高考英语阅读理解专项训练-新闻类(9)
Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and wen
Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed-into their floor.
I just dont know what happened to them, Mr. Jacobs said.
1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane_______.
A. at 8: 30
B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower
C. at around 9:06
D. at 8:48
2. The underlined words stay put means_______.
A. stay in the building B. leave at once
C. put everything back and then leave D. keep silent
3. Which floor was hit by the second jet?
A. the 91st floor B. the 103rd floor
C. the 60th floor D. the 79th floor
4. Fewer people would have died if_______.
A. more announcement had been made
B. people hadnt used the lifts
C. the incident had happened on a weekend
D. the people had obeyed the office rules
【答案解析】
本文描述了两架飞机先后撞击世贸大厦的情况及人们对此的反应。
1. C。推断题。根据When the first jet struck World Trade Center at 8:48 a.m. on Tuesday及And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.when the second jet crashed into the south tower 可知第一架飞机撞击发生在上午8:48，第二架飞机撞击发生在18分钟之后，据此选 C。
2. A。词义猜测题。根据formal announcements inside the sound tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower 及其后的伴随状语所表达的意思 向他们保证说这幢建筑物安然无恙并且威胁局限在另一塔可知是要人们 留下来，据此选 A。
3. D。细节题。根据倒数第 2 段得知Richard Jacobs with the other office workers开始离开了 79 层，但在 48 层时听说形势已得到控制，有几个人便又返回到了 79 层，大约 2 分钟之后他们的楼层被撞，据此选 D。
4. C。推断题。阅读全文可知这次撞击发生在星期二，人们都在上班；如果发生在周末，就不会有这么多人在上班，自然伤亡的人数也会减少，据此选答案 C。
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A series of high-level forums will be held on international investment and Chinas entry into the World Trade Organization. Since 1997, Xiamen has successfully hosted four sessions of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade, drawing global attention. Xiamen will redouble its efforts to offer better services for all its guests and friends attending the fair, according to ZhuYayan, the mayor. Altogether 9,141 overseas-funded projects have been negotiated at the past four fairs, with a combined overseas investment of US $ 48.3 billion.(责任编辑：www.360gaokao.com)
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