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My husband and son took a New York-to-Milwaukee flight that was supposed to leave Friday at 11:29 am. The flight boarded after 4 pm and didn’t leave the gate until 4:40, and half an hour later the pilot announced it would be another hour until takeoff. At that point a Jewish family, worried about violating the Sabbath (安息日), asked to get off. Going back to the gate cost the plane its place in line for takeoff, and the flight was eventually cancelled. Was the airline right to grant that request? M. W, Norwalk, CONN. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Situations like that can bring out the worst in people. But despite the increasing resentment(怨恨) of a plane full of people, the pilot tried to do the right thing. He went out of his way to satisfy one family’s urgent need. He should not have done so. Passengers bought tickets in the belief that the airline’s primary goal was to get them to their destination as close to the schedule as possible. Once they got on the plane and the doors are locked, it’s not correct to announce that the rules have changed and that a personal (as opposed to medical) emergency —no matter how urgent — might take precedence(优先). That would be just as true if turning back to the gate had merely cost a few minutes rather than doomed the flight entirely, since on a plane, even a slight delay can spread outward, from the people in the cabin to those meeting them to the passengers waiting to board the plane for the next leg of its journey and so on. It would also be true if the personal emergency were not religious — if someone suddenly realized she’d made a professional mistake that might cost her millions, and she had to race back to the office to fix it. If a religious practice does nothing to harm others, then airlines should make a reasonable effort to accommodate it. Though that family has every right to observe the Sabbath, it has no right to enlist an airplane full of captive bystanders to help them do so. By boarding a flight on a Friday afternoon, the family knowingly risked running into trouble. The risk was theirs alone to bear. 小题1:M. W. wrote the letter to ask whether ______.A.Any religious passenger has the right to ask the pilot to take off | B.The airline has the right to cancel the flight without any reason | C.A flight should meet any passenger’s need despite others’ benefit | D.A plane which has left the gate should give up taking off | 小题2:What do we know from the reply letter?A.The pilot did the right thing in spite of the fierce resentment. | B.The plane should turn back if anyone aboard is seriously ill. | C.Anybody who has boarded has no chance to get off the plane. | D.Any flight shouldn’t change its schedule no matter what has happened. | 小题3:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Turning back to the gate usually takes a plane quite a long time. | B.Nobody should take precedence to require the plane to turn back to the gate. | C.Even if it had taken a few minutes it was not right to turn back to the gate. | D.It was OK if turning back to the gate hadn’t caused the flight to be cancelled. | 小题4:The author of the reply letter thinks that _________.A.It’s right for the plane to turn back to the gate to save a passenger’s treasure | B.The Jewish family should give up observing the Sabbath after boarding | C.The biggest problem of turning back is to bring trouble to the pilot | D.The Jewish family had better avoid boarding on Friday afternoon |
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小题1:C 小题2:B 小题3:C 小题4:D |
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试题分析:本文两封信,在一封信中提出了一个问题,因为某一个家庭的私事,而耽误大家的航班,并且取消了航班这种做法正确吗?在第二封信中明确给出了答案,即使有人生病了飞机也不该返回,the Jewish family一家最好避免在周五下午出行。 小题1:细节理解题。根据But despite the increasing resentment(怨恨) of a plane full of people, the pilot tried to do the right thing. He went out of his way to satisfy one family’s urgent need. He should not have done so.不应只为满足私欲而不顾其他的人了,故选C。 小题2:细节理解题。根据That would be just as true if turning back to the gate had merely cost a few minutes rather than doomed the flight entirely,,如果有人生病了飞机应该返回,故选B。 小题3:细节理解题。根据即使只需几分钟的时间再返回门口那里也是不对的,故选C。 小题4:细节理解题。根据By boarding a flight on a Friday afternoon, the family knowingly risked running into trouble. The risk was theirs alone to bear.故选D。 点评:细节题为阅读考题的重头戏,所占比例很高,相对而言较简单,因为这类题虽然要求理解准确,但基本上限于字面意义的理解,范围也限于局部,因此是我们可望得高分的部分。细节题绝大部分体现“中心思想是解”这一原理。本文都是细节理解题,在文中比较容易找到答案。 |
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There were two lovers. The man was 41 cowardly(胆小的) that he always let the girlfriend try first everything 42 they would do. His girlfriend was not so 43 with that. Once they went out to sea. After returning , their boat was 44 by the storm. Luckily, the girlfriend held a 45 to save their lives. The girlfriend asked her boyfriend, "Do you 46 ?" The boyfriend took out a fruit knife and said, "Yes, but if any shark comes I can 47 it with this." His girlfriend only shook her head with a cold smile. Soon a great number of people on a 48 found them. Suddenly a group of sharks appeared. His girlfriend 49 , “Let"s swim hard together and we"ll be all right.” But her boyfriend suddenly pushed the girl into the sea, held the wood and shouted to the ship by himself, "Let me try 50 this time!" 51 ,his girlfriend looked at her boyfriend. The sharks were drawing near, but they were not interested in the girl and swam 52 to the boy. When he was torn and bitten fiercely by the sharks, the boyfriend 53 shouted to his girlfriend, “ I love you!” The girl was saved. All the people on the deck(甲板) were standing in silence. The captain sat beside the girl and said, "Miss, he is the 54 man I have 55 seen. Let"s pray(祈祷) for him." "No! He is a 56 , "said the girl coldly. "How could you say like this? I have just been watching you 57 the telescope(望远镜). I saw clearly he 58 his wrist(手腕) with the knife after pushing you away. The sharks are very sensitive to the 59 . If he hadn"t done this to 60 time. I"m afraid you would never appear on this ship…"
