18年北邮大学英语精读2作业5

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分）

1. (错误)In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy knew history and geography little.

Once the French officer in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister（大臣）came very late. A young lady, who knew him, saw him enter the ball-room and asked why he was so late.

"Oh, nothing important," answered the Minister. "Our head forgot to take his letters with him and went back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months

for them."

"Is Brazil so far from Rome?" asked the lady, who knew very little geography.

"It is in the New World," said the Minister.

"In the New World?" repeated the lady in great surprise.

"Yes, in the New World, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus."

When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could:

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus."

1. Why was the Minister late?

A. The head left his letters in Brazil.

B. He had a traffic accident.

C. The head had to go back to Brazil.

D. The head left his letters in the hotel.

2. Where did the head leave his letters?

A. In the hotel.

B. In Brazil.

C. In his office.

D. In Rome

3. Why did the young lady shout?

A. She wanted to tell the surprising news.

B. She was the hostess of the ball.

C. She knew the Minister.

D. She had never heard about Columbus.

4. Her shouting showed she was______.

A. clever

B. lack of knowledge

C. thoughtless

D. knowledgeable

5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. The New World

B. Surprising News

C. An Ignorant Italian Woman