An Italian couple are to bee 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 manC．a romantic manD．a stubborn man【小题4】The marriage of Antonio C and Rosa C ．A．may e to an end because the husband sticks to his decisionB．appears to set a new recordC．may have lasted over 36 yearsD．began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages【小题5】This passage may e from ．A．a text bookB．a newspaperC．a history bookD．an advertisementC
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(答案→)C
解析：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。