Mr. Smith is well known in Washington because of his many social blunders. He always likes to attend the various so­cial functions because he wants to expand his circle of friends. Whenever he is invited, he goes, unless he is ill.
Recently he received an invitation to a fashionable ban­quet. Although he did not know the hostess, he accepted the invitation. He was secretly very pleased, because he felt that his reputation as a desirable guest was growing.
When he arrived at the banquet hall, he found that about one hundred people had been invited. He began to move a-round the hall. He spoke to other guests whether he knew them or not. He soon realized that he had never met any of the other people present, although they seemed to know each other.
At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The woman tried to be friendly even though she had never met Mr. Smith before. She spoke politely whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second course of the meal, she, turned to Mr. Smith and said, “Do you see that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one with glasses.”
“Ah, yes. Who is he?”
“He’s the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.
Mr. Smith said, “So that’s the secretary of the Interior! I’ m afraid that I find very little to admire about him, although he is the Secretary.”
The woman stiffened and did not reply. Mr. Smith contin­ued in spite of her coldness. “I really can’t see how he re­ceived his appointment unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”
“It hardly matters whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was chosen because the President thought he was the man for the job. If he does the job well, you should have no complaint.”
“That’s just it,” persisted Mr. Smith. “No one does the things he does, unless he is a complete fool!”
“Sir!” said the woman in all her dignity. “Do you know who I am?” “No,” replied Mr. Smith.
“I am the Secretary’s wife,” she said coldly. Mr. Smith was shocked, but he went on in spite of his embarrassment. “Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,” the woman replied.
“Thank goodness!” exclaimed Mr. Smith, as he quickly left the table.
小題1:Why is Mr. Smith well known in Washington?
A．He’s the Secretary of the Interior.
B．He has more friends than other people.
C．He always makes foolish mistakes on social occasions.
D．He likes to go to all kinds of parties.
小題2:At dinner he was seated beside a very dignified woman. The underlined part means ________.
A．beautiful B．serious C．nobleD．kind-hearted
小題3:When Mr. Smith learned that the woman didn’t know who he was, he felt ________.
A．shocked B．worriedC．embarrassedD．relieved
 
小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D

本文記述了一個在華盛頓因犯錯而有名的Smith先生在一次宴會上，由于出言不遜而自討沒趣的故事。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句可知。
小題2:詞義題。根據(jù)她的身份the Secretary’s wife可知，她應(yīng)該是“高貴的，尊貴的”。選項A、B、D在文章中沒有暗示。
小題3:推斷題。根據(jù)前面他說的話和Thank goodness可推知，由于女士不認識他，因而他感到一點寬慰。
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