17．One of the Queen's closest relatives and oldest friends was allowed to give a deep description into the family life of the Royals．Although there have been hundreds of other books declaring to offer a quick look behind the Palace doors，this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives-not only throughout the Queen's reign （统治） but also through that of her father，King George VI．
The Final Curtsey was written by her Majesty's cousin and childhood playmate the Honorable Margaret Rhodes．It tells in details the story of Mrs．Rhodes's relationship with the Royal family over eight decades．The book，with delightfully informal and never-before-seen pictures，has been written with the full knowledge of the Queen，who has read and approved parts of it．
Born in 1925，the Honorable Margaret Rhodes has led an extraordinary life．She was the childhood playmate of her cousin，the Queen； a wartime M16 spy； and she was a lady-in-waiting （宫女） to her aunt，the Queen Elizabeth，the Queen Mother，from 1991 until the latter's death in 2002．At the Queen's 80th birthday in April 2006，Margaret gave an interview to the BBC which she proved that，in her own opinion and despite several false reports，the Queen would not abdicate（退位）．
In this charming autobiography （自传），she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly．One day when she and the Queen were out riding outside，she suddenly returned and said，"Could you bear to live in the suburb？""I think it should be OK．"Therefore Mrs．Rhodes is now still living there．
22．Compared with other books about the Royal Family，the biggest advantage of The Final Curtsey is thatB．
A．its author is very famous
B．its author knows the Queen well
C．it presents reader a very different Queen
D．it has pictures that have never been seen
23．When Mrs．Rhodes was offered to live in the Royal farm，she wasB．
A．unhappy B．surprised C．sad D．disappointed
24．We can learn from Paragraph 3 that Mrs．RhodesC．
A．has lived quite a long life
B．was so famous that BBC interviewed her
C．has a close relationship with the royal family
D．has been very busy and kept on changing jobs
25．The passage is mainly aboutA．
A．a book about royal family
B．the Queen's life
C．the life of Margaret Rhodes
D．the Queen's abdication．
分析 本文介绍一本自传书籍The Final Curtsey，由女皇最亲密的亲戚和老朋友之一所写，描述了女皇的统治及作者和女皇相处的几十年．
解答 22．B．细节理解题．根据第一段"this is the first written by someone who is closely related to the Royal Family and has shared their lives"可知这是第一本由和皇室家族很亲密并一起生活的人所写．，故选B．
23．B．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"In this charming autobiography （自传），she told how she was offered a house to live in the Royal farm in Windsor Great Park unexpectedly．"句中的unexpectedly可知她被允许住在皇室农场时感到很惊讶．故选B．
24．C．推理判断题．根据文章第三段可看出Mrs．Rhodes是她阿姨的宫女，表姐（女皇）的玩伴等等，可看出她和皇室家族有很亲密的关系．答案C正确．
25．A．主旨大意题．本文介绍一本自传书籍The Final Curtsey，由女皇最亲密的亲戚和老朋友之一所写，描述了女皇的统治及作者和女皇相处的几十年；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
