LONDON Thursday July 26(Reuters)—Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚) to her. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.
He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.
Anna, heartbroken, when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times, “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.“
“He is the most romantic(浪漫的) person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的) people. We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.
Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer, had taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing Anna, a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地) and started saving for a surprise.
He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with an engagement(订婚) ring, wine and flowers.
“I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time. I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia,” he said.
Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.
Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home. Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.
【小题1】What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?A．Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.B．Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.C．Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.D．Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.【小题2】The underlined word “miss” in Paragraph 2 most probably means .A．escape fromB．fail to understandC．fail to meetD．long to see【小题3】Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he .A．wanted to travel round AustraliaB．needed money to pay his daily costC．was an engineer at this building siteD．hoped to make money from this job【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?A．Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.B．Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.C．Anna had a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.D．Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.D
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(答案→)D
解析：
试题分析: 浪漫的艾迪和安娜彼此非常想念对方，于是一个从英国飞往澳大利亚，一个从澳大利亚飞往英国，打算给对方一个惊喜，两个人冲动的结果是谁也没能见到对方，甚至两个人在同一个候机大厅时也阴错阳差的错过了。但是最终幸福的安娜在电话里接受了艾迪的求婚。
【小题1】D推理判断题。在前句中作者提到he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚) to her，.而后句说she did the same in the opposite direction.（她朝相反方向做了同样的事情），由此判断她从英国出发飞往澳大利亚去向男友求婚，故答案选D。
【小题2】C词义猜测题。根据故事的内容可知他们两个分别从各自的所在地出发去探望对方，想给彼此一个惊喜，但是他们在同一个机场的同一个候机大厅里时都没有看到对方，由此推断miss意思是 “错过”，故答案选C。
【小题3】D细节理解题。根据文章第六段he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地) and started saving for a surprise.可知他去工地打工为的是攒钱去探望女友，故答案选D。
【小题4】A细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段内容Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone. “I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,” she said.可知Eddy在电话里向Anna求婚成功，故答案选A。