IntheearlyhoursofMarch8aBoeing777tookofffromKualaLumpurMalaysia.ItsdestinationwasBeijing.Butforunknownreasonsitneverarrivedthere.Therewere239peopleontheMalaysiaAirlinesflightincluding154Chines

Question

In the early hours of March 8 a Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Its destination was Beijing. But for unknown reasons it never arrived there.

There were 239 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight including 154 Chinese. As of March 13 12 different countries including Malaysia China Vietnam and the US were searching for the plane.

The disappearance is an “aviation (航空) mystery” Azharuddin Abdul Rahman the head of Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority said on March 10.There was no clear sign of a crash by March 13.

Between 1-2 hours after takeoff the plane suddenly lost contact with people on the ground. The weather was clear and the pilots didn’t make any calls . No evidence was found in the area where the flight last made contact. People are also talking about a possible hijacking (劫机).

International police agency Interpol confirmed on March 9 that at least two passengers on the flight had used stolen passports to get on board. “We are looking at all possibilities ” said Malaysian Transport Minister Hishamuddin Hussein. The incident is now being called simply a “plane disappearance”.

So what are some possible causes of a plane disappearance? An AP story provided a summary.

1. A failure of the plane’s body or its engines. However even if both engines stopped working the plane could still glide (滑翔) for up to 20 minutes giving pilots time to make an emergency call.

2. Bad weather. Planes are designed to fly through most severe storms. However in June 2009 an Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed during a bad storm over the Atlantic Ocean.

3. A bomb. Throughout history several planes have been brought down by bombs.

4. An accidental shoot-down by some country’s military. In July 1988 the US Navy accidentally shot down an Iran Air flight. In September 1983 a Korean Air Lines flight was shot down by a Russian fighter jet.

No matter how unlikely a situation it’s too early to determine what really happened to MH370. It could take months if not years to rule out any possibilities say experts..

1. How many cities are mentioned in this passage?

A. Four cities.B. five cities.C. Six cities.D. Seven cities.

2. What could the underlined phrase “rule out” in the last paragraph mean?

A. cross outB. get rid ofC. take outD. take the place of

3. What could be the best title of the passage?

A. An Air CrashB. The Causes of the Disappearance

C. The Disappearance of MH 370D. An Aviation Mystery

 

Answer 1

1.A2.B3.C
本文主要叙述的是马来西亚的MH370航班的失踪新闻，分析了可能的各种原因。1.A
【试题解析】细节题。根据第一行Kuala Lumpur和Beijing和倒数第六行Rio de Janeiro 以及Paris可知本文一共提及了4个城市。故A正确。2.2】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段No matter how unlikely a situation it’s too early to determine what really happened to MH370. It could take months if not years to rule out any possibilities say experts无论什么情况，现在决定MH370航班上所发生的事情都为时过早，要花好几个月甚至才能排除掉一些可能性。故该短语表示的是B“去除”的含义，故B正确。3.3】C
【试题解析】主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段In the early hours of March 8 a Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Its destination was Beijing. But for unknown reasons it never arrived there可知本文主要叙述的是马来西亚的MH370航班的失踪新闻。故C正确。
【长难句解析】International police agency Interpol confirmed on March 9 that at least two passengers on the flight had used stolen passports to get on board.
【翻译】国际刑警组织在3月9日确认在本次航班上至少有2名乘客使用偷来的护照登机。
【分析】本句中的动词conform后面有一个that引导的宾语从句，that在宾语从句中不充当任何成分，只是一个引导词而已，可以省略。另外请注意本句的时态，使用偷来的护照登机是在国际刑警确认之前发生的，所以使用过去完成时。