2019年成人高考专升本英语巩固练习及答案（十四）_第4页

　　Passage Four

　　Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked, “Could you help me? I can't find my seat.” The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry's ears might feel a little strange, but he didn't need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry i could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

　　48. Which of the following is right?

　　A. After getting into the plane Henry found his seat and sat down at once.

　　B. Henry sat down in his seat and fastened the seat belt without any help.

　　C. Thanks to the air hostess, Henry knew how to find his seat and fasten the seat belt.

　　D. With the help of the hostess, Henry got into the plane.

　　49. In the passage “move about” means

　　A. talk to each other B. change his seat at that moment

　　C. walk here and there D. go on moving

　　50. When the plane was going up, the air hostess told Henry not to worry about .

　　A. the plane B. the strange feeling C. his seat D. his health

　　51. What is the passage about?

　　A. An enjoyable journey. B. Henry's first flight.

　　C. the helpful airhostess. D. Terrible travel by air.

　　Passage Five

　　There're only 800 people in Fairfield, and most of them do the same thing at the same time every weekday. Every morning, Monday through Friday, when the big clock strikes seven, old Bruce Hunt walks past the Farmers' Bookshop. He's on his way to work at the bus-station. And when Bruce walks past the bookshop, Robert Brown opens his shop next door and waves to Bruce. When Robert waves to Bruce, you can set your watch and you know it's seven.

　　If you miss Bruce and Robert, you can set your watch when Miss Mary Smith opens the door of the post office. You know it’s seven fifty-five. She has five minutes to get ready for work-to put away her raincoat and take off her hat and coat. Rain or shine, Miss Mary Smith brings raincoat. “You never can tell what the weather will be like when it's time to go home,” she always says.

　　One after another the shops along Main Street open for the day. The clothes shop and the fruit shop get open for business. When Mr. King opens the bookshop, the clock above the shop strides nine.

　　But every weekday, people go to bed early in Fairfield. The streets are quiet, and the houses are dark when the big clock over the Farmers' Bookshop strikes ten o'clock. The small town is getting ready for tomorrow.

　　52. The post office starts its business at every weekday.

　　A. 7:00 B. 7:55 C. 8:00 D. 9:00

　　53. Miss Mary Smith goes to work always with a raincoat because .

　　A. the weather often changes B. she likes to do so

　　C. she has to walk home after work D. it always rains when it's time to go home

　　54. Who works in the bookshop?

　　A. Miss Smith. B. Mr. Hunt. C. Mr. King. D. Mr. Brown.

　　55. After 10 o'clock in the, evening the small town .

　　A. be still busy for the next day's business B. becomes no longer quiet

　　C. becomes more beautiful D. stops its business hours