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We had just taken off from Athens and found ourselves under the control of two hijackers(劫机者).
I was 1 serving the first-class passengers 2 I was forced against the door. 3 kicked me in the chest, and I 4 a gun at my head.
Two men, very excited, were 5 Arabic at me. I said,“I can speak 6 ,”one of the hijackers replied in 7 German,“Open the door. We come to 8 .”The other was holding some grenades(手榴弹),the pins(弹栓) 9 and bitten between his teeth.
I 10 the key to the driving room, and the hijackers started 11 and kicking at the door.“Captain,”I shouted,“open up!”Suddenly the 12 flew back, knocking a grenade pin out of the hijacker’s 13 . Instinctively(本能地)I picked it up and 14 it back between his teeth.
In the room they said,“Beirut, Beirut,”but they spoke almost no English. I was translating everything 15 , and the hijackers were beating the flight engineer with a pistol(手枪). Captain John Testrake said,“OK, we’re going to Beirut, but we 16 get flight clearance.”They said,“No. You fly to Beirut with a map.” 17 . We went into a 180-degree turn, and 18 one hijacker held his pistol.
The crew wanted to see if we had enough fuel to make Beirut, but the hijackers said,“It doesn’t matter. Go until the fuel runs out.”Every time copilot Philip picked up a 19 , they frightened him with a gun. I was crying and shaking, and the German-speaker said,“What are you 20 about? I’m not going to hurt you.”
1.A.seldom B.then C.now D.usually
2.A.after B.before C.when D.while
3.A.Someone B.The hijackers C.One hijacker D.A passenger
4.A.watched B.found C.glanced D.felt
5.A.translating B.shouting C.writing D.calling
6.A.German B.English C.Arabic D.French
7.A.rough B.broken C.simple D.excellent
8.A.beat B.knock C.die D.strike
9.A.come B.supported C.removed D.turned
10.A.did have B.could have C.couldn’t have D.didn’t have
11.A.knocking B.striking C.pushing D.pulling
12.A.pin B.pistol C.door D.map
13.A.hand B.mouth C.clothes D.pocket
14.A.struck B.put C.threw D.knocked
15.A.into German B.from English C.into Arabic D.from German
16.A.may B.have to C.can D.ought to
17.A.So we did B.So did we C.Nor we did D.Nor did we
18.A.all the time B.from time to time C.at one time D.at a time
19.A.tool B.map C.radio D.book
20.A.certain B.nervous C.frightening D.worried
答案与提示:
1.B 当时。
2.C 在was doing…when结构中,when表示“这时突然”。
3.A 突然遭到袭击,不知道是谁。
4.D 只是感觉,来不及看或没法看见。
5.B shout at sb. 对某人大声喊
6.A 后半句中暗示。
7.D
8.C “我们是来拼命的。/我们不怕死。”劫机犯说此话以示威胁。
9.C 弹栓被取下了。
10.D 因为没有钥匙,所以劫机犯踢门。
11.B
12.C
13.B 后面的teeth暗示。
14.B
15.D 把劫机者讲的话翻译给加强舱里的人听。
16.B
17.A 按劫机者的要求做。
18.A 始终握着枪。
19.C 用无线电与地面联系。
20.B “你紧张什么?我又不会伤害你。”