【答案解析】[解析] 21-25
Afewyears ago,my husband and I moved from California to Whidbey Island,Washington, where we settled in and I began working at a local drugstore.One day a man came into the store to do some copying.After he left,another customer came in to use the same machine and found a paper the fn-st man had accidentally left behind.I inspected the paper to see ifthere was any information that would help identify the person who had left it.
Upon reading it,I let out a yell that brought coworkers running.You see,on the paper was the family tree of my grandmother!
Unfortunately.there was no information to help me locate the mystery man hirnself- who,I reasoned,must be a cousin of some sort.I was frustrated for myself,but felt especially sorry for him,as I know leaving papers behind is a genealogist"s nightmare.All I could do was wait and hope he returned.
It took ten days for the man to come back to the store to do more copying.I wasn"t even sure it was the same person,but I approached,asked some questions that probably made him think I was psychic,and we made the connection.My great-grandmother and his grandmother were sisters,making us second cousins once removed. I was astonished as I had no idea that any part of my family had ever resided on Whidbey Island.
My copier-cousin Frank introduced me to his wife and even invited me to spend the fourth of July together with his eight children and grandchildren.The rest of the country was celebrat- ing independence,but I was celebrating my newfound family!
[分析] 细节信息。
题干:我在华盛顿做什么工作?根据原文“A few years ago,my husband and I moved…to Washington.where we settled in and I began working at a local drugstore.”,译文为:几年前,我和丈夫搬到了华盛顿,在此定居了下来,我开始在当地一家药店工作。所以应选A。
单选题
What didI find out onthe paper left by a customer?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节信息。
题干:在一位顾客遗留的纸上我发现了什么?根据原文“You see,on the paper was the family tree of my grandmother!”,译文为:你看,在纸上是我祖 的家谱。所以选C“我祖母的家谱。”。
单选题
How did I find the man who left the paper?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节信息。
题干:我是如何找到遗留纸张的人的?根据原文“It took ten days for the man to come back to the store to do more copying.”,译文为:十天以后这个人又到店里来复印材料。所以选B。
单选题
How were Frank and I connected?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节信息。
题干:我而后弗兰克是如何联系在一起的?根据原文“My great-grandmother and his grandmother were sisters,making us second cousins once removed.”,译文为:我的祖母的妈妈和他的祖母是姐妹,这使我们成为隔了一代的表兄妹。second cousins once removed意思是:隔了一代的第二代表兄妹。所以选C。
单选题
How many children did Frank have?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 理解推断。
题干:弗兰克有几个孩子?根据原文“Frank introduced me to his wife and even invited me to spend the fourth of July to gether with his eight children and grandchildren.”, 译文为:弗兰克把我介绍给他妻子,并邀请我和他的8个孩子和孙子一起过国庆节。所以根据原文可知弗兰克共有8个子孙,但不知他到底有几个 孩子,所以选D。