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 5o'clock and said that he was still at theお airport.

  “What happened?” asked Mrs．Smith．

  “WeIl，”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 late

  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? Because 　　　　　　  .

  A．he didn't keep silence at the airport

  B．he greeted an airport engineer named Jack

  C．the pronunciation of “Hi, Jack” has another frightful meaning

  D．the policeman didn't know English

 

Answer 1

答案：1B2C3D4D5C
解析：

1、从文中第一句可得知答案为B。 2、当他妻子听到Mr．Smith还在机场时感到很惊讶。故答案为C。 3、从文中这句话I shouted to him and a policeman caught me．可知就是由于这个原因他上不了飞机。 4、从文中“I don't know,” said Mr．Smith可知D项与原文事实不符，故答案为D。 5、从文中最后一句话可知。