阅读理解IntheeighteenthcenturyyoungladiesinItalyweretaughtreadingwritingmusicandarithmetic．Buttheirknowledgeofhistoryandgeographywasverypoor．OncetheFrench

　　阅读理解

　　IntheeighteenthcenturyyoungladiesinItalyweretaughtreadingwritingmusicandarithmetic．Buttheirknowledgeofhistoryandgeographywasverypoor．

　　OncetheFrenchambassadorinRomewasgivingaballtowhichmanyimportantpeoplewereinvited．TheItalianMinisterofForeignAffairscameverylate．Ayoungladywhowaswellacquaintedwithhimsawhimentertheball－roomandaskedwhyhewassolate．

　　“Yousee”saidtheMinister“therehasbeenalittleaccidentattheKing'spalace．”

　　ThecuriousyoungladyaskedtheMinistertotellherwhathadhappenedattheKing'spalace．

　　“Ohnothingimportant”answeredtheMinister．“Theambassador(大使)ofBrazilwhowastobepresentedtotheKingforgottotakehiscredentials(国书)withhimandwasobligedtogobacktohishoteltobringthem．IfhehadlefttheminBrazilweshouldhavehadtowaitatleastsixmonthsforthem．”

　　“IsBrazilsofarfromRome?”askedtheladywhoknewverylittlegeography．

　　“It'sintheNewWorld”saidtheMinister．

　　“IntheNewWorld?”repeatedtheladyingreatastonishment．

　　“YesintheNewWorld”answeredtheMinisterinasarcastic(讥讽的)tone“whichwasdiscoveredbyChristopherColumbus．”

　　Whentheyoungladyheardthissherushedintothemiddleoftheball－roomandshoutedasloudasshecould：

　　“Ladiesandgentlemenhaveyouheardthelatestnews?AnewworldhasjustbeendiscoveredbyacertainChristopherColumbus．”

　　(1)

　　TheItalianforeignministercametotheballverylatebecause________．

　　[]A．

　　hehadsomethingtodoathome

　　B．

　　hewasdelayedbyalittleaccident

　　C．

　　someonewashurtintheKing'spalace

　　D．

　　hewasreluctanttocometothehall

　　(2)