Question

Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.

"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.

"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."

"Why did he catch you?"

"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".

1.Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

A．he was an Australian businessman

B．he was leaving for Australia on business

C．his wife wanted him to

D．he wanted" to see his wife

2.Mrs Smith was very surprised because

A．Mr Smith didn't arrive in Darwin            B．Mr Smith telephoned her later

C．Mr Smith didn't leave the airport            D．Mr Smith was in Darwin

3.Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because

A．he met with his friend Jack

B．he didn't get the ticket

C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine

D．he was stopped by a policeman

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.

B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.

C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.

D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.

5.Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?

A．Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.

B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.

C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.

D．Because the policeman didn't know English.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文描述Smith先生在機場因為和朋友Jack打招呼“‘Hi, Jack! ”被警察誤認為是"hijack"而被捕的故事。

1.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia.可知他要去出差。故B正確。

2.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段2，3行She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.可知她驚訝的原因是他還在機場，沒有離開。故C正確。

3.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."可知是警察抓住了他。所以他才沒有辦法離開。故D正確。

4.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3段"Why did he catch you?"

"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

可知他不知道警察為什么要抓住他。故D項說法錯誤，符合要求。

5.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后2行All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".

可知hijack是指劫機。故C正確。

考點：考察故事類短文閱讀

點評：本文描述Smith先生在機場因為和朋友Jack打招呼“‘Hi, Jack! ”被警察誤認為是"hijack"而被捕的故事。本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。