倒數第6天(5月31日)

　　Time was running out，and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2yearold grandson one last time.A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.

　　His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver，Colorado，with or without his grandfather's presence.

　　“I was kind of panicking(驚慌)because I was running late，and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight，”Dickinson said.

　　That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived.The pilot was standing by the gate waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks，so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the boarding gate.

　　“I told him.‘Thank you so much.I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.’And he said，‘No problem.They can't leave without me anyway，’”Dickinson said.

　　Dickinson's grandson，Caden Rodgers，suffered a head injury in an accident.Dickinson's wife called Southwest and asked them to hold the plane.After the flight，Dickinson said，he wanted to thank the pilot again for his sincere display of sympathy(表示同情)but didn't get the chance.

　　Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight.However，a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot's actions were exemplary.

　　“You can't hold a plane for every late customer，but I think we would all agree that the pilot absolutely made the right decision，”Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said.“I don't think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers.It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”

　　【語篇解讀】 對于航空公司來說，乘客就是上帝。

　　1．What caused Dickinson to arrive late?

　　A．A terrible accident on his way to the airport.

　　B．Too many passengers in the airport.

　　C．A panic at the airport.

　　D．His old age and slow movement.

　　解析　事實細節題。“A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.”說明當時過安檢的人很多，影響了他按時登機。

　　答案　B

　　．The underlined word “exemplary” in the seventh paragraph means “________”．

　　A．admirable

　　B．blamable

　　C．sympathetic

　　D．shocking

　　解析　猜測詞義題。從上文的however以及下文航空公司發言人的話中我們可以看出“雖然一般情況下

　　飛行員是不能這么做的，但對于特殊情況下飛行員的特殊處理公司是理解和支持的。”

　　答案　A

　　．It can be inferred from the passage that the pilot ________.

　　A．could receive a big reward

　　B．could have lost his job

　　C．could escape punishment

　　D．wouldn't do it again

　　解析　推理判斷題。從最后一段中的“It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”可以看出“公司對飛行員的做法是感到自豪的。”所以應該不會處罰飛行員。

　　答案　C

　　．What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A．The man's wife called the airline and asked them to hold the plane.

　　B．Many airlines would punish a staff member who holds up a flight.

　　C．A pilot holds up a flight for a man going to see his dying grandson.

　　D．The pilot's action makes one proud to work for Southwest.

　　解析　主旨大意題。本文講述的是某航空公司的一位飛行員因為一位特殊的遲到乘客而推遲飛機起飛的感人事跡。

　　答案　C

　　倒數第6天(5月31日)

　　Time was running out，and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2yearold grandson one last time.A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.

　　His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver，Colorado，with or without his grandfather's presence.

　　“I was kind of panicking(驚慌)because I was running late，and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight，”Dickinson said.

　　That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived.The pilot was standing by the gate waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks，so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the boarding gate.

　　“I told him.‘Thank you so much.I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.’And he said，‘No problem.They can't leave without me anyway，’”Dickinson said.

　　Dickinson's grandson，Caden Rodgers，suffered a head injury in an accident.Dickinson's wife called Southwest and asked them to hold the plane.After the flight，Dickinson said，he wanted to thank the pilot again for his sincere display of sympathy(表示同情)but didn't get the chance.

　　Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight.However，a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot's actions were exemplary.

　　“You can't hold a plane for every late customer，but I think we would all agree that the pilot absolutely made the right decision，”Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said.“I don't think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers.It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”

　　【語篇解讀】 對于航空公司來說，乘客就是上帝。

　　1．What caused Dickinson to arrive late?

　　A．A terrible accident on his way to the airport.

　　B．Too many passengers in the airport.

　　C．A panic at the airport.

　　D．His old age and slow movement.

　　解析　事實細節題。“A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.”說明當時過安檢的人很多，影響了他按時登機。

　　答案　B

　　．The underlined word “exemplary” in the seventh paragraph means “________”．

　　A．admirable

　　B．blamable

　　C．sympathetic

　　D．shocking

　　解析　猜測詞義題。從上文的however以及下文航空公司發言人的話中我們可以看出“雖然一般情況下

　　飛行員是不能這么做的，但對于特殊情況下飛行員的特殊處理公司是理解和支持的。”

　　答案　A

　　．It can be inferred from the passage that the pilot ________.

　　A．could receive a big reward

　　B．could have lost his job

　　C．could escape punishment

　　D．wouldn't do it again

　　解析　推理判斷題。從最后一段中的“It gives you a sense of pride that our pilot took such an action.”可以看出“公司對飛行員的做法是感到自豪的。”所以應該不會處罰飛行員。

　　答案　C

　　．What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A．The man's wife called the airline and asked them to hold the plane.

　　B．Many airlines would punish a staff member who holds up a flight.

　　C．A pilot holds up a flight for a man going to see his dying grandson.

　　D．The pilot's action makes one proud to work for Southwest.

　　解析　主旨大意題。本文講述的是某航空公司的一位飛行員因為一位特殊的遲到乘客而推遲飛機起飛的感人事跡。

　　答案　C