19．Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo．She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States．She spoke English very well．Though she was very happy she could go abroad，she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends．As she was thinking all about this，she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称）．Maria pulled and pulled．The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up．The man behind her got very impatient．He，too，was waiting to check in his luggage．
"What's wrong with this girl？"He said，"Why doesn't she hurry up？"He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter，hoping to check in first．He was in a hurry to get a good seat．
Maria was very angry，but she was very polite．And in her best English she said，"Why are you so upset？There are enough seats for everyone on the plane．If you are in such a hurry，why can't you give me a hand with my luggage？"
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English．He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back．Everyone was looking at him with disapproval．
81．Maria's story happenedD．
A．when she was leaving America
B．on her way back to Santo Domingo
C．before she left the USA
D．when she arrived at the airport
82．You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is toCat the airport．
A．help carry people's luggage
B．ask people to pick up the luggage
C．check people's luggage
D．take care of people's luggage
83．"Why are you so upset？"Maria said to the man．She wanted to tell him that he should not beC．
A．surprised B．sad C．unhappy D．sorry
84．"Everyone was looking at him with disapproval．"This sentence means that the people around feltD．
A．worried about Maria
B．worried about the man
C．sorry for Maria's manners
D．sorry for the man's manners
85．The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show thatA．
A．she was young but behaved properly
B．she would not have left home alone
C．everyone around her was wrong
D．it was not good that nobody offered to help her．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文，写得是十六岁的Maria在圣多明各的机场排队等候的时候发生的故事．
解答 81．答案是D．细节理解题．通过四个选项中引导时间状语的连词，我们初步判断题目是询问故事发生的时间的．根据文中句子：Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo十六岁，她正在圣多明各的机场排队等候，所以答案选D．
82．答案是C．推理判断题．题干的关键词是the airline employee机场工作人员，根据常识，机场工作人员是检查行李的，所以选择C．
83．答案是C．推理判断题．我们要找到这句话的上下文，才能判断出女孩子说这句话的含义：请大家阅读故事的第二段，可以判断出那个男人是因为女孩不能很快地搬动行李，耽误了他抢座位，而不太高兴．所以答案选C．
84．答案是D．推理判断题，让大家判断这句话的含义．从故事发生的前后经过来看人们对这个男人的态度应该不是担心或者焦虑，而是感到遗憾．身为一个大男人，却因抢座位责备一个小女孩．所以答案选D．
85．答案是A．推理判断题．从整个故事的发展来看，突出的是小女孩的彬彬有礼，大男人的无礼．在故事中，多次出现"polite"这个词，形容小女孩的礼貌．所以答案选A．
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