An Italian couple are to become the world"s oldest divorcees, after the 99 - yea

An Italian couple are to become the world"s oldest divorcees, after the 99 - yea

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An Italian couple are to become the world"s oldest divorcees, after the 99 - year – old husband found that his 96 - year - old wife had an affair(婚外情)in the 1940s.
The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, was looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.    
In spite of the time that had passed since the affair, he was so upset that he immediately asked his wife of 77years, named as Rosa C, whether it was true, and demanded a divorce.
Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work.
She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week, which made people know the truth.
The couple are now preparing to split; though the marriage they built has lasted over nearly eight decades- they have five children,  a dozen grandchildren and one great – grand child.
The discovery of the letters was the final problem for their marriage which had already run into difficulty-10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.
The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the couple"s southern blood 一 he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia: while his wife was born in Naples. The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio served as a young officer.
The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest figures – the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.
That pair ended their 36 - year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their l00th birthdays.They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972, having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later.
小题1:Which is true according to the text?   
A.To find his wife" affair, Antonio C looked through an old drawer.
B.Rosa C" lover may be Bertie.
C.Rosa C admitted what she did because she was sorry for her guilt.
D.The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the discovery of the letters.
小题2:Which word can replace the underlined one in passage5?
A.advertisedB.announcedC.concludedD.expressed
小题3:Which of the following best describe Antonio C?.
A.a childish manB.a rude man
C.a romantic manD.a stubborn man
小题4:The marriage of Antonio C and Rosa C            .
A.may come to an end because the husband sticks to his decision
B.appears to set a new record
C.may have lasted over 36 years
D.began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages
小题5:This passage may come from        
A.a text bookB.a newspaper
C.a history bookD.an advertisement

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析

试题分析:本文介绍了世界上最老的一对离婚的夫妻,并介绍了相关的具体信息。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第四段1,2行Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision,说明她感觉很愧疚,承认了一切。故C正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据本句She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week, which made people know the truth.说明该词是指宣布,指在法庭里非宣布的导致婚姻破裂的那封信。故B正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章第二段The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, was looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas说明他在如此大的年龄还坚持和老婆离婚,说明他是一个很固执的人。故D正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章第四段Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work.说明她无法说服他放弃离婚的这个决定。故A正确。
小题5:B 推理题。根据文章第一段可知这桩离婚是关于世界上最老的离婚的一对夫妻,属于新闻报告类短文,最可能是从报纸上摘录下来的故B正确。
点评:本文介绍了世界上最老的一对离婚的夫妻,并介绍了相关的具体信息。本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
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There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art, Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art(美术馆); Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don"t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.
You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.、
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs(软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
小题1:The main purpose of this text is to give information about ______.
A. famous museums throughout the world.
B. a computer art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions in Florida Intentional University
D. latest development in computer art
小题2:To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______.
A.floppy discs
B.a computer and a printer
C.pictures and drawings on paper
D.a computer connected to the museum by telephone line
小题3:What are stored in this museum?
A.Paintings drawn by means of computer.
B.Different styles of paintings.
C.Drawings done by art students of FIU.
D.Old paintings.
小题4:The museum was started when ______.
A.Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists
B.Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists
C.art students needed a place to show their works
D.computer scientists wanted to do something about art
小题5:The words "an audience" in the last paragraph here refer to ______.
A.art students
B.owners of computers
C.exhibits in the museum
D.those who can enjoy art

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A growing number of college students are applying to take entry tests for medical and dental (牙科的) schools among increasing graduate unemployment in Korea.
“I’ve decided to apply for the test to enter a medical college to become a doctor, changing from my original plan to prepare for a lawyer qualification exam in order to get a more stable job in the future,” said a 24-year-old college graduate, Lee, who majored in business administration during his undergraduate schooling.
The new medical and dental school system is getting popularity, attracting an increasing number of students every year since its appearance in 2004, as it is open to all college graduates regardless of their previous majors.
The Education Development introduced the new medical and dental education system, in which college students with bachelor’s degrees are allowed to study medicine or dentistry by taking the Medical Education Test (MET) and Dental Education Test (DET).
Ten medical schools and six dental colleges that have used the new system have received 4,377 applications (申请) for the entrance exams.
Applicants are getting younger compared with those in their 20s representing 76.9 percent of the total. The tests might be easier for students with biology and chemistry majors, but graduates from other majors are also applying for the tests.
Under the existing medical and dental education system, students should take a two-year premedical course followed by a four-year medical course.
Students graduating under the new medical or dental education system are given master’s degrees, while those graduates who studied under the previous system have bachelor’s degrees.
小题1:Why do more and more Korean students apply for medical schools?
A.Because doctors are highly respected in Korea.
B.Because they want to get a more stable job.
C.Because medicine is easier to learn than other subjects.
D.Because the medical education system is reasonable.
小题2:Students in the old system may spend _______ years at college to get bachelor’s degrees.
A.twoB.fourC.sixD.seven
小题3:We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.it takes a longer time to get the master’s degree in the old system
B.students may find it a lot easier to get a bachelor’s degree in medicine
C.graduates from other majors like history are not allowed to apply for those schools
D.the new system are not so popular as expected because of its high unemployment
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.New Medical and Dental School System Is Carried Out in Korea
B.Korean College Students Have a New Job Choice
C.Korean College Students Rush to Medical and Dental Schools
D.Doctors Are Becoming Popular in Korea

