初中英語(yǔ)閱讀題:緊急待機(jī)乘客v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　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(wǎng)

　　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(wǎng)

　　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(wǎng)

　　Notes:v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(1) Korea n.韓國(guó)v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(2) Gov.州長(zhǎng)(governor)v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(3) Utah n.(美國(guó))猶他州v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

　　(5) lounge n.休息室v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(6) Seoul n.漢城(韓國(guó)之首都)v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(7) press n.新聞v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(8) embassy n.大使館v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(9) aide n.副官v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(10) intervene v.介入;插入v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(11) standby ticket 待機(jī)票v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(12) composure n.泰然自若v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　(13) bump v.碰撞v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　Exercises:根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案：v2c育路網(wǎng)

　�、� Where were the governor and his press secretary?v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

　�、� Where was the governor relaxing himself?v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

　�、� What happened to Jenny Varela at the same moment?v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

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

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

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

　�、� How did Jenny Varela get a standby ticket?v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

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

　　C. An American embassy aide intervened.v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

　�、� What happened to the governor?v2c育路網(wǎng)

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

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

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

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

　　81.緊急待機(jī)乘客v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　在韓國(guó)時(shí)，猶他州的州長(zhǎng)麥克·史密斯正在漢城機(jī)場(chǎng)的要人休息室里休息。他在等著飛往日本的航班。與此同時(shí)，他的新聞秘書(shū)、詹妮·維蕾拉，在售票房被告知沒(méi)票了。v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　她堅(jiān)持說(shuō)要乘此航班，因?yàn)樗�是一位美�?guó)的州長(zhǎng)的隨員，這樣美國(guó)大使館的一位副官介入了。維蕾拉拿到一張待機(jī)票并趕在飛機(jī)起飛前登了機(jī)。v2c育路網(wǎng)

　　略略鎮(zhèn)定后，維蕾拉到機(jī)艙前部去告訴史密斯她的經(jīng)歷。他不在那兒。她后來(lái)得知，有人告知州長(zhǎng)，他的飛行被一位緊急待機(jī)乘客沖撞掉了。這個(gè)人就是維蕾拉。v2c育路網(wǎng)

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