【题目】 It was Halloween(万圣节), which is a big deal when you’re seven. I was sitting in my Sleeping Beauty costume, eagerly waiting for my dad to come home so he could take me to go trick or treating. My father had been away on a business trip. He was supposed to return earlier that day, but it was midnight…Finally I nodded off.
The next morning I guessed that my mom had already known something I didn’t find out for another couple of days. It was my dad who had a new identity(身份): plane crash survivor. He told us about it later. It had been raining as he got on the plane for home. The plane was cleared for taking off on one runway but turned too far and ended up taking off on another runway, which was closed. Because of the rain, the pilot couldn’t see the heavy construction equipment(施工设施)blocking the runway, and the plane crashed right into it. The left wing was torn off, the fuselage(机身)split in two, and fire shot through the plane. Nearly half of the passengers died, but amazingly, my dad was unhurt. He couldn’t breathe because of the smoke, so he ran toward the exit and walked out.
My father told me when the plane crashed, he first thought of us. As sad as he felt at the thought of never seeing us again, he also felt a sense of relief(解脱)that all his business and financial(财务的)worries would be over. When he survived, he saw it as a second chance. He valued his second life, so he sold his business and started a new one. Now he is a successful businessman. I’m so proud of my dad for this.
【1】The author was waiting for her father to return home so she could ________.
A.share his business trip story.B.buy a Sleeping Beauty costume with him.
C.listen to his trick-or-treating stories.D.celebrate Halloween with him.
【2】The plane crashed mainly because ________.
A.a fire broke out in it.B.the pilot couldn’t see the runway clearly.
C.it turned onto a wrong runway.D.it hit a building while taking off.
【3】Why did the author’s dad feel a sense of relief as the plane crashed?
A.He thought everyone would die.
B.He thought he wouldn’t be troubled by his business problems.
C.He thought he wouldn’t have to be controlled by his boss.
D.He thought he could escape the quarrels with his wife.
【4】Which saying does the experience of the author’s father match?
A.You are blessed if surviving a disaster.
B.Life is short and time is flying.
C.Where there is a will, there is a way.
D.Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
【答案】
【1】D
【2】C
【3】B
【4】A
【解析】
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了父亲在一次飞机撞机事故中,竟然很幸运地幸免于难的故事。
【1】
细节理解题。第一段中提到“I was sitting in my Sleeping Beauty costume, eagerly waiting for my dad to come home so he could take me to go trick or treating.”。“不给糖就捣蛋”的游戏是指为庆祝万圣节的来临,小孩会装扮成各种可爱的鬼怪向逐家逐户地敲门,要求获得糖果,否则就会捣蛋。作者在等待父亲回家,这样父亲可以带她去玩“不给糖就捣蛋”的游戏。作者是希望能和父亲一起庆祝万圣节。故选D项。
【2】
细节理解题。根据第二段中关于飞机撞机过程的描述“The plane was cleared for taking off on one runway but turned too far and ended up taking off on another runway, which was closed. Because of the rain, the pilot couldn’t see the heavy construction equipment(施工设施)blocking the runway, and the plane crashed right into it.(这架飞机获准在一条跑道上起飞,但转向太远,最终在另一条跑道上起飞,而该跑道被关闭了。因为下雨,飞行员看不到重型施工设施挡住了跑道,这样飞机就直接撞到上面了。)”可知,飞机撞到重型施工设施上主要是因为它进入了错误的跑道。故选C项。
【3】
细节理解题。根据第三段中 “As sad as he felt at the thought of never seeing us again, he also felt a sense of relief(解脱)that all his business and financial(财务的)worries would be over.”可知,当飞机撞机时,虽然父亲一想到永远再也见不到家人,但是他也有种解脱的感觉,因为父亲觉得如果万一他出事,他再也不用担心所有的生意和财务的麻烦问题了。故选B项。
【4】
推理判断题。通读全文,文章讲述了父亲在一次飞机撞机事故中,很幸运地幸免于难。当他活下来的时候,他把这看作是上天给他的第二次机会,也很珍惜自己的第二次生命。选项A意思为“如果你能在灾难中幸存下来,那真是太幸运了”,符合作者父亲的经历;选项B意思为 “人生苦短,光阴飞逝”;选项C意思为 “有志者,事竟成” ;选项D意思为 “世上无难事,只怕有心人”。故选A项。
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