Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one large airliner struck into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost.

From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may deal with 2,500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport.  Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.

    Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.

1. The air traffic controllers of an airport             .

A．control all the planes flying near the airport

B．give orders to planes leaving the airport

C．only deal with the planes that want to land there

D．are ordered to handle 2500 planes a day in England

2. The danger of air crashes grows every year because             .

A．airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier

B．a pilot does not always hear a controller’s order

C．a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes

D．airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes

3. The example in the passage is to show that                 .

A．air traffic controllers are often careless

B．air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents

C．it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents

D．two planes should not fly too close to each other

    John, Marshall came into my office while I   5   the arrangements for my flight to Rome．You   6   him last year when you were in England．If you   7   him, you would remember him because he is over two meters tall．He told me that he   8   for the previous two months on the plans for the new factory in Naples．He   9   very hard because he looked very tired．By the time I come to Rome he   10   them so I’ll bring them with me.

1．A．arrived two days ago

B．has arrived since two days

C．arrived since two days

D．has arrived since two days

2．A．shall have sent

B．is going to send

C．shall be sending

D．shall send

3．A．knew

B．had known

C．would have known

D．would know

4．A．get

B．will get

C．shall get

D．will have got

5．A．made

B．did make

C．had made

D．was making

6．A．can have met

B．may have met

C．can meet

D．may meet

7．A．meet

B．met

C．were meeting

D．would meet

8．A．has worked

B．has been working

C．had been worked

D．had been working

9．A．must have worked

B．had to work

C．need have worked

D．needed to work

10．A．will finish

B．will be finished

C．will have finished

D．has finished

    I would like to reply to your letter, which   1   before leaving for Rome．I was told yesterday that the company   2   me there next week for a business conference．If I   3   about it earlier I would have told you．Anyway, I’ll ring you as soon as I   4   there.

    John, Marshall came into my office while I   5   the arrangements for my flight to Rome．You   6   him last year when you were in England．If you   7   him, you would remember him because he is over two meters tall．He told me that he   8   for the previous two months on the plans for the new factory in Naples．He   9   very hard because he looked very tired．By the time I come to Rome he   10   them so I’ll bring them with me.

1．A．arrived two days ago

B．has arrived since two days

C．arrived since two days

D．has arrived since two days

2．A．shall have sent

B．is going to send

C．shall be sending

D．shall send

3．A．knew

B．had known

C．would have known

D．would know

4．A．get

B．will get

C．shall get

D．will have got

5．A．made

B．did make

C．had made

D．was making

6．A．can have met

B．may have met

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7．A．meet

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D．would meet

8．A．has worked

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C．had been worked

D．had been working

9．A．must have worked

B．had to work

C．need have worked

D．needed to work

10．A．will finish

B．will be finished

C．will have finished

D．has finished

The English are well known for their politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing (挤过去) past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and shop assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize  others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

56．What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?

A. He thinks it is unnecessary.     B. He thinks little of it.

C. He appreciates it very much.    D. He thinks it goes too far.

57．What can be inferred from the passage?

A. German men never treat a woman to dinner.

B. The author thinks it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver.

C. In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job.

D. Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.

58．We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.

A. like to fight with each other

B. treat women in a polite way

C. are as generous as English men

D. are unwilling to spend money for women

59.The author develops the text through the method of ______.

A. making comparisons               B. telling stories

C. giving reasons                    D. giving examples

It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people.
People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one “thank you” in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized (强调) several times that none of their words were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This is also shown in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter (后者) are a bit tightfisted.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?

A．A customer never says thank you to a retail assistant.

B．They may say thank you only once.

C．It’s always a retail assistant who says thank you.

D．They always say thank you to each other.