Question

My passion started decades ago as a kid on a flight to India. I was attracted by how such a large airplane was able to glide(滑翔）smoothly above the clouds. I made it a goal to become a pilot. I am now a pilot for American airlines. Though being a pilot consumes my life，it is a job worth doing.

My job is slightly different compared to that of a typical pilot. Most pilots have their routes they fly. They then familiarize（使…熟悉）themselves with the routes. However, in my case，I participate in any job where a pilot is immediately required. It is true that some days I might have a workday from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon. In fact，some days，I might even begin my work at three in the morning when I am needed to fly. Sometimes, as for the typical day，I do not have one.

Having been on the job for over two decades，I have learned some important life lessons. As I greet passengers boarding the airplane，I realize I，along with other airline pilots, have enhanced(提高)the lives of those who we are serving. In fact, there is one particular experience that I will never forget. A family was walking in from the gate, explaining that their beloved one was ill and had to be taken to a big hospital in another city immediately. It was at this point that I realized just how important my job was.

Therefore, my life as an airline pilot is definitely not for everyone. However，my job is something I enjoy thoroughly and will continue to do till I am old enough. As a pilot, I have been able to experience so many different types of situations in different places throughout the world. For anyone interested in piloting, I would recommend going for it.

1.The author dreamed of being a pilot when _______.

A. he was travelling in India

B. it was about 30 years ago.

C. he was flying to India as a kid

D. he was a kid living in India

2.What is the main difference between the author’s job and a typical pilot’s?

A. The author’s working time is not regular.

B. The author has his regular route he flies.

C. The author has to get up very early every day.

D. The daily working time of the author is longer.

3. The author realized how important his job was because he _______.

A. could serve everyone as he does his daily work

B. could make his guests’ life more convenient

C. could take the ill patient to hospital in short time

D. had been to many advanced countries in the world

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. My pleasure in serving people

B. Difference in my job as a pilot

C. My interest in being a pilot as a boy

D. My job as an American airline’s pilot

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题解析：在作者还是一个孩子的时候，第一次坐飞机，看见硕大的飞机在云层里自由地翱翔，作者小小的心里就悄悄种下了梦想的种子，长大后一定要成为一名飞行员，多年以后，作者真的成为了一名飞行员，一次难忘的经历也让作者明白这份工作有多重要。自此，作者对自己的工作更加有兴趣，也更享受着自己的工作。

1. 考查细节理解题。根据第一段前几句话“My passion started decades ago as a kid on a flight to India. I was attracted by how such a large airplane was able to glide(滑翔）smoothly above the clouds. I made it a goal to become a pilot.”当我还是一个孩子，在去印度的飞机上时，我的热情就开始了，如此大的飞机能够在云层里顺利地滑翔，我被此吸引了。于是我下定了决心要成为一名飞行员。故选C。

2. 考查推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句话“In fact，some days，I might even begin my work at three in the morning when I am needed to fly. Sometimes, as for the typical day，I do not have one.”事实上，有些时候，当有飞行任务的时候，我可能半夜三点起床，或者一些特殊的日子，对我来说是没有的。所以工作时间不固定不常规使得我不是一个典型的飞行员。故选A。

3. 考查细节理解题。第三段中“A family was walking in from the gate, explaining that their beloved one was ill and had to be taken to a big hospital in another city immediately. ”一个家庭从大门进来，解释着他们挚爱的人生病了，需要立即转到另一个城市的大医院去。作者回忆了这个令他难忘的一次经历，这个经历让作者明白了自己作为一个飞行员的价值，就是给他人提供方便。故选B。

4. 考查主旨大意题。这篇文章作为一个飞行员的故事，从小时候对飞机滑行的好奇让作者成为了一名飞行员， 接着作者讲述了自己工作与其他典型飞行员不同的地方，然后回忆了一个难忘的经历来阐述工作的意义。最后表达了自己对这个工作的喜爱。所以主题可以归纳为选项D，作为一个美国航空飞行员。故选D。

考点：考查记叙文阅读。