小题2: | A.that | B.when | C.what | D.which |
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小题3: | A.frightened | B.hopeful | C.satisfied | D.upset |
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小题4: | A.destroyed | B.hurt | C.lifted | D.pushed |
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小题5: | A.stick | B.flag | C.captain | D.wood |
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小题6: | A.shake | B.dare | C.hear | D.fear |
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小题7: | A.go through | B.deal with | C.fight for | D.care about |
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小题8: | A.plane | B.boat | C.ship | D.beach |
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小题9: | A.burst out | B.cried out | C.gave up | D.came up |
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小题10: | A.first | B.second | C.best | D.most |
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小题11: | A.Afraid | B.Nervous | C.Shocked | D.Calm |
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小题12: | A.hard | B.fast | C.quickly | D.straight |
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小题13: | A.excitedly | B.crazily | C.actively | D.selfishly |
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小题14: | A.bravest | B.kindest | C.cleverest | D.worst |
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小题15: | A.seldom | B.once | C.ever | D.never |
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小题16: | A.sailor | B.prayer | C.survivor | D.coward |
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小题18: | A.cut | B.damaged | C.injured | D.ruined |
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小题19: | A.blood | B.water | C.knife | D.voice |
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小题20: | A.kill | B.waste | C.buy | D.occupy(占据) |
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In high school, George Lucas didn’t do much work because he spent all his time dreaming about racing cars. Just a few days before graduation, George was driving home from the library in his Fiat; he prepared for a left turn by looking in the minor. But as he started the turn, he heard the sound of another car, a blowing horn(喇叭), and the speeding Chevy hit the driver side of his car. The little Fiat turned over four or five times before it was stopped by a big tree. Luckily, George did not die in the accident, but his recovery was slow and he needed months of physical treatment. He would never be able to race ears now. The accident really changed George’s life. He decided there must be some reason he survived, and made up his mind to get his act together and make something out of his life. He decided to go to university and developed an interest in reading and writing. He got on quite well in his studies. He didn’t quite forget about racing cars. At that time instead of driving race cars, he began filming them. You may have seen one or all of George Lucas’s most famous films from the Star Wars series or the Indiana Jones trilogy. Not only has George produced movies, but also he has helped invent and develop new technologies to modernize the movie industry. Today, Lucas, who earns as much as $3.0 billion, is one of the American film industry’s most successful directors and producers. 小题1:What was George Lueas’s life like in high school?A.He was the best race ear driver. | B.He did very well in his school subjects. | C.He didn’t spend much time on his studies. | D.He was one of the worst students in school. | 小题2:We can learn from this passage that __________.A.George’s Fiat was not seriously damaged | B.the Chevy driver didn’t break the traffic law | C.George was seriously injured in the accident | D.the Chevy driver wasn’t injured in the accident | 小题3:The greatness of George Lucas mainly lies in his __________.A.earning a great deal of money | B.directing several famous movies | C.making movies about racing cars | D.making the film industry more modern |
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The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living. It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot. Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!” Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!” “I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!” 小题1:The old man’s sons joined the army because_________. A.they were all strong | B.they loved their country | C.they wanted to be full | D.they had to do so | 小题2:The old man was sad because _________. A.his three sons had to join the army | B.his three sons lost their lives during the war | C.he lived in the small town alone | D.he had neither food nor clothes | 小题3:From the passage we can infer that _________.A.the old policeman would send the old man into prison | B.the old policeman hated Hitler, too | C.the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs | D.the old man found a friend at the police station | 小题4:In the old policeman’s opinion, _________. A.Hitler was more foolish than pigs | B.the old man insulted(侮辱)their hometown | C.the old man had to say sorry to him | D.the old man had to fight with Hitler | 小题5:What would probably be the best title for this passage? A.An Old Man and His Three Sons | B.Hitler is a Foolish Pig | C.It’s Hitler’s Hometown | D.It’s Pigs’ Hometown |
