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 . He worked as a baggage handler.

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

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

He decided to make as much as possible. He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice. a passenger heard the noise and called a flight attendant, who immediately informed the pilot. 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 and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital. examined him, but he was unhurt and was allowed to leave after a few hours spread quickly about this "stowaway". The managing Director of one of Dubai's top hotels offered him a free room for the weekend. “He must have wanted to come to Dubai very much if he was prepared to travel in the hold!” the MD.

“ 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 to his boss for sleeping at work _working, and promised it would not happen again. "Next time, I'II catch a flight!” said Mr Vreede.

1.A. businessB. studiesC. flightsD. exams

2.A. tiringB. boringC. lazyD. sad

3.A. boardingB. repairingC. loadingD. sweeping

4.A. goodB. quietC. fullD. quick

5.A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. BesidesD. Otherwise

6.A. set upB. threw upC. woke upD. looked up

7.A. ItB. ThereC. WhatD. That

8.A. riskB. angerC. botherD. panic

9.A. guaranteeB. surviveC. challengeD. involve

10.A. senseB. progressC. fortuneD. noise

11.A. LuckilyB. GenerallyC. ActuallyD. Usually

12.A. UnlessB. ThoughC. OnceD. Since

13.A. sleepyB. greedyC. hungryD. cold

14.A. WorkersB. PassengersC. DoctorsD. Pilots

15.A. DiseasesB. NewsC. FearD. Lies

16.A. jokedB. criedC. whisperedD. replied

17.A. Nobody's B. someone'sC. Anyone'sD. Everyone's

18.A. appliedB. contributedC. apologizedD. appealed

19.A. instead ofB. in spite ofC. in case ofD. except for

20.A. localB. regularC. delayedD. cheap

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲到一个做机场装卸兼职的学生在上班时在货舱中睡觉了，而飞机起飞了，在飞机飞行过程中得救的故事。

1.B考查名词辨析A. business生意 ；B. studies研究，学习；C. flights航班；D. exams考试；句意：Mr Frank Vreede是一个商业系的学生，依靠做兼职支付自己的学费。根据句意选B项。

2.2】A考查形容词辨析A. tiring厌烦的；B. boring无聊的；C. lazy懒的；D. sad悲伤的；句意：上周一个周五的晚上，过了令人厌烦的一天，准备期末考试。根据preparing for his final exams可知选A项。

3.3】C考查动词辨析A. boarding登船；B. repairing修理；C. loading负载；D. sweeping打扫；句意：他正在准备装飞机。根据下方提到He was waiting for the next baggage truck to arrive and he felt tired故选C项。

4.4】D考查形容词辨析 A. good好的；B. quiet安静的；C. full满的；D. quick快的；句意：他决定快速休息一下，坐下闭目养神一会。根据文中提到so he sat down in the hold of the plane and shut his eyes just for a moment.可知选D项。

5.5】A考查副词辨析A. However然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides况且；D. Otherwise否则；句意：然而，当他睡觉时，飞机起飞了。根据语境，表示转折，故选A项。

6.6】C考查动词短语辨析A. set up建立；B. threw up扔掉；C. woke up醒着；D. looked up向上看；句意：一小时后，Frank醒来，吃惊发现飞机在空中。根据语境可知睡觉了，而飞机起飞，故醒来，所以选C项。

7.7】B考查代词辨析A. It它国B. There这；C. What什么；D. That这个；句意：发动机发出可怕的噪音。考查there be 这个固定句型，故选B项。

8.8】D考查名词辨析A. risk冒险；B. anger生气；C. bother打扰；D. panic惊恐；句意：他尝试着不害怕。根据下方提到It was dark, uncomfortable and very, very cold可知选D项。

9.9】B考查动词辨析A. guarantee保证；B. survive生存；C. challenge挑战；D. involve涉及；句意：他知道他不在这种寒冷的空气中不能生存下来。根据下方提到It was an impossible situation可知选B项。

10.0】D考查名词辨析A. sense感觉；B. progress进步；C. fortune财产；D. noise吵闹；句意：他决定尽可能的发出声音。Make noise 吵闹，根据He hit the ceiling of the baggage hold and shouted at the top of his voice.可知选D项。

11.1】A考查副词辨析A. Luckily幸运地；B. Generally总得来说；C. Actually确实；D. Usually通常；句意：幸运地是一个顾客听到这个声音，叫来空警，通知了飞行员。根据语境，有人听到，故选A项。

12.2】C考查连词辨析A. Unless除非；B. Though虽然；C. Once一旦；D. Since自从；句意：一旦机长明白所发生的事，他命令飞机注入热空气。根据语境选C项。

13.3】D考查形容词辨析A. sleepy睡着的；B. greedy贪婪的；C. hungry饥饿的；D. cold冷的；句意：当飞机到达机场后，急救等待着带出了又冷又害怕的frank去了医院。根据语境可知在货舱内很冷，故选D项。

14.4】C考查名词辨析A. Workers工人；B. Passengers乘客；C. Doctors医生；D. Pilots飞行员；句意：医生检查他的身体，但没有什么伤害，过了数小时后允许他离开。根据上文提到an ambulance was waiting to take a very and frightened Mr Vreede to hospital可知选C项。

15.5】B考查名词辨析A. Diseases疾病；B. News新闻；C. Fear恐怕；D. Lies说谎；句意：新闻很快传播 。根据语境许多人知道这件事，当作 一个新闻，故选B项。

16.6】A 考查动词辨析A. joked玩笑；B. cried哭泣；C. whispered低语；D. replied回应；句意：如果他准备在货舱来旅行的话， 肯定是想来我们这旅行，这个经理开玩笑的说。根据语境选A项。

17.7】D考查代词辨析A. Nobody's 没有人；B. someone's某人的；C. Anyone's任何人的；D. Everyone's每个人的；句意：每个人都那么的善良。根据文中提到酒店给他提供房间，故选D项。

18.8】C考查动词辨析A. applied申请；B. contributed有助于；C. apologized道歉；D. appealed同意；句意：他也因为工作时睡觉向经理道歉。Apologize to sb for sth 因为某事向某人道歉，故选C项。

19.9】A考查短语辨析A. instead of代替；B. in spite of尽管；C. in case of以防；D. except for除了；句意：因为上班睡觉而道歉。根据下方提到promised it would not happen again.故选A项。

20.20】B考查形容词辨析A. local当地的；B. regular有规律的；C. delayed耽搁的；D. cheap便宜的；句意：下次，我肯定会做正常的航班。这里与他在货舱进行比较，故选B项。

考点：故事类阅读。