题文
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
小题1:Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____. A．interesting B．terrible C．happy D．unhappy小题2:Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____. A．about twenty hours B．nearly two days C．one weekD．more than sixty hours小题3:When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____. A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired B．wouldn't work there any more C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them." D．went home at once小题4:Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____. A．it was broken B．it was the weekend C．it was in an office D．it was a holiday小题5:In the lift, there was_________. A．waterB．beerC．telephoneD．nothing
题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:D
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解析
这篇短文描述了发生在英国的一个故事。格雷厄姆科茨在一个假日期间被困在了电梯里面，不吃不喝，度过了两天，直到同事们上班来才出来。
小题1:根据第二段One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates.描述,可知选B.
小题2:根据第三段 On Saturday, May 24, 1986,……No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.及下文描述，可知他一直从周六呆到下周二，故选D。
小题3:根据短文描述，一个不吃不喝两天的人，只能是又冷又弱，饥饿又困乏。故选A。
小题4:根据Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England.描述，可知选D。
小题5:根据短文第四段描述，电梯里面什么也没有。故选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Many people have to .....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
