A
Our neighbour's son was getting married at an outoftown church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked “LG”， and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large one will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a fivepound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like a crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass？” He shrugged his shoulders. Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twentytwo minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者为了参加邻居儿子的婚礼买了一套小一点的衣服准备减肥后穿，结果作者没能减肥，不得已买了紧身衣，但是紧身衣又买小了，导致作者费了很大劲才穿上，不幸的是婚礼持续的时间还很长。
1．The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ________.
A．4 weeks later B．4 weeks earlier
C．a fortnight earlier D．a fortnight later
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.”可知，作者大约提前四周买了这套衣服。故选B。
2．What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?
A．To make herself thinner.
B．To buy a largesize girdle.
C．To put on some weight.
D．To shake herself into it.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段提到的“...I would lose a few pounds.”和第二段第一句“June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two.”可知，衣服有点紧，作者原本想减肥后穿它。故选A。
3．What can we know about the author?
A．She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.
B．She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.
C．She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.
D．She managed to put on the girdle with her husband's help.
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段倒数第二句“Finally my husband, laughing like a crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it.”可推断，最终在丈夫的帮助下，作者成功穿上了紧身衣。故选D。
4．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A funny wedding B．A wise decision
C．A tight situation D．A fierce fight
答案：C
解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章讲述了作者为了参加一次婚礼买了一套小一点的衣服准备减肥后穿，但是没能减肥，不得已买了紧身衣，结果紧身衣又买小了，导致作者费了很大劲才穿上，不幸的是婚礼持续的时间还很长。因此推断C项“窘迫的处境”最能概括作者的情况。故选C。
