Question

    On a Canadian Airways flight from Toronto, a middle -aged, rich white South American lady found herself sitting next to a black man.She called the cabin stewardess（机舱乘务员）over to complain about her seating.

“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the stewardess.

“Can't you see?” she said.“You've sat me next to a black man.I can't possibly sit next to this kind of human.Find me another seat!"

“Please calm down, Madam," the stewardess replied.”The flight is very full today, but I'll tell you what I'll do—-I will go and check to see if we have any free seats in Club（商务舱）or First Class.”

The lady had an unfriendly look at the outraged（被激怒的）black man beside her.

A few minutes later the stewardess returned and said to the lady with a self - satisfied smile, “I'm sorry, Madam, this Economy（经济舱）is full, and Club is also full.However, we do have one seat in First Class.”

The lady could not help looking at the people around her.But before she had a chance to get up or make any answer, the stewardess continued , “We seldom make this kind of upgrade（升级）,however, and I had to report it to the captain（机长）.When the captain heard this, he said that it was not proper to make someone sit next to such an obnoxious（令人讨厌的）person.” Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said,“So if you'd like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready for you...”

At this time, the people around stood up and clapped their hands.The black man walked up to the front of the plane.

That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before.

1.Where did this story happen?

A.At the booking office. B.In the First Class cabin.

C.In the Club cabin. D.In the Economy cabin.

2.The black man was finally upgraded to the First Class cabin because_________.

A.the stewardess loved him B.he was angry with the white lady

C.the white lady was too impolite D.the captain knew him

3.What might be the correct order of the cabins from the front to the back on this plane?

A.Pilots' →First Class→Club→Economy B.Pilots' →Club→Economy →First Class

C.Club→Economy→First Class→Pilots' D.Club→Pilots' →Economy→First Class

4.What can be the best title of this article?

A.On a American Airways Flight B.Flying First Class

C.Sitting Next to a Lady D.An Unforgettable Free Flight

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

文章讲述的是在加拿大航空公司从多伦多起飞的一架航班上。一名白人女子不愿意和一个黑人男子坐在一起，要求调换座位，乘务员经过核查其他仓的空位后，发现头等舱还有空位，与机长报告之后，最终让黑人男子坐了头等舱。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“I’m sorry, Madam, this Economy（经济舱）is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class.” “对不起，夫人，经济舱已经客满，商务舱也客满。不过，头等舱只有一个座位。”尤其句中的this可知这个故事是发生在经济舱，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中She called the cabin stewardess（机舱乘务员）over to complain about her seating. 她打电话给机舱空姐投诉自己的座位。以及“Can’t you see?” she said. “You’ve sat me next to a black man. I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of human. Find me another seat!” “你看不见吗？”她说，“你让我坐在一个黑人旁边。我不可能坐在这种人旁边。给我找个别的座位！”和it was not proper to make someone sit next to such an obnoxious（令人讨厌的）person. Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready for you...” 让人坐在这样一个讨厌的人旁边是不合适的。说完，空姐转向坐在女士旁边的那个黑人说：“先生，如果您想拿您的东西，我已经为您准备好了座位……”可知是因为妇女的不礼貌，令人讨厌，最后让黑人去了头等舱，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“I’m sorry, Madam, this Economy（经济舱）is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class.” “对不起，夫人，经济舱已经客满，商务舱也客满。不过，头等舱只有一个座位。”以及The black man walked up to the front of the plane. 那个黑人走到飞机前部。可知这架飞机的前后舱的顺序应该是：驾驶舱，头等舱，商务舱和经济舱，故选A。

4.最佳标题题。根据文章的理解及文中最后That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before. 对我来说那是一次难忘的飞行，因为我是一个从未坐过头等舱的黑人。可知这是因一位白人女士的不礼貌和无理要求，最后黑人坐上了头等舱，由此这个黑人有了第一次坐头等舱的经历，所以B选项比较符合，故选B。