Question

A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.

In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband’s funeral(葬禮). He was a minister of many years who had been “called home to glory” following a heart attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

From: Your Departed Husband

Subject: I’ve arrived!

I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful(平靜)as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here.

1.Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?

A. To visit their family and friends

B. To escape from their busy work

C. To escape from the cold winter

D. To attend a friend’s funeral

2.What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?

A. He checked into a wrong hotel

B. He forget to bring the laptop

C. He forgot to mail his letter

D. He misspelled her wife’s address

3.The expression “called home to glory” probably suggests that the man had.

A. died and gone to heaven

B. called his family to say hello

C. been awarded an honor

D. gone back to his hometown

4.How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?

A. Pleased            B. Frightened         C. Amazed         D. Moved

5.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. His wife wouldn’t go to Florida for his error.

B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail

C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.

D. The woman’s husband died of a heart attack

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了一對夫婦要去佛羅里達度假來躲避寒冷。由于工作繁忙，男人先去，妻子第二天再去。男人到旅館登記之后就給妻子發(fā)了個郵件。但他沒注意，在地址中漏了一個字母，錯把郵件發(fā)給了另一個丈夫剛去世的女人。那女人讀了郵件就嚇暈了。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句“……to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter.”可知，他們是為了在那個寒冷的冬日使自己暖和而去的佛羅里達，故選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句“he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.” 可知他犯的錯誤是拼錯了他妻子的地址，故選D。

3.詞義猜測題。前一句說那個女人剛從他丈夫的葬禮上回來，可知他已經死了，所以“called home to glory”暗指死去，升天。故選A。

4.推理題。因為郵件中“Your Departed Husband”可以理解為“你死去的丈夫”，而且文中說她剛讀郵件就暈過去了，可以推測她以為是他死去的丈夫給她發(fā)的信，所以很害怕。故選B。

5.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句可知，女人的丈夫是死于心臟病。故選D。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。