15．Britain's oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 101．Mr．John Evans had never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest Fach，near Swansea．But，when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital he just could not refuse．
He arrived at Paddington Station and smartly turned out in his best suit，favorite Panama hat and a red rose in his buttonhole．"It's very exciting．There's no doubt about it，"he said．
Until yesterday he had never been far from home，except for one trip to Aberdeen．"But I've been on the seas to that faraway land called Ilfracombe 21miles from home，"he joked．
Mr Evans，who spent 60years working as a miner in South Wales，almost made the journey to London once before，at the turn of the century．"There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings return from Swansea-too much I thought．All my money went to the family then，"he said．
During the next two days Mr．Evans will be taken on a short tour of London to see the sights．Top of his list is a visit to the House of Parliament organized by his MP，Mr．Gareth Wardell．
The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided for him if he gets tired．"I don't like the chair-people will think I am getting old．"he said．His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized-no wine，no tobacco and no anger．
Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son，Amwell，he said jokingly，"I'm glad to see they've given me a return ticket．"
41．The very reason that Mr．Evans didn't go to see the world is thatC．
A．he had already been on the seas to Ilfracombe
B．he was too busy to go too far away from home
C．he couldn't afford both the time and the money
D．he believed"East or west，home is best"
42．Mr Evans didn't like the wheelchair simply becauseD．
A．he was not used to traveling in it
B．the wheelchair was of poor quality and not easy to operate
C．he actually preferred walking to sitting in it at home
D．he thought he was still young enough to manage the trip
43．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Mr．Evans had to work hard to raise his family when young．
B．The trip to London excited Mr．Evans very much．
C．Mr．Evans could not really enjoy the trip because of his age．
D．Humor was one of Mr．Evans'characters．
44．The probable explanation to Mr．Evans'long life lies inA．
A．his good living habits
B．his hard working for the family
C．his sticking to his hometown
D．his living conditions near the Swansea．
分析 文章主要介紹了一位百歲老人參觀倫敦的新聞報(bào)道．
解答 41．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第一段第二句話Mr．John Evans had never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest Fach，near Swansea．可知他之前沒(méi)有時(shí)間也沒(méi)有錢旅行，故選C．
42．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從第六段第二句話I don't like the chair-people will think I am getting old可知他不喜歡別人說(shuō)自己老了，他認(rèn)為自己可以完成旅行，故選D．
43．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第四段Mr Evans，who spent 60years working as a miner in South Wales，可知他工作了60年，A正確，從第二段，尤其是最后一句話．"It's very exciting．There's no doubt about it，"he said可知他感到這次旅行很興奮，因此B正確，C選項(xiàng)他不能領(lǐng)略旅行的樂(lè)趣是錯(cuò)的，從文中老人所說(shuō)的話"I'm glad to see they've given me a return ticket．"我很開(kāi)心他們給我返程票，可知他很幽默，D正確，故選C．
44．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章最后一段第一句話His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized-no alcoholno cigarette and no anger．可知老人的長(zhǎng)壽秘決：是"不喝酒不吸煙不生氣"．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇文章都是細(xì)節(jié)推理題，答題的已給選項(xiàng)也一般不會(huì)和短文相關(guān)詞語(yǔ)完全相同，需要考生自己理解句子，延伸推理出題目答案，比一般細(xì)節(jié)理解題偏難．
