A. wanted to travel round Australia

B. needed money to pay his daily cost

C. was an engineer at this building site

D. hoped to make money from this job

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

A. Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

B. Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

C. Anna had a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.

D. Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

 

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 浪漫的艾迪和安娜彼此非常想念對方，于是一個從英國飛往澳大利亞，一個從澳大利亞飛往英國，打算給對方一個驚喜，兩個人沖動的結(jié)果是誰也沒能見到對方，甚至兩個人在同一個候機大廳時也陰錯陽差的錯過了。但是最終幸福的安娜在電話里接受了艾迪的求婚。

1.推理判斷題。在前句中作者提到he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚) to her，.而后句說she did the same in the opposite direction.（她朝相反方向做了同樣的事情），由此判斷她從英國出發(fā)飛往澳大利亞去向男友求婚，故答案選D。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)故事的內(nèi)容可知他們兩個分別從各自的所在地出發(fā)去探望對方，想給彼此一個驚喜，但是他們在同一個機場的同一個候機大廳里時都沒有看到對方，由此推斷miss意思是 “錯過”，故答案選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六段he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地) and started saving for a surprise.可知他去工地打工為的是攢錢去探望女友，故答案選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.可知Eddy在電話里向Anna求婚成功，故答案選A。

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