首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look clean tho
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look clean tho
admin
2015-06-14
63
问题
It was pleasant to wake up in Florence, to open the eyes upon a bright bare room, with a floor of red tiles which look clean though they are not: with a painted ceiling whereon pink griffins and blue amorini sport in a forest of yellow violins and bassoons. It was pleasant, too, to fling wide the windows, pinching the fingers in unfamiliar fastenings, to lean out into sunshine with beautiful hills and trees and marble churches opposite, and close below, the Arno, gurgling against the embankment of the road.
Over the river men were at work with spades and sieves on the sandy foreshore, and on the river was a boat, also diligently employed for some mysterious end. An electric tram came rushing underneath the window. No one was inside it, except one tourist: but its platforms were overflowing with Italians, who preferred to stand. Children tried to hang on behind, and the conductor, with no malice, spat in their faces to make them let go. Then soldiers appeared—good-looking, undersized men—wearing each a knapsack covered with mangy fur, and a great-coat which had been cut for some larger soldier. Indeed, if it had not been for the good advice of an old man who was selling button-hooks, the road might never have got clear.
Over such trivialities as these many a valuable hour may slip away, and the traveller who has gone to Italy to study the tactile values of Giotto, or the corruption of the Papacy, may return remembering nothing but the blue sky and the men and women who live under it. So it was as well that Miss Bartlett should tap and come in, and having commented on Lucy’s leaving the door unlocked, and on her leaning out of the window before she was fully dressed, should urge her to hasten herself, or the best of the day would be gone. By the time Lucy was ready her cousin had done her breakfast, and was listening to the clever lady among the crumbs.
A conversation then ensued, on not unfamiliar lines. Miss Bartlett was, after all, a wee bit tired, and thought they had better spend the morning settling in: unless Lucy would at all like to go out? Lucy would rather like to go out, as it was her first day in Florence, but, of course, she could go alone. Miss Bartlett could not allow this. Of course she would accompany Lucy everywhere. Oh, certainly not: Lucy would stop with her cousin. Oh, no! That would never do. Oh, yes!
At this point the clever lady broke in. "If it is Mrs. Grundy who is troubling you, I do assure you that you can neglect the good person. Being English, Miss Honeychurch will be perfectly safe. Italians understand. A dear friend of mine, Contessa Baroncelli, has two daughters, and when she cannot send a maid to school with them, she lets them go in sailor-hats instead. Every one takes them for English, you see, especially if their hair is strained tightly behind."
Miss Bartlett was unconvinced by the safety of Contessa Baroncelli’s daughters. She was determined to take Lucy herself, her head not being so very bad. The clever lady then said that she was going to spend a long morning in Santa Croce, and if Lucy would come too, she would be delighted.
"I will take you by a dear dirty back way, Miss Honeychurch, and if you bring me luck, we shall have an adventure."
Lucy said that this was most kind, and at once opened the Baedeker, to see where Santa Croce was.
"Tut, tut! Miss Lucy! I hope we shall soon emancipate you from Baedeker. He does but touch the surface of things. As to the true Italy—he does not even dream of it. The true Italy is only to be found by patient observation."
This sounded very interesting, and Lucy hurried over her breakfast, and started with her new friend in high spirits. Italy was coming at last. The Cockney Signora and her works had vanished like a bad dream.
According to the context, "Baedeker" most probably means
选项
A、a traveling handbook.
B、a traveling bag.
C、a suitcase.
D、a packaged gift.
答案
A
解析
推断题。由题干定位至倒数第三段。其巾“Lucy said that this was most kind,and at once opened theBaedeker,to see where Santa Croce was”提到了Baedeker,由倒数第五段“she was going to spend a longmorning in Santa Croce”可以推断Santa Croce是某个地方的名字,因此露西打开Baedeker,查找某个地点,Baedeker最有可能是“旅行手册”,故选[A]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/XkOO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
不同地域、不同时代的情诗,有着多么差异的传统!男女相爱到处都是一样的,但不同的文化表达这种感情似乎各有各的特异方式。诗人也就曾用不同的方式去书写。古希腊、罗马的情诗写得那么暴露、那么热情,致使欧洲文化继承者读之脸红,对传统的中国读者来说,很可能也会如此。对
______referstotheeventsfollowingtheclimaxofadramaornovelinwhicharesolutionorclarificationtakesplace.
HowtoPresentaSeminarPaperToinvolvetheirstudentsmoreactivelyinthelearningprocess,manyuniversityteachersusua
Beguninthelate1960sbyPentagonweaponsresearchersasasystemforeasingcommunicationbetweencomputersindisparateelec
Ofthefollowingwords,______isNOTaderivation.
TheUSConstitutionInWashingtonD.C.,everyyearthousandsoftouristsvisittheNationalArchivestoviewtheoriginalUS
A、holdtheconstitutionalreferendum.B、allowinforeignsearchandrescueteams.C、acceptinternationalaidrightaway.D、adopt
Enemiesthemostobstinateandcourageouscan’tholdoutagainststarvation;sotheelderOsbornefelthimselfprettyeasyabout
Ifthecountry’sinvestmentratingis"junk",itmeansthatinvestorsmay______.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGreece
随机试题
聚乙烯防腐分为()等级。
______的主要功能是让用户的本地计算机与远程主机连接,从而成为远程主机的一个终端。
以下关于项目管理组织的表述,错误的是()。
居民消费价格指数除了能反映城乡居民所购买的生活消费品价格和服务项目价格的变动趋势和程度外,还具有以下作用( )。
如图所示,水平U形光滑框架,宽L=1m,电阻R=0.4Ω,导体棒ab的质量m=0.5kg,电阻r=0.1Ω,匀强磁场的磁感应强度B=0.5T,方向垂直框架向上,其余电阻不计。现用一水平恒力F=1.2N由静止开始向右拉ab棒,当ab棒的速度达到2m/s时,求
下列没有语病的一项是()。
明末农民起义军提出的口号是(),对于发动饥民、扩大起义军队伍,起了很大作用
下列关于计算机病毒的叙述中,正确的是
WhatdoyouguessAristotlewas?Ifyourfriendscanhelpyouwhenyouareintrouble,youhave______.
【B1】【B9】
最新回复
(
0
)