Question

A British farmer has been searching for a group of fighter planes for 15 years. The planes were lost in Burma during World War II. David Cundall, 62, traveled to Burma a dozen times. He spent about US $207,000 in the hope of finding a British Spitfire（喷火式战斗机）buried in the Southeast Asian country. Finally, his hard work paid off.

Cundall started his search after his friend heard from a group of U.S. war veterans（老兵）that they had buried Spitfires in the region. “We’ve done some pretty silly things in our time, but the silliest was burying Spitfires,” the veterans said.

Cundall began placing ads in magazines to try to find soldiers who might have been involved. After 15 years of searching, he finally managed to locate the missing airplanes. The planes had never been flown and were buried in their transport crates（条板箱）. “We made a borehole（钻孔）and used a camera to look at the crates. They seemed to be in good condition.” Cundall told The Telegraph. The aircraft had arrived at a Royal Air Force base in Burma in August 1945. But, by that point in the war, the planes weren’t needed. “In 1945, Spitfires were ten a penny, and you could see them everywhere.” Said Cundall.

British Prime Minister, David Camerion, recently visited the country. As The Telegraph reports, Camerion’s help may mean that the Spitfires could soon be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Cundall hopes that with the help of investors, the planes can finally take to the skies.

“Spitfires are beautiful aeroplanes and should not be rotting away（腐烂）in a foreign land,” Cundall says. “They saved our neck in the Battle of Britain and they should be protected.”

1.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. A British Farmer’s Dream

B. Burma’s Buried Treasure

C. A Search for Buried Planes

D. The Design of the British Spitfire

2.What did the war veterans feel when they talked about the buried planes?

A. Disappointed  B. Excited.

C. Regretful  D. Hopeful

3.What does the underlined phrase, “ten a penny ”, in the third paragraph mean?

A. expensive.  B. cheap.   C. rare   D. common

4.What can we learn about the British Spitfires?

A. The planes buried under the ground were seriously damaged.

B. The planes were not needed at that time during World War II.

C. It will be very difficult to take the planes back to the United Kingdom.

D. The planes were buried in Burma after they crashed there.

5.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A. Cundall has asked Prime Minister David Cameron for help to bring Spitfires back.

B. The government of Burma will not allow Britain to bring the Spitfires back

C. The Spitfires buried in Burma are beginning to rot away.

D. Cundall likes Spitfires very much and he thinks they should be preserved.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个62岁的英国农民寻找战斗机群15年，并最终找到了Spitfire喷火式战斗机的故事。

1.题。从全文来看，主要讲了英国农民Cundall花了15年的时间去东南亚的Burma国家去寻找二战时期丢失的英国喷火式战斗机，被埋在了Burma。故文章的标题应该是寻找埋藏的飞机。故选C。

2.细节理解题。第二段“We’ve done some pretty silly things in our time, but the silliest was burying Spitfires, 在我们的时间中，我们已经做了一些相当愚蠢的事情，但最蠢的事是埋藏了喷火战斗机。所以可以看出，老兵对于埋葬了喷火式战斗机很后悔，充满遗憾，故选C。

3.细节分析题。在第三段In 1945, Spitfires were ten a penny, and you could see them everywhere.” Said Cundall. 1945 年，喷火式战斗机多的很，你到处都可以看到它们。Cundall说道。根据后面可知，你到处都能看到他们，说明在那个时代，喷火式飞机很普遍，不值钱。故选D。

4.细节分析题。排除法。A，从文中第三段We made a borehole（钻孔）and used a camera to look at the crates. They seemed to be in good condition.”我们做钻孔并用照相机来看那些条板箱。他们似乎情况良好。故A错误；C，从文中第四段Camerion’s help may mean that the Spitfires could soon be on their way back to the United Kingdom. Camerion 的帮助可能意味着喷火式战机很快在运回英国的途中。因此可知将飞机运回英国不困难。故C错误；D，从文中第三段The planes had never been flown and were buried in their transport crates（条板箱）. 这些飞机从来没有飞，而且被埋在他们的运输箱里。故D错误；B，从第三段But, by that point in the war, the planes weren’t needed. 但是，在那个时候在战争中，这些飞机不需要。B正确，故选B。

5.Camerion 的帮助意味着喷火式战机很快在运回英国的途中，而且Cundall相信这些飞机最终都能飞上蓝天。最后一段根据Spitfires are beautiful aeroplanes and should not be rotting away（腐烂）in a foreign land, 喷火式战斗机是漂亮的飞机，不应该腐烂在外国的土地上，可知Cundall认为这些飞机是值得找回并好好保存的。故根据这两段可以推测出Cundall 非常喜欢喷火式战斗机，他认为他们应该被保存。（注意：推断的内容在文中是找不到相似的语句的）故选D。

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