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【题目】阅读理解。

Heavy snow and low temperatures caused further damage across northern Europe on Monday—stranding(滞留的) travelers,snarling(混乱的)traffic and shutting schools.

More than 1,000 flights at Germany’s main airports in Frankfurt,Munich and Berlin were canceled and many more delayed after up to 40 cm of fresh snow covering the country.Some 500 passengers slept at Frankfurt airport.Airlines advised passengers to take trains if possible.

In the United Kingdom,British Airways said the severe weather continued to cause great damage to operations and further travel.Only one of two runways at London Heathrow,the world’s busiest international airport,was operating after the snowstorm.Other UK airports were open,but many flights were canceled,and many passengers spent a second night at an airport terminal(终点站).

Northern France was also covered by heavy snow.Air travel was reduced at Paris’ two main airports,with Orly airport shutting down.

In Poland,hard hit by the cold weather,six people froze to death on Sunday night,raising the death toll to 114 in the last month.Heavy snow stopped Warsaw traffic again on Monday.Warsaw airport was open but was receiving far fewer passengers than usual because of flight cancellations in western Europe.

【1】Which of the following was NOT related to heavy snow and low temperatures?

A.That more travelers stayed in the airport.

B.That workers were on strike for better public traffic.

C.That many schools had to stop having classes.

D.That traffic didn’t run as usual.

【2】The underlined word “canceled” in the second paragraph means “ ”.

A.continued B.considered

C.stopped D.forgotten

【3】The world’s busiest international airport is .

A.Berlin airport

B.Paris airport

C.Warsaw airport

D.London Heathrow airport

【4】We can conclude from the passage that .

A.more people are likely to die because of the cold weather in Europe

B.fewer people will travel in Europe in such cold weather

C.the snowstorm is the worst in the history of the UK

D.all airports will be shut down

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

试题解析:

【1】由第一段可知,大雪和低温造成了游客滞留、交通瘫痪和学校停课。故选B项。

【2】根据上下文可知,由于大雪和低温,机场的航班被取消了。cancel表示“取消”,所以选C项。

【3】根据第三段第二句“Only one of two runways at London Heathrow,the world’s busiest international airport,was operating after the snowstorm.”可知,答案为D项。

【4】根据最后一段以及上下文可知,由于大雪和严寒以及一些航班的取消,在这样的天气中将会有越来越少的游客到欧洲旅游。故选B项。