專升本英語閱讀理解練習(xí)每日一練（8.16）

　　閱讀理解：

　　The Queen has only given one interview while a sovereign (君主 ). Her true personality remains elusive to the public. However, one thing is clear: Queen Elizabeth is an introvert. Introverts prefer quiet environments and feel energized from spending time alone or with people they know well. They aren't necessarily shy, but they do tend to be more reserved and guarded with strangers. Fellow introverts will appreciate how draining an average day for Her Majesty must be.

　　Fortunately, the Queen has some tricks to make public engagements easier. Just like us commoners rely on friends to save us from awkward situations or boring conversations, she subtly signals to her staff when she wants an intervention. If she places her handbag on the table, it indicates that she wants the event to end in the next five minutes. For more urgent situations, putting her bag on the floor shows that she wants her lady-in-waiting to rescue her immediately.

　　Most comfortable in the countryside, the Queen has a well-known passion for horses and dogs. There is a scene in the hit Netflix show The Crown which reveals a fascinating side of the monarch. While giving Jackie Kennedy a personal tour of Buckingham Palace, the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions as introverted women who have found themselves in the limelight. Surrounded by the Queen's beloved corgis, both women admit they are happiest around animals and that their extroverted sisters would have been much better suited to their public roles.

　　問題：

　　1. The underlined word “draining”(paragraph 1) is the closest in meaning to “ ______”.

　　A.frustrating

　　B.exhausting

　　C.demanding

　　D.aspiring

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　　【參考答案】B

　　[考點(diǎn)]單詞意思題

　　【精析】B Fellow introverts will appreciate how draining an average day for Her Majesty must be 大意為內(nèi)向者欣賞女王陛下如何“度過”她的一天，ABCD 選項(xiàng)中，只有 exhausting有耗盡，用完的意思。frustrating 令人沮喪的;exhausting 使消耗的，筋疲力盡的;demanding 苛求的， 要求高的;aspiring 有抱負(fù)的。

　　2.To be rescued immediately in a public engagement, the Queen would ___________.

　　A.end the event within five minutesB.place he handbag on the tableC.wave to her lady-in-waitingD.put her bag on the floor

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　　【參考答案】D[考點(diǎn)]細(xì)節(jié)題【精析】D 找 到 文 中 關(guān) 鍵 詞 immediately 。根 據(jù) 第 二 段For more urgent... rescue her immediately 可知如果情況更緊急，把她的包放在地板上表明她希望她的侍女立即救她，故選 D。

　　3.In the last paragraph, the underlined expression “the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions” means that the two ladies ___________.

　　A.admire each other

　　B.help each other in public

　　C.grow closer to each other

　　D.show respect for each other

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　　【參考答案】C[考點(diǎn)]單詞意思題【精析】C 定位最后一段 the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions，這句話的意思是兩位女士發(fā)現(xiàn)她們自己拉近了與各自不同立場的關(guān)系。此處 bond over 拉近距離。與之相同含義的是 C grow closer 變得更親近，值得注意此處 respect 不是尊重的意思，而是各自的，不同的。

　　4. Queen Elizabeth and Jackie Kennedy share the following traits or facts EXCEPT that _________.

　　A.both have sisters

　　B.both love animals

　　C.both enjoy being in public

　　D.both are introverted women

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　　【參考答案】C[考點(diǎn)]細(xì)節(jié)題【精析】C 運(yùn)用排除法。Queen Elizabeth 和 Jackie Kennedy 除了哪個(gè)品質(zhì)不一樣。定位到最后一段倒數(shù)一二段，以及文章開頭，說 Queen Elizabeth is an introvert。Introvert 內(nèi)向的，由此可知，both enjoy being in public，兩個(gè)人都喜歡在公眾面前展現(xiàn)是不對的。

　　5.The author's attitude can be described as __________.

　　A.neutralB.criticalC.pessimisticD.subjective

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　　【參考答案】A[考點(diǎn)]主旨大意題 【精析】A 作者如實(shí)地描寫伊麗莎白女王，不帶有個(gè)人感情色彩。neutral中立的;critical 批判的;pessimistic 悲觀的;subjective 主觀的。