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1、Theworld’soldestperson,Ms.Baines阅读理解答案 Theworld’soldestperson,Ms.Baines,died.Shecelebratedher115thbirthdaywithcongratulationsfromBarackObama,PresidentoftheUnitedStates.Overherlifeshelivedthroughthetermsof21USpresidents. GertrudeBainespassedaway(去世)peacefullyinhersleepattheWesternConvalesce
2、ntHospitalinLosAngeles,whereshehadlivedforherlasttenyears.EmmaCamanag,thehospital’sleader，saidshewasarespectablelady.“Itisreallyanhonorforthehospitaltotakecareofheroverthelast10yearsandwewillgreatlymissher.Itisjustlikewehavelostarelative（亲戚）,”saidEmma. Ms.Baines,whowasborninShellman,Georgia
3、,in1894,hadnolivingrelatives.ShegrewupinthesouthernUSduringdifficulttimes.Duringthattime,AfricanAmericanpeoplewererequiredtouseseparate,oftenpoor,publicservices.Shemarriedyoungandlaterdivorced(离婚).Heronlychild,adaughter,wasbornin1909anddiedofaterriblediseaseattheageof18.Ms.Bainesworkedasamai
4、d(女佣)inOhiobeforemovingtoLosAngeleswhereshelivedonherownuntilshewaswellover100. Sheoncetoldaninterviewer（记者）,“Asforthesecretsoflonglife,Idonothaveanydisappointments（失望）inmyownlife.” ShegainedsomefamewhenshevotedforMr.ObamaintheUSpresidentialelection（总统大选）,sayingshesupportedhim“becausehe’sf
5、orthecoloredpeople”.Itwasonlythesecondtimeinherlifeshehadvoted,thefirsttimebeingforJohnF.Kennedy. Ms.Bainesbecametheworld’soldestpersoninJanuary.Japanesewoman,KamaChien,114,hasnowtakenoverthetitle. 小题1:ItwasanhonorforthehospitaltotakecareofMs.Bainesbecause________. A．shewasarespectablelad
6、y B．shewasarelativeofthehospital’sleader C．shelivedinthehospitalforyears D．shevotedforMr.Obamaintheelection 小题2:Ms.BainesvotedforMr.Obamabecausehe________. A．wasverypopularinthehospital B．didevenbetterthanJohnF.Kennedy C．didgoodthingsforAfricanAmericans D．congratulatedheronherbirthda
7、y 小题3:WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage? A．Ms.BainesusedtoserveothersinOhio. B．Ms.BainesdiedinahospitalinLosAngeles. C．Ms.Bainesandherhusbandhadonlyonechild. D．Ms.Baineslikedtolivealone. 小题4:Thepassageismainlyabout________. A
