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题目内容：

The air hostess (空姐) was in a small kitchen at the back of the plane, preparing the plates for lunch, when a little old lady came and spoke to her, “Could you please tell me,” she asked, “where is the ladies’ lavatory (厕所) in the plane?”

“Yes, madam,” said the air hostess and smiled. “It is right at the other end of the plane---at the front.”

The little lady went too far. She walked all the way to the front of the plane, opened the door in front of her, and saw the captain of the plane and the other officers. They were all busy with their work and did not see her. She went out again, shut the door and returned to the air hostess.

“Oh, didn’t you find it, madam?” the girl asked her. “Yes, I did,” said the little lady. “But there are four men in the ladies’ lavatory watching television.”

小题1:The story happened .

A．in the evening

B．in the afternoon

C．in the morning

D．at midnight小题2:What were the four men doing when the little old lady opened the door?

A．They were busy working in the control room.

B．They were working while watching television.

C．They were watching television in the ladies’ lavatory.

D．They were enjoying themselves by watching television.小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The air hostess was humorous (幽默的).

B．The old lady didn’t find the ladies’ lavatory.

C．The old lady was fooled by the air hostess.

D．There was no ladies’ lavatory in the plane.

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

答案解析：

本文介绍了一位女士在飞机上找不到厕所的故事。

小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第一段The air hostess (空姐) was in a small kitchen at the back of the plane, preparing the plates for lunch,说明空姐在准备午饭，那么这个故事发生在早晨，故C正确。

小题2:A 常识题。根据文章第二段They were all busy with their work and did not see her.说明机组人员在忙于驾驶飞机，故A正确。

小题3:B 推理题。根据文章内容可知她找错了对方，找到了驾驶舱了去了，没有找到厕所，故B正确。

点评：本文非常简单，细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。

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