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1、Womenofachievement李仕才***阅读理解。WinstonChurchillisprobablythemostpopularBritishprimeministerever・Havingservedasasoldierandpolitician,heisoftenconsideredamongthegreatestofBritons.Whi1ehisheroicstandagainsttheNazisiswellknow,therearestillafewfactsaboutthepopularp
2、oliticianthatmightsurpriseyou.HisCigarsTheclassicimageofWinstonChurchillincludesagiantcigarstuckbetweenhislips.Churchilldevelopedhisloveofcigarsasayoungman,whenhetraveledtoCuba.Fortherestofhis1ife,hesmokedeightorninecigarseveryday.However,healmostnevertookap
3、uff(吸,抽),preferringtochewontheenduntilitwentout,thenrelightitandstartagain.Toproventthecigarbecomingsoggy(湿软的),Churchi11inventedthenbellybandon,astripofbrownpaperwhichcouldbegluedaroundtheend.Atanygiventime,Churchillhad3,000to4,000cigarsinhishouse,mostlyhisf
4、avoriteRomeo&Julietbrand.Ononeoccasion,thepresidentofCubapresentedChurchillwith2,400top-qualitycigars,althoughhissecurityteaminsistedonecigarfromeachboxbesentoffandtestedforpoison.PerhapsthestorythatbestshowshisloveofcigarsoccurredduringWorldWarII,whenhehada
5、specialoxygenmaskdesignedsothathecouldstillsmokehiscigaronahigh-altitudeflight.HisBlackDogThroughouthislife,Churchi11probablysufferedfromdepression,whichhecalledhisHblackdogH.Attimes,hisdepressionwassoseverethathedidn"tlikestandingclosetoapassingtrainorlooki
6、ngattheoceanfromashipbecausehefearedthathewouldcommitsuicide-Whenhewasdepressed,Churchil1wouldalmostspendagreatdealoftimeinbedandlosehisabi1itytoconcentrate.However,whennotdepressed,Churchi11wasfullofenergy,usuallyworkingandtalkinguntiltheearlyhoursofthemorn
7、ing・Heoftendescribedhownallthecolorscomebackintothepicture11・1.WhydidChurchill"ssecurityteaminsistoncheckingthecigars?A.TotestiftheyweresafeforChurchilLB.Toseeiftheywereofthebestquality.C・TomakesuretheywereChurchill'sfavorite・D・Toguaranteetheywerenotoutofdat
8、e.1.WhichofthefollowingbestshowsChurchill'sloveofcigars?A.Hefellinlovewithcigarsatayoungage.B.Hesmokedmanycigarseveryday.C・HeinventedtheHbellybandoH・D・Hehadanoxygenmaskspeciallydesigncdforsmokin