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Authorities in Shanghai said Thursday night that another person has died from H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll to five around the country. The city has reported six infections (感染) to date, and four have died, said the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. Of the rest two, there was a four-year-old, the agency said. The baby was recovering from mild illness, it added. The person died at Huashan Hospital on Wednesday and was confirmed infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, the commission reported the city"s third death from the H7N9 bird flu. The case involved a 48-year-old man surnamed Chu, a poultry (家禽) transporter from Rugao in neighboring Jiangsu Province. He developed symptoms(症状) of cough on March 28. After having a fever on Monday, he went to a private clinic for treatment. The man then sought help in the Tongji Hospital in Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday after his condition worsened. Chu died three hours after being admitted to the hospital. He was confirmed infected with the H7N9 virus on Thursday. Eight people who had close contact with him have shown no abnormal symptoms.
So far, China has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known type of bird flu. Of all, four died in Shanghai and one died in Zhejiang. China"s Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday the H7N9 avian flu virus has been detected from pigeon (鸽子) samples collected at a marketplace in Songjiang District of Shanghai.
After gene sequence analysis, the national avian flu reference laboratory concluded that the H7N9 virus found on pigeons was highly congenetic with those found on persons infected with H7N9 virus. China"s health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation (合作) to the World Health Organization in regards to human infections of the new type of bird flu. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no human-to-human transmission of H7N9 has been discovered.
小题1:What does the underlined word “confirmed” probably mean?
A.saidB.doubtedC.provedD.made
小题2:What does the news report mainly about?
A.How many people died of H7N9 bird flu
B.How the development of the H7N9 bird flu vaccine (疫苗) is going on
C.What measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of H7N9
D.The new outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the news report?
A.H7N9 bird flu has killed four people in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang.
B.H7N9 virus is not one that spreads from human to human
C.So far, China has confirmed 14 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu
D.The government agreed to cooperate with WHO in regards to the H7N9
小题4:What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A.Chu, a poultry transporter is the city’s third death from the H7N9 bird flu
B.Chu developed symptoms of cough and a fever
C.Chu died three hours after being admitted to a private clinic
D.Eight people who had close contact with him haven’t been infected with H7N9

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TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特点的)with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿)life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的).
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备)monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
小题1:What is the best title of this passage?
A.“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B.Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C.Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.
D.Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life.
小题2:The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means       .
A.fixedB.establishedC.settledD.rooted
小题3:According to Professor Sato,       .
A.the robot serves tea much faster than a human being
B.the robot does anything like human beings
C.tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society
D.tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B.A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C.All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D.The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.
小题5:We can infer from the passage that        .
A.people are afraid of being monitored by robots.
B.the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.
C.robots can completely take the place of human beings.
D.people’s privacy should be strictly protected

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As Apple tries to maintain its growth and success in China, the world"s largest smart-phone market is becoming even more critical. Apple"s shares(股份) fell sharply as the company"s earnings for the holiday quarter through December disappointed investors.
The sales of the iPhone, which include both the iPhone 5 and older models, came in at the low end of analysts" expectations, while the company"s income plan for the second quarter was below analysts" forecasts, though Apple is known to give conservative (保守的) forecasts.
Som"6 analysts have said that for Apple to regain its growth, the company.needs a more aggressive strategy for markets, or more specifically for China, where the market for smart phones has been expanding more rapidly than anywhere else. In China, demand is particularly great for inexpensive phones that run on Android(安卓) operating system, sold by many Chinese phone makers as well as South Korea"s Samsung Electronics Co.
But Apple says it"s already enjoying strong growth in China. "We saw big growth in iPhones,"Chief Executive Tim Cook said. He said that the company has been quickly expanding its sales channels in China, including the number of Apple stores. "This isn"t nearly what we need, we"re not even close to that, but we"re making great progress. " he said.
In China, a big missing piece for Apple is China Mobile Ltd. , the biggest local telecom carrier that doesn"t yet sell the iPhone. Earlier this month, Mr. Cook met China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua in Beijing and discussed cooperation, stirring hopes that the world"s largest mobile carrier may soon start offering the iPhone.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone that could launch as early as this year. But one possible challenge for Apple in China is that low-pricod Android-based phones are getting better in terms of quality. A report from CLSA in late November showed that many smart-phones sold at about 1,000 yuan ( $160) came with higher-reso-lution screens, better cameras and more powerful processors than phones at that price did a year earlier.
小题1:Apple"s shares dropped sharply because in December__
A.the iPhone wasn"t popular in China
B.its product quality was widely criticized
C.the earnings for the holiday quarter was disappointing
D.the investors were not satisfied with Apple"s management
小题2:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Apple tends to offer a lower sales forecast.
B.China Mobile Ltd began to team up with Apple.
C.Cook is pessimistic about what Apple did in China.
D.Apple didn"t take measures to develop Chinese market.
小题3:The author uses the report from CLSA to prove           
A.their prices are actually lower than a year earlier
B.Apple in China has ability to deal with any problem
C.low-ended Android-based phones are progressing fast
D.the promotion of lower-end iPhone will face a challenge
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is to show the readers __
A.Apple."s high popularity in China
B.the challenge Apple faces in China
C.the approaching failure Apple will suffer in China
D.Apple"s aggressive strategy in its market expansion

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