Question

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.

　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.

　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.

　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting         B．terrible           C．happy            D．unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours                      B．nearly two days

C．one week                             D．more than sixty hours

3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken                          B．it was the weekend

C．it was in an office                        D．it was a holiday

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A．water            B．beer             C．telephone         D．nothing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了科茨先生在周末加班的时候，被困在了电梯里，直到周二同事们上班才解救了他。

1.细节题。根据文章One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates.可知，科茨先生认为周末上班是危险，可怕的。故选B

2.细节题。根据文章可知，科茨先生是星期六被关在了电梯里，他的同事星期二来上班发现了他，可知，他在电梯里关了差不多3天。故选D

3.推断题。根据文章可知，科茨先生在电梯了关了3天之后，肯定是又冷又饿，又累的。故选A

4.细节题。根据文章Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England.可知，科茨先生不能从电梯里出来，是因为那时候正是英国的假日，根本没有人来帮助他，故选D

5.细节题。根据文章可知，电梯里什么都没有。故选D

考点：故事类记叙文

点评：故事类文章的作答，重在理解作者所叙述事情的起因、经过、结果。首先对文章的大致意思进行了解。对于细节题，学生在理解全文的基础上要对题目中关键字在文章中迅速定位，找到相对应的出处，答题比较问题中的陈述与原意的区别细心作答。