14．Kim Jones planned a birthday party for her boyfriend Sam Phillips last Thursday night after work．However，the evening turned out differently than either of them had expected．In the late afternoon a huge electricity blackout hit seven northeastern states and three provinces in Canada．Just after four o'clock，a time when millions of people leave their offices and head home，the electricity stopped，so elevators and the subway systems in large cities like New York and Toronto didn't work．Flights could not land or take off at major airports．As soon as most people found out about the blackout，they put their cell phones to good use and called their families to let them know where they were．
Kim works on the 70th floor of a business center in New York．She had just left her office and was trapped in an elevator on the 65th floor．At first she was worried．She called Sam and discovered what had happened．He told her not to give up hope．Then Sam remembered that his friend Joe also worked high in that building．Joe could take care of the situation．About five o'clock，Joe and some other workers figured out that they could get Kim out of the elevator through its roof．
Kim still ended up having to walk down to the street at eight o'clock，she found Sam waiting for her．A number of their friends were there too．As for the birthday party，it turned into a picnic by candlelight because the city went without electricity for several days．Sam said he'd never forget it．
65．Which service was still available when the electricity stopped？C
A．Lift． B．Airline． C．Mobile phone． D．The underground．
66．Where was Kim when the blackout broke out？B
A．On the 70th floor．
B．On her way to meet Sam．
C．In her office on the 65th floor．
D．In a business center in Canada．
67．Which of the following is true？B
A．The blackout lasted a whole night．
B．Sam's birthday party became a picnic．
C．Kim and Sam work in the same building．
D．Kim was rescued by some of her colleagues．
68．Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage？A
A．Unforgettable Birthday B．The Electricity Blackout
C．Kim and Sam's Romance D．A Picnic by Candlelight．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Kim Jones计划在她男朋友的生日聚会上愉快度过，却遇见听点，最终生日宴会变成了烛光下的野餐．
解答 65．C．细节理解题．根据第一段As soon as most people found out about the blackout，they put their cell phones to good use and called their families to let them know where they were可知停电时手机还可以使用；故选C．
66．B．细节理解题．根据第二段She called Sam and discovered what had happened．He told her not to give up hope可知事故发生的时候她在去见山姆的路上；故选B．
67．B．细节理解题．根据最后一段As for the birthday party，it turned into a picnic by candlelight because the city went without electricity for several days可知Sam的生日聚会变成了野餐；故选B．
68．A．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了Kim Jones计划在她男朋友的生日聚会上愉快度过，却遇见听点，最终生日宴会变成了烛光下的野餐；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
