Question

    There was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes (降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses.

“I must go and mend (维修) the machine.” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.

The next person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to take part in an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.

Two men were left (留了下来), an old businessman, and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.” the young mountain climber smiled, “Don’t worry,” he said, “we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

1.All the people became worried because __________.

A.they couldn’t find the parachutes

B.there were not enough parachutes for each person

C.too much smoke stopped them from jumping out from the plane

D.they saw the pilot jump out first

2.The clever man jumped out with __________.

A.one parachute B.nothing C.the climber’s backpack D.two parachutes

3.All the people thought of themselves except (除了……以外) __________.

A.the pilot B.the clever man C.the doctor D.the businessman

4.From this story, we know __________ would die.

A.the clever man B.the businessman C.the pilot D.a young mountain climber

5.The underlined word “excuse” in the first paragraph means __________.

A.原谅 B.结果 C.借口 D.传说

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一架飞机上有一位飞行员和三个人，飞机出现了故障，但是只有三个降落伞，如何分配这三个降落伞，四个人展开了讨论，最终，一个自称最聪明的人却错拿背包跳了下去。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“There was a pilot and three people in a small plane.”和“The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes (降落伞).”提示可知飞机上一共有四个人，但是只有三个降落伞，所以这些人才担心，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“He picked up a pack and jumped out.”和第四段“Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”可知第二个人拿着登山者的背包跳下去了。one parachute一个降落伞；nothing什么也没有；the climber’s backpack登山者的背包；two parachutes两个降落伞。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段商人对登山者说的“Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute.”可知商人认为只剩下一个降落伞了，他把它让给了年轻人，由此可以推断出他没有考虑自己。故可知除了商人外其他人都只考虑他们自己。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一句“Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”可知聪明人拿着一个背包跳下了飞机，由此可推断出聪明人会死。故选A。

5.词句猜测题。根据“They all became worried and started to make excuses.”可知大家变得很担心。又根据下文可知每个人都为自己能够得到降落伞说出自己的理由。make excuse动词短语，找借口。故可知划线单词表示“借口”的含义。故选C。