初中英语阅读题:紧急待机乘客v2c育路网

　　While in Korea, Gov. Mike Smith of Utah was relaxing in the VIP lounge the Seoul airport, awaiting his flight to Japan. At the same moment , his press secretary, Jenny Varela, was being told at the ticket counter that she had no ticket.v2c育路网

　　After insisting she had to make the flight because she was with a U. S. governor, an American embassy aide intervened. Varela got a standby ticket and boarded just before take-off.v2c育路网

　　Regaining her composure, Varela went to the front of the plane to tell Smith of her adventure. He was not there. She later found out that the governor was told that he had been bumped by an urgent standby passenger.It was Varela.v2c育路网

　　Notes:v2c育路网

　　(1) Korea n.韩国v2c育路网

　　(2) Gov.州长(governor)v2c育路网

　　(3) Utah n.(美国)犹他州v2c育路网

　　(4) VIP重要人物(very important people)v2c育路网

　　(5) lounge n.休息室v2c育路网

　　(6) Seoul n.汉城(韩国之首都)v2c育路网

　　(7) press n.新闻v2c育路网

　　(8) embassy n.大使馆v2c育路网

　　(9) aide n.副官v2c育路网

　　(10) intervene v.介入;插入v2c育路网

　　(11) standby ticket 待机票v2c育路网

　　(12) composure n.泰然自若v2c育路网

　　(13) bump v.碰撞v2c育路网

　　Exercises:根据短文选择正确答案：v2c育路网

　　① Where were the governor and his press secretary?v2c育路网

　　A. in Korea　　B. in Japan　　C. in Utah　　D. in U. S.v2c育路网

　　② Where was the governor relaxing himself?v2c育路网

　　A. in the plane　　B. in the VIP lounge　　C. in a hotel at the airport　　D. in a carv2c育路网

　　③ What happened to Jenny Varela at the same moment?v2c育路网

　　A. She was told to wait for the next flightv2c育路网

　　B. She was told to go with the governor.v2c育路网

　　C. She was told that she had no ticket .v2c育路网

　　D. She was told to go to the American Embassy.v2c育路网

　　④ How did Jenny Varela get a standby ticket?v2c育路网

　　A. The governor gave his ticket to her .v2c育路网

　　B. She insisted making the flight and paid more money.v2c育路网

　　C. An American embassy aide intervened.v2c育路网

　　D. The governor telephoned the American embassy aide to come to help.v2c育路网

　　⑤ What happened to the governor?v2c育路网

　　A. I was too sick to make his flight.v2c育路网

　　B. He was told that his flight had been delayed .v2c育路网

　　C. He was told that he had to give his ticket to an urgent standby passenger.v2c育路网

　　D. He was told to stay in Korea.v2c育路网

　　81.紧急待机乘客v2c育路网

　　在韩国时，犹他州的州长麦克·史密斯正在汉城机场的要人休息室里休息。他在等着飞往日本的航班。与此同时，他的新闻秘书、詹妮·维蕾拉，在售票房被告知没票了。v2c育路网

　　她坚持说要乘此航班，因为她是一位美国的州长的随员，这样美国大使馆的一位副官介入了。维蕾拉拿到一张待机票并赶在飞机起飞前登了机。v2c育路网

　　略略镇定后，维蕾拉到机舱前部去告诉史密斯她的经历。他不在那儿。她后来得知，有人告知州长，他的飞行被一位紧急待机乘客冲撞掉了。这个人就是维蕾拉。v2c育路网

　　练习参考答案：v2c育路网

　　①A②B③C④C⑤Cv2c育路网

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