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 the cold winter

C．To escape from their busy work

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 misspelled her wife’s address

D．He forgot to mail his letter

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

A．gone back to his hometown

B．called his family to say hello

C．been awarded a prize

D．died and gone to heaven

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

A．Pleased

B．Amazed

C．Frightened

D．Moved

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

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】文章讲述的一个丈夫因为拼错了妻子的Email地址而错发给了另外一个刚刚参加完丈夫葬礼的妻子。

1.实施细节题，根据第一段A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves up during one particularly icy cold winter可知，他们去福罗里达州是为了躲避寒冬。

2.实施细节题，根据第一段However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error可知，他在写他妻子的地址的时候，遗漏了一个字母。

3.推理判断题，根据上文的葬礼和心脏病等信息可知，此处指的是她的丈夫死于心脏病，

4.推理判断题，根据第二段 Upon reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor可知，她读完EMAIL之后，吓得昏倒了。

5.推理判断题，根据第二段可知，这个女的丈夫死于心脏病。