Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.

One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table came up and said “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”

“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.

“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute（降落伞） hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.

Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(伞罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn’t know.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.

Why didn’t Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?

A. He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man.   

B. He didn’t like him at that time.

C. He was very busy then. 

D. He didn’t know him well then.

What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?

A. weaved clothes for the pilots.          B. repaired the wooden table in the ship.

C. helped the jets start.                  D. packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.

What does the writer think we should do?

A. We should help each other if they are in trouble. 

B. We shouldn’t look down upon the sailors.

C. We should be thankful to others’ help.

D. We should be honest to our friends.

Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A story about a sailor.                       B. Who pack your parachutes?

C. Don’t forget your past!                      D. Never forget your friends!

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.

One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table came up and said “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”

“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.

“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute（降落伞） hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”

Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.

Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(伞罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn’t know.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.

1.Why didn’t Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?

A. He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man.   

B. He didn’t like him at that time.

C. He was very busy then. 

D. He didn’t know him well then.

2. What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?

A. weaved clothes for the pilots.          B. repaired the wooden table in the ship.

C. helped the jets start.                  D. packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.

3. What does the writer think we should do?

A. We should help each other if they are in trouble. 

B. We shouldn’t look down upon the sailors.

C. We should be thankful to others’ help.

D. We should be honest to our friends.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A story about a sailor.                       B. Who pack your parachutes?

C. Don’t forget your past!                      D. Never forget your friends!

 

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet fighter pilot in Viet Nam. After 75 missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb parachuted down into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man from another table came up and said “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Viet Nam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”
“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,” the man replied. “I guess it worked”. Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute（降落伞） hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”
Plumb couldn’t sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, “I kept wondering what he looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said ‘Good morning. How are you?’ or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was ‘just a sailor’”.
Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds(伞罩) and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn’t know.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.
【小题1】Why didn’t Plumb say hello to the sailor each time he passed him on the Kitty Hawk?

A．He thought the sailor was just an unimportant man.

B．He didn’t like him at that time.

C．He was very busy then.

D．He didn’t know him well then.

【小题2】 What did the sailor do on the Kitty Hawk at the Viet Nam War?

A．weaved clothes for the pilots.	B．repaired the wooden table in the ship.
C．helped the jets start.	D．packed the parachutes for the fighter pilots.

【小题3】 What does the writer think we should do?

A．We should help each other if they are in trouble.

B．We shouldn’t look down upon the sailors.

C．We should be thankful to others’ help.

D．We should be honest to our friends.

【小题4】 Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A story about a sailor.	B．Who pack your parachutes?
C．Don’t forget your past!	D．Never forget your friends!

As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.

   This bird flu  1  more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2004. No 2  cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions（自治区）and municipalities had__3__the disease in poultry（家禽）.

“It remains a _4   task for China to prevent and control the disease,  5   the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to  6  the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated（接种疫苗）.  7  , there would be constant monitoring（监控）and daily  8   on the disease across the country, and  __9  production of bird flu vaccines.

Among the 11 Asian countries and regions  10   by bird flu in animals, only Viet Nam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have   11__   the disease from poultry.

While the World Health Organization said there was  12   proof of human transmission（传播）of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Viet Nam  13  have caught it from their brother.

The big  14  was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus（病毒）to create a deadly  15   disease that would kill millions of people across the  16  . Many Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell   17   chickens on the market. This greatly increases the ___18_ of human being infected with bird flu.

An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more  __19 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely_ 20  their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.

1. A. hurt        B. hit             C. struck            D. killed

2. A. animal         B. bird              C. human                  D. poultry

3. A. shown                B. reported           C. struck        D. said

4. A. difficult        B. interesting        C. anxious         D. great

5. A. but           B. and               C. while             D. so

6. A. fight           B. control            C. keep              D. stop

7. A. However        B. Meanwhile      C. Therefore         D. Instead

8. A. controls       B. treatments         C. reports            D. vaccines

9 A. started          B. improved                C. increased          D. attempted

10. A. affected      B. destroyed          C. connected     D. introduced

11. A. held           B. covered         C. carried                  D. caught

12. A. some         B. much             C. no            D. more

13. A. should       B. might            C. must           D. need

14. A. accident    B. problem         C. task          D. flu

15. A. new         B. strange           C. serious         D. bad

16. A. country     B. area             C. mainland        D. globe

17. A. killed      B. many         C. dead            D. live

18. A. speed                B. possibility         C. introduction     D. experience

19. A. healthy      B. useful          C. simple          D. gentle

20. A. stop         B. change          C. form            D. keep

As China faced up to a battle against bird flu, the government announced a range of control measures it believed would bring the disease under control.

   This bird flu  1  more than 16 people across Asia and was made certain in China in late January, 2004. No 2  cases had been found in the mainland but at least 13 of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions（自治区）and municipalities had__3__the disease in poultry（家禽）.

“It remains a _4   task for China to prevent and control the disease,  5   the government is confident in the fight,” said a Vice-Minister of Agriculture. He gave details of a range of measures designed to  6  the disease spreading. Poultry within 3km of infected farms was to be killed and those within 5km vaccinated（接种疫苗）.  7  , there would be constant monitoring（监控）and daily  8   on the disease across the country, and  __9  production of bird flu vaccines.

Among the 11 Asian countries and regions  10   by bird flu in animals, only Viet Nam and Thailand had reported human cases. The people infected were reported to have   11__   the disease from poultry.

While the World Health Organization said there was  12   proof of human transmission（传播）of bird flu, it admitted that two sisters who died of bird flu in Viet Nam  13  have caught it from their brother.

The big  14  was that the disease could combine with a human flu virus（病毒）to create a deadly  15   disease that would kill millions of people across the  16  . Many Asian farmers live closely with their animals and sell   17   chickens on the market. This greatly increases the ___18_ of human being infected with bird flu.

An official from WHO said Asian countries affected by bird flu should introduce a more  __19 way of raising and selling chickens. They have to completely_ 20  their lifestyle and attitude towards animals.

1. A. hurt        B. hit             C. struck            D. killed

2. A. animal         B. bird              C. human                  D. poultry

3. A. shown                B. reported           C. struck        D. said

4. A. difficult        B. interesting        C. anxious         D. great

5. A. but           B. and               C. while             D. so

6. A. fight           B. control            C. keep              D. stop

7. A. However        B. Meanwhile      C. Therefore         D. Instead

8. A. controls       B. treatments         C. reports            D. vaccines

9 A. started          B. improved                C. increased          D. attempted

10. A. affected      B. destroyed          C. connected     D. introduced

11. A. held           B. covered         C. carried                  D. caught

12. A. some         B. much             C. no            D. more

13. A. should       B. might            C. must           D. need

14. A. accident    B. problem         C. task          D. flu

15. A. new         B. strange           C. serious         D. bad

16. A. country     B. area             C. mainland        D. globe

17. A. killed      B. many         C. dead            D. live

18. A. speed                B. possibility         C. introduction     D. experience

19. A. healthy      B. useful          C. simple          D. gentle

20. A. stop         B. change          C. form            D. keep