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When looking back at the scary situation that happened to him on Saturday, Patrick Canney said he couldn’t still believe that it was true. It was a situation that could have ended with a tragedy for Patrick, his father and his sister. But it didn’t really happen thanks to Patrick. That morning, Patrick’s father was driving down busy Interstate 95 in Peabody, Massachusetts. The car started going really slowly, which seized Patrick’s attention. And then he realized that something was wrong. At that point, Patrick found his father was having a seizure (中风). “It was really scary,” he said. “It was unlike anything that had ever really happened to me.” But Patrick didn’t act scared. He took control of the situation and got behind the wheel of the SUV. He turned the key off and pulled the car over to the breakdown lane (车道). He then stopped the SUV, grabbed a cell phone out of his dad’s pocket and called 911 for help. Patrick’s 9-year-old sister was in the SUV, too. He told his little sister not to worry about it. Then he opened the door and stood right next to the guard rail. Thanks to Patrick’s description of their location during the 911 call, Massachusetts State Police were able to locate the Canneys within minutes -- and get them all to safety. “A 12-year-old boy’s clear thinking and decisive action actually saved this family from a tragedy,” said state police spokesman David. “That’s Patrick. He is cool and collected. I couldn’t imagine what would be the result if he were panicked (惊慌失措).” Patrick’s father was expected to recover fully from the seizure. And thanks to Patrick, all of the Canneys are still alive. “The word hero may be overused in our society,” said David. “But Patrick is surely that -- and then some.” 小题1:As soon as he found his father had a seizure, Patrick ________.A.told his sister not to worry | B.called the police for help at once | C.tried his best to save his father | D.managed to take control of the car | 小题2:The underlined word “collected” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.A.confused | B.positive | C.calm | D.serious | 小题3:What did David think of Patrick?A.Patrick should learn from real heroes in society. | B.Patrick was a cool boy who matched the word hero. | C.Patrick should be rewarded for his behavior. | D.Patrick should protect his family carefully in the future. | 小题4:Which of the-following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A.A kid made every effort to survive in a car crash. | B.A kid turned into a lifesaver after his father was ill. | C.A kid learned how to become a hero by using his wisdom. | D.A kid saved his sister when they drove on a highway. |
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When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner 36 . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly 37. Not really knowing how 38 the bus ride should be, I 39 when I saw the landmarks 40 on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the 41 , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was 42 on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no43 when the next bus would come, 44 when a bus did come by, I 45 got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the 46 bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he 47 to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but 48 did not help much. He finally 49 me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was 50 that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the 51 bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there 52 . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party 53 I was over an hour late. I am forever thankful for the 54 that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a 55 on my heart.
小题1: | A.meal | B.party | C.meeting | D.time |
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小题2: | A.accepted | B.refused | C.got | D.received |
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小题3: | A.far | B.difficult | C.long | D.bad |
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小题4: | A.drove on | B.walked away | C.hurried by | D.got off |
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小题5: | A.show | B.showing | C.shown | D.to show |
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小题6: | A.street signs | B.tall buildings | C.traffic lights | D.back yards |
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小题7: | A.queuing | B.sitting | C.standing | D.waiting |
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小题8: | A.meaning | B.idea | C.problem | D.way |
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小题10: | A.suddenly | B.luckily | C.finally | D.quickly |
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小题11: | A.right | B.wrong | C.best | D.fastest |
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小题12: | A.supplied | B.refused | C.offered | D.wanted |
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小题14: | A.kept | B.dropped | C.drove | D.turned |
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小题15: | A.eager | B.worried | C.sorry | D.disappointed |
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小题16: | A.same | B.next | C.kind | D.silly |
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小题17: | A.helpless | B.lonely | C.unaccompanied | D.alone |
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小题18: | A.after | B.although | C.until | D.when |
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小题19: | A.respect | B.concern | C.help | D.love |
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小题20: | A.mark | B.sign | C.symbol | D.line |
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