主标题：专升本英语阅读理解练习每日一练（8.16）

　　阅读理解：

　　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.

　　问题：

　　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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　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]单词意思题

　　【精析】B Fellow introverts will appreciate how draining an average day for Her Majesty must be 大意为内向者欣赏女王陛下如何“度过”她的一天，ABCD 选项中，只有 exhausting有耗尽，用完的意思。frustrating 令人沮丧的;exhausting 使消耗的，筋疲力尽的;demanding 苛求的， 要求高的;aspiring 有抱负的。

　　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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　　【参考答案】D[考点]细节题【精析】D 找 到 文 中 关 键 词 immediately 。根 据 第 二 段For more urgent... rescue her immediately 可知如果情况更紧急，把她的包放在地板上表明她希望她的侍女立即救她，故选 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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　　【参考答案】C[考点]单词意思题【精析】C 定位最后一段 the two women find themselves bonding over their respective positions，这句话的意思是两位女士发现她们自己拉近了与各自不同立场的关系。此处 bond over 拉近距离。与之相同含义的是 C grow closer 变得更亲近，值得注意此处 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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　　【参考答案】C[考点]细节题【精析】C 运用排除法。Queen Elizabeth 和 Jackie Kennedy 除了哪个品质不一样。定位到最后一段倒数一二段，以及文章开头，说 Queen Elizabeth is an introvert。Introvert 内向的，由此可知，both enjoy being in public，两个人都喜欢在公众面前展现是不对的。

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

　　A.neutralB.criticalC.pessimisticD.subjective

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　　【参考答案】A[考点]主旨大意题 【精析】A 作者如实地描写伊丽莎白女王，不带有个人感情色彩。neutral中立的;critical 批判的;pessimistic 悲观的;subjective 主观的。