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son. Ⅲ .閱讀理解 A 導學號 49152188 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of Britain, died on March 30,2021, just a little over four months short of her 102nd birthday. Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes- Lyon was born in 1900, when Queen Victoria was still living. Her family was from the Scottish aristocracy (貴族 ). In 1923 Elizabeth married Berite (Albert), the shy and awkward son of Gee V. At first, she turned him down, unsure whether she wanted to marry into the duties of the Royal Family. Her first daughter, born in 1926, was also named Elizabeth. A second daughter, Margaret, was born four years later. In 1936, Gee Ⅴ died, and his eldest son became King Edward Ⅷ . However, Edward gave up the throne (皇冠 ) soon afterwards. Albert ascended the throne as Gee VI, and was crowned with Elizabeth or at his side the following year. During World War Ⅱ , which lasted from 1939 to 1945, the Queen refused to leave England. She, the King, and the young princesses stayed in London to share the danger with other Londoners, instead of spending the war years safely in Canada. This earned her respect and admiration. Gee Ⅵ died of lung cancer in 1952, and their firstdaughter ascended the throne as Elizabeth Ⅱ . The seniorElizabeth took the title Queen Elizabeth or the Queen Mother. Later she said she was happy to be known simply as “the Queen Mum”. Her favourite grandson, Prince Charles, called her “the most wonderful example of fun”. She enjoyed gin as well as champagne, planned official engagements around the horse- racing calendar and expressed an ambition to bee Britain39。s oldest woman. 1. How old was “Queen Mum” when she died?_A__ A. 101. B. 100. C. 103. D. 104. 解析: 事實細節(jié)題。從第一段可知,伊麗莎白王后去世的時候差四個多月到 102 歲,故選 A。 2. How old is Queen Mum39。s second daughter now?_B__ A. 70. B. 85. C. 79. D. 88. 解析: 事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段可知,伊麗莎白王后