阅读理解 Passage 3 We arranged that Kissinger would fly to Vietnam for talks early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then, with President Yahya’s cooperation he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistan plane would fly him over the mountains to China.   Kissinger’s trip was given the code(密码) name Polo after Marco Polo, another Western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything went without a hitch. His slight illness in Islamabad received only minor attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be confined to bed for at least a couple of days and began making arrangements for their own entertainment.   Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan it would still be important to maintain secrecy. So before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word — Eureka - which he would use if his mission were successful.   On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code word, phoned me to say that a cable from Kissinger had arrived.    “What’s the message?” I asked.   “Eureka,” he replied.
单选题 Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】【解析】从第一段可知,基辛格最终要去往北京,而且这是一个非常机密的行动,他说胃痛是为了躲开媒体所找的借口,他之所以这么做是为了完成秘密使命,所以C正确。
单选题 The reporters in Islamabad believed that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】【解析】如上题所述,Kissinger并不是真的患胃病而是为了骗过媒体。
单选题 The statement “everything went without a hitch” (Para.2) most probably means that ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】【解析】从文中“code word—Eureka which he would use if his mission were successful”(如果任务成功完成,他就用暗语-Eureka。)及文章最后使用了这一暗语,可知Kissinger的任务成功,所以选择C“事情进展很顺利”。
单选题 There was no news from Kissinger while he was in Beijing, chiefly because _______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】【解析】从第三段第一句的主题句可知A选项“他的行程必须被保密”符合题意。
单选题 The passage implies that Kissinger’s message “Eureka” was sent _______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】【解析】“Eureka”表示的是“任务成功”,所以必定是会谈结束一切成功时发出这个暗语,所以选项D正确。