Question

A passenger told an air hostess(空姐) that he needed a cup of water when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water soon.

Twenty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she forgot to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

In the following hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her words.

When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet(意见簿). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp(苛刻的) words. But with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and let out a smile, for the passenger put it: On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?

That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that moved the passenger.

1.Why did the passenger need a cup of water?

A.He was thirsty. B.He would take medicine.

C.The air hostess was beautiful. D.He wanted to make trouble.

2.What does the underlined phrase “held up” mean “________”.

A.took off B.got on C.put off D.went on

3.Why did the passenger refuse the water later?

A.He was angry. B.He didn’t mind.

C.He was well now. D.He wasn’t thirsty at all.

4.What would happen to the air hostess if the passenger wrote down sharp words?

A.She would be thankful. B.She would be sad.

C.She would be happy. D.She would lose her job.

5.What can we say about the twelve smiles of the air hostess?

A.She was silly. B.She was proud.

C.She was sharp. D.She was a good air hostess

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

这篇短文讲述了空姐的十二个微笑打动了乘客的故事。在飞机上一名乘客请空中小姐给他拿杯水，他要吃药。但因为空中小姐太忙了把这件事忘了，乘客吃药时间被延迟了。当空姐想起，她拿着一杯水匆匆向他走去，但他拒绝了。在接下来的时间里，这名空姐每次经过这位乘客的旁边时都会带着微笑礼貌的询问是否需要她的帮助。当这名乘客要下飞机时，他要空姐把旅客手册递给他。她很伤心因为她认为他会写不好的话。但他写道：在飞机上，你问我是否需要帮助一共十二次。我怎能拒绝你十二个真诚的微笑？

1.题意：为什么这名乘客需要一杯水？细节理解题。A. He was thirsty. 他渴了；B. He would take medicine. 他将吃药；C. The air hostess was beautiful. 空姐很漂亮 ；D. He wanted to make trouble.他想找麻烦。根据第2段第2和3句She was kept so busy that she forgot to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up to take his medicine.（她太忙了，忘记给他拿水了。因此，这名乘客被延迟吃药。）由此我们可以知道这名乘客需要水吃药；选B。

2.题意：下画线的短语“hold up”是什么意思？考查词义猜测。A. took off脱，起飞；B. got on上车；C. put off推迟，延迟；D. went on继续。根据上文She was kept so busy that she forgot to bring him the water.（她太忙了，忘记给他拿水了。）可知此句Therefore, the passenger was held up to take his medicine.句意是：因此，这名乘客被延迟吃药。可知held up意思是“延迟，推后”；故选C。

3.题意：为什么乘客后来拒绝喝水？推理判断题。A. He was angry. 他很生气；B. He didn't mind. 他不介意；C. He was well now. 他现在很好；D. He wasn't thirsty at all. 他一点也不渴。根据描述可知这名乘客是要水吃药的。后来空姐问她需要帮助吗，但乘客从不注意她的话。最后，在留言簿写道：在飞机上，你问我是否需要帮助一共十二次。我怎能拒绝你十二个真诚的微笑？可知“他一点也不渴。”故选D。

4.题意：如果旅客写下尖锐的话，空姐会发生什么事？考查细节理解。A. She would be thankful. 她会很感激的； B. She would be sad. 她会很伤心的；C. She would be happy. 她会很高兴的；D. She would lose her job. 她会失业的。根据倒数第三段倒数第2和3句She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp(苛刻的) words.可知“她会很伤心的”；选B。

5.题意：关于空姐的十二个微笑，我们能说些什么呢？A. She was silly. 她很傻；B. She was proud. 她很骄傲；C. She was sharp. 她很聪明 ；D. She was a good air hostess她是一个很好的空姐。由文意可知，虽然乘客不接受空姐的服务，但是这位空姐每次经过他的时候都面带真诚的微笑问他是否需要帮助。可知这是一个很好的空姐。选D。