Question

We arranged that Kissinger would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yahya’s help, he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.

Kissinger’s trip was given the code name Polo after Marco Polo, another western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.

Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities (设备) between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan it would still be important to keep it secret，so before Kissinger left，we agreed on a single code word—Eureka—which he would use if his mission（使命）were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.

On July 11, A1 Haig who knew our code word, phoned me to say that a cable from Kissinger had arrived.  

“What’s the message?” I asked.

 “Eureka,” he replied.

Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because____.

A. he had a stomachache

B. he needed President Yahya’s help in carrying out a secret plan

C. he did not want to be seen by the press

D. he would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back

The reporters in Islamabad believed that _____.

A. Marco Polo made a trip to China

B. Kissinger would make a journey to China

C. Kissinger was making arrangements for their activities

D. Kissinger was sick

Washington would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China mainly because____.

A. the trip must be kept secret

B. President Yahya would not fly together with Kissinger

C. communication between China and Islamabad was impossible

D. Al Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissinger’s trip

From the passage we can infer that Kissinger’s cable carrying the message “Eureka” must have been sent____.

A. before he had left Beijing

B. soon after he had returned to Pakistan from China

C. as soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11

D. before he retuned to Pakistan on July 11

Answer 1

【小题1】B

【小题2】D

【小题3】A

【小题4】D

【小题5】D

解析:

【小题1】本题考查理解判断文中细节的能力。根据文中第一段第二句“There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yahya’s help…” ,其中would意思为：与当时事实相反的假设，可知他停留在巴基斯坦的目的不是看病而是“需要帮助”，故最佳答案为B。

【小题2】本题考查认定文中细节信息的能力。由第二段第二句“Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him”, 说明基辛格瞒过了记者。故最佳答案为D。

【小题3】本题考查根据文中细节进行归纳推理的能力。根据文段内容，尼克松访华，基辛格前来铺路，这一切都是秘密进行的。例如：基辛格绕道马基斯坦到中国；基辛格瞒过记者；基辛格完成使命后用一个密码词“Eureka”传回信息。这一切都说明了他的trip 是秘密的。故最佳答案为A。

【小题4】本题考查根据文中细节猜测某一特定词语含义的能力。根据第三段第二句“Even after he had returned to Pakistan it would still be important to keep it secret，so before Kissinger left，we agreed on a single code word—Eureka—which he would use if his mission（使命） were successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.”可知基辛格一完成使命，就是密码词“Eureka”把消息传回去，故最佳答案为D。