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(葬礼). 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(平静)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】

试题分析：本文叙述了一对夫妇要去佛罗里达度假来躲避寒冷。由于工作繁忙，男人先去，妻子第二天再去。男人到旅馆登记之后就给妻子发了个邮件。但他没注意，在地址中漏了一个字母，错把邮件发给了另一个丈夫刚去世的女人。那女人读了邮件就吓晕了。

1.细节理解题。根据第一句“……to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter.”可知，他们是为了在那个寒冷的冬日使自己暖和而去的佛罗里达，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第一句“he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.” 可知他犯的错误是拼错了他妻子的地址，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。前一句说那个女人刚从他丈夫的葬礼上回来，可知他已经死了，所以“called home to glory”暗指死去，升天。故选A。

4.推理题。因为邮件中“Your Departed Husband”可以理解为“你死去的丈夫”，而且文中说她刚读邮件就晕过去了，可以推测她以为是他死去的丈夫给她发的信，所以很害怕。故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据第二段前两句可知，女人的丈夫是死于心脏病。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。