2003年9月全国公共英语考试一级笔试真题（3）

第三节短文理解2 阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题卡l上将该项涂黑. 请根据下面短文回答第6l-65题：

Announcement¹(通知)

　　Good morning，ladies and gentlemen³．May I draw your attention(注意)to the book Safety⁴ in　flight⁵ ?You will find the book in the pocket⁶ at the back of the seat⁷ in front of you and we ask you to read it．You’11 also find a newspaper and you may find it interesting．For those of you not familiar⁹ with this kind of plane，you can smoke on the left hand side¹⁰ of the passenger¹¹ cabin¹²(机舱)，once the signs at the front of the cabin have been turned off¹³，and at no time in the toilet at the back I of the plane．We have a duty-free(免税的)bar on the plane and cigarettes，beer and mineral¹⁴ water will be on sale¹⁶ during¹⁷ the flight．If you have any questions during the flight，please ask our four I hostesses(空姐)．Would¹⁸ you now please fasten(系紧)your seat belts¹⁹ to get ready for take-off? We wish you a pleasant²⁰ flight! Thank you．

61．The announcement is made ．
[A]during the flight [B]．before taking off [C]after taking off．

62．People are asked ．
[A]to read the book Safety in Flight
[B]to find out where they can smoke
[C]to buy something during the flight

63．Can people smoke in the plane?
[A]No，they can’t．
[B]Yes，but only in some areas²¹ of the plane．
[c]Yes，but only in the cabin．

64．People in the plane can ．
[A]have a good sleep
[B]have some small girls
[C]buy some duty-free things

65．We learn from the text²² that ．
[A]the passengers²³ will have a morning flight
[B]they will have meals²⁴ during the flight
[c]the plane is going²⁵ to fly across²⁶ a mountain

请根据下面短文回答第66-70题：

　　When I was²⁷ 12，something happened(发生)to me that changed my interest⁸．

　　We lived near a wood and every evening birds would sing beautifully²⁸ in the trees．1 wanted to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage²⁹(鸟笼)SO that 1 would have my own³⁰ singer．

　　I did³¹ get one and put it in a cage．At first the bird flew³² about in the cage．but after a while³³ it became³⁴ quiet in its new home．I felt very happy and looked forward³⁶ to some beautiful singing from my little singer．

　　On the second day，its mother flew to the cage with food．The baby bird ate¹⁵ everything．I was pleased³⁷ to see this．Surely³⁸ the mother knew better than 1 what her baby liked．

　　The next morning，I found³⁹ the bird dead⁴⁰．What happened? I had⁴¹ taken good care⁴² of the bird．or so I thought⁴³．

　　Arthur Wayne told me the reason⁴⁴．“A mother bird，finding her baby in a cage，will sometimes bring it poison⁴⁵ berries(毒草莓)．She thinks it is better for it to die² than to live in a cage．"

　　Never since⁴⁶ then have I caught any living⁴⁷ bird and put it in a cage．

66．The boy wanted to keep a bird in a cage ．
[A]So that he could⁴⁸ listen to it sing every day
[B]because he thought birds liked to live in cages
[C]in order⁴⁹ to have more birds flying into his house

67．What happened on the third day?
[A]The bird got⁵⁰ out of the cage．
[B]The mother bird came³⁵ to help her baby．
[C]The baby bird was found dead．

68．How did the boy feel when he saw⁵¹ what happened to the bird?
[A]He was surprised⁵²．
[B]He was pleased．
[C]He was angry．

69．What did the mother bird come to the cage for?
[A]To end her baby’s life⁵³．
[B]To bring her baby some food．
[C]To sing together with her baby．

70．From the story we know that ．
[A]the storyteller liked music very much
[B]the storyteller was a bird lover
[C]the storyteller is now a boy of 12