初中英語閱讀題:緊急待機乘客v2c育路網

　　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育路網

　　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育路網

　　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育路網

　　Notes:v2c育路網

　　(1) Korea n.韓國v2c育路網

　　(2) Gov.州長(governor)v2c育路網

　　(3) Utah n.(美國)猶他州v2c育路網

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

　　(5) lounge n.休息室v2c育路網

　　(6) Seoul n.漢城(韓國之首都)v2c育路網

　　(7) press n.新聞v2c育路網

　　(8) embassy n.大使館v2c育路網

　　(9) aide n.副官v2c育路網

　　(10) intervene v.介入;插入v2c育路網

　　(11) standby ticket 待機票v2c育路網

　　(12) composure n.泰然自若v2c育路網

　　(13) bump v.碰撞v2c育路網

　　Exercises:根據短文選擇正確答案：v2c育路網

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

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

　　② Where was the governor relaxing himself?v2c育路網

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

　　C. An American embassy aide intervened.v2c育路網

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

　　⑤ What happened to the governor?v2c育路網

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

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

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

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

　　81.緊急待機乘客v2c育路網

　　在韓國時，猶他州的州長麥克·史密斯正在漢城機場的要人休息室里休息。他在等著飛往日本的航班。與此同時，他的新聞秘書、詹妮·維蕾拉，在售票房被告知沒票了。v2c育路網

　　她堅持說要乘此航班，因為她是一位美國的州長的隨員，這樣美國大使館的一位副官介入了。維蕾拉拿到一張待機票并趕在飛機起飛前登了機。v2c育路網

　　略略鎮定后，維蕾拉到機艙前部去告訴史密斯她的經歷。他不在那兒。她后來得知，有人告知州長，他的飛行被一位緊急待機乘客沖撞掉了。這個人就是維蕾拉。v2c育路網

　　練習參考答案：v2c育路網

　　①A②B③C④C⑤Cv2c育路網

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