Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Why was it difficult for ordinary people to travel by air during the Second World War?

A. Because planes were not fast enough at that time.

B. Because ordinary people couldn’t buy tickets easily.

C. Because ordinary people were not allowed to take planes.

2.What did Mr.Brown act as?

A. A cook.    B. A teacher.    C. A professor.

3.What did Mr.Brown fly to London to do one day?

A. Make a report to some important people in the government and army.

B. Pay a visit to his friend there.

C. Have a holiday in the city.

4.Why couldn’t Mr.Brown get to London on time?

A. The plane was late because of bad weather.

B. There was something wrong with his plane.

C. His seat was given to an important officer.

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. C

【解析】

During the Second World War it was very difficult for ordinary people to travel by plane，because the seats were needed for important government and army people. Mr.Brown worked for the government during the war. He acted as an ordinary cook but in fact he was doing very secret work，so no one was allowed to know how important he was except a few very top people.One day，Mr.Brown had to fly to London to make a report to some important people in the government and army. So he had an order for a seat in a plane. But when Mr. Brown was about go get on the plane，an important army officer came to the airport at the last minute，and Mr. Brown’s seat was given to the officer，so Mr. Brown had to wait for the next plane which was to fly to London two days later. It was not until he reached London that the high ranking officer discovered that the man whose seat he had taken was the very one whose report he had flown to the city to listen to.

1.此为听力题，解析略

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3.此为听力题，解析略

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