Question

A twenty-three-year Dutch student has enjoyed a short but unexpected holiday in Dubai. Mr Frank Vreede, a business student, had taken a part-time job at Schiphol Airport to help pay for his 5 . He worked as a baggage handler.

Last Friday night after a 6 day in the university library preparing for his final exams, Frank was 7 a plane at the airport. He was waiting for the next bag?gage truck to arrive and he felt tired. He decided to have a 8 rest so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.

9 ， while he was sleeping, the plane took off. An hour later, Frank 10 and was shocked to discov?er that the plane was in the air. 11 was a terrible noise from the engines, and he tried not to 12 It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold. Frank knew he could not 13 in the freezing temperatures. It was an impossible situation.

He decided to make as much 14 as possible. He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice. 15 a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant, who immediately informed the pilot. 16 the captain understood what was happening, he ordered hot air to be pumped into the hold.

When the plane arrived at Dubai International Airport ， an ambulance was waiting to take a very 17 and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital. 18 examined him, but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours. 19 spread quickly about this " stowaway". The Managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the week?end. "He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold ！ 20 the MD.

 21 been so kind," said Mr Vreede. "I'm really enjoying my stay in Dubai and I'm getting a lot of rest, so I won't fall asleep on the job again. He also 22 to his boss for sleeping at work 23 working, and promised it would not happen again. "Next time, I'll catch a 24 flight ！ said Mr Vreede.

5.    A. business     B. studies

    C.   flights        D. exams

6.    A. tiring  B. boring

    C.  lazy  D. sad

7.    A. boarding    B. repairing

    C. loading            D. sweeping

8.    A. good   B. quiet

    C.  full        D. quick

9.    A. However    B. Therefore

   C.  Besides    D. Otherwise

10.   A.    set up      B.    threw up

    C.    woke up  D.    looked up

11.   A.    It     B.    There

   C.    What       D.    That

12.   A.    risk  B.    anger

   C.    bother     D.    panic

13.   A. guarantee   B. survive

    C.  challenge     D. involve

14.   A. sense  B. progress

    C, fortune       D. noise

15.   A. Luckily      B. Generally

   C.  Actually  D. Usually

16.   A. Unless       B. Though

   C.  Once       D. Since

17.   A. sleepy B. greedy

    C.  hungry                     D. cold

18.   A. Workers     B. Passengers

    C.  Doctors   D. Pilots

19.   A. Diseases     B. News

    C.  Fear D. Lies

20.   A. joked  B. cried

    C.  whispered       D. replied

21.   A. Nobody's    B. Someone's

    C.  Anyone's  D. Everyone's

22.   A. applied      B. contributed

    C.  apologized                D. appealed

23.   A. instead of   B.  in spite of

     C.  in case of D.  except for

24.   A. local   B. regular

     C. delayed      D. cheap

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文讲述了一个在机场做装卸兼职的学生在上班时在货舱中睡觉，而飞机起飞了，在飞机飞行过程中得救的故事。

B business生意'；study研究，学习；flight航班；exam考试。句意：Mr Frank Vreede是一个商业系学生，依靠做兼职支付自己的学费。根据句意选B项。

A tiring累人的；boring无聊的；lazy懒的；sad悲伤的。语境：上周五的晚上，Frank渡过了疲劳的一天，准备期末考试。根据preparing for his final exams可知选A项。

C board登船；repair修理；load负载；sweep打扫。语境： 他正在准备装飞机。根据下文提到的"He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired."可知选C项。

D good好的；quiet安静的；full满的；quick快的。语境：他决定快速休息一下，坐下闭目养神一会。根据文中提到的"...so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.可知选D项。

A however然而；therefore因此；besides况且；otherwise 否则。句意：然而，当他睡觉时，飞机起飞了。根据语境，此处表示转折，故选A项。

C set up建立；throw up扔掉；wake up醒着；look up向上看。句意：一小时后，Frank醒来，吃惊地发现飞机在空中。根据语境可知Frank睡着了，此时醒来了，所以选C项。

B it它；there那；what什么；that那个。句意：发动机发出可怕的噪声。这里考察there be这个固定句型，故选B项。

D risk冒险；anger生气；bother打扰；panic惊恐。句意： 他尽量不害怕。根据下文提到的"It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold.可知选D项。

B guarantee保证；survive生存；challenge挑战；involve 涉及。句意：他知道他在这种寒冷的空气中不能生存下来。根据下文提到的"It was an impossible situation."可知选B项。

D sense感觉；progress进步；fortune财产；noise发出声音。句意：他决定尽可能多地发出声音。make noise发出声音。根据"He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice.，，可知选D项。

A luckily幸运地；generally概括地；actually确实；usually 通常。句意：幸运的是一个乘客听到这个声音，叫来飞行人员，飞行人员立即通知了飞行员。故选A项。

C unless除非；though虽然；once—旦；since自从。句意：一旦机长明白所发生的事，他命令飞机往货舱注人热空气。根据语境选C项。

D sleepy睡着的；greedy贪婪的；hungry饥饿的；cold冷的。语境：当飞机到达机场后，急救车等待着带又冷又害怕的Frank去医院。根据语境可知货舱内很冷，故选D项。

C worker 工人； passenger乘客；doctor医生；pilot飞行员。句意：医生检查他的身体，但他没有受什么伤害，过了数小时后被允许离开。故选C项。

B disease疾病；news新闻；fear恐惧；lie谎言。根据语境可知许多人知道了这件事，把它当作一个新闻，故选B项。

A joke开玩笑；cry哭泣；whisper低语；reply回应。句意："如果他准备通过货舱来旅行的话，他肯定是非常想来迪拜旅行，"这个经理开玩笑地说。根据语境选A项。

D nobody没有人；someone某人；anyone任何人；every-one每个人。句意：每个人都那么善良。根据语境可知选D项。

C apply申请；contribute有助于；apologize道歉；appeal 要求，有吸引力。句意：他也因为工作时睡觉向他的上司道歉。apologize to sb for sth因为某事向某人道歉。故选C项。

A instead of代替；in spite of尽管；in case of以防；except for除了。语境：Frank因为上班睡觉而道歉。根据下文提到的"...promised it would not happen again."可知选A项。

B local当地的；regular有规律的；delayed耽搁的；cheap 便宜的。句意：下次，我肯定会坐正常的航班。这里与他在货舱进行比较，故选B项。