Question

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.

One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England. On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped(困住了)!He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!

There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait and sleep for most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came to work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out, cold, weak and tired. He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!

Now Mr. Coates says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。

1.Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator because he was weak.

2.He stayed in the elevator from Tuesday to Saturday.

3.He ate and drank in the elevator most of the time.

4.Mr. Coates came out early on Tuesday morning.

5.He says that he will only use elevators with telephones in them.

Answer

1.F

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.T

【解析】

试题分析：科茨先生在办公室上班，在坐电梯回家时，由于当时正是假期，被困在电梯里62个小时。科茨先生受到了惊吓，说以后不会乘坐没有电话的电梯。

1.F句意：科茨先生因为身体虚弱，不能走出电梯。根据短文中的句子“He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!”可知，当时没有人上班，因此困在了电梯里。与原文不符，答案为F。

2.F句意：从周二到周六他一直呆在电梯里。根据短文中的句子“On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!”可知，科茨先生从周六到周二这段时间被困在电梯里。与原文不符，答案为F。

3.F句意：他大部分时间在电梯吃饭喝水。根据短文中的句子“He had to wait and sleep for most of the time.”可知，大部分时间里他只能睡觉和等待。与原文不符，答案为F。

4.T句意：科茨先生在周二凌晨走了出来。根据短文中的句子“Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came to work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out,”可知，直到周二早晨来了值班的人，科茨先生才被解救出来。与原文相符，答案为T。

5.T句意：他说他只会使用有电话的电梯。根据短文中的句子Now Mr. Coates says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”可知，科茨先生受到了惊吓，说以后只会乘坐有电话的电梯。与原文相符，答案为T。

考点：故事类短文阅读。