Question

Mr. Coates works in an office in Brighton, England. One Saturday, he went to the office to do　some work. When he got on the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the　lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday　in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!

    There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr.　Coates slept for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, his workmates came into work and　found the lift was not working. When the lift was opened, Mr. Coates came out. He was cold,　weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 62 hours!

Now Mr. Coates says, “I only use lifts if they have telephones in them.”

1. Why couldn't Mr. Coates get out of the lift? Because　　　　.　　

    A. something was wrong with the lift　　 B. it was the weekend

    C. it was in an office　　　　　　　　   D. it was a holiday

2. In the lift, there was　　　　.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   

    A. food　　　　  B. water　　　　 C. a telephone   D. nothing

3. What did Mr. Coates do in the lift?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. He shouted.  B. He slept.　　 C. He waited.　　   D. All of the above.

4. How long was he in the lift?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

    A. For more than two days.　　　　　　   B. For the whole Saturday.

C. For the weekend.　　　　　　　　　　   B. Since last Tuesday.

5. According to the story, which of the following is true?　　　　　　　　　　　　 

    A. Now Mr. Coates is a little afraid of taking a lift.

    B. Now Mr. Coates likes taking a lift.

    C. Now Mr. Coates never uses lifts.

    D. Now Mr. Coates only uses lifts if they have no telephones in them.

 

Answer 1

答案：A;D;D;A;A
解析：

1. 电梯出了问题所以他出不来了。 2. 电梯里什么都没有。所以选择D。 3. 参见文章第二段。 4. He had been in the lift for 62 hours!所以是A。 5. 通读全文正确的只